Sentence examples for purchasing a gun from inspiring English sources

"If there are no background checks for gun purchasers, how do you prevent felons or terrorists from purchasing a gun?" she said.

Adam Lanza was prohibited from purchasing a gun, because he was too young.

— JENNIFER PRESTON President Obama called on Congress to impose a "universal background check" for anyone purchasing a gun.

One study examined the consequence of Missouri's foolish decision to repeal a state law requiring residents to obtain a gun permit before purchasing a gun.

As late as this year, bipartisan coalitions in Congress have attempted to pass a law that would forbid anyone on a terrorist watchlist from purchasing a gun.

The only step to strengthen gun laws came last year, when the legislature passed a bill that barred individuals with a domestic violence conviction from purchasing a gun.

But do we have to make it so easy to purchase a gun?

Barbee recently purchased a gun in response to increasing break-ins in his neighborhood.

In Albuquerque, New Mexico, many shoppers looked to purchase a gun on Black Friday.

Yet we will not ask a person wishing to purchase a gun to undergo a simple background check each and every time a gun is purchased.

After all, in Canada, where guns are also plentiful, a safety course is required before you purchase a gun.