Sentences with phrase «as gun debate»

Lastly, as the gun debate continues in the USA, now Connecticut has a bill sponsored by Democrat Connecticut State Senator Toni Harp to «To prevent minors from using violent point - and - shoot video games in public arcades and to create a task force to study the effects of violent video games on youth behavior.»

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Delta attempted to paint the move as an apolitical one and an attempt to stay above the fray in the gun debate, which has been reignited after this month's shooting at a high school in Florida.

We've debated the ethics of 3D - printing guns before, so this isn't really a new subject, especially for the «maker» community, which has generally addressed the gun - printing issue by distancing itself as much as possible from the hardcore, gun - printing evangelists like DEFCAD.

We've had the guns versus butter debate for decades, but not as deliberately as we should have, particularly outside the context of government spending.

The teenage survivors of the school shooting in Parkland, Florida, have emerged as the next leaders in the gun control debate.

Both sides of the gun control debate saw this week's decisions by Dick's Sporting Goods, Walmart and Kroger to limit firearms sales as symbolically game - changing.

As the school shooting in Parkland, Fla., stokes the national debate over firearms, it may be easy to overlook another major development in the gun world this week.

Maybe the NRA and its supporters will dismiss our outrage as the «emotional» reaction of people too young to recognize the complexity of the gun debate.

Democrats wasted no time quickly outlining their top three priorities: background checks, the ability to take guns away from those who pose a «clear danger,» and at least a debate on banning assault weapons such as the AR - 15 used at the Florida high school.

On Tuesday night, the state legislature refused to debate an outright ban on assault weapons as students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas watched and cried, but the teenagers» push for change is still expected to bring Florida's first limit on gun access in over a decade, according to CNN.

The teenage survivors of the Florida shooting have emerged as vocal activists in the gun control debate, and corporate America has come under pressure to do something to help.

So here we are as a country, grieving again, and debating what to do about gun violence again, and with no agreed - upon solution again.

Yet Democrats have largely viewed that debate as an attempt to shift focus away from guns — even a cop - out for Republicans.

The familiar response played out as the shooting again cracked open fissures in American politics and culture about guns, a debate that seems ever more entrenched.

Jones» Sandy Hook conspiracy borrows emotional weight from the gun control debate, as he claims that the massacre was orchestrated to strong - arm the public into accepting stricter firearm regulations.

As the debate about gun control reaches a fever pitch, the voices of humility, love and patience often get drowned.

Still, in Albany, the gun debate has mirrored the national discussion on the issue as Republicans have sought measures that would provide more armed school resources officers as well as metal detectors to bolster school safety.

As politicians in Albany and Washington continue to debate gun control, the University of Rochester is taking the topic up itself.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo expressed frustration with his fellow Democrats on the national level for what he characterized as inaction on gun control, two which U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer replied: «The national Democrats are seriously debating it, so for him to say we won't do it is incorrect.

The response to arming teachers as a way to combat school shootings sounds like any other debate about guns.

Killian, has tried to portray herself as a moderate on gun policy, a point she made in the debate FiOS1 News hosted on Tuesday.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo was called out by name on Thursday by National Rifle Association Vice President Wayne LaPierre as the national debate over gun control continues following the death of 17 people at a Florida high school.

Thousands are expected to march through London today to protest against knife and gun crime as it was also revealed only 10 of the capital's 74 MPs attended a debate tabled in the House of Commons on the issue on Thursday.

Among the questions: why would it be bad (in the mayor's view) for Tim Wu, who is to the left of Kathy Hochul, to be LG, how does the mayor square City safety concerns with Hochul's past stances on guns, whether as a past New York City Public Advocate de Blasio supports Tim Wu's idea that the lieutenant governor should act as a statewide public advocate, Hochul's current views on drivers licenses for undocumented immigrants, whether Hochul supports NYC's municipal ID program and why Hochul and Andrew Cuomo have refused to debate their primary opponents.

As investigators continue to figure out the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, the tragedy of Las Vegas is renewing a long - running gun control debate.

The debate over holding a gun show and expo at the Westchester County Center as been reignited in the county executive race between Republican incumbent Rob Astorino and his Democratic challenger, George Latimer.

