Sentences with phrase «on gun possession»
Last Friday, just days after the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in McDonald v. Chicago, the city, anticipating that the ruling was the death knell for Chicago's restrictive handgun ordinance, enacted a new ordinance that, while still strict, was less akin to an «outright ban» on gun possession.
http://legalblogwatch.typepad.com/
When the United States Supreme Court issued its ruling in District of Columbia v. Heller in June, striking down a ban on gun possession in D.C., a team at West went to work to get this landmark case loaded to Westlaw, complete with the insight and analysis that is critical to legal researchers.
Based on these data, Wintemute proposes a temporary ban on gun possession among individuals who have had, in the past five years, two or more convictions for DUI or another crime that indicates alcohol abuse.
Bans on gun possession by those convicted of domestic violence also have resulted in a reduction in deaths among women by their partners.
Sharpton said authorities told him not to talk to Orta, who was later arrested on gun possession charges, because he would be at risk of tampering with a witness.
«Our communities must join forces with the New York Police Department to crack down on gun possession, get illegal weapons off the streets and spread the message that this kind of criminal activity has no place in our city,» Stringer said.
Rapper Ja Rule, who's doing time on a gun possession charge, is buddies with former state Comptroller Alan Hevesi, whom he calls «Hevey D.» At a different facility, Ja Rule played cards and basketball with Hevesi's former political guru, Hank Morris.
Not exact matches
The law imposes new restrictions on firearm purchases and the possession of «bump stocks,» funds more school police officers and mental health services, broadens law enforcement's power to seize weapons, and allows certain staff members to carry guns in schools.
Photos of the hotel suite used by the gunman who killed 58 people in Las Vegas on Sunday provide a glimpse of the arsenal of guns and ammunition that were in his possession.
Daniel says: «The Bible doesn't clearly express an opinion on the possession of guns, but many evangelicals defend the unlimited distribution of firearms with the same fervor that they defend biblical orthodoxy»
(CNN)- The Bible doesn't clearly express an opinion on the possession of guns, but many evangelicals defend the unlimited distribution of firearms with the same fervor that they defend biblical orthodoxy.
«The Bible doesn't clearly express an opinion on the possession of guns...» Really?
Wahahahaha: «The Bible doesn't clearly express an opinion on the possession of guns.»
«The Bible doesn't clearly express an opinion on the possession of guns, but many evangelicals defend the unlimited distribution of firearms with the same fervor that they defend biblical orthodoxy.»
«The Bible doesn't clearly express an opinion on the possession of guns» — maybe because they didn't exist in the bronze age.
«The Bible doesn't clearly express an opinion on the possession of guns,...» Pretty sure there weren't guns when the Bible was written, so the word «clearly» in the previous quote doesn't play; at least until the NRA starts publishing their own edition of the Bible.
Fred Hoiberg has essentially put an NBA system in a college environment, and his Cyclones love to run and gun, ranking second nationally in shortest possession length on offense, 15th in tempo and seventh in offensive efficiency, according to KenPom.com.
Possession football, leaving it late ti find goals, an utterly confused defence after taking a lead, fighting to salvage draws agains weaker teams, reliance on one or two special players to bale us out, poor timing of substitutions, the frequent long term injury list, quality players played out of position, referees gunning us and yet our players commit the kind of fouls leading to cards and penalties.
State Sen. John Brooks who introduced legislation to ban bump stocks in New York — the devices are illegal if attached to a gun, but their possession is not outright banned — said this case points to the importance of passing a complete prohibition on bump stocks.
It also bans high - capacity magazines, requires federal background checks on private gun sales and imposes felony penalties for illegal gun possession.
The SAFE Act made more rifles subject to a state ban on assault weapons, increased sentences for illegal gun possession and required mental health officials to report safety concerns about any patients with access to guns.
Following the recent focus on gun crime, Mr Blair defended the government's record on knife crime, stating that it would be introducing tougher sentences for the possession of knives.
A prison support group has started an online petition calling on Cuomo to grant clemency to Barbara Sheehan, the Queens woman serving a five - year sentence for gun possession in the fatal shooting of her ex-cop husband.
He called for stiffer penalties and sentences for illegal weapon sale, possession and use; a statewide registry of violent felons; increased penalties for anyone caught with a gun on the ground of a school or on a school bus; and a push to end gang violence.
The law, known as the SAFE Act, expanded the state's ban on purchasing new assault weapons, established more comprehensive background checks for gun and ammunition purchases, and toughened laws against illegal gun possession.
In Tallahassee, state House representatives on Wednesday debated a bill that would raise the age to buy a firearm from 18 to 21, require a three - day waiting period for most gun purchases and ban the sale or possession of bump - fire stocks.
Graves, 39, was arrested on a felony gun possession charge when she approached police at the World Trade Center site and asked where she could check in her weapon.
George, the prohibition of gun possession is a condition of the original judgment, regardless of whether the person is on a formalized supervised probation or not.
In Tallahassee, state House representatives on Wednesday debated a bill that would raise the age to buy a firearm from 18 to 21, require a three - day waiting period for most gun purchases and ban the sale or possession of bump - fire stocks.