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What is 'gun control'?

Gun control refers to laws and policies that regulate the manufacture, sale, transfer, possession, modification, or use of firearms. Following incidents like the Minneapolis shooting, discussions often resurface about the effectiveness of existing gun laws and whether stricter measures could prevent similar tragedies in the future.

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