gun rights
plural noun
U.S. politics
: legal rights that allow civilians to own, use, and sell guns
supporters of gun rights
—often used before another noungun rights advocates/groups
Note: The term gun rights often suggests support for an interpretation of the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution that favors broad rights to gun ownership.
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Former Virginia sheriff Scott Jenkins Culpeper County, Virginia, Sheriff Scott Jenkins speaks during a gun rights rally organized by The Virginia Citizens Defense League on Capitol Square near the state capital building January 20, 2020 in Richmond, Virginia.
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Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 29 May 2025
Vance said May 28 in Las Vegas the independence of bitcoin opens the financial door for people who lose access to banking because of political beliefs such as supporting gun rights.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 29 May 2025
The Supreme Court has been reluctant to weigh in on Second Amendment rights since its 2022 expansion of gun rights in NYSRPA v. Bruen, which held that gun laws must be consistent with the nation’s historical tradition of firearm regulation.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 21 Apr. 2025
The decision marked the most significant expansion of gun rights in over a decade and set a new legal standard for evaluating firearms laws.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025
Bondi restored gun rights to 10 people, including actor Mel Gibson, who lost them after criminal convictions.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 12 May 2025
Today, that isn’t so much the case in most of America, where Supreme Court decisions and state laws are more friendly to gun rights.
—William La Jeunesse, FOXNews.com, 2 May 2025
Each made a mention of restoring gun rights as part of their petition for a pardon.
—Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 1 May 2025
Oyer initially expressed concern to her superiors about restoring Gibson’s gun rights without a sufficient background investigation, particularly given Gibson’s history of domestic violence.
—Cassandra Burke Robertson, The Conversation, 23 Apr. 2025
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Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 29 May 2025
Vance said May 28 in Las Vegas the independence of bitcoin opens the financial door for people who lose access to banking because of political beliefs such as supporting gun rights.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 29 May 2025
The Supreme Court has been reluctant to weigh in on Second Amendment rights since its 2022 expansion of gun rights in NYSRPA v. Bruen, which held that gun laws must be consistent with the nation’s historical tradition of firearm regulation.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 21 Apr. 2025
The decision marked the most significant expansion of gun rights in over a decade and set a new legal standard for evaluating firearms laws.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025
Bondi restored gun rights to 10 people, including actor Mel Gibson, who lost them after criminal convictions.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 12 May 2025
Today, that isn’t so much the case in most of America, where Supreme Court decisions and state laws are more friendly to gun rights.
—William La Jeunesse, FOXNews.com, 2 May 2025
Each made a mention of restoring gun rights as part of their petition for a pardon.
—Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 1 May 2025
Oyer initially expressed concern to her superiors about restoring Gibson’s gun rights without a sufficient background investigation, particularly given Gibson’s history of domestic violence.
—Cassandra Burke Robertson, The Conversation, 23 Apr. 2025
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“Gun rights.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gun%20rights. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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