Sentences with phrase «shot guns on»

Up in Rhinelander, Wis., where Montag's parents had a lakeside cabin, the boys shot guns on the winter ice and pool in the local saloons.

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She, along with several of her classmates, have held gun control rallies in their Florida community and called on government officials to act now to prevent future mass shootings from taking place.

Since the mass shooting at a gay club in Orlando, in which 49 people died, the entire media ecosystem — from late - night comedians to TV anchors to newspapers — have been focused on America's gun violence epidemic.

Elliot Rodger — the 22 - year - old man who allegedly went on a shooting spree late Friday night in Santa Barbara, California, killing six then turning the gun on himself — wrote a 141 - page manifesto that conveys themes of misogyny and entitlement.

This announcement makes Kroger the third major retailer to change its gun sale policies in the wake of the school shooting in Parkland, Fla. on Feb. 14.

After a number of Democrats started a sit - in to protest the lack of a vote on gun - control legislation following the Orlando shootings, the Republican - controlled House shut off the C - SPAN cameras.

Survivors of the Florida school shooting lashed out at lawmakers, gun advocates, and even President Donald Trump on Saturday at a fiery rally demanding immediate gun - control measures in the wake of Wednesday's massacre.

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.

The boy reached into his waistband — probably to show the officers the gun was a toy, the prosecutor on the case said — and Loehmann shot him within two seconds of arriving.

Sam Zeif, a senior at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida who survived last week's mass shooting, delivered an impassioned plea for stricter gun control during a White House listening session with President Donald Trump on Wednesday.

Bumble is also making a $ 100,000 donation to March For Our Lives, a national rally on March 24 organized by the Parkland shooting survivors demanding increased gun control and school safety measures.

As mass shootings continue to devastate communities across the country, it's time to state unequivocally that gun violence is not in line with our values, nor do these weapons belong on Bumble.

Later on in the discussion, Zeif spoke up again when Trump asked the group to provide suggestions for ways to prevent school shootings and argued that the country could look to states like Maryland, which have stricter, and more effective, gun laws.

It's essentially a simple system of wireless toy guns and sensors that players wear: You shoot at someone on the opposite team, for instance, and the sensors detect the infrared «shot.»

On the heels of Wednesday's tragic school shooting in Florida, the debate over gun control is starting up again.

The outcry after the shooting has sparked public pressure on corporations who offer discounts to the NRA as well as asset managers who invest in gun manufacturers.

This is the first time the president has weighed in on the issue, but the Justice Department announced they would look into bump stocks as part of a review process on the legal definition of machine guns following the Las Vegas shooting.

«He shot guns because he felt that it gave him an exhilarating feeling,» the student said on Miami's WSVN - 7 News.

The type of gun and bullet used, the range of the shot, where on the body a person was shot, and whether or not the bullet exited the body afterward all make a difference.

The shooting rampage at a Connecticut elementary school put gun control high on Obama's second - term agenda.

After the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando this year, Democrats in Congress held a sit - in on the floor of the House of Representatives simply to demand a vote on gun control legislation.

Protesters are demanding protection from gun violence, including a ban on assault weapons such as the rifle used in Parkland, a prohibition on high - capacity magazines that let killers shoot long bursts without reloading, and more effective background checks for gun purchases.

In addition to building the first light gun — a gun - shaped controller that allows users to shoot objects on screen — he created the forerunner to Atari's Pong game as well as the colorful electronic memory game Simon, which made its debut in 1978 at Studio 54 and continues to be sold today.

The announcement came on the same day two television journalists were shot and killed in Virginia in an incident that is likely to stoke the debate about gun ownership in the United States.

The Parkland, Florida shooting that killed 17 people at a high school has sparked a national debate on gun control.

Several Republican politicians and government officials including President Donald Trump have suggested that mental illness was to blame for the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Wednesday that left 17 people dead — but researchers say evidence suggests there is no traceable link between mental illness and gun violence, and that a much more widespread issue is to blame.

