Sentences with phrase «of rifle fire»

And pieces of machinery can be sabotaged to make noise to cover the sound of your rifle firing.

Not exact matches

In what the head of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission called «the most significant incident of domestic terrorism involving the grid that has ever occurred,» the attacker - who may have been an insider - fired about 100 rounds of.30 - caliber rifle ammunition into the radiators of 17 electricity transformers over the course of 19 minutes.

During the 1777 Battle of Princeton, Washington rode on his horse as bullets fired from British rifles 30 yards away whizzed around him.

Accurate to 500 metres, and capable of firing armour - piercing rounds, these rifles can help take out pirates long before they make it to your ship.

As law enforcement officers descended on the town of 21,000 equipped with armored trucks, body armor, camouflage, and assault rifles, and fired tear gas and rubber bullets into crowds of protesters during the last two weeks, civilians and politicians are making call to rein in the weapons arsenals cops have been amassing.

The debate over these gun accessories first flared up after the shooter in Las Vegas, who fired into a crowd of concertgoers and killed 58, modified a semiautomatic rifle with a bump stock.

The AR - 15 is a military - style rifle that fires a single bullet for each pull of the trigger, but can use magazines with 30 rounds or more.

Seeing the need for someone to give covering fire from a pile of stones where the BAR gunner had fallen, Scardino abandoned his rifle and took up the light machine gun himself.

In 1996, a 28 - year - old man walked into a cafe in Port Arthur, Australia, ate lunch, pulled a semi-automatic rifle out of his bag, and opened fire on the crowd, killing 35 people and wounding 23 more.

The combination of pent - up anger and the easy availability of a powerful, fast - firing rifle transformed a scrawny misfit named Nikolas Cruz into a murderous machine, one of a new American archetype: the mass school murderer.

The 29 - year - old visited Ellen DeGeneres» syndicated talk show to discuss the harrowing experience of being at an Antioch, Tenn., Waffle House on April 22 when a man entered the restaurant with an AR - 15 rifle and opened fire, killing four patrons and injuring several others.

When the lawsuit reached the Connecticut Supreme Court, gun control advocates, school officials and emergency doctors who treated victims of assault rifle fire submitted amicus briefs in favor of the lawsuit.

I have fired tens of thousands of rounds through that rifle, many in combat.

Some military versions of the rifles have a full automatic feature, which fires until the trigger is released or a magazine is empty of ammunition.

The sporting goods store, under fire for refusing to sell rifles to anyone under the age of 21, is now officially lobbying Congress for gun control, according to federal lobbying activity records.

Dick's Sporting Goods, under fire for refusing to sell rifles to anyone under the age of 21, is now officially lobbying Congress for gun control, according to federal lobbying activity records.

A former student opened fire with a semi-automatic rifle at a Florida high school Wednesday, killing at least 17 people and sending hundreds of students fleeing into the streets in the nation's deadliest school shooting since a gunman attacked an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut.

A week after a gunman opened fire with an AR -15-style assault rifle at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., killing 17 people and prompting a rash of student - driven lobbying for new gun restrictions, Mr. Trump met for more than an hour with grieving people in search of solutions.

Law enforcement officials confirmed on Tuesday that 12 of the rifles in Paddock's hotel room were outfitted with a device called a «bump stock,» which enables semi-automatic weapons to shoot rapid fire, like a machine gun.

At least one of the weapons in the photographs appears to have been modified with a «bump stock,» a device that allows a semiautomatic rifle to fire rounds faster, at a rate similar to a fully automatic weapon.

• Mr. Paddock fired at least two rifle rounds that struck a jet fuel tank on the western perimeter of McCarran International Airport, an airport spokesman said on Thursday.

Twelve of the rifles the Las Vegas gunman, Stephen Paddock, had in a high - rise hotel suite when he opened fire on a crowd on Sunday were outfitted with «bump stocks,» devices that allow a semiautomatic rifle to fire hundreds of rounds per minute, which may explain how he was able to shoot so quickly, killing 58 people and wounding hundreds of others.

The debate over what Congress and the president should do in response to mass shootings is once again confronting Washington after Nikolas Cruz, 19, allegedly killed 17 people at his former high school Wednesday, with authorities charging that he aimed his AR - 15 assault - style rifle and fired round after round into classroom after classroom in one of the nation's worst school shootings.

The attack was carried out by a former student wielding an assault - style rifle who strode into one of the school buildings and opened fire.

