Sentences with phrase «to possess firearms»

The shadow minister for home affairs has promised that a Conservative government would preserve the right for people to legitimately possess firearms while cracking down on illegal gun culture.

The defendant, Miguel Games - Perez, was prosecuted for «knowingly violating» a statute prohibiting a convicted felon from possessing a firearm in interstate commerce.

«Craig Apple believes people have the right to possess firearms for self - defense,» said Thomas H. King, President of NYSRPA.

Prohibit almost everyone except police, security guards and military from possessing firearms in the city.

Three of those measures would authorize the gifting of legally possessed firearms to family members through estate planning, expand the definition of «immediate family» in the law's language, and make all personal information regarding pistol permit applications confidential except to law enforcement.

He was also accused of possessing a firearm while under the influence of alcohol.

In addition to the bond, the judge also handed down several restrictions if Zachary Cruz were to be released: He'd have to wear an ankle monitor; his house can be searched; he may not possess firearms; and he can't have contact with his brother.

Courts in Rhode Island rarely require abusers to turn in their firearms, even when orders prohibit them from possessing firearms under federal law and there is evidence they pose a lethal risk to victims, according to research presented today at the American Public Health Association's 2016 Annual Meeting and Expo in Denver.

The Amway Grand Plaza Hotel prohibits persons from carrying or otherwise possessing a firearm on hotel property, including carrying firearms in an open or concealed manner.

Prohibits a person who has been adjudicated mentally defective or who has been committed to a mental institution from owning or possessing a firearm until a court orders otherwise.

In 72 percent of cases, the abuser was prohibited from possessing a firearm by federal law.

And armed protesters flouted Orleans Parish Criminal Code, which makes it illegal to possess firearms at demonstrations.

Many Minnesotans are prohibited from possessing firearms due to a past conviction, thereby preventing them from taking part in long standing family traditions of hunting and shooting, and limiting their ability to protect themselves and their families.

(ii) if the individual possessing the firearm is licensed to do so by the State in which the school zone is located or a political subdivision of the State, and the law of the State or political subdivision requires that, before an individual obtains such a license, the law enforcement authorities of the State or political subdivision verify that the individual is qualified under law to receive the license;

«Possessing firearm parts that are used exclusively in converting a weapon into a machine gun is illegal, except for certain limited circumstances,» Sessions said in a press release regarding the review at the time.

The new bill «expands the list of «serious» crimes that require the loss of a gun license and the surrender of all firearms to ensure no domestic abuser in New York retains the ability to possess a firearm once convicted of a disturbing crime.»

Voting... like possessing a firearm is considered a fundamental Constitutional right.

Higgins said people that are of unstable mind should not be able to possess a firearm with the capacity to kill large segments of people more quickly and efficiently.

Presiding Judge His Honour Aboagye Tandoh urged prosecution to consult the Attorney General on Count 1 and 2 which borders on possession of firearm without lawful authority and abatement to possessing firearm without lawful authority.

Before the amendment came into force, what were the requirements for a UK citizen to be issued a license to possess firearms such as semi-automatic military rifles?

No person may acquire or possess firearm ammunition within this State without having in his or her possession a Firearm Owner's Identification Card previously issued in his or her name by the Department of State Police under the provisions of this Act

Right now, federal law categorically prohibits any person who has ever been convicted of a felony to ever possess a firearm either inside or outside the home.

The Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects the right of an individual to possess a firearm independent of service in a militia, and to use that firearm for traditionally lawful purposes like self - defense.

Furthermore, it is a felony - misdemeanor to continue to possess a firearm after a restraining order is issued.

«Greg Johnson believes people have the right to possess firearms for self - defense.

The Amway Grand Plaza Hotel recognizes that hotel guests and visitors may legally possess firearms.

But there are some 9,000 gun murders committed every year by law - abiding citizens who might have continued to be law - abiding had they not possessed firearms.

In U.S. v. Venable (via Raymond Ward), James Venable was indicted on the charge of possessing a firearm while being a felon.

- Ban people deemed «mentally defective» or who have been committed to a mental institution from owning or possessing firearms until a court grants relief, adding to a current ban on gun purchases for the same people;

I'm watching three: Ashcroft v. Raich, Pasquantino v. United States (does the federal wire fraud statute criminalize evading Canadian taxes) and Small v. United States (does the felon - in - possession statute prevent someone convicted in a foreign court from possessing a firearm in the United States).

When the Harris News Agency applied for a federal license to sell guns, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives denied their application on the grounds that the company's officers had willfully allowed a felon to possess firearms by letting him work as a gunsmith.

In the Gun - Free School Zones Act of 1990, Congress made it a federal offense «for any individual knowingly to possess a firearm at a place that the individual knows, or has reasonable cause to believe, is a school zone.»

If you are a person who faces a lifetime prohibition from possessing a firearm due to a prior conviction for a crime of violence then seeking restoration of your firearms rights is likely the proper remedy to pursue.

Files were reviewed to determine whether there were indications that a gun was present; whether there were aspects of the abuse, such as a history of strangulation, that are linked to a higher risk of homicide; whether the order prohibited the abuser from buying or possessing firearms under federal law; and whether the court ordered the abuser to turn in their firearms.

On Holocaust Remembrance Day, Assemblyman Charles Lavine, also a Democratic Nassau County executive candidate, introduced an amendment to the SAFE Act that would prohibit any individual convicted of a hate crime from possessing a firearm.

A day after the shooting at Stoneman Douglas, gun control advocacy groups occupied the Massachusetts State House, demanding action on a bill that would prevent individuals who pose extreme risks to themselves or others from possessing a firearm.

Gorsuch took exception to the 10th Circuit's ruling denying Games - Perez's petition for an appeal, arguing that prosecutors had been able to prove that Games - Perez knew only that he was possessing a firearm, not that he knew he was a convicted felon while he possessed the firearm.

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.

Tuter has granted all 36 petitions on a temporary basis; only one person — a federal air marshal — has successfully challenged an order, persuading Tuter during a final hearing to reinstate his rights to possess firearms.

He had been charged with several felonies in recent years, but was never convicted — so he was still legally allowed to possess firearms.

Some 9,000 gun murders are committed every year by law - abiding citizens who might have continued to be law - abiding had they not possessed firearms.

This regulation effectively deprived all Jews living in those locations of the right to possess firearms or other weapons.

«The message the criminal justice system sends out about the serious consequences that flow from possessing a firearm is an important part of deterring people from carrying guns,» the chief constable told the Times.

Despite government attempts to toughen up sentencing, in 2005 the average sentence for possessing a firearm was 47 months and only two in five offenders received the minimum five - year jail term.

Pressed a third time for what action he plans to take, the governor noted that on Wednesday he released the first platform of his State of the State agenda: Legislation that would ban those convicted of even misdemeanor domestic violence crimes from possessing firearms.

«Scott Diamond believes people have the right to possess firearms for self - defense.

«Robert Germino believes people have the right to possess firearms for self - defense.

It contains several proposals already announced by Cuomo — codifying Roe v. Wade into the state law and constitution, banning domestic abusers from possessing firearms and reauthorizing the state's Minority and Women - Owned Business program.