Sentences with phrase «for illegal guns»
It has been widely reported that marijuana grown in B.C. has been traded for illegal guns and cocaine in the U.S. and that these items are then smuggled back into Canada.
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The bill updates the state's assault weapons ban, reduces the number of bullets in a magazine from 10 to seven and strengthens criminal penalties for illegal guns.
The ATF is also the agency responsible for illegal gun trafficking into states like New York.»
Americans for Responsible Solutions advocates for barring people with domestic abuse convictions from buying firearms, for hardening penalties for illegal gun trafficking, federally funding gun violence research and for expanding and improving the national background check system, in order to cover weapons bought on the internet or at gun shows.
It also bans high - capacity magazines, requires federal background checks on private gun sales and imposes felony penalties for illegal gun possession.
The SAFE Act made more rifles subject to a state ban on assault weapons, increased sentences for illegal gun possession and required mental health officials to report safety concerns about any patients with access to guns.
Cuomo also said from day one he expected state lawmakers would be making technical changes to the law which also ensures background checks for gun buyers, tougher criminal penalties for illegal gun use and a mandatory life without parole sentence for killing a first responder.
The law broadened the definition of banned assault weapons, increased penalties for illegal gun possession, reduced public access to gun permit information and required mental health professionals to report concerns about a gun - owning patient who posed a risk of harming himself or others.
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And before the takedown of Silk Road, people reportedly swapped bitcoins for countless shady illegal goods, including dime bags of weed, stolen guns, forged documents and possibly even hitman services.
«Possessing firearm parts that are used exclusively in converting a weapon into a machine gun is illegal, except for certain limited circumstances,» Sessions said in a press release regarding the review at the time.
Regardless of being hard to track, law enforcement is reportedly focusing lots of its resources towards the deep web, as an effort to shut down illegal sites, and find those responsible for operating illegal sites, such as drug bazaars, gun stores and so on.
«If the Facebook ads just riled up people on guns but did not mention Trump for example, but were intended to help Trump get elected, can those be illegal?
However, unlike most people from my state, I am very much against gun control, against amnesty for illegal immigrants, and support very strict and secure border controls.
Pro-Life relates to many issues: insurance for those who can not afford, gun control, illegal drug traffic, poverty (homeless, elderly, etc. widows and orphans)... we are becoming pawns used to dominate the politics of losers who can not justify their candidacy by any other means.
Did you know you can get flagged to local law enforcement for buying too much Sudaffed decongestant for it can used to make illegal drugs but if I buy 100 guns online or buy a store out of ammunition no one knows.
The Costa Rican government report recommends that Oliver North, General Richard Secord, former National Security Advisor John Poindexter, former U.S. Ambassador to Costa Rica, Lewis Tambs, and former CIA station chief in Costa Rica, Joseph Fernandez, be banned from Costa Rican territory for life because of their involvement in illegal gun and drug operations.13
We can't agree on things simpler than this... It is amazing to me that the two sides can't sit down and invest in some common sense for the many young and old that will be killed by an illegal guns... just truly amazed!
Mayors Against Illegal Guns reports that recent independent polls have found that 90 percent of North Carolinians support background checks for all gun buyers.
Bloomberg's Mayors Against Illegal Guns group is launching a six - figure media campaign today to push for background checks at gun shows.
Klein carried the bill in the Senate, while Republicans pushed — and won — a host of provisions that ranged from strengthening measures for criminal activity involving illegal guns and an expansion of measures concerning the violently mentally ill.
«In the Assembly, Brian has been a relentless advocate for all New Yorkers, working diligently to get illegal guns off our streets, protect our environment, and preserve affordable housing.»
A hotel - industry group is breaking out the big guns to go after Airbnb, hiring a former NYPD officer to look for illegal rentals on the popular home - sharing service.
Most New Yorkers recognize that it was Senator Skelos» leadership that allowed us to enact a property tax cap, eliminate the MTA payroll tax for thousands of businesses and all schools, rightsize state government, expand the DNA databank to help prosecutors fight crime, mandate life without parole for anyone who kills a first responder and increase penalties for criminals who use illegal guns.
Assemblyman McLaughlin has repeatedly stood up for gun rights on the Assembly floor and in the press, calling the Governor's illegal gun tipline an initiative that «seeks to turn neighbor against neighbor.»
«The reactionary, hastily drafted and passed NY - SAFE Act was meant for headlines and has done nothing to stop criminals from getting guns and using them for illegal purposes,» he said.
New Yorkers Against Gun Violence and State Legislators Against Illegal Guns are praising the passage of the SAFE Act and calling for further legislation to reduce gun violence in the state.