Washington (CNN)- A recall election in Colorado has shown that the national debate over guns is just as bitterly contested as ever.

The general election race was thrown wide open today as polls showed that Nick Clegg's mould - breaking performance in the first of the televised leaders» debates had dramatically boosted his party's support, prompting the two major parties to vow to train their guns on its «eccentric, surprising» policies.

Klein, who is 54, has not responded to Gay City News» requests for comment — either during the legislative session or now as the primary campaign is winding up — but in a recent debate on NY1 defended his progressive credentials by pointing to his key role in enacting the governor's new gun control law early last year and in funding pre-K education this year.

Whether there are dangers to being listed as owning a gun when you don't, is up for debate, but anyone would feel strange about their house being noted on a map for information that doesn't even apply to them.

Casino gambling and New York's new gun law, the SAFE Act, have emerged as two issues in Albany sparking a good deal of debate this session.

Our U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer called the federal gun control amendments about to be debated by the Senate as a «thoughtful» compromise, a «sweet spot» for a bitterly divided Congress.

(WBEN) As the debate over guns in America continues to percolate across the country, Congressman Brian Higgins wants to see congressional hearings to try and craft a bill that perhaps Republicans and Democrats could both support.

As is common in the aftermath of many mass shootings in the U.S., the tragic loss of life was closely followed by heated debate surrounding the country's gun laws.

Lawmakers in Congress reportedly debated whether to abandon a longstanding provision that prohibits the CDC from advocating or promoting gun control, which has been interpreted widely as a ban on gun researchfunded or conducted by the CDC.

The NRA has cynically framed the debate as a choice between banning all guns and doing nothing.

Rather than debate individual responsibility, gun control, American domestic and foreign policy and civil disobedience (as Millar did), it all comes down to Cap doing everything he can to help his incredibly guilty - seeming best friend.

Whether Under the Gun will have an effect on the debate or if it will just be seen as one side's biased account is yet to be seen, but the impact of it and the other gun - related films could do for gun control what The House I Live In did for America's awareness of drug sentencing.

Cultural critics were busying themselves with lily - livered debates over the moral quandaries of Violence as Stylish Accessory in the wake of Pulp Fiction, fretting that good American audiences couldn't take a little gun - brandishing.

Students and teachers hugged and cried as they returned under heavy police guard to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High for the first time since a teenager with an assault rifle killed 17 people and thrust the huge Florida school into the center of a renewed national gun debate.

Folks should know that one of the primary sources Michael relies upon is Max Eden's research which I've debunked elsewhere, and who most recently has in my opinion been making outlandish and exploitive statements about the school shootings, in part to change the framework away from a gun control debate as he describes starting around the 13:50 mark.

Utah Legislature will tackle high - profile issues Politics» While the state budget and public education will dominate discussions as usual, lawmakers are expected to debate tougher ethics laws, weaker gun - control laws.

As a national debate continues to simmer over the best methods for protecting students from gun violence, a state senator from Southern California points out that a large number of school districts are failing to develop or update school safety plans — as required by laAs a national debate continues to simmer over the best methods for protecting students from gun violence, a state senator from Southern California points out that a large number of school districts are failing to develop or update school safety plans — as required by laas required by law.

For artists tackling today's hot topics like immigration, marriage equality and the enduring debates over abortion and gun rights, «This Will Have Been» exhibits crucial evidence of artists» contributions to the struggles of an era as troubled as our own.

The fact is that until May, the other big guns in the forecast debate did not have as active a season coming s I had put out in February.

Nurse, like his predecessors, had entered the climate debate with guns blazing, though not blazing quite as ferociously.

There's heavy security at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School as classes resumed for the first time since 17 students and teachers were killed by a teenager with an AR - 15, thrusting them into the center of the nation's gun debate.

YouTube has emerged as an important node in the national debate around gun violence and gun reform following the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, in February.

But as the healing effort begins, one question is whether Google and other Silicon Valley companies will be even more vocal in the ongoing national debate over gun control.

As American society has become more polarized in recent years, the debate over gun control has reflected this reality, with leaders and lawmakers on both sides firmly entrenched in their positions.