gun control law

gun control law
n.
A law regulating the sale, possession, and use of guns and firearms.

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.


gun control law
n. A statute regulating the private ownership of firearms.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary. . 2000.

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