The law expanded the definition of prohibited assault weapons — which is the part that has most irked sheriffs — as well as raised the penalties for illegal possession of firearms, required mental health checks, and limited the public's access to records of those who have gun permits.
«The choice for Republicans is clear: they can keep Richard Hanna, who votes to raise taxes, to extend U.S. debt to economically dangerous levels by voting with Obama, Reid and Pelosi to raise the debt ceiling while bankrupting our nation, or they can choose a commonsense Republican like me who has a proven record of voting to reduce taxes, voting against the implementation of Obamacare in New York, votes against funding an illegal database (including ammunition database) against legal gun owners, voting against increasing our debt ceiling in New York and supports countless initiatives to reduce the burdens of government red tape on individuals and small businesses, including family farms,» Tenney said.
From Assemblyman Kieran Lalor (R, CI — Fishkill) Assemblyman Kieran Michael Lalor (R, C, I — Fishkill) released a statement this week criticizing New Rochelle mayor and Democratic candidate for Westchester County Executive Noah Bramson for his membership in Mayors Against Illegal Guns.
«The contract is not being properly enforced and it's led to illegal concerts and illegal parking on parkland, traffic problems and parkland being used for disgusting video shoots that promotes gun violence and misogyny.»
It was just two years ago that, as a prospective appointee to Hillary Clinton's Senate seat, Kirsten Gillibrand essentially had to audition for liberal interest groups wary of her for her opposition to strict gun control and amnesty for illegal immigrants, the very positions that had made her so popular in her conservative House district upstate.
Crime statistics for the City of Rochester in 2016 were unveiled Tuesday and with that came optimism from Mayor Lovely Warren, who said shootings were down overall, thanks in part to a sharp focus on illegal guns.
A Lindenhurst man who left a «threatening» phone message for an official at a Rockland County school he attended in 2002 was arrested Saturday night after police found nine illegal assault weapons — including a gun modified to be fully automatic — at his home, Suffolk police said.
The Bloomberg - led Mayors Against Illegal Guns announced the formation of a new website, demandaplan.org, a petition that calls for specific plans from both presidential candidates.
To the Editor: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand's vapid personality and flip - flops on gay marriage, gun control and amnesty for illegals have forced her approval rating as low as 46 percent.
The incident re-ignited Cuomo's push for new gun control measures nationally in order to tighten the flow of illegal weapons into New York.
The mayor, who has been crusading against illegal guns for years now, said the videos reveal a «dangerous gap in our existing federal gun laws.»
The legislation is not a full repeal of the law, which also dealt with the use of illegal guns as well as strengthening penalties for those who kill first responders.
For example, in Japan, just carrying a gun or a bullet is illegal without a special permit which is very difficult to get.
Crime statistics for the city of Rochester in 2016 were unveiled Tuesday and with that came optimism from Mayor Lovely Warren, who said shootings were down overall, thanks in part to a sharp focus on illegal guns.
He said this was necessary due to the many innocent souls that have been lost in the course of some youths engaging themselves in gun battle in the name of cultism, adding that it is illegal for them to bear arms and ammunition.
Also at 5 p.m., John Jay College hosts a panel discussion, «Mayors Against Illegal Guns: How are Mayors Taking Responsibility for Addressing Gun Violence in Their Cities,» 524 W 59th St., Manhattan.
Bloomberg also lauded Cuomo for being willing to «reach across party lines,» noting he has backed a microstamping bill and curbing illegal guns — two of the mayor's big pet issues.
Aside from the concerns I have with the SAFE Act, there are provisions I support, including addressing mental health issues and tougher penalties for illegal use of a gun.
He called for stiffer penalties and sentences for illegal weapon sale, possession and use; a statewide registry of violent felons; increased penalties for anyone caught with a gun on the ground of a school or on a school bus; and a push to end gang violence.
The law, known as the SAFE Act, expanded the state's ban on purchasing new assault weapons, established more comprehensive background checks for gun and ammunition purchases, and toughened laws against illegal gun possession.
Mayor Bloomberg at a press conference at City Hall for his organization «Mayors Against Illegal Guns.»
He says in addition to the tightening of the assault weapons ban, which Democrats sought, Republicans fought for enhanced criminal penalties for the use of illegal guns.
Senate GOP Leader Dean Skelos admits that many of his Republican members don't like the bills, but he called it a «tremendous victory» that the package includes stiffer penalties for use of illegal guns, something the GOP had fought for.
East Hampton Village Mayor Paul F. Rickenbach Jr., who has spoken forcefully about the nation's gun policies in the aftermath of mass shootings, has conveyed his strong support for legislation co-sponsored by Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele Jr. that would make so - called «bump stocks» illegal in New York State.