Sentences with phrase «hand as a gun»

When participants were themselves holding a plastic toy gun, versus some neutral object, they were about 30 percent more likely to perceive the object in another person's hand as a gun.

Not exact matches

Too many have been senselessly murdered as a result of guns being in the wrong hands.

When that happens, Volk - Weiss had better hope that comedy is as hot as it is now, that he's as good at producing it as he is now, and that his clients will still be willing to overlook the fact that with every deal they make with him, they hand him a few more bullets for his gun.

One thing is clear, whether brands see this offer as a gun to the head or a helping hand, it's an offer they can't refuse.

«Why is it that, as a culture, we are more comfortable seeing two men holding guns than holding hands?»

Diaz believes Republicans must look as if they care about keeping guns out of the hands of so - called homegrown extremists, while balancing issues of due process and the Constitution's Second Amendment right to bear arms that form the backbone of the NRA's opposition to gun control.

The only reason more people weren't shot: Shaw reportedly rushed the gunman while he reloaded, «grabbed the gun's barrel, pulled it away and threw it over the Waffle House counter,» suffering a gunshot wound and second - degree burns on his right hand from the weapon's barrel while disarming the shooter, later identified by police as 29 - year - old Travis Reinking.

But it seems everyone from James Clapper, to Louis Lerner, to Eric Holder, Susan Rice etc. etc. seems to be constantly contradicted or exposed as being less than truthful, whether it's IRS Targeting, tapping journalists, blaming Benghazi on a video, the existence of WMDs, a search for yellow - cake Uranium, who ordered Fast and Furious putting automatic guns in the hands of Mexican drug - lords, drone strikes, or... the nature of PRISM.

If you want to alleviate the problem of mass shootings, better to try and deal with the root causes, such as mental health, and then get more guns into the hands of the right people.

Death will be welcome, if only our war cry penetrates receptive ears, if only another hand reaches out to take our weapons, if only other men rise up to intone the funeral chants as the machine guns crackle and new battle cries and songs of victory sound out.»

And, as you say, God loves it when wehave a gun in our hand.

I think in terms of someone who may choose to own a taser as opposed to a hand - gun.

Those of us who care will continue to try to get guns out of the hands of children, but it will be a difficult fight because Tea Party evangelical christian conservatives will be fighting tooth and nail to keep guns as available as possible.

Marching forward bravely to face your enemy while you have a gun in your hand is not remotely as brave as marching forward to face your enemy with a knowledge of Jesus.

Just as most Americans thought of communism as the immoral, godless imperialist system, Christianity is viewed by most Muslims as the religion of the colonialists, the people who come (or came) with a Bible in one hand and a gun in the other.

imo, the crucifix is the most horrible symbol ever conceived... it's about as «holy» as a guillotine, hand gun, or noose.

Full machine guns, rocket launchers, and hand grenades are legal as far as I know, but I wouldn't doubt that plenty of people would just love to have them to play with.

And about economic realities — should the USA be so sensible as to re-direct the $ 10.2 million per day it hands the State of Israel (its military) to purchase more bombs, guns and weaponry to keep the Palestinians at bay and locked in prisons, or chased out of Palestine / Israel to so - called «safe havens», then I will readily agree to talk with anyone about economics and affordability of welcoming more strangers and people fleeing their land and homes.

And so the list goes, with the actual numbers changing somewhat from year to year, yet the fact that more people are killed with blunt objects each year remains constant.For example, in 2011, there was 323 murders committed with a rifle but 496 murders committed with hammers and clubs.While the FBI makes is clear that some of the «murder by rifle» numbers could be adjusted up slightly, when you take into account murders with non-categorized types of guns, it does not change the fact that their annual reports consistently show more lives are taken each year with these blunt objects than are taken with Feinstein's dreaded rifle.Another interesting fact: According to the FBI, nearly twice as many people are killed by hands and fists each year than are killed by murderers who use rifles.

And a record - breaking number of hunters — most of whom haven't had a gun in their hands since last year — are out after them as seasons open across the nation.

Now, Robinson has had many issues as a pass blocker as a pro, but he is still a big, strong son of a gun, so on the off chance he actually is able to get his hands on you, he can still manhandle you.

As I stated this all seems a rather scatter gun approach to transfer dealing if Wenger can pull it off perhaps the supporters can join the shareholders in rubbing their hands with glee.

Then the cops came and told her that babies are used as bombs sometimes so he was walking around with one hand on his gun and the other on his taser!)

«The mass shooting in Parkland, Florida — the 18th at a school this year alone — lays bare the all - too - tragic reality that all face: we are not doing enough to keep violent weapons out of the hands of those who are a threat and danger to public safety,» said Gounardes, referring to a statistic on school shootings by the Everytown gun control group that has been disputed as inaccurate.

Doran said she is in favor of measures that keep guns out of the hands of criminals and the mentally ill, while respecting the rights of law - abiding gun owners and that's why she supports a ban on military - grade assault - style weapons, strengthening background checks, as well as legislation to stop convicted domestic abusers from having access to guns.

As he appeared on the BBC's Daily Politics show, John Rees - Evans also explained why he once took a hand gun into Ikea.

