Sentence examples for firing on its from inspiring English sources

You ask him how he will know when the painting is finished, and he responds, "When it starts firing on its own".

Although not capable of firing on its own, the part is the only component legally considered a firearm in the US, so the rest of the gun – the barrel, trigger, cartridge and so on – could be bought without a licence.

UNITED NATIONS, July 26 — The United Nations said Wednesday that its top officials in New York and its officers on the ground in Lebanon made numerous calls on Tuesday to the Israeli mission and the Israeli military to protest repeated firing on its outpost in Lebanon where four unarmed observers ended up being killed.

He thinks that American influence is more subtle than hasty conversations, and is more about 30 years of training the officers of a professional army that has a sense of responsibility and a distaste for the idea of firing on its own population.

One neuron firing on its own did not always predict a gesture.

Leone's report never explains how the gun fired -- if Duncan improperly had his finger on the trigger, if he inadvertently latched on to the trigger as he fell, or if the gun somehow fired on its own.

He says that if Israel continues to have rockets fired on its citizens, it will retaliate - so, the main issues are to stop Palestinian rocket fire and to open up Gaza.

Israeli jets have attacked a Syrian government anti-aircraft missile launcher after it fired on its aircraft patrolling in Lebanese air space on a photographic reconnaissance mission, the Israeli military said.

"So I picked it up and … it started to fire on its own," Sanchez said, adding that he heard three shots.

Once the military demonstrated it was unwilling to fire on its own citizens, the balance of power shifted.

Mr. Makdissi did say that the Syrian government would not fire on its own civilians.