Whose dumb idea was it to make assault victims and their insurance companies pay instead?
But they also make assault and abasement seem commonplace, acceptable behavior, tolerated by women and encouraged in men.
Bill Lockyer, the California treasurer, said the state's pension funds should not own stakes in any companies that make assault weapons.
Enough of one that Mr. Mano's organization has helped get legislation passed in 23 states making assault of an official more than a simple misdemeanor charge.
Mr. Fiorini said his chief worry was that the new state law would ultimately make it impossible to legally make assault rifles in Connecticut, even if the legislation specifically restricted the sale, not the manufacture, of the guns.
Among its requirements, the school must have a grievance procedure to resolve claims of sexual harassment and assault, and to respond to allegations of retaliation by students who make assault claims; the campus police must establish ways to gather data to assess sexual-assault reports.
One officer told me that when the helicopters make assault landings after such cramped flights, the soldiers pile out and need a few minutes before their joints can actually move again and begin fighting.
UNH's prevention programs, Banyard said, take pains to make assault relatable.
Kotowski says he wants to concentrate on clips because high-capacity magazines make assault weapons more lethal.
Since the shooting, he said numerous constituents including members of the NRA have told him that something needs to be done to make assault weapons less common.