«As a Buffalo - area resident, I am grateful that our state's leadership is determined to keep guns from the hands of those who are dangerous to others or themselves,» said Paul McQuillen, Upstate Coordinator for New Yorkers Against Gun Violence.

The Buffalo Police Department is disbanding a special unit that ostensibly targets gang, guns and drug activity in the face of criticism over what some regard as its heavy - handed tactics.

The NRA applauded the House for striking down a measure that would have kept guns out of the hands of people with such disorders as schizophrenia and severe anxiety.

The measures include limiting hand gun purchases to one per month, and require a 10 day waiting period for gun purchases, as well as mandatory safety courses for buyers.

As they spread online and on television, the images of a small girl losing control of a powerful war weapon during a family vacation created a worldwide spectacle, prompting some commentators to castigate parents who would put a submachine gun in the hands of a child.

In 2010, then - candidate Cuomo pushed for stemming the tide of illegal guns falling into the hands of criminals, as well as interstate cooperation with governors on illegal guns.

As of December, 75,000 mentally ill people were placed in a state database designed to keep guns out of the hands of unstable and dangerous people, Cuomo said.

«On the way out, O'Sullivan made his hand into the shape of a gun and moved it as if he were shooting me.

So by having an unholstered gun with your hand on the revolver, you can only jeopardize the lives of innocent people, and you also jeopardize the lives also of your fellow police comrades as well.»

She said it would be premature to comment on the just - introduced bill but did defend Governor Cuomo's SAFE Act, saying it has worked to keep guns out of the hands of people with prior violent criminal convictions and others who may not be fit to handle firearms responsibly, such as some living with mental illness.

A gun - triggered uranium bomb, for example, could be fashioned by any of a number of terrorist outfits with modest technological expertise, such as the Islamic State group, providing they can lay their hands on several kilograms of highly enriched uranium.

VIOLENCE / GORE 8 - A man loads a gun and takes another person to a van when something heavy loudly breaks the windshield of the van, leaving large cracks in the glass and causing the van to run straight into a trailer and the man slumps over the wheel; he awakens (we see blood on his forehead and face and he has a large shard of glass stuck in his bloody abdomen) and a hooded man gets into the passenger seat, turns loud music on the radio, takes out an awl, and the slumped man screams and laughs as the hooded man stabs him in the throat, killing him (we see dripping blood on the victim's throat and the hooded man's hands and awl).

A man stabs another man in the hand with a dart (we see blood), and then holds a gun to his head ► A police officer with a massive chest wound is shown in a police car as he is transported to the ER and eventually dies (we see a lot of blood on his chest and uniform).

It's an advertisement for gun fetishism, for taking the law into your own hands, for homicide as justice, for thinking of assault weapons as the world's coolest toys.

Sleeping Dogs begins as a street brawler focusing on hand to hand combat, guns aren't introduced until deep in the game and even in the late stages brawling plays a critical role.

But once the war is over, the guns land in the hands of the criminal underworld as tools to carry out their bidding.

Hollyweird does this every ten years or so (The Untouchables, Mobsters, etc.) They take the «it» guys as decreed by People magazine, dress»em up in suits and hand»em tommy guns thinking a good movie this will make.

I'm a big fan of Luke and Han manning the turret gun in the Millennium Falcon as Chewbacca evades the Empire's TIE fighters, but if you prefer the escape from the garbage disposal or Darth Vader's hands - free strangulation of Admiral Motti (Richard LeParmentier), you're not wrong either.

When it comes to mayhem, Woo is still comfortably a master, as evidenced by a window - shattering, banister - splintering farmhouse battle royal that includes killers on motorcycles and a spoof of the «John Woo style» maneuver (sliding balletically, a gun in each hand) performed by two men handcuffed together, diving as one.

After passing judgment on the humans as a violent species, the apes soon get their hands on their counterparts» guns and eventually fall victim to the same kind of internal squabbling and tribalism (Caesar's deeming his overthrower Koba «not ape» hits home in its familiarity for this very reason) that has come to define us for so long.

As seen in the preview above, the movie packs all the usual white - knuckle action fanfare: high - speed chases, kidnappings, hand - to - hand fights, and lots of guns.

As awesome as it is to leap from platform to platform, roll acrobatically from cover to cover and even beat some enemies to death with your own two hands (or a pickaxe), the gun upgrades aren't 100 % necessary in the beginning of the game and are totally overpowered by the enAs awesome as it is to leap from platform to platform, roll acrobatically from cover to cover and even beat some enemies to death with your own two hands (or a pickaxe), the gun upgrades aren't 100 % necessary in the beginning of the game and are totally overpowered by the enas it is to leap from platform to platform, roll acrobatically from cover to cover and even beat some enemies to death with your own two hands (or a pickaxe), the gun upgrades aren't 100 % necessary in the beginning of the game and are totally overpowered by the end.

So much as walking around with pistol in hand will make some be afraid of you, some might ask you to mind your manners and stash the gun, while others pull theirs and give you a very stern warning.

Carrey's anti-violence stance doesn't come as a surprise — his «Cold Dead Hand» parody video at Funny or Die outraged many gun - rights advocates earlier this year — but the timing of his statement does: The massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School occurred more than six months ago, and «Kick - Ass 2» opens in less than two months (Aug. 14 in the United Kingdom and Aug. 16 in the United States).