Sentences with phrase «whether weapons using»

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives announced in December that it was reviewing whether weapons using bump stocks should be considered illegal machine guns under federal law.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives announced in December that it was reviewing whether weapons using bump stocks should be considered illegal machine guns under federal law.

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That characterization raised questions about whether Western forces would intervene again if Assad used chemical weapons again, or if the conflict escalated amid Russia's growing bellicosity.

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.

Asked whether Iran could use its existing agreements with Pyongyang to advance its own nuclear - weapons program, Pompeo called it «a real risk» and admitted that the CIA could miss such transfers of information.

Mr. Trump used the event to pitch his own ideas about how to prevent such debacles in the future, polling the group about whether they supported allowing teachers and other school employees to carry concealed weapons, an idea he said could have halted the carnage in Parkland.

What guides you in deciding whether fire - bombing a city or using nuclear weapons is permissible under the moral framework you try to live by?

Some people have raised the question as to whether teaching an alcoholic that his drinking is an illness will not give him a heavy weapon to use against those who are trying to persuade him to stop that drinking; saying that he might then be able to shrug the whole thing off with some statement like «How can I help it — it's a disease, isn't it?»

But if to use such weapons is wrong, it must also be wrong to possess them, since possession tempts powerfully toward use — whether by deliberate decision, technological accident or human error.

Isn't it amazing how religion is so often used as a weapon, whether it's against our own families or others?

In the immediate context of The Challenge of Peace this conviction was focused specifically on the question of nuclear weapons and whether they might ever be morally used; the United States bishops» answer was No, and in this they concurred with a wide range of opponents of nuclear weapons around the world.

'» The technical discussions as to when or whether nuclear weapons can be used without violating just war criteria are irrelevant unless the question of escalation can be answered with certainty.

And lets get right to the point: regardless of whether divinity is real, people who embrace these kinds of behaviors are, in reality, using their god as a rhetorical / emotional weapon to bully others into social conformity.

One may doubt whether Russia is altruistic enough to use this authority to increase the welfare of the world; one can not doubt that the union of capitalism with race discrimination puts a weapon of incalculable power in the hands of Mr. Stalin.10

If you are knocking guys out like Cody then there's not been a need to use his grappling yet, its exhausting and it takes his opponent away from his biggest weapon, I think whether he's great in the clinch, fighting for position or not his TDD will nullify a lot of the grappling anyway because Cruz didn't just miss takedowns he couldn't get close enough to hold Cody in any way.

-- When you have to choose toys with the forethought of whether it can be used as a potential weapon or not.

''... that all Member States shall immediately take the necessary measures to prevent the direct or indirect supply, sale or transfer to the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, from or through their territories or by their nationals, or using their flag vessels or aircraft, of arms and related materiel of all types, including weapons and ammunition, military vehicles and equipment, paramilitary equipment, and spare parts for the aforementioned, and technical assistance, training, financial or other assistance, related to military activities or the provision, maintenance or use of any arms and related materiel, including the provision of armed mercenary personnel whether or not originating in their territories...»

Any hypothetical military engagement where a nuclear armed country were to be in danger of being completely overrun would change the calculation on whether they would be willing to use nuclear weapons, but Russia probably would not, for example, use their nuclear weapons as a deterrent against attacks against their conventional troops in Ukraine, even if they were in danger of being forced out of Ukraine completely because the retaliation would cost much more to them than what they would be losing.

«The question we need to ask is whether acting or not acting will make the use of chemical weapons more prevalent.»

In deciding whether to use nuclear weapons, Jiang certainly has to consult other powerful figures in the Party, particularly the seven members of the Politburo Standing Committee and the two vice-chairmen of the CMC, namely Zhang Wannian and Chi Haotian.

Violent felony cases would remain in Criminal Court but would be subject to a three - part test: whether a «deadly weapon» was used, whether the victim sustained «significant physical injury,» and whether the perpetrator engaged in criminal sexual conduct.

«Even if Seth Agata is as wise as Solomon and pure as the driven snow, he used to be one of Governor Cuomo's top people, and there are inherent questions about whether he can be impartial and completely non-political, rather than a potential political weapon for the governor.»

These events — even more than the use of nuclear weapons at the end of World War II — launched an ongoing public debate over whether the risks of radiation exposure outweigh the benefits of nuclear technology.

«You'd like to think that when Truman was deciding to use nuclear weapons and thinking about how many people would be killed and whether the decision would make the war even worse, some special voice of conscience was informing that decision,» Greene says.

It touches on and in some cases helped create many of the greatest problems we have today — especially the existence and use of weapons of mass destruction, whether nuclear, biological or chemical.

