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anti-gun
adjective
(alsoantigun)uk /ˌæn.tiˈɡʌn/ us /ˌæn.t̬iˈɡʌn//ˌæn.taɪˈɡʌn/
opposed to guns, or intended to prevent or reduce their use :
Anti-gun campaigners called for imitation guns to be outlawed.
He faced jail for breaching anti-gun laws.
The gun lobby saw him as the most antigun president in history.
Anti-gun activists said they were not confident it would be possible to bring about major changes to the gun laws.
The anti-gun lobby were attempting to force a gun-control initiative on to the ballot.
He is notoriously anti-gun.
They saw anti-gun legislation as a major threat to hunting.
Advocates say that in order to be successful the movement needs to be seen as anticrime rather than antigun.
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