Sentences with phrase «existing state ban»

New law closes several loopholes in an existing state ban on assault weapon sale and extends the requirement for background checks

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In the state legislature, The Columbus Dispatch reports that Democrats have introduced a bill that would ban assault weapons in the state and seek to remove any existing guns that fall under that category.
Specifically, Defendants made false and / or misleading statements and / or failed to disclose that: (i) the Company was engaged in predatory lending practices that saddled subprime borrowers and / or those with poor or limited credit histories with high - interest rate debt that they could not repay; (ii) many of the Company's customers were using Qudian - provided loans to repay their existing loans, thereby inflating the Company's revenues and active borrower numbers and increasing the likelihood of defaults; (iii) the Company was providing online loans to college students despite a governmental ban on the practice; (iv) the Company was engaged overly aggressive and improper collection practices; (v) the Company had understated the number of its non-performing loans in the Registration Statement and Prospectus; (vi) because of the Company's improper lending, underwriting and collection practices it was subject to a heightened risk of adverse actions by Chinese regulators; (vii) the Company's largest sales platform and strategic partner, Alipay, and Ant Financial, could unilaterally cap the APR for loans provided by Qudian; (viii) the Company had failed to implement necessary safeguards to protect customer data; (ix) data for nearly one million Company customers had been leaked for sale to the black market, including names, addresses, phone numbers, loan information, accounts and, in some cases, passwords to CHIS, the state - backed higher - education qualification verification institution in China, subjecting the Company to undisclosed risks of penalties and financial and reputational harm; and (x) as a result of the foregoing, Qudian's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
Battery farms exist across the world, and the majority of egg - laying hens in the US are battery, despite bans in some states.
Substantive research already exists showing nut free schools (not early childhood, but mid elementary onwards) actually do more harm than good, to the extent that the official anaphylaxis prevention guidelines have been updated by the Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy to explicitly state that food bans in upper primary and high schools do not work, and can actually cause problems.
«Let's not forget that the existing ban on such text and images on infant formula labels is routinely flouted by companies in many Member States, with images such as shields, polar bears and unauthorised health claims appearing.
Legislative leaders in the Democrat - controlled General Assembly have already announced an ambitious gun - control agenda, including expansion of the state's existing assault weapons ban to cover the Bushmaster semi-automatic rifle and high - capacity ammunition magazines used by Adam Lanza in killing 20 first - graders and six adult staff members at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
Currently, this powerful constitutional ban exists in only four states.
Gianaris says he will also push for passage of existing bills that would ban assault weapons, and require micro stamping identification on all guns sold in the state, to help police trace gun ownership through the bullets if a crime is committed.
Hawkins would fight housing segregation with stronger enforcement of existing fair housing laws, a state law banning discrimination based on source of income such as Section 8 housing vouchers, and a state inclusionary zoning law to require a mix of low - income, moderate - income, and market rate units in new or substantially rehabilitated housing developments.
The bill would allow the education commissioner to get rid of the existing staff, ban collective bargaining and turn the schools over to another entity, such as a charter school management company, who would then run the schools while being exempt from state laws requiring competitive bidding and limiting the use of outside consultants.
Withal, bans remained until the landmark Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade was decided on January 22, 1973, declaring many of the existing state abortion laws unconstitutional.
In most European countries and in lots of states of United States this ban already states of United States this ban already States this ban already exist.
Backed by the state attorney general, the law bans companies that promise to negotiate or modify the terms of an existing residential mortgage loan from requesting an upfront payment from the homeowner.
Public interest in the sport of greyhound racing, banned outright in seven states, is on the decline and according to the U.S. Humane Society, as of mid-2013, only 46 racetracks in 15 states still existed.
Over 100 local governments across the United States have passed legislation in recent years that either bans or limits how long a dog may be chained, recognizing that existing animal welfare laws are outdated and that dogs are intelligent, social, active animals that suffer greatly if kept chained or penned for their lives.
They would prohibit breed bans, such as what exists in the state's 4th largest city of Independence.
We campaign for elephant range states and ivory consumer nations like Japan to ban existing legal domestic ivory trade and crack down on poachers and organized criminals by enacting and enforcing tough laws and regulations.
Win some, (partially, maybe) lose some: As New Jersey bans fracking, the political signs are pointing to New York governor Andrew Cuomo lifting the existing de facto state ban on fracking.
Always sick to my stomach when I read headlines like these... this said... The death penalty should be banned as a form of punishment for the reason stated in your blog post... The possibility exists that innocent men and women may be put to death.
The United Kingdom was the only nation to publicly oppose the call for a ban on the weapons and state that existing provisions of international law would suffice to address the concerns raised.
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