A separate proposal has been floated by the NSW government to wind back restrictions on heavy firearms classified as category D weapons that could allow people to obtain an "unlimited" number of pump action or semi-automatic shotguns.
Chili's told HuffPost last week it was reviewing its policy, which had been to follow local laws, after a video surfaced of activists from the group Open Carry Texas bringing assault rifles and other heavy firearms into a San Antonio location.
The masked men arrived on the morning of Saturday, May 9, armed with AK-47s and heavy firearms, and calling themselves a community police force intent on rescuing the Mexican city of Chilapa, Guerrero.
Since leaving his post in Juarez, Leyzaola formed a private security company, Titan SA de CV, one of few security companies in the border city that are permitted by Mexico's army to carry heavy firearms.
The hotel is directly beside the entrance to the National September 11 Memorial and Museum, where security is heavy and firearms are forbidden.
Adding colour to their reporting, the Mizan News press agency even said the sniper was using an Arash rifle, a heavy-duty Iranian-made firearm designed to be used against armoured vehicles and helicopters.
"They have more than 1,000 firearms and some heavy weapons.
The only reminders of the state of the world were the snowy images we watched at night on the tiny TV in our rented room on neighboring Sapelo Island -- local newscasters talking about crop dusters being grounded, the debate over whether pilots should carry firearms -- and the heavy silver Afghan bracelet that I wore on my arm.
They almost invariably involved heavy drinking and the use of firearms.
Penalties for anyone in possession of an illegal firearm were tough - from heavy fines to prison terms of 10 years.
