Sentences with phrase «military style weapons»

Legislatures have numerous policy options for the regulation of weapons that are consistent with the Second Amendment, including universal background checks, purchase waiting periods, increasing age limits, restrictions on military style weapons and high - capacity ammunition magazines.

Military style weapons and non military style weapons both shoot bullets.

In the time frame of the Bible it seems to me the sword and spear were military style weapons.

Not exact matches

Ferguson was not the first time police forces have been deployed with military - style gear and weapons.

Congress rejected bills to tighten background checks on gun sales and ban military - style «assault weapons» in April 2013.

«Instead, we should ban possession of military - style semiautomatic assault weapons, we should buy back such weapons from all who choose to abide by the law, and we should criminally prosecute any who choose to defy it by keeping their weapons.»

Asked on Tuesday whether the President would support steps to raise the federal minimum age for buying military - style weapons, such as the AR - 15, Sanders did not rule it out.

There is a much more serious issue behind the percieved need for military - style weapons: many U.S. citizens, especially in the South after the Civil War, do not trust the Federal Government.

It's a little silly that the poster picture for this article about gun control shows a plain ol' pistol, when the debate (currently) is about military - style assault weapons.

Why can't we support sensible restrictions, such as a ban on military - style combat weapons?

And yes we as a society need to have a reasoned conversation about the need for military - style assault weapons and large - capacity magazines in the civilian sector.

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.

Nearly two dozen Democratic senators, including Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand of New York, introduced a bill Wednesday to ban the sale of military - style assault weapons and bump stock devices like the one used in the Las Vegas massacre, saying it «will begin removing the weapons of war on our streets.»

Americans want stronger background checks, a ban on bump stocks and assurances that military - style weapons will stop finding their way into the hands of terrorists, domestic abusers and the mentally ill.

«I think anybody should be concerned if police are going around with military - style weapons and vehicles unless absolutely necessary,» Maffei said.

Astorino says a contract for another gun show has not been signed, but according to Legislator Parker, the vendor is already advertising the sale of «military - style weapons» at a gun show slated for January 2018.

Despite the SAFE Act, Bello, who had a criminal record and a troubled history, was able to walk into Upstate Guns and Ammo in Schenectady, N.Y., and buy a weapon that was for all intents and purposes a military - style rifle.

The NYT opines: «New legislation proposed by Senator Dianne Feinstein in response to the Newtown, Conn., murders would provide a far more effective ban on military - style assault weapons than the loophole - riddled law that lapsed in 2004.»

Sen. Tim Kaine (D., Va.), Hillary Clinton's running mate in the 2016 presidential election, joined with a number of his Democratic colleagues Tuesday to introduced legislation to ban the sale and transfer of «military - style assault weapons.»

Call for gun reform U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D - N.Y.) urges «common - sense» weapons bans, including military - style weapons and large ammo clips.

Nearly two dozen Democratic senators, including Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand of New York, introduced a bill to ban the sale of military - style assault weapons and bump stock devices like the one used in the Las Vegas massacre, saying it «will begin removing the weapons of war on our streets.»

Rice said she supports banning the sale of military - style assault weapons and high - capacity ammunition and closing «loopholes that allow violent felons, domestic abusers, and people with dangerous mental illnesses to avoid background checks and buy guns.»

Sen. Elaine Phillips, a Republican from Long Island, said in a statement on her website that she wants to ban military - style assault weapons and bump stocks, and enact stricter background checks.

Senator Elaine Phillips, a Republican from Long Island, said in a statement on her website that she wants to ban military - style assault weapons, and bump stocks, and enact stricter background checks.

«Does [he] support banning the sale of military - style assault weapons and high - capacity magazines?

The measures include reinstating the federal ban on military - style weapons that expired in 2004, however it will be up to Congress to decide on that and the majority of the other proposals.

Among other goals, the president said he aims to require a «universal background check» for everyone buying a gun (about 40 % of gun sales are not covered now), a prohibition on the sale of «military - style assault weapons,» a ban on high - capacity ammunition magazines that can hold more than 10 bullets, and a push for better mental health care.

Flash - bang devices are one of many military - style weapons being used in Ferguson, along with tear gas and beanbag munitions

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They allow images of military equipment and vehicles (tanks, warplanes, helicopters, etc.) and «non-realistic firearms that are clearly fantasy weapons (ray guns, Star Trek — style phasers, etc.).»

In Modern Combat 4: Ground Zero, there's a bit of a near - future vibe, with contemporary military hardware sitting side - by - side with flashy sci - fi style helmets, weapons and aircraft.

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Largely in response to mass shootings in places such as Newtown, Connecticut, Aurora, Colorado, Fort Hood, Texas, and Virginia Tech, in 2013, the General Assembly of Maryland enacted the Firearm Safety Act («FSA»), which bans military - style rifles and shotguns (referred to as «assault weapons») and detachable large - capacity magazines.

Many students were specific about the measures they want to see lawmakers pass: stronger background checks, a ban on military - style weapons and an increase in the minimum age to purchase a firearm.

Examples: a no - exceptions ban on military - style weapons and high - capacity magazines; universal, expanded background checks; limits on monthly purchases; technology that allows only owners to fire guns.

It allows Florida House Speaker Richard Corcoran, R - Land O'Lakes, to proclaim «Never Again» yet bully his appointees on the Constitution Revision Commission into quashing a proposal that would have let voters decide whether Florida should ban military - style weapons.

The students marched out in memory of those who died and to protest politicians who refuse to do something about the availability of military - style assault weapons, which make mass killings so easy.

The high - velocity bullet from the shooter's military - style weapon left her stomach unable to process food.

Not on the agenda in the Florida Legislature's final three weeks is a Democratic senator's bill (SB 196) to ban the sale of military - style weapons like the AR - 15 semi-automatic rifle Nikolas Cruz used to massacre 17 people — and injure 15 — at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Wednesday.

The shooting rampage at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Feb. 14 provided another tragic example of why we can't keep treating the AR - 15 and other military - style assault weapons as just another rifle.

AFT members will not rest until we prevent military - style weapons from getting into the hands of people who want to massacre children and educators,» Weingarten said.

A proposal that arms teachers and does not ban military - style assault weapons,» Smith said.

The rationale is clear: Military - style weapons should be safely stored in an armory, just as they are on every military base in the UnitedMilitary - style weapons should be safely stored in an armory, just as they are on every military base in the Unitedmilitary base in the United States.

First, advocate for a Broward County ordinance requiring that every privately owned military - style assault weapon be registered with the county and stored only in a county - run armory or a government - inspected and licensed private facility.