Undesired activities at such times may include assembly in the streets, violation of curfew, or possession of firearms.

* Exclusion from purchase and possession of firearms, ammunition and body armor

The legality of the possession and use of firearms is widely dependent on jurisdiction, type of firearm, type of ammunition, and specific place.

In the United States, possession and use of firearms is a recognized right, protected by the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution.

However, courts and various levels of government have indicated that the right is not without limit, and restrictions such as a prohibition of certain persons from owning or handling a gun ( convicted felons, mentally ill persons, persons under a restraining order ), a ban on certain types of ammunition ( armor-piercing, incendiary / tracer, explosive ), registration and restriction of certain types of firearms ( automatic weapons, short-barrelled shotguns, certain types of modifications ), and licensing requirements for possession or for public carry, have often passed judicial scrutiny ( although some of these points remain untested and others are currently under challenge ).

Israel does not recognize the possession of firearms as a right, and requires a license for the possession of a gun, however the circumstances in which one is eligible for a license are generally broader than most surrounding states.

Illegal possession or sale of firearms may result in a minimum punishment of 3 years in prison, with the maximum being the death penalty.

It is important to distinguish between the intention sufficient to obtain possession of a thing and the intention required to commit the crime of possessing something illegally, such as banned drugs, firearms or stolen goods.

In dicta, the Court listed many longstanding prohibitions and restrictions on firearms possession as being consistent with the Second Amendment.

** The Los Angeles, California City Council bans the sale or possession of semiautomatic firearms.

However he did note that the individuals could potentially be prosecuted by the State of Victoria with a long list of criminal offences, including possession of firearms without a licence, possession of prohibited implements ( including machine guns, silencers and housebreaking tools ), aggravated burglary in possession of a firearm, common assault, wilful damage to property, possession of a disguise without lawful excuse and numerous motor vehicle offences.

Gun control is any law, policy, practice, or proposal designed to restrict or limit the possession, production, importation, shipment, sale, and / or use of guns or other firearms by private citizens.

A recent study from the University of Philadelphia suggests that victims in possession of firearms is 4. 5 times more likely to be shot and 4. 2 times more likely to be killed than those unarmed.

In 2005 a referendum was held to consult the population about their opinion on the possibility to forbid the sale and civilian possession of firearms and ammunition nationwide.

12 of 1951 ( illegal possession of firearms ) and Article 106 ( attempting to separate part of the territory of Indonesia ).

The state of New Jersey prohibits the possession and use of hollow-point ammunition by private citizens, specifically in firearms carried outside the home, but with many exceptions.

* 7 × 64mm: One of the most popular long range varmint and medium-to big-game hunting cartridges in Europe, especially in the countries such as France and ( formerly ) Belgium where the possession of firearms chambered fro a ( former ) military cartridge is forbidden or is more heavily restricted.

By order of then minister of Justice Chan Santokhi he was deported to the United States of America where he was sentenced to 40 years imprisonment on charges of smuggling large amounts of cocaine into United States of America, witness tampering and illegal possession of firearms.

Some areas may require permits checks similar to those required for firearms possession.

In addition, they can be purchased and owned in areas where firearms possession is either strictly controlled, or banned outright.

It instructed Nigeria to transfer possession of the peninsula, but did not require the inhabitants to move or to change their nationality.

) The economic consequences of the French possession to the company were significant ; it did not pay any dividends for more than 20 years.

Despite the Soviets ' possession of Hitler's remains, Stalin did not believe that his old nemesis was actually dead, a belief that remained for years after the war.

Popular reviews of the Book of Joshua's sharp contrasts and internal conflicts arise from " an appreciable difference between defeating a king in battle, and gaining possession of his capital city " ( vs.,,, ); and because " the land was now within the grasp of the Israelites they did not avail themselves fully of that dominion which was within their reach " (,, vs., ).

Jefferson ’ s letter went on with the same heat to a much quoted passage about “ the day that France takes possession of New Orleans .” Not only did he say that day would be a low point in France ’ s history, for it would seal America ’ s marriage with the British fleet and nation, but he added, astonishingly, that it would start a massive shipbuilding program.

The United States did not take possession of forts on present-day American territory until the signing of the Jay Treaty in 1794.

La Pérouse did attempt to visit Norfolk Island, but only to investigate, not to take possession.

Only in 1224, with the division of Tālava and Adzele counties between the Bishop of Rīga and the Order of the Swordbearers, did Latgallian countries finally became the possession of German conquerors.

At the time of his death many of his paintings were in his possession, as he had kept off the art market what he did not need to sell.

However, according to rabbinical accounts, Necho did not know how the mechanism worked and so accidentally struck himself with one of the lions causing him to become lame ; Nebuchadnezzar, into whose possession the throne subsequently came, shared a similar fate.

The Dolphins ' 3-0 lead did not last long, as the 49ers stormed down the field on their next possession.

By the treaty of 1839, Luxembourg did not fully join Belgium, and remained a possession of the Netherlands until different inheritance laws caused it to separate as an independent Grand Duchy.

Elizabeth accepted this and, though the dagger was removed from Ní Mháille's possession, did not seem to worry.

After the decisive Battle of Pavia, the Duchy of Milan became a possession of the Habsburgs of Spain: the new rulers did little to improve the economy of Lombardy, instead imposing a growing series of taxes needed to support their unending series of European wars.

