Sentence examples for withdrawing guns from inspiring English sources

In September 1915, the Machine Gun Corps MGCC) was formed to provide heavy machine-gun teams after a proposal was made to the War Office for the formation of a single specialist machine-gun company for each infantry brigade a goal to be achieved by withdrawing guns and gun teams from the battalions.

Opponents say that withdrawing gun licences from most civilians is pointless because criminals do not license their weapons, many of which are smuggled across Brazil's borders.

The outcry may even provoke state legislatures to withdraw gun databases from public records, so they will not be available when they might really be useful.

In rebel-held eastern Ukraine, rebels were withdrawing heavy guns from the front.

Asked about plans to carry out the agreement to withdraw big guns, he said: "We are ready at any time, we have everything ready for a mutual withdrawal.

Firing tests carried out in September 1861 against an armoured target, however, proved that the 110-pounder was inferior to the 68-pounder smoothbore gun in armour penetration, and repeated incidents of breech explosions during the Battles for Shimonoseki and the Bombardment of Kagoshima in 1863 64 caused the navy to withdraw the guns from service shortly afterwards.

As the elevator reached the first floor, the man withdrew a gun from his bag, said Detective John Giammarino, a police spokesman.

The CEO flipped open the briefcase with a flick of the wrist and used his other hand to withdraw a gun.

At one point, one of the guards became so enraged by this stubborn resistance that he withdrew his gun and held it to the Rebbe's head.

Von Oppen withdrew his baggage, guns and headquarters to El Funduq and at 18 30, having previously issued orders, withdrew at dusk.

By 17:00, Maryang San had fallen to the Australians, with the Chinese withdrawing under heavy artillery, mortar and machine-gun fire.