Sentences with phrase «guns used for»

I do not believe in rifles that can blow an elephant apart and of course the guns used for kulls.

Bank of America Corp. plans to stop lending to companies that make assault - style guns used for non-military purposes.

Not exact matches

The app's user base has expanded to include a wide range of users, including gun control advocates as well as people who use firearms for recreation and hunting.

Federal guidelines for destroying guns require the crushing, cutting, or breaking of the gun parts — typically by torch rather than saw or other tool — to prevent its future use as a firearm.

Under federal law, long guns like the semiautomatic AR -15-style assault rifle used by the Florida gunman can be bought from licensed dealers by people as young as 18, while the minimum age for handgun purchases is 21.

(Consider looking for an estate planner who specializes in such transfers, using so - called gun trusts and other tools.)

Last year, North Dakota become the first state to make it legal for law enforcement to use drones with «less than lethal» weapons, like stun guns, pepper spray, rubber pullets, and beanbags.

She bought $ 200 worth of professionally printed covers for her home furnishings buying guide, printed the interior pages on her home printer, folded and scored the covers and glued them all together in her kitchen using a hot glue gun and a butter knife.

The study ascribed this dearth of research to restrictions — namely a 21 - year - old congressional appropriations bill called the «Dickey Amendment» that stipulated «none of the funds made available for injury prevention and control at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention may be used to advocate or promote gun control.»

Protesters are demanding protection from gun violence, including a ban on assault weapons such as the rifle used in Parkland, a prohibition on high - capacity magazines that let killers shoot long bursts without reloading, and more effective background checks for gun purchases.

Dedrone systems detect unauthorized drones in the sky, including drones used for gun smuggling.

«The reason you won't see a compromise anytime soon is because Congress actually acting in the wake of Orlando would be a tacit admission on the other side that guns had something to do with what happened in Orlando as opposed to ISIS,» he said, using an acronym for Islamic State.

Based on the research, the presence of more guns typically translates to much more general gun violence, while justified uses of a gun for self - defense are few and far between.

But as a Republican president, perhaps the most pro-firearm chief executive in American history, Trump is, in theory, in a unique position to use his good standing with Second Amendment activists to make the case for gun reforms.

Axon, which provides technological solutions for law enforcement, used to be branded as TASER International after its popular stun gun line.

Though older versions are technically legal to own, buy, and sell in many states, brand new «machine guns» — defined by law as a fully automatic weapon capable of firing more than one shot per trigger pull — have not been available for sale or purchase for civilian use in the United States since the Firearm Owners» Protection Act of 1986.

«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.

For example, a 1996 provision known as the Dickey Amendment effectively barred the Centers for Disease Control from tapping taxpayer funds set aside for injury prevention and control for research that could be used for gun control advocaFor example, a 1996 provision known as the Dickey Amendment effectively barred the Centers for Disease Control from tapping taxpayer funds set aside for injury prevention and control for research that could be used for gun control advocafor Disease Control from tapping taxpayer funds set aside for injury prevention and control for research that could be used for gun control advocafor injury prevention and control for research that could be used for gun control advocafor research that could be used for gun control advocafor gun control advocacy.

BlackRock says, for example, that it is asking gun makers questions like, «What steps do you take to support the safe and responsible use of your products?»

The lawsuit has high stakes for both gun companies and gun - control advocates because it is testing a novel strategy to find a route around the broad protections granted by federal law that shield the companies from litigation if their product is used to commit a crime.

«He used to tell me he would shoot rats with his BB gun and he wanted this kind of gun, and how he liked to always shoot for practice,» Charo said.

i360 uses its own data to slice online populations into segments, such as those for and against gun control and traditional marriage.

If not for the ban on consolidating data into a searchable system, the ATF could create a database that allows it to immediately check the sales history of any gun used in a crime.

In February, 200 - year - old gun maker Remington filed for bankruptcy, beset by reduced sales and ongoing lawsuits linked to the Sandy Hook Elementary School Massacre, during which shooter Adam Lanza used one of the company's weapons.