MEC doesn't sell guns, but has faced a petition calling on it to stop selling brands owned by Vista Outdoor because the U.S. company also develops and manufactures firearms similar to the type of weapon used in a recent mass shooting in Florida.

The sporting - goods chain sold a gun to Nikolas Cruz, the 19 - year - old accused of killing 17 people at a high school in Parkland, Florida, on February 14, though a different gun was used in the shooting.

«But this (law) in any case is a gun which will be hanging on the wall and can shoot someday,» the source said.

Here are all the retailers that have changed their policies on gun sales following the Parkland, Florida shooting:

Last week's televised town hall on guns and school safety has led to finger - pointing by the father of a Florida school shooting survivor and CNN.

From his release, both pitches look identical to batters needing to make the micro-second decisions that go into swinging, but one shoots by them at breakneck speeds, and the other dives out of the zone while still hitting 91 mph on the gun.

Late on Tuesday, the president tweeted about the gun violence in Chicago, writing, «If Chicago doesn't fix the horrible «carnage» going on, 228 shootings in 2017 with 42 killings (up 24 % from 2016), I will send in the feds!»

President Donald Trump walked back his stance on gun control in his official plan to address school shootings.

The entrepreneur is selling fire - shooting guns with the name of his newest venture, The Boring Company, emblazoned on the side.

You just have to treat it like a gun: assume it's loaded, keep the safety on, pointed away from people, finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot.

Though the president surprised many when he suggested raising the age during a meeting following the Parkland, Fla. shooting that left 17 dead, this official plan from the administration lines up more closely with the views of the gun lobby, which spent more than $ 30 million on Trump's presidential campaign.

Democrats pushing for gun curbs after the latest mass shooting in the United States are co-opting a Republican mantra to build public support and defang opposition: It's time to get tough on national security.

Australia's success in tightly restricting gun ownership after its worst mass shooting, and the concomitant reduction in gun crimes and mass shootings, is likely to be held up by proponents of gun control as an example for what the U.S. should do after its latest mass shooting on Sunday.

Defense lawyers said the shooting was an accident that happened when Garcia Zarate, who had a history of nonviolent drug crimes, found the gun wrapped in a T - shirt or cloth under his seat on the pier just seconds before it discharged in his hands.

In returning its verdict Thursday afternoon on the sixth day of deliberations, the Superior Court jury also pronounced Jose Ines Garcia Zarate not guilty of assault with a firearm, finding credence in defense attorneys» argument that the shot that ricocheted off the concrete ground before piercing Steinle's heart was an accident, with the gun discharging after the defendant stumbled upon it on the waterfront on July 1, 2015.

As Congress returns from recess this week, the big question is whether the shooting in Parkland, Florida, which killed at least 17 people, and injured more than a dozen others, will push Congress to actually do something on guns.

The comments come after the Air Force admitted that it failed to submit records that may have blocked Devin Kelley, who shot and killed 26 people at a Sutherland Springs, Texas, church on Sunday, from buying guns.

Trump, in his speech, continued this trend: Although the evidence is clear on how gun violence can be prevented, and despite all the outrage surrounding yet another mass shooting in America, he failed to even recognize the core problem behind these deaths.

After one of the worst mass shootings in U.S. history — 20 children and seven adults killed, not including the gunman — polls show that a slight majority of Americans favor restrictions on guns.

As a result, Republican lawmakers are more resistant to calls for gun control — arguing against «politicizing» mass shootings and focusing on issues like mental health instead.

In 2016, Cruz posted a photo of himself on Instagram with guns saying he wanted to shoot up the school.

During a meeting with the nation's governors on gun safety, President Trump discussed reopening mental - health institutions and said that he would have intervened in the deadly school shooting in Parkland, Florida, even if he was unarmed.

During a meeting with the nation's governors on gun safety, President Trump said that he would have intervened in the deadly school shooting in Parkland, Florida, even if he was unarmed.

Gov. Rick Scott signed into law sweeping changes to school safety and gun access on Friday — a measure crafted in response to the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting.