Sentences with phrase «legal gun purchases»
Top New York officials are asking the federal government to help the state to block people on the terror watch list from legal gun purchases.
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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.
The bump stock ban is among several proposals Trump has made to tighten gun controls after the Florida shooting, such as improving reporting to the background check system and raising the legal age for purchasing assault - style weapons from 18 to 21.
A 2016 review of 130 studies in 10 countries, published in Epidemiologic Reviews, found that new legal restrictions on owning and purchasing guns tended to be followed by a drop in gun violence — a strong indicator that restricting access to firearms can save lives.
The research supports gun control: A 2016 review of 130 studies in 10 countries, published in Epidemiologic Reviews, found that new legal restrictions on owning and purchasing guns tended to be followed by a drop in gun violence — a strong indicator that restricting access to guns can save lives.
The students have pressed to raise the legal age to purchase a rifle, curb access to AR - style firearms and adopt other gun restrictions.
Citigroup said it did not have the technology nor the legal ability to monitor gun purchases at the payment - processing level, but said that the industry was discussing the possibility.
[4] The legal age at which guns could be purchased was lowered from 20 to 18.
So legal gun owners will in effect not be able to legally purchase a hand gun for self protection.
Schneiderman touted his record, which he says includes getting back pay owed to fast food workers, cracking down on opioid and heroin abuse, and convincing gun show operators to voluntarily close legal loopholes and require background checks for purchases.
In doing research, however, it appears that, because I am a legal resident of California, I can not purchase a gun in Utah.
If granted, the order would give the Sheriff's Office the legal authority to seize guns found in Cruz's home and prevent him from purchasing or possessing a firearm for one year.