FBI firearm background checks are used as a proxy for national gun sales.

The response was best typified on Facebook, where out of 52 commenters, 10 said they were for the backpacks, 18 said they were not and a plurality — 19 commenters — gave no opinion on the backpacks, instead using the opportunity to criticize the students who have kick - started a national gun control movement.

Any new regulation of firearms represents a dramatic shift in position for the state's Republican leaders, who have spent decades easing the regulation of guns and giving legal protection to those who use firearms in self - defense.

According to Newsbusters, a conservative watchdog, the students are not speaking for themselves but are being used by the «liberal media» to «parrot back liberal talking points on guns.»

This pipeline makes it impossible for states to stop the flow of guns used in crimes within their borders, since the root of the problem lies in other jurisdictions.

BitPay has long been gunning to establish itself as the largest payment service for people who use virtual currencies such as BitCoin.

The bill would change the minimum age for all gun purchases to 21 from 18 — a provision that would have prohibited the Parkland gunman, Nikolas Cruz, 19, from legally buying the rifle he used in his massacre.

Diane Zappas, a spokeswoman for PNC Financial Services Group, said that the company, which is «continuing to consider these issues,» had discouraged new loans to gun manufacturers since 2013 and had «very limited exposure» to clients that manufacture AR -15-style rifles like the kind used in the Parkland shooting.

The spokesperson for the National Rifle Association has long used the logic of motherhood in her defense of guns.

During the question - and - answer session, a shareholder asked Moynihan how much business the bank was giving up because of its decision to stop lending to manufacturers of military - style guns sold for civilian use.

The government of Brazil is suing Twitter for $ 300,000 because Brazilian drivers are using the social network to avoid police and traffic patrols and controls, including police with radar guns and checkpoints.

Republicans fall for it because the have no real connection with most Americans... the need it to get control of the country... Christians fall for it because they use the black and white issue of abortion and gay and lesbian marriage... while completely ignore the harvest field of the Muslim world because they have guns adn will kill you if yo uso much as fart while Muhammad is takign a dump... there's billion Muslims and very few Christians willin to go there... it's obvious a job for a million Christians a real million man and woman army willin gto die for Jesus Christ and stop talkign all the time about abortin abortion abortion and the gay thisn and anythinng else..

riddle his body unrecognizable with machine guns then kick him in the face for good measure.His burial at sea should have been done using a chum bucket.But he's now getting his..

also i am working to change it i lobby for thing that require police to be more accountable, right know were working on have cops were cameras on their person, and i plan on making cops not allowed to use guns with live ammo, unfortunately the FOP and correctional unions own California.

wake up people it's not the wild wild west the less guns you have the less of a chance there's for someone to wrongly use them /.

Guns are not the only tools that are used for wicked purposes.

This is the lesson for African American boys — OWN GUNS and learn how to use them to «stand your ground».

In his remarks Sunday night at an interfaith service at in Newtown, Connecticut, President Barack Obama vowed to use «whatever power» he has to prevent more mass shootings, and he all but promised to push for stricter gun control laws in the next U.S. Congress.

Steve, you say, «He seems to me to blame the «implement» (the «institutional church») rather than the individuals who «use» it, much the same way the gun control people blame guns for violence.»

We use guns for this reason.

Its not the guns capability but the intent of the heart that needs to be adressed.The simplest way for these crimes to be stopped is for good people to have guns and to use them.

Gary, The story about the wife and mom defending herself and her kids in Georgia does indeed speak to the value of having a plan of self defense in the home, and also reminds us that a gun used in such a situation can be an essential tool for self - defense.

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.

Nothing proves a xtian's love for jeebus then using his / her gun to kill another living thing.

I suspect you live in a city where there is little to no use for guns.

Evangelicals, speak the truth: Speak FOR guns; they are used millions of times by law abiding citizens and save thousands of lives each year.