Thus free from any allegiance to the King of France, de Montfort successfully petitioned for the English inheritance, which he received the next year, although he did not take full possession for several years, and was not formally recognised as earl until February 1239.

In any case, the Republic did not enjoy the possession of its colonies for long.

There are some minor differences between the extent of Ming China and the extent of the eighteen provinces of Qing China: for example, some parts of Manchuria were a Ming possession belonging to the Ming province of Liaodong ( now Liaoning ); however, the Qing conquered it before the rest of China and did not put the region back into the provinces of China proper.

By his father's will he got, by way of appanage, the Duchy of Södermanland, which included the provinces of Närke and Värmland ; but he did not come into actual possession of them till after the fall of Eric and the succession to the throne of John in 1568.

That season the NHL still had the infamous " Crease Rule " in effect, which stated that if any player of the attacking team who did not have possession of the puck was in the crease before the puck, then any resulting goal was disallowed.

* Mark Merlin, human host of Prince Ra-Man, did not die along with him, being instead " freed " from his possession.

Suspecting the worst of Lady Audley and being afraid for little Georgey's life, Robert travels to Lieutenant Maldon's house and demands possession of the boy.

Sting was quoted: " Giving young people criminal records for minor drug possession serves little purpose – it is time to think of more imaginative ways of addressing drug use in our society.

It somehow came into the possession of Unseen University, where it was stored in a little room off and under the University's Library.

In 1664, the English took possession of New Amsterdam with little or no resistance, and in 1668 they confirmed a previous land patent by Nicolas Verlett.

The little island on which the Blackman family had squatted had been previously been bought by Benjamin Hovey, who when he came on later to take possession, gave them in consideration of the improvements made, a piece of land, a mile and a half up the river.

Having little confidence in the fidelity of the Normans, the King of France installed French administrators in his new possession and built a powerful fortress, the Château de Rouen, as a symbol of royal power.

Here the group had gained considerable influence, through the adhesion of Bernhard Rothmann, the Lutheran pastor, and several prominent citizens ; and the leaders, Jan Matthys ( also spelled Matthijs, Mathijsz, Matthyssen, Mathyszoon ), a baker of Haarlem, and Jan Bockelson or Beukelszoon, a tailor of Leiden, had little difficulty in obtaining possession of the town and deposing the magistrates.

Since John Cabot had discovered the island and Sir Humfrey Gilbert had formally taken possession of it for Queen Elizabeth, the merchants of the city had a special interest in Newfoundland, but there had been little attempt to exploit and colonise the island.

A cat-rabbit hybrid creature was first incorrectly documented by Joseph Train of Castle Douglas, Galloway, Scotland, in his " An Historical and Statistical Account of the Isle of Man ", where he opined that the local Manx cat was such a hybrid: " My observations on the structure and habits of the specimen in my possession, leave little doubt on my mind of its being a mule, or cross between the female cat and the buck rabbit.

An onside kick from a free kick is usually a desperation technique used for a kickoff by a team trailing in the score with little time left in the game, in order to gain another possession of the ball and to hopefully allow scoring again.

He had been known as an opponent of drug use for many years when, in February 1997, he and his wife were arrested at their Montana home for possession of approximately 500 grams of marijuana, a little over a pound.

" Lt. Henry D. Chads, RN, of Java, reported her surrender thus: " At 5: 50 our Colours were lowered from the Stump of the Mizen Mast and we were taken possession a little after 6.

In 999, Nasr b. Ali, a nephew of Harun, returned and took possession of Bukhara, meeting little resistance.

For England Jamaica was to be the ' dagger pointed at the heart of the Spanish Empire ,' although it was, in fact, a possession of little value then.

Because strategically the possession of the city meant little, the final victory was dependent on the navy.

The first proprietor showed little interest in settlement, sending only the obligatory cattle to settle the island and establish his legtimate possession.

In the end however, Austrian rule made little lasting impact on Sicily and Spanish troops took possession of the island in 1734.

The majority of professional fouls are either holding down the tackled player after a break has been made in order to allow his teammates to reform in defence, interfering in the play when making little or no attempt to return to an onside position, or tackling or impeding the progress of a player not in possession when a try may possibly be scored.

Most of the evidence is stacked against Childers, especially because the National Security Advisor, Bill Sokal, is determined for him to be convicted, and at one point burns a videotape of security camera footage showing that the crowd, including an innocent-looking little girl, had indeed been in possession of weapons, justifying Childers ' actions.

They despised everything but virtue, caring little for their present state of life, and thinking lightly of the possession of gold and other property, which seemed only a burden to them ; neither were they intoxicated by luxury ; nor did wealth deprive them of their self-control ; but they were sober, and saw clearly that all these goods are increased by virtue and friendship with one another, whereas by too great regard and respect for them, they are lost and friendship with them.

And leave Me ( alone to deal with ) those in possession of the good things of life, who ( yet ) deny the Truth ; and bear with them for a little while.

While the Huron did seem to have lands designated for the individual, the significance of this possession may be of little relevance ; the placement of corn storage vessels in the longhouses, which contained multiple families in one kinship group, suggests the occupants of a given longhouse held all production in common.

A one-time pad ( such as PPP, described later ) is a little different but can still be classed as a possession factor.