Sentences with phrase «use of firearms in»

Due to the widespread use of firearms in the period, new combat tactics have to be used.

The Hong Kong brand of wire - enhanced martial arts (a major deviation from the TV series, for staunch gun opposer Barrymore nixed the use of any firearms in the film) works especially well in the over-the-top context, and the stars are all game — in particular Diaz, who is given a large share of non-wire fight scenes and more than holds her own.

ROBBERY & CRIMINAL USE OF A FIREARM Less Jones, age 20, residing at 13 Slinn Avenue, Spring Valley, NY, was indicted on December 5, 2012 by a Rockland County Grand Jury for the crimes of robbery in the first and second degrees and criminal use of a firearm in the first degree.

If you have been charged with criminal use of a firearm in any degree contact a criminal defense attorney right away, especially if the charge is being combined with others, which is usually the case.

Louis Meza, the DA's office said yesterday, is being charged with grand larceny, kidnapping, robbery and criminal use of a firearm in connection with the Nov. 4 of an unnamed victim in New York.

Not exact matches

An online petition calling for the Vancouver - based outdoor retailer to stop selling Vista Outdoor Inc. - owned brands has garnered more than 20,000 signatures because the company also develops and manufactures firearms similar to the type of rifle used in a recent school shooting.

An Air Force review has found that the branch failed to report «several dozen» service members found guilty of violent offenses to the federal gun background check database, with representatives of the service telling the New York Times that the reporting failure that allowed disgraced airman Devin Patrick Kelley to purchase the firearms he used to murder 26 parishioners in a Sutherland Springs, Texas, church on Nov. 5 «was not an isolated incident.»

Research released this week finds that the Chicago Police Department's adoption of Tasers resulted in a reduction in officer injury but no effect on firearm use by law enforcement.

Gorsuch's commitments to interpreting the law as «the words on the paper say» and not over-criminalizing innocent conduct were on full display in a 2015 decision in which he used «plain old grade school grammar» to determine the legal penalties imposed on defendants accused of using a firearm «during and in relation to any crime of violence of drug trafficking crime.»

«Just as you can't throw more touchdowns during the fourth quarter than the total number of times you have thrown a touchdown, you can not use a firearm during and in relation to crimes of violence more than the total number of times you have used a firearm.»

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.

White House press secretary Sarah Sanders told reporters that the President also did not rule out raising the legal age at which someone could buy an AR - 15 style weapon, the type of firearm used by the 19 - year - old confessed shooter in Florida.

Jordan Klepper, who was a correspondent with the show at the time, trained on the basics of using a firearm and got a concealed carry permit that was valid in 30 states.

Electronic firearm tracking technology is defined as «a platform, system or device or a group of systems or devices that uses a shared ledger, distributed ledger or block chain technology or any other similar form of technology or electronic database for the purpose of storing information in a decentralized or centralized way, that is not owned or controlled by any single person or entity and that is used to locate or control the use of a firearm.»

Though older versions are technically legal to own, buy, and sell in many states, brand new «machine guns» — defined by law as a fully automatic weapon capable of firing more than one shot per trigger pull — have not been available for sale or purchase for civilian use in the United States since the Firearm Owners» Protection Act of 1986.

Screen shots of an Instagram page said to belong to Mr. Cruz show many photos of a man holding firearms and ammunition used in a semiautomatic AR - 15 rifle.

On May 2, 2012, a federal indictment was issued for Meza - Flores in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia after he was charged with Conspiracy to Distribute Five Kilograms or More of Cocaine, Fifty Grams or More of Methamphetamine, One Kilogram or More of Heroin, and One Thousand Kilograms or More of Marijuana for Importation into the United States; and Use of a Firearm.

Commerce said in a statement to McClatchy said it already has a framework in place to oversee the export process: an export - control enforcement office, an export - licensing agency and an end - use verification program that currently govern export of 12 - gauge shotguns, optical sighting devices for firearms and crime - control equipment.

Any new regulation of firearms represents a dramatic shift in position for the state's Republican leaders, who have spent decades easing the regulation of guns and giving legal protection to those who use firearms in self - defense.

Here in western Canada we wouldn't think of using firearms against a bird that has very limited flying endurance.

It is important that we recognise the difference between firearms used for shooting in recreational purposes and sport, to that of a firearm used during a crime and this is where BASC proves to be invaluable at helping to educate people.»

The issue will be discussed at the Acpo conference on the criminal use of firearms, beginning in Birmingham today.