The sound of the rifle's fire brought a quick response from nearby police and firemen.

«Liberals» like to point out that hunters don't need assault rifles and clips that fire a large number of rounds.

O.K. so we ban all AR15's and that sollves a problem so I wonder what the difference is between an AR15 and a.223 caliber auto loading hunting rifle; the fire power of the two weapons are the same.

Critics from the National Rifle Association have challenged Bellesiles's account of the Battle of New Orleans, citing the ability of the long rifle to strike targets well before British muskets could get within firing range.

Or, if he preferred the ultimate in accuracy at the expense of cyclical fire rate, he could use his M - S Safari Arms sniper rifle.

A bipod attachment would steady the rifle when fired from a prone position, without obstructing its bayonet mount (bayonets were temporarily out of stock).

We saw the Associated Press photo of the young Palestinian boy, dressed in a Spider - Man T - shirt, firing a rifle into the air in anti-American celebration.

Along the course, skier carries rifle across back in a tight - fitting sling so it will not interfere with his running; but in difficult terrain (see diagram below for cross-section of course's ups and downs), even a good cross-country runner may slip and fall to ground, clogging muzzle or breech of his rifle with snow which must be removed before next firing.

From all sides of the animal, rifles burst into fire.

For in those seconds I had consciously recognized the signal of the birds and the danger of being unable to shoot accurately through bush, had questioned my own reaction under panic conditions and, not trusting it, shouted to Owen to shoot and had then automatically fired my rifle and prepared it for a second shot.

Peter Crouch (who was a menace all evening) won yet another header in the penalty area, and as Fabregas scuffed his clearance, Tom Huddlestone showed the Arsenal skipper how to get a good connection on the ball as his half - volley whizzed through a crowd of players and found the corner of the net as if fired from an assassin's rifle.

Then canon blasts and rifle fire will erupt in downtown Naperville Saturday and Sunday as part of Civil War Days, a two - day reenactment from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Naper Settlement, 523 S. Webster St.. While the North and South will clash daily in impressive battles, complete with period costumes and weaponry, the real stars of the spectacle will be the more than 300 re-enactors.

Then canon blasts and rifle fire will erupt in downtown Naperville Saturday and Sunday as part of Civil War Days, a two - day reenactment from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Naper Settlement, 523 S. Webster St.

A man with a long coat and a rifle opened fire on multiple floors of a Bronx hospital this afternoon, shooting at least three people — all of them doctors.

More than 80 percent of Americans at least somewhat favor a ban on «bump stocks» that make rifles fire much like automatic weapons.

State lawmakers in Albany are making a push to ban the possession and sale of devices like bump stocks that can allow a semi-automatic weapon to fire like an automatic rifle.

Columbia, South Carolina is one of the first cities to ban the use of gun bump stocks - an attachment that enables a semiautomatic rifle to fire faster.

The bills also would ban the devices known as bump stocks, which can be used to increase the firing speed of semi-automatic rifles, and require out - of - state residents who also have homes in New York to waive the confidentiality of their home state's mental illness records if they want to own a gun in New York state.

Squadron also urged his Codes Committee colleagues to watch a clip of former NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly during a «60 Minutes» segment on.50 - caliber rifles, during which the ex-NYC law enforcement official watches a demonstration of weapon's ability to pierce steel plates on a firing range that is three football fields long.

On the reverse of the anti-SAFE Act mail are pictures of Amedore in hunting fatigues, firing a rifle and posing with a freshly caught fish.

The Police Benevolent Association advocated for the purchase of AR - 15s, which fire a more powerful bullet, but management decided to buy a rifle that uses the same.40 caliber bullet as the handguns officers use already.

Hoylman said a simple Google search led him to the site of a manufacturer — Slide Fire Solutions — that sold the devices, which allows semi-automatic rifles to mimic machine guns.

In addition to the waiting period and an increase in the minimum age, the bill also would ban the possession or sale of bump stocks, which allow semiautomatic rifles to fire more rapidly.

Clark County Sheriff Joseph Lombardo said at least one of the 23 firearms recovered in Las Vegas was a semi-automatic rifle legally modified to fire like an automatic weapon, using an alteration known as a bump fire stock.

«Among the events lined up for the parade is the traditional firing of one salvo of artillery guns as well as firing of the volleys from rifles in honour of our fallen heroes.

Gillibrand also pushed for legislation to ban assault rifles and anything that accelerates a semi-automatic rifle's rate of fire, like bump stocks.