Sentence examples for militias act from inspiring English sources

Militias act independently and run their own private prisons in which torture is common.

The militias act with impunity, and the government is unable to do much about them except plead with them to lay down their weapons.

"In Baghdad, a majority of residents report that militias act in the best interests of the Iraqi people," it said, while only 20percentt of respondents polled nationwide shared that view.

The militias act like Daash and kill people.

The militias of that time were needed because the country was so widely spread out and these militias acted essentially as adjuncts to the military in case more remote areas were under threat of attack.

Katyal reminded me about the Militia Act, which President Washington signed in 1792.

During the War of 1812, the inadequacy of the Militia Act of 1792 was clearly demonstrated.

On July 21, only four days after he signed the Second Confiscation Act and the Militia Act, Lincoln informed his cabinet he had resolved to implement provisions of the acts.

In July of that year, the Union passed a Militia Act, which contained a provision allowing the secretary of war to draft militiamen.

The principal element of this proposed legislation establishment of a centrally coordinated militia system was rejected by Congress in the Militia Act of 1792.

The bill is called the "McDaniel Militia Act". Another measure, the "McDaniel Second Amendment Act," would require everyone over the age of 21 to own a handgun.