"gun control" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} gun control (uncountable)
  1. Laws or policies that restrict the possession, production, or use of firearms by private citizens. Wikipedia link: gun control Tags: uncountable Related terms: pro-control, gun rights, pro-gun Coordinate_terms: arms control, knife control Translations (law or policy restricting or limiting the possession of firearms by private citizens): 控槍 (Chinese Mandarin), 控枪 (kòngqiāng) (Chinese Mandarin), asevalvonta (Finnish), contrôle des armes à feu [masculine] (French), Waffenkontrolle [feminine] (German), controllo delle armi [masculine] (Italian), stretta sulle armi [feminine] (Italian), kontrola broni [feminine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-gun_control-en-noun-~dye4BWQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations

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