Despite intensive artillery support (272 guns on a 3500 yards front), the tired and understrength New Zealand battalions struggled to make progress.
But with intensive lobbying by gun advocates, as well, there is much uncertainty, even here more than 40 miles from Newtown, over how far legislators will be willing to go on the most contentious gun-control proposals.
A gun takes intensive training, and too much time.
And then the trainer pulled out the big guns, the intensive couples counseling of dog training: a citronella collar.
He said 20 patients were being treated for gun wounds, one in intensive care.
To buy a gun, they must go through intensive background checks by the State Police.
Implementation of genuine and unorthodox approaches like this, albeit time and labor-intensive, are vital if we are serious about addressing gun violence in the District.
Even had Parker and Ward's killer not turned his gun on himself, there would have been an intensive investigation into their deaths, and the sure-to-have-been apprehended killer would have faced some measure of justice.
The general plan, I knew, was for planes and big guns of the fleet to put on an intensive bombardment before the landing.
Their gun calibre alone would have caused a new and more intensive naval arms race.
