1.   And the officials warned, often with an urgency that even some NRA members found hyperbolic, that Gore would take steps toward confiscating their weapons once elected.

2.   But Israeli security experts and some Palestinians said the incident showed that the Palestinian Authority had limited ability and limited desire to confiscate weapons.

3.   Confiscating weapons from civilians poses its own difficulties.

4.   Extremists among gun enthusiasts fervently believe some Americans want to confiscate their weapons.

5.   His weapons were confiscated and not returned to him.

6.   In each instance, he said, NATO troops had expelled them from the zones and confiscated their weapons.

7.   In return, at each stage, Palestinians will implement specific security measures, including confiscating illegal weapons, reducing the Palestinian police force and jailing wanted militants.

8.   In the meantime, NATO troops had new confrontations with the group, confiscating weapons and arresting several of its fighters.

9.   Local religious leaders have demanded that the provincial governor instruct the police and the army to confiscate weapons from militia members.

10.   Numerous weapons were confiscated -- including a bayonet, tear gas, a hunting knife, clubs and a metal pipe -- but all criminal charges were quietly dropped.