Whether it is drones watching national borders, or the way we have used our knowledge of the interiors of stars to make nuclear weapons, the work «should tell a story about that contradiction», Paglen says.

Phony components create safety and security problems because little is known about who actually made them and, therefore, whether they might have been programmed with malicious software that could be used to disable flight, radar or weapons controls, or enable hackers to intercept communications.

Researchers surveyed 3,025 men about whether they had ever engaged in violent behaviour, including if they had ever been in a physical fight, assaulted or deliberately hit anyone, if they had used a weapon, and whether the violence was perpetrated when they were drunk or on drugs.

But in September, labs working with the United Nations used faster and more sophisticated analytic techniques to show that Syrian civilians were killed by the chemical weapon sarin on Aug. 21 — evidence crucial to debates about whether the global community should intervene.

But behind the scenes, another crisis is unfolding: the first ever test of whether the international treaty banning these weapons can be used in a world for which it wasn't designed.

As one of the few remaining survivors, players must decide if they will Prey or Pray as they use skill and cunning to obtain food, weapons and other supplies necessary for existence while trying to determine whether or not to approach and trust other players or go at it solo.

This is a game that not only uses quick thinking but also a wide display of weapons, whether the story line is obvious or not, it is made a complex game that makes you think.

There you can practise with your weapon of choice, using it to attack the central wooden tower and the various barrels to decide whether it's for you.

His heroic feats are earthly, not otherworldly, whether he's decimating Huron war parties with bladed weapons or using his long rifle to pick off potential killers of a British messenger.

You'll be able to try out and use each of the 14 weapon types, and regardless of whether you team up with others or not, your friendly Palico will be along for the ride.

One thing many people might not realize is the level of customization available in the game, whether it's customizing your characters appearance, or customizing a weapon to use.

And to slay these monsters, u have to use your whole environment whether it is climbing walls, or balistas, or utilizing your weapon to your fullest.

From 1929 through 1933 — the glory years of loose - morals Hollywood — Stanwyck was often cast as an indomitable cynic who frequently used sex as a weapon, whether to advance to the 1 percent in Alfred E. Green's Baby Face (1933) or to be sprung from San Quentin in Howard Bretherton's Ladies They Talk About (1933).

A lesson investigating whether the Kirpan is a weapon used with KS3 Religious Studies.

The Final Frontier retains the visual, musical, and stylistic signature of their atomic - bomb documentary, but with their third film, Gaynor says, they wanted to offer a more balanced view of a controversial issue: whether countries should develop weapons for use in outer space.

On the surveys, for example, students were asked questions about whether they were gang members, have been involved in violent incidents or have used weapons.

Anyone using an air gun, whether they are an adult or child, should be aware of the very serious injuries these weapons inflict.

So many that you will find yourself choosing whether to grab a melee weapon and attempt to whack the incoming Tank with it or actually help your team by using a weapon that will actually take it down.

The aural quality and presence of Killzone 2 is evidently heard in every action you perform, be it reloading your weapon, firing said weapon, slashing your trusty knife, the crunch of the soil underfoot or the tapping of your boots on cold and hard pavement, the distinct sound of a rusty old Helghast assault rifle being reloaded from behind cover 10 yards away... regardless whether it's voice, sound effect, music (an orchestral style which hearkens back to Michael Giacchino's Medal of Honor days), or environmental audio, all of it was created and put to use in such a top - notch way that there is no ignoring the fact that you surely are jacks - of - all - trades, Guerrilla Games.

Whenever creator vision has added a shop — whether it was the weapon shops added to the imaginative practices of fantasy adventure stories, space trading being used to maximise player agency, horror games borrowing from CRPGs, or gun games seeking innovative balancing solutions — it has set into motion a community of players whose practices have been conserved.

How many points you get for killing your target varies based on a few different things; the weapon you use, with more being available to grab in the levels, whether or not you were in a Vignette and your level of Exposure.

Each turn is a puzzle of sorts as players try to work out what weapon available to them is the best choice, whether there's potentially an opportunity to use some of the explosive barrels or mines scattered around the place, or perhaps even if an enemy worm or two can be drowned in water for an easy kill.

Haemimont seems uncommitted on whether they want you to switch between weapons frequently to face different kinds of enemies, or stick to one between levels, or let you use just one weapon type throughout the game.

For Honor is all about fighting, whether with a sword or a blade or your weapon of choice, it's not the size that matters but how you use it that's key to success.

Whether you are using a loader bot's melee strength or an elemental bullet from a handgun, each fight feels as exciting as the last, as you never know what weapons you will to be able to use until you are forced to use them in battle.