Sentences with phrase «weapons ban as»

The U.S. Supreme Court has let stand a state's assault weapons ban as well as the federal law that prevents people under 21 from buying handguns.

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«So I think that if we just run against her record as it has been, she voted to take away our guns, she voted for an assault weapons ban.

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).»

The US, which adheres to a policy of nuclear deterrence, has criticized the nuclear - weapons ban, but Mattis» letter is seen as an unusual step in bilateral relations, particularly between the US and Sweden.

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.

Gun sales are often driven by fear of weapons bans (as consumers rush to stock up).

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

In the wake of the tragic mass shooting in Las Vegas, which left 59 dead and injured hundreds more, Democrats and Republicans in both the House and Senate proposed banning bump stocks — a device the Las Vegas shooter likely used to make his semiautomatic weapon function as a fully automatic one.

Gun organizations detest the label «assault rifle,» even though the federal legislation that enacted the decade - long ban specifically described the AR - 15 and similar models as assault weapons.

That's because, as is all too typical with US gun laws, the automatic weapons ban has some pretty big loopholes.

The United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts dismissed a complaint against the state's «assault weapons» ban on Friday and expressly described similar bans as constitutional.

Democrats wasted no time quickly outlining their top three priorities: background checks, the ability to take guns away from those who pose a «clear danger,» and at least a debate on banning assault weapons such as the AR - 15 used at the Florida high school.

As the United States and its allies contemplate military action against Syria for gassing its own people, Syria is poised to chair the United Nations committee responsible for banning chemical weapons.

On Tuesday night, the state legislature refused to debate an outright ban on assault weapons as students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas watched and cried, but the teenagers» push for change is still expected to bring Florida's first limit on gun access in over a decade, according to CNN.

But the Florida legislature, which has long been seen as a laboratory for gun - rights legislation that is tested elsewhere in the country, rejected a ban on assault weapons after Parkland.

The bump stock ban is among several proposals Trump has made to tighten gun controls after the Florida shooting, such as improving reporting to the background check system and raising the legal age for purchasing assault - style weapons from 18 to 21.

The students marching didn't expect a perfect world either, but they spoke about what they described as commonsense gun reform — universal background checks, assault weapons bans, waiting periods.

Its members had sat impassively at hearings around the state as citizens pleaded with the Constitution Revision Commission for the chance to ban assault weapons.

In response to the Parkland shooting, Florida passed a law that incorporates some of those measures — such as expanding mental health services and regulations — but it doesn't ban assault - style weapons like the AR - 15 used in the shooting.

As part of his «State of the World» address, Pope Francis asked world leaders to stand up for more conversations toward peace in Korea and an enforced ban on nuclear weapons.

Influential Christians want to see bans on certain weapons as well as better mental health resources.

Mitt Romney, who as governor signed an assault weapons ban into law, raised taxes on business by 20 %, was publically pro-choice and introduced «socialized medicine» (their term not mine) to the nation.

Consistent with the Hoover Report's recommendations that the United States had to reconsider «long - standing American concepts of fair play» and «learn to subvert, sabotage and destroy our enemies,» the shadow government built alliances between U.S. government officials, the Mafia, and international drug cartels; assassinated many thousands of civilians in Southeast Asia; carried out or attempted assassination of foreign leaders; trained death squads and secret police forces; worked to shore up unpopular dictators like the Shah of Iran and the Somoza dictatorship in prerevolutionary Nicaragua; worked to destabilize «unfriendly» governments such as Allende in Chile and the Sandinistas in Nicaragua; cooperated with the Colombian drug cartel to plot the assassination of the former U.S. ambassador to Costa Rica, Lewis Tambs, with the intention of justifying a U.S. invasion of Nicaragua by blaming his death on the Sandinistas; contracted with the Reagan administration and the National Security Council to find ways of circumventing a congressional ban prohibiting aid to the contras, including the trading of arms to Iran in exchange for hostages and money for the contras; illegally shipped weapons from the United States to the contras and allowed returning planes to use the same protected flight paths to transport drugs into the United States; 11 targeted the U.S. people for disinformation campaigns; and helped prepare contingency plans for declaring a form of martial law in the United States that would have formally suspended constitutional freedoms.

