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Gun control
Efforts to restrict or limit the possession, sale, and use of guns (handguns and long guns) by private citizens.
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Government; Gun control
Government regulations that restrict the manufacture, sale, ownership, and possession of firearms by members of the public. Gun control has been made controversial by the Second Amendment to the U.S. ...
National Rifle Association (NRA)
Government; Gun control
The National Rifle Association (NRA) is an American organisation that advocates for protection of the Second Amendment of the United States Bill of Rights, and promotion of gun ownership, ...
Immediately address the issue of gun control
Government; Gun control
A gun control petition introduced in the wake of the Newtown mass shootings in Connecticut on December 14, 2012 in which 20 children were massacred on a school campus. The petition was signed by more ...
Anti-gun philosophy
Government; Gun control
A believe that firearm should only be possessed and used by the police or military, or at least very tightly controlled, as to the type, number, and calibre that may be possessed by private citizens ...
Accidental discharge (AD)
Government; Gun control
An unexpected and undesirable discharge of a firearm caused by circumstances beyond the control of the person operating it such as a mechanical failure or parts breakage.
Gun free zone
Government; Gun control
A designated area where the possession a firearm by a private citizen is strictly prohibited. For example, public schools and airports are gun free zones. However, it's impossible to physically ...
Blank ammunition
Government; Gun control
A type of ammunition that contains gunpowder without a solid projectile that is used to simulate gun fire. While a blank cartridge contains no projectile the blast and associated debris can be ...
