Sentences with phrase «weapons are used for»

Different weapons are used for each class to provide some variety in the fighting, and four of the five classes have a ranged weapon.

A weapon is used for criminal violence in the hands of a person with a criminal / violent heart (mind).

Not exact matches

The board was afraid that the study could potentially be used as a roadmap for biochemical terrorists seeking to create a deadly bird flu weapon.

ICAN, which is a coalition of smaller organizations, has long campaigned for a treaty that would ban the use of nuclear weapons.

Also banned: instructions on «on how to make or use weapons if the goal is to injure or kill people,» unless there is «clear context that the content is for an alternative purpose (for example, shared as part of recreational self - defense activities, training by a country's military, commercial video games, or news coverage).»

Both South Korea and Taiwan have advanced civilian nuclear programs and technical knowledge that could be used for a weapons program.

«Under the United Nations Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies, for instance, states agreed to explore space for the benefit of all humankind, not place weapons of mass destruction on celestial bodies and avoid harmful contamination,» Maynard explains, but that was way back in 1967.

That is, Pyongyang will «launch a lengthy, complicated negotiation to get agreement on actions each party must take, and use this process to buy time for the development of the North's nuclear weapons program.»

Thankfully, there are weapons in the war on spam that companies can use to make sure their legitimate marketing messages aren't mistaken for spam.

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.

That of course suggests that the weapons could still be used for those deemed «not peaceful».

Researchers could not determine, for example, what kind of weapon was used in nearly two - thirds of the cases because the information was unrecorded.

During a time when the American public is debating whether police departments are becoming too militarized, using advanced weapons training inside prisons may not provide the best optics for the public, and can antagonize inmates as well, Minor said.

It's taken on greater urgency because the president had declared in an interview on Aug. 20 that use of chemical weapons would be «a red line for us» resulting in «enormous consequences.»

The intended payload for North Korea's ICBM program is a nuclear warhead (although chemical weapons like VX nerve agent, which the nation allegedly possesses and has used, are another option).

Damascus is still permitted to have chlorine for civilian use, although its use as a weapon is banned.

There is also some concern that OfficeMax's letter might be used as a weapon for privacy advocates who want to rein in data collection.

Now, when bitcoin is seen as the most likely method to have been actually used by a mass murderer for the purchase of a weapon, European authorities will have all the legitimacy and urgency to act against it.

Because payments with it are essentially impossible to trace, a lot of its use case has been for buying and selling drugs and weapons and carrying out other illegal transactions.

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.

«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.

So it's now illegal to manufacture new automatic weapons for civilian use.

The small - caliber, high - velocity rounds used in the military rifles are identical to those sold for the civilian weapons.

Deputies last week searched the Lantana home where Zachary Cruz has been living since his mother's death, searching for weapons that he might use to possibly hurt himself or others.

They will also seek a ban on «bump stocks,» which are used to make semiautomatic weapons mimic automatic weapons in rate of fire; more money to harden school campuses; and funding for mental - health initiatives and to provide trained school security officers.

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Stocks began to tumble for American Outdoor Brands the day after the Parkland shooter killed 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, following reports that the weapon used in the shooting was an AR - 15 made by the Massachusetts - based company, formerly known as Smith & Wesson.

«The marketplace for new ideas has been corrupted by software patents used as destructive weapons,» the story's authors wrote, noting that last year, for the first time, Apple and Google spent more on patent litigation and intellectual property than on research and development, a striking fact that sharply illustrates how incentives have become skewed in the tech industry.

No civilian should be able to access these weapons of war, which should be restricted for use by our military and law enforcement only.

Nervous investors are waiting to see if the U.S. will launch a military strike on Syria for its alleged use of chemical weapons.

For centuries, he argues, courts in the United Kingdom, United States, and elsewhere recognized that wealthy people could use third - party lawsuits as a weapon against those they disliked — and had rules in place to prevent this power from being abused.

First, patents are often taken out to use as legal weapons by huge companies to fight off their competitors even if they do not plan on completing trials for the drug.

To him, anonymity clearly means that it can be used even more conveniently for funding terror activities and other illicit trades such as drugs and weapons.

And unfortunately, those same people will use the things we were honest about as weapons against us, because they have to have a reason for leaving and it must be our fault.

If Iran can get hold of a nuclear weapon, they are going to use it for sure against Israel, no matter how much consequences they might suffer.

The bible is not to be used as a weapon or proof - text for previously held positions.

Intresting, I believe in all states have regulations for what can and has been used as a dangerous weapon, altough not designed to be, the automobile We have age limits, proficiency standards (tests), regulation for safe use (speed limits, seat belts, air bags, etc.) and licences that can be revoked.

And using the Hebrew Bible as a weapon to justify your views is a double slap in the face; I pray you learn some empathy, of which, for all of your words and apparent knowledge, you seemed never to have grasped.

Bush used is faith as a weapon / tool for political gain not an devitional inspirational instrument of God.

The danse macabre in the Middle East, the Israel - Palestinian conflict, the torrent of diabolic weapons showered by the U. S. for the use of Afghan rebels who first hung noble President Najibullah on a street pole and then indulged in mutual massacre flooding with blood the snow - white mountains (the sombre slaughter, even amidst natural calamities, is still unabated) and other holocausts baffle description.

so if you mean that irene is a punishment for the bad folks, then it's like using a nuclear weapon to hit a taliban jeep.

From Heidi: Because Rachel is such a voice for women in the blogosphere, I would love for you to address gender inequality in the church and bring a better reading to the passages that have been used as weapons on women for generations.

• Finally, the most sophisticated weapon in the U.S. diplomatic arsenal was the use of elections for undemocratic purposes.

I do hear your points that you think I have not seen the need for warning of danger, that you believe I think of it as «unChristian» to talk about such things, and that you may even believe that my comments are akin to protecting evil deeds and harming the innocent, using the bible as a proof texting weapon to that end and contributing to a problem of church becoming fake and shallow while claiming to be deep and pious.

For this reason we can not use the gospel and our theology as defensive weapons in the fight between the religious and the non-religious; rather they are to be used, without prejudice, to discuss with the non-religious the phenomenon and problems of religion and the everlasting love of God.

Yes, he also has a plan for our life and will gain the advantage when we do not use the weapons of our warfare, which are unceasing prayer, worship and the word of God both as an offensive and defensive weapon.

Most of the time, the just war tradition is used to test a particular war (or a strategy or a weapon) for its moral and legal acceptability.

It really didn't serve the purpose of being a weapon, although it could be used for that.

A weapon is a tool that can be used for good or bad and if the good guys give up theirs the bad guys will be free to victimize us all.

To get rid of current assualt weapons, no ammunition for them should be available so they are useless to use.