1. gun rights - Noun
2. gun rights - Adjective
gun rights pl (plural only)
The entitlement of individuals to own and carry guns.
gun-rights
Alternative spelling of gun rights
gun-rights
A federal judge sided with the city on Monday in a lawsuit brought by the National Rifle Association and other gun-rights groups. Source: Internet
Abbott has said he wants the roundtable discussions to include lawmakers, educators, students, parents, gun-rights advocates and survivors of the November church shooting in Sutherland Springs, Texas, that killed two dozen people. Source: Internet
In a dissent in the 2019 gun-rights case of Kanter v. Barr, Barrett argued that a conviction for a nonviolent felony in this case, mail fraud shouldn’t automatically disqualify someone from owning a gun. Source: Internet
The Virginia Supreme Court’s decision came a day after gun-rights groups sued to overturn the ban that Gov. Ralph Northam issued earlier this week, citing what he called credible threats of “armed militia groups storming our Capitol.” Source: Internet
Their tactics included the creation of fake accounts with hundreds of thousands of followers that targeted African-Americans, anti-immigration activists and gun-rights supporters, among others. Source: Internet
In the United States, gun-rights activists fear registries are only the first step to confiscation — and research on their effectiveness in the U.S. is limited. Source: Internet