The statement was a departure for a president who has focused on the mental health of gunmen and suspects, rather than the firearms used in the attacks, after other mass shootings.

Brooklyn Assemblywoman Jo Anne Simon, a Democrat, has introduced legislation that would prohibit the use of firearms as prizes in any games of chance.

To promote high standards of conduct in the field and publish a number of codes of practice covering many aspects of firearms safety and use, the conduct of shooting sports, pest control and animal welfare.

He voted against seven bills that would either lengthen hunting seasons or in upstate counties or expand the variety of firearms that can be legally used, and opposed a measure that would let Cornell students older than 21 take a handgun safety course designed for minors.

Publishing this information on a website provides criminals with a map of where they can steal firearms from lawful owners for later use in the commission of crimes.»

Aided by some colleagues in the legislature, Schimel urged passage of her bill A-1157, mandating the use of unworkable firearms microstamping technology, and falsely claimed law enforcement support for her proposal.

In the months since SAFE's passage, not once has Governor Cuomo acknowledged the use of firearms for personal protection or how his law negatively impacts it.

An Independent Police Complaints Commission investigation [75] into the use of firearms by Metropolitan Police Officers, which was published on 19 December 2013 once a verdict had been reached in the defendants» trial, concluded that the officers who had used force on 22 May 2013 had «acted entirely appropriately» and had shown «skill and professionalism».

There has been a 20 per cent rise in the number of young people prosecuted for firearms offences over the past five years, with reports that children as young as eight are now using guns to solve disputes.

«Students representing universities and higher institutions in the South - South Zone resorted to the use of firearms, which led to the death of the student.

A public - safety program would crack down on gun - related crimes through expanded penalties based on a California law aimed at the use of a firearm while in the commission of a crime.

Buffalo police this year will receive only two hours of training in firearms and use of force compared to 11 1/2 to 20 hours in other urban departments surveyed.

This statistic is alarming as many of those stolen firearms are used in the commission of crimes.

Henjun Chao was found guilty of attempted murder, criminal use of a firearm, and assault in the shooting of his former boss, Dr. Dennis Charney

A firearm was used in about a third of all domestic homicides in New York state.

The firearm accessory became a subject of debate after officials said it was used by the shooter in last year's Las Vegas massacre.

As the only expert UK firearms team in a representative association, we have the expertise and the knowledge to comment on both illegal use of firearms and the appropriate standards for deactivation.»

Sen. Michael Gianaris, a Democrat, is set to introduce a bill Monday to require the Department of Criminal Justice Services and the state police to publish quarterly reports on their websites about the origins of firearms used in crimes.

A new report published today claims most of the problems associated with the use of illegal firearms in the UK require social and economic rather than criminal justice solutions.

Just before leaving office, former NJ Gov. Chris Christie signed a bill into law banning the sale or possession of bump stocks — a firearm accessory believed to be used by the shooter in last year's Las Vegas massacre.

BASC is urging those who shoot in Wales to have their say in a public consultation about the use of firearms on land owned by Natural Resources Wales (NRW).

He however lamented that some people in the North were illegally in possession of firearms which were often used to perpetuate violence in the Northern Region.

Assemblywoman Patricia Fahy, D - Albany, said she'd like to see action on a bill she introduced last week to ban possession, sale and manufacture of bump stocks, devices used in the Las Vegas mass shooting that allow a semi-automatic firearm to fire at a faster rate.

Oh do nt forget that to anyone who actually knows something about the laws of physics and metallurgy, that in order to eliminate a large variance in repeatability, you will have to by law, dictate the material, and properties of the components for the firing pins, shell casings and primers for every single firearm made (designers and manufacturers set these material properties and types during design based on use and cost), since this or any other law does not, and it is so easy to beat, any claim to this being smart is f# # $ % $ # stupid.

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.

Speaking at the Nigeria Police Force Health Policy Revalidation meeting in Abuja on Tuesday, Arase said that the initiative became necessary following incidents of indiscriminate use of firearms by personnel of the force.

This year, Gov. Cuomo and some lawmakers are pushing bills to keep firearms out of the hands of anyone convicted of a domestic violence crime and to outlaw bumpstock devices like the ones used in last year's Las Vegas mass shooting.

The Home Office Scientific Development Branch maintains a database, on behalf of the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO), of firearms and ammunition used by authorised firearms officers in the 43 forces in England and Wales.