Sentences with phrase «used by a gunman»

But bump stocks, like those used by a gunman to kill 58 people and injure hundreds in Las Vegas in October, can modify a semiautomatic weapon into one able to fire shots more frequently.

The company manufactured the AR -15-style weapon used by the gunman in the 2012 attack in Newtown, Conn., in which 26 people, including 20 first graders, were killed.

The company said it had never sold bump stocks, like those used by the gunman in October's Las Vegas shooting, that allow semiautomatic weapons to fire more rapidly.

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.

This week, the families of the Newtown shooting victims plan to be in Hartford, listening as lawyers lay out in state Supreme Court their case that the companies that manufactured and sold the military - style assault rifle used by the gunman bear responsibility for the attack in which 26 people, including 20 children, were killed.

The Justice Department and F.B.I. tried to force Apple to break its own software security in the case of an iPhone used by a gunman in last year's San Bernardino terrorist attacks, she said.

They support a broad range of new restrictions on weapons, including banning semiautomatic weapons such as the AR - 15 rifle used by gunman Nikolas Cruz.

Many of the student survivors of the Parkland shooting have pressed state lawmakers to ban weapons like the AR - 15 rifle used by gunman Nikolas Cruz.

Slated for discussion are local bans on assault - style rifles and high - capacity ammunition magazines, both carried by the Douglas High shooter, as well as bump stocks, the accessories used by the gunman in last year's Las Vegas massacre to make his semi-automatic weapons fire like machine guns.

Not exact matches

Under federal law, long guns like the semiautomatic AR -15-style assault rifle used by the Florida gunman can be bought from licensed dealers by people as young as 18, while the minimum age for handgun purchases is 21.

The 18 - year - old argued that it's too easy to purchase weapons like the AR - 15, which was used by the Florida gunman, 19 - year - old Nikolas Cruz.

The heated battle between the United States government and Apple over breaking into the iPhone used by the San Bernardino gunman may have inadvertently catalyzed the underground market for Apple code flaws.

When the authorities reported that the gunman had used an AR -15-style rifle made by Remington, public anger focused on the manufacturer.

From his perch on the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, the gunman, who was identified by the police as Stephen Paddock, used rapid - fire weapons to shoot at concertgoers at a music festival.

After 58 people were killed at a country music festival in Las Vegas last year by a gunman who used bump stocks, GOP senators said they would be open to Feinstein's legislation.

From the pulpit, Hall delivered the liturgy with a strong message to his faithful to call for action by their legislators to institute stricter laws banning access to semi-automatic rifles, such as the one police said the gunman used in Friday's massacre.

The event was seen as hugely insensitive in the wake of the Parkland shootings, in which a gunman used a weapon similar to the AR - 15 rifle to take 17 lives and was protested by members of the community.

If Kelley's conviction had been passed to the FBI, as required by law, the gunman wouldn't have been able to legally purchase some of the weapons he used in the deadly attack.

«It should not be this easy to buy devices this dangerous,» Hoylman said, noting that a bump stock was used by Las Vegas gunman Stephen Paddock when he killed 58 concertgoers in October.

Republicans in Congress are signaling a willingness to ban the device used by the Las Vegas gunman that can mimic automatic fire — a shift from previous opposition to gun control legislation.

Scott wants to increase the age requirement to buy weapons like the AR - 15 rifle used by Parkland gunman 19 - year - old Nikolas Cruz from 18 to 21.

The same can be said about legislation banning bump stocks — devices made notorious by the Las Vegas gunman who used them to kill 58 people in the country's deadliest mass shooting in the modern era.

Students and staff at a South Florida high school walked out of class Tuesday to protest gun violence and marched to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., where 17 students and staff members were killed by a gunman using a semiautomatic rifle.

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