Sentences with phrase «around weapons bans»

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Its members had sat impassively at hearings around the state as citizens pleaded with the Constitution Revision Commission for the chance to ban assault weapons.

Yet the gun industry easily found ways around the law and most of these weapons are now sold in post-ban models virtually identical to the guns Congress sought to ban in 1994

The clash set a partisan tone around the mass shooting involving a former troubled student armed with an AR - 15 rifle, an assault - style weapon that Hager voted to ban along with Democrats in the House.

Many county sheriffs oppose it, particularly its expanded definition of banned assault weapons, and have spoken out around the state.

The NRA stand in the way of commonsense bans on large capacity weapons that no one should need for hunting or to carry around with them unless they plan on being in a war.

In July 2015, thousands of AI researchers from around the world signed an open letter to the UN calling for a ban on offensive autonomous weapons beyond meaningful human control.

Its members had sat impassively at hearings around the state as citizens pleaded with the Constitution Revision Commission for the chance to ban assault weapons.

However, the process that led to the nuclear ban treaty framed the conversation around the humanitarian impact of nuclear weapons.

Around 100 students took a bus to Tallahassee, Florida, Tuesday morning to ask state legislators to reinstate a ban on assault weapons.