Sentences with phrase «handgun owners»
"Handgun owners" refers to individuals who possess or own handguns, which are small firearms designed to be held and operated with one hand. Full definition
Texas has more than 1.2 million licensed handgun owners who can openly carry their weapons in public.
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[quote] Rockland County Sheriff Louis Falco, who spoke at a news conference flanked by other county officials, said the Journal News» decision to post an online map of names and addresses of handgun owners Dec. 23 has put law enforcement officers in danger.
I will venture a guess that not one permit / handgun owner on either of the published maps will engage in any gun - related shenanigans aimed at the paper.
Representative Elizabeth Esty (D - CT) is pushing legislation to require licenses for handgun owners throughout the United States.
With no opposition from either its own members or the audience, the Putnam County Legislature Tuesday night (March 4) unanimously passed a resolution opposing unauthorized use of the official county seal, such as its inclusion on New York State Police notices reminding handgun owners to re-certify their weapons.
State police said they are focused on informing handgun owners about the requirement, which is a provision of the state's SAFE Act.
But records provided by state police indicate that in Ulster County pistol permit renewals are lagging behind the number of licensed handgun owners.
Senator Adlai Stevenson's proposed amendment to the 1968 Gun Control Act would require every handgun to be registered and every handgun owner to obtain a federal license.
The plan lawmakers approved calls for detailed information on hundreds of thousands of legally licensed handgun owners and their weapons — down to make, model and serial numbers.
Sen. Joe Griffo, a handgun owner, doesn't want it to be so easy for the public to determine who has handgun permits.
I don't see us reverting to a «Wild West» atmosphere because licensed handgun owners may be carrying more often.»
Ulster County Sheriff Paul Van Blarcum's call last week for licensed pistol permit holders to begin carrying their weapons in the name of public safety has opened a public debate on «concealed carry» and the system used to vet and license handgun owners.
State Police last month began mailing pistol permit recertification letters to handgun owners.
«A lot of our handgun owners in Ulster County probably shoot more than the average police officer who goes to the range twice a year,» said Van Blarcum.
A day after his controversial call to arms set off intense debate over the role of armed citizens in maintaining public safety, Ulster County Sheriff Paul Van Blarcum is standing by his statement encouraging all properly licensed handgun owners and off duty police officers to carry weapons.
But Van Blarcum expressed confidence in Ulster County's licensed handgun owners.
Under the SAFE Act, handgun owners must now have their pistol permits recertified every five years.
His post was directed to licensed handgun owners.
This causes agitation among the other dogs, and one breaks free, racing toward the handgun owner's doberman.