Sentence examples for categories of firearms from inspiring English sources

Holders of different categories of firearms licenses have different possibility of carrying their firearms.

The three main categories of firearms are pistols (handguns), shotguns, and rifles.

In its brief in the D.C. v. Heller case pending in the U.S. Supreme Court, the Bush Administration acknowledges that because of the "unquestionable threat to public safety that unrestricted private firearm possession would entail" that "various categories of firearm-related regulation are permitted by the Second Amendment".

When asked to weigh in on an assault weapons ban — which many gun rights advocates believe violates the spirit of the Supreme Court ruling because it bans, rather than limits, a specific category of firearms — he said he believed it passed the constitutional test.

He said section-one firearms were a particular category of firearms which require greater authorisation than a shotgun licence.

Wouldn't the world be a safer place, now that there's a category of firearms that criminals can't possibly use?

This category of firearms encompasses shotguns and rifles, including the assault-style weapons that have become popular in mass shootings.

"That category of firearms has been a primary growth engine and profit driver for firearms companies for the last seven or eight years," Dionisio said.

Rogers' amendment would change language in the law that specifies certain rifles allowed in the program to include the much broader category of "firearms".

Keene, the father of a convicted road rage shooter, actually supports banning a category of firearm.

On top of being unwieldy, silencers are also expensive, ranging from a few hundred to more than a thousand dollars depending on the category of firearm and type of suppressor.