Sentences with phrase «buying military weapons»

Not exact matches

«Instead, we should ban possession of military - style semiautomatic assault weapons, we should buy back such weapons from all who choose to abide by the law, and we should criminally prosecute any who choose to defy it by keeping their weapons.»

Asked on Tuesday whether the President would support steps to raise the federal minimum age for buying military - style weapons, such as the AR - 15, Sanders did not rule it out.

In other words the military's top carrying weapon was a sword so Jesus said that the disciples should sale something and buy a sword.

The 46 per cent of our tax dollars earmarked for current operations buys the world's greatest military machine: troops, weapons, bombers, submarines, and the research and development to strengthen our war - making capability.

«Lending the military junta money to buy British weapons was illegitimate and odious,» director Nick Dearden said.

Despite the SAFE Act, Bello, who had a criminal record and a troubled history, was able to walk into Upstate Guns and Ammo in Schenectady, N.Y., and buy a weapon that was for all intents and purposes a military - style rifle.

The gunman who killed 26 people at a small - town Texas church had a history of domestic violence that spanned years before the attack, and was able buy weapons because the Air Force did not submit his criminal history to the FBI as required by military rules.

Rice said she supports banning the sale of military - style assault weapons and high - capacity ammunition and closing «loopholes that allow violent felons, domestic abusers, and people with dangerous mental illnesses to avoid background checks and buy guns.»

Their defence ministries all spend money on developing technologies which have both industrial and military applications, as well as on buying weapons for the defence of the nation.

Among other goals, the president said he aims to require a «universal background check» for everyone buying a gun (about 40 % of gun sales are not covered now), a prohibition on the sale of «military - style assault weapons,» a ban on high - capacity ammunition magazines that can hold more than 10 bullets, and a push for better mental health care.

This is the broadest term as it can refer to hand - guns (generally all handguns are semi-automatic) and rifles, some of which are civilian versions of military fully automatic weapons that are designed to be semi-automatic (again, can not buy new Automatic weapons at all).

The bill bans «bump stocks,» which allow semi-automatic weapons to fire more rapidly; imposes a three - day waiting period on all gun sales; and increases the minimum age to buy a rifle from 18 to 21, with exceptions for military and law - enforcement members.