A ban on the possession of outlawed weapons such as zombie knives and knuckledusters on private property would mean officers can seize them and make arrests.

• The concept of s» yag l'Torah, making «a fence for the Torah» — that is, establishing practices that keep us from violating Torah teachings even unwittingly or under duress — can be taken as a basis for banning nuclear weapons, the dangers of which threaten the very fabric of creation.

Why can't we support sensible restrictions, such as a ban on military - style combat weapons?

As for AR15's and other warfare weapons, they should be completely banned.

Both drivers were arrested, and for using his car as a weapon Swinford got banned from competing at the circuit for life, the circuit owner saying «It's just beyond my comprehension.

should school districts ban pencils and lop of kids hands so they aren't used as weapons?

Are any non-military actions, such as bans of exports of certain chemical weapon ingredients, being considered?

Doran said she is in favor of measures that keep guns out of the hands of criminals and the mentally ill, while respecting the rights of law - abiding gun owners and that's why she supports a ban on military - grade assault - style weapons, strengthening background checks, as well as legislation to stop convicted domestic abusers from having access to guns.

New York passed the NY SAFE Act, which banned assault weapons such as the AR - 15, in 2013 after the Sandy Hook massacre in Connecticut.

These magazines were included in the assault weapons ban passed in 1994, but the measure (formally known as the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act) expired in 2004 and has not been reauthorized by Congress.

The bill essentially narrows legal definitions of a «switchblade knife» and a «gravity knife» to keep a ban on dangerous weapons while still allowing folding knives for the people who use them as tools.

WASHINGTON — One early focus of new gun regulations by President Barack Obama and some lawmakers would reinstate a federal ban on assault weapons, a law widely regarded as imperfect...

The provision being upheld is a ban on semi-automatic weapons and as well as a ban on large - capacity ammunition magazines.

But as we approach the present, you had much more effort spent on categorizing and banning weapons by features, usually driven by high - profile criminal incidents.

I support a global ban on such weapons as part of our commitment to nuclear disarmament, as was successful with other weapons of mass destruction such as chemical and biological weapons.

With 2016 on the horizon, it's tantalizing to see this as the kick - off that campaign, especially as Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley, a potential Democratic primary rival, makes a similar play for banning assault weapons in his state.

President Trump, who once supported an assault - weapons ban but campaigned as a Second Amendment champion, called for raising the minimum age to purchase such weapons to 21 after the Parkland shooting.

Colorado: Boulder City Council passes semi-auto ban The ordinance prohibits the sale and possession of assault weapons, as defined by the city.

The law, known as the SAFE Act, expanded the state's ban on purchasing new assault weapons, established more comprehensive background checks for gun and ammunition purchases, and toughened laws against illegal gun possession.

The bill does not address a central demand of the Stoneman Douglas students to ban the sale of assault weapons, such as the semiautomatic rifle the alleged shooter Nikolas Cruz used at the high school.

As they said they would following the Dec. 14 mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., Democrats today unveiled legislation that would ban assault - style weapons.

Andrew Cuomo can certainly boast a progressive record as governor of New York — raising the minimum wage, banning fracking, barring assault weapons, and legalizing same - sex marriage — but Cuomo has been far from progressive on other issues.

NYC 25 yr gun - related violence decline, continuing this year, clearly shows that fewer guns have resulted in dramatically less gun related violence of all types, much as the 10 yr ban on assault weapons lowered crime involving that weapon,» Bratton wrote.

From Arizona to Washington, young people walked out of schools in support of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High survivors who mobilized behind an emotional movement calling for a ban on weapons such as the one used to kill their friends and teachers.

The Boulder City Council passed a sweeping gun control ordinance Tuesday night banning «assault weapons» and bump stocks, even as a pro-Second Amendment nonprofit threatened to...

The letter comes as gun control advocacy groups and some Republican lawmakers who voted no blast the law, which tightens the state's assault weapons ban, limits the number of rounds in a high capacity magazine and tightens criminal penalties for illegal weapons.

To that end, one of the first things the legislature did in its 2013 session was to pass a tougher assault weapons ban that included restrictions on ammunition and the sale of guns, as well as provisions to keep guns from the mentally ill who make threats.