His great-grandfather, Epitacio Martinez, was used for target practice by the Texan gang before Baca arrived.
The building had an adjacent shooting range, for target practice, but it was primarily a place for social gatherings.
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Six days shalt thou labour and do all thy work, and on the seventh thou shalt do target practice.
Most mornings, federal, state, and local law-enforcement agencies, as well as private security firms, rent out the ranges for training and target practice.
Politicians and lawyers have been using this industry for target practice.
The ship's snipers and machine gunners were given the honour and some impromptu target practice eventually led to an explosion and the pirate boat going under.
Target Practice, which is designed to teach you about the nature of weapons, has you race against the clock while aiming to hit your competitors 30 times.
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Fearful that one of their own will do the same, Afghan commanders have banned foreign trainers from Afghan firing ranges where live bullets are used in target practice.
But the five sailors in "Target Practice, USS Peleliu, " honing their marksmanship on the deck of an assault ship, could be actors on stage in a macabre play.
Nonetheless, some Americans hang on to their weapons because they enjoy hunting or target practice, or live in places with too many wild animals or too few policemen.
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While many suburban and urban areas work to keep guns out of the hands of children, it's not uncommon for youths in rural areas to own guns for target practice and hunting.
But some neighbors noted that the Paugussett State Forest, a few blocks from Ms. Lanza's home, was frequented by hunters during hunting season and appeared occasionally to be used for target practice.
United strikers Feeney and Sandaza even looked unconvincing during some half-time target practice and, after the restart, the Northern Irishman volleyed high and wide after the ball broke for him 15 yards out.
Apparently, Elvis used television sets as target practice.
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"It is absolutely reprehensible that a high-ranking member of the Port Canaveral Police, sworn to protect and serve Floridians, would use the image of a dead child as target practice, " Crump said in a statement.
The shooting sports website AmmoLand responded by posting a PETA drone practice target for readers to use at the shooting range.
Reynolds Tobacco Company in a commercial speech case filed by the Federal Trade Commission which challenged their use of the cartoon character, Joe Camel, as an unfair trade practice to target children with the fun-loving character.
So, the FOMC reverted to its prior practice of controlling money through its target Federal Funds rate.
Because it can help you get a better idea of whether or not your practice and your resources match your target audience and your business plan.
The only action roughly comparable was the October 1979 decision to target the money supply directly and end the practice of targeting money indirectly by focusing on interest rates.
Surprisingly, the final factor for the ability of a practice to become an ensemble is the size of its typical (target) client.
The Bundesbank, in line with its own practice over the past 25 years, favoured a money-supply target, in which interest rates are changed to keep monetary growth within a specified range.
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Prueher's decision that no nuclear target planners would be assigned to the Pacific Command staff, a dramatic departure from previous practice.
In his ruling, Judge Sanders swatted aside free-speech arguments, saying the Texas statute prohibiting the unauthorized practice of law is "content-neutral" because it doesn't target the expression of any particular opinion.
It also means that the volume of reductions that will actually be achieved in practice is much smaller, supposing any reduction at all will be achieved by the target date of 2008-12.
However, he only arrived in England around 1500 BST on Thursday after a long flight from Lahore via Karachi and Dubai and believes he needs several more days of practice, citing the third Test at The Oval, starting on 18 August, as a more likely target.
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