Sentence examples for weapons for self-defense from inspiring English sources

The big pitch of the anti-ban lawmakers is that people need assault weapons for self-defense.

It is not unusual for Somali civilians to carry weapons for self-defense, but Jama refuses to carry a gun or have a bodyguard in his car.

In January, General Cimatu said, a new contingent of American advisers will arrive for a prolonged stay during which they will be permitted to carry weapons for self-defense.

To the plaintiffs, the restrictions on the conditions under which rifles and shotguns may be kept means that homeowners are denied the right to possess "functional" weapons for self-defense.

"Numbers are not so important, but we want a very effective presence that would discourage people from taking up weapons for self-defense, and reduce the fear that is very real in these communities".

Barack Obama's defense department released a new directive on 18 November that clarifies the process of how commanders can give service members approval to carry their own personal weapons for self-defense on military bases.

Guns have been considered a primary weapon for self-defense.

I have never owned a weapon for self-defense and have never felt the need.

By Cass R. Sunstein September 20, 2017 It's our democracy's ultimate weapon for self-defense.

It's our fail-safe, our shield, our sword — our ultimate weapon for self-defense.

When carrying a concealed weapon for self-defense is understood not as a failure of civil society, to be mourned, but as an act of citizenship, to be vaunted, there is little civilian life left.