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gun lobby en · NOUN

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1. (US) An organized group which attempts to influence public policy and law with respect to firearms, especially as an advocate of ownership of and access to firearms by individual citizens.
   • But efforts like Woods' are up against powerful headwinds — and not just because of the powerful gun lobby that often strangles gun-control laws. 2009 April 20, Michael A. Lindenberger, “Ten Years After Columbine, It's Easier to Bear Arms”, in Time:
   • Congress must stand up to the gun lobby. 1981 September 25, James J. Kilpatrick, “Proposals On Handguns And Bail Would Help To Stem Violent Crime”, in St. Petersburg Independent, retrieved 02 Feb 2010, page 19A:

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nl wapenlobby (Translations)