Sentences with phrase «for gun manufacturers»

Just as the NRA was «unmasked» by the recent events in Connecticut and shown to be nothing but a lobbyist for gun manufacturers... events will continue to take place in nature that will give those that want to fight against climate change a little more momentum.

I am particularly heartened by her push to repeal legal immunity for gun manufacturers and dealers.»

«The majority of our country supports change, and 92 % of Americans support universal background checks, but unfortunately powerful lobbyists for gun manufacturers have some politicians scared to do what they know is right.»

it's a lose - lose scenario except for the gun manufacturers who play both sides of the fence.

Stock prices for gun manufacturers also tend to rise after mass shootings, likely because the debate over gun control heats up and rekindles fears from gun owners.

Richard Feldman, a former NRA lobbyist, told Newsweek that such trust has resulted in a classic supply - and - demand predicament for gun manufacturers: Without fear of a supply crunch, the demand drops.

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Background checks are a strong proxy for monthly gun sales, whose figures manufacturers do not publicly release.

The private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management bought the company in 2007 for $ 118 million and rolled it up with other gun manufacturers into a conglomerate called Freedom Group.

Diane Zappas, a spokeswoman for PNC Financial Services Group, said that the company, which is «continuing to consider these issues,» had discouraged new loans to gun manufacturers since 2013 and had «very limited exposure» to clients that manufacture AR -15-style rifles like the kind used in the Parkland shooting.

During the question - and - answer session, a shareholder asked Moynihan how much business the bank was giving up because of its decision to stop lending to manufacturers of military - style guns sold for civilian use.

After Sunday's mass shooting in Orlando, New York Stock Exchange stock prices for Smith & Wesson and Sturm, Ruger & Co. — two major gun manufacturers — both had risen by more than 10 percent combined, according to Vox.

Some venerable and respected manufacturers, such as Ithaca, are now producing special riot guns for the public, and even shorter - barrel models for the police and military.

The package of bills also allows victims of gun violence to sue the firearms manufacturer for negligence, said Sen. Jamaal Bailey.

As a trustee of the City's largest public pension fund, I have repeatedly called for the divestment of all public pension dollars from gun retailers and manufacturers, and I am encouraged by the Mayor's call today to divest from assault weapon manufacturers.

Public Advocate Letitia James Supports Call for Divestment from Assault Weapon Manufacturers As we mourn tragedy after tragedy caused by guns, New York City must take a powerful stand against companies that contribute to carnage and violence across our nation.

Mr. Sanders, representing a rural, gun - loving state, voted against the 1993 Brady Bill and for a federal law granting weapons manufacturers immunity from lawsuits by shooting victims.

Assemblywoman Grace Meng, a Queens Democrat, faulted the National Rifle Association and Republicans in the state Legislature for blocking a bill to require gun manufacturers to use bullet microstamping technology.

ALBANY — Rob Astorino, the Republican Westchester County executive who is marching toward a run for governor, criticized the incumbent Governor Andrew Cuomo for standing idly by as a gun manufacturer expanded into Alabama, and for offering college credit for state prison inmates.

Clinton also has slammed him for a Senate vote he cast in 2005 to protect gun manufacturers from prosecution in gun - related crimes.

Like Clinton, Cuomo tore into Sanders for voting against the Brady bill and for his vote to shield gun manufacturers from liability for mass shootings.

The proponents of the bill know this, they want to use this as a means to keep legal gun owners from obtaining guns as no gun manufacturer will go through the expense of making guns just for New York.

So it's not the evil gun manufacturers funding NRA lobbying that's responsible for the lack of successful gun control legislation.

The trouble, at least for New York state: The gun manufacturer, currently based in Rockland County, is expanding across the border in Pennsylvania, and in the process will be moving its headquarters out of the Empire State.

Several times in recent weeks he also has attacked Clinton's closest Democratic primary rival, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, for his vote to back a bill that granted gun manufacturers immunity from lawsuits.

He has attacked Sanders for voting for a bill pushed by then - President George W. Bush that gave gun manufacturers immunity from lawsuits.

DiNapoli and previous comptrollers have used the fund as a vehicle for social change in the past, divesting funds from South Africa during the apartheid era, and from tobacco companies, as well as freezing and then ending investments in guns manufacturers after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.

Always follow proper safety guidelines and all manufacturers» instructions for the firearm and gun safe.

GelSight might find its true home outside the lab, in providing quality control for manufacturers and perhaps helping forensic investigators, since the patterns left on bullet casings by guns, easily visible with the device, can help pinpoint what weapon was used in a crime.

The company Van De Merwe works for, MNU, has been handing alien affairs for years — it's also the planet's second biggest weapons manufacturer and would love to figure out how to make the aliens» guns work.

The wife of a gun manufacturer is held hostage in an elaborate plot by a man seeking revenge for the death of his daughter in a high school shooting incident.

Miss Sloane Rated R for language and some sexuality Rotten Tomatoes Score: 71 % In this box office dud, Jessica Chastain is a high power Washington lobbyist who tries to force through a bill that would enact common - sense gun regulations, only to find herself in the battle of her life as she fights the gun manufacturers.

Except she does apparently draw one ethical line in the sand, risking her entire career in an early scene by laughing down a powerful gun manufacturer's bid for a more «lady» - friendly NRA agenda.

Unlike tobacco companies, which want to get more kids to smoke, and gun manufacturers, who want to sell more automatic weapons, a third grade teacher wants more money for school supplies and school funds to reduce overcrowding of classes.

All those manufacturers are gunning for us, so we know we've got to be completely 100 % every lap, every pit stop, every decision on strategy.

But with the reality of mass shootings in the U.S., and particularly the mass shooting at a high school in Parkland, this could prove to be an inflection point for gun control, with companies and investors taking up the cause while gun manufacturers begin to feel the impact of the socially responsible philosophy of investing with your conscience.

Players travel through a vast complex constructed by a group of respected gun manufacturers aiming to show the world the virtues of guns for the common man.

EA won't pay arms manufacturers for licensed digital replicas of their guns and war paraphernalia in its action games - Battlefield 4 - this year.

Gun shop owner Knowing that we apply common sense to other issues in our society, specifically like holding irresponsible people accountable for their actions when they drink and drive and kill somebody, and we do that without restricting control of cars and cells phones to the rest of us, the good guys, why then do you and Hillary want to control and restrict and limit gun manufacturers, gun owners and responsible use of guns and ammunition to the rest of us, the good guys, instead of holding the bad guys accountable for their actions?

Environmental activists and gun control advocates have been calling for colleges and other institutions to withdraw investments in oil companies and gun manufacturers.

We obtained $ 1.5 million for a client who rear - ended a truck that had a defectively designed underride guard, and we brought the first cases in the country against gun manufacturers for their failure to make their guns childproof.

An Appellate Court in New York recently ruled that gun manufacturers and distributors can be liable for crimes committed with firearms they sold.

In an op - ed for The New York Times titled «Stop Shielding Gun Makers,» firm chairman Brad Karp and litigation partner Chris Boehning discuss the statutory immunity of gun manufacturers and the problems this poses in reducing gun violence.

We also brought the first cases in the country against gun manufacturers for their failure to make their guns childproof.

The court's opinion in the case, O'Neal v. Remington Arms Company, held that the plaintiff submitted enough proof of negligence on the part of the gun manufacturer for the case to proceed towards trial.

In an op - ed for The New York Times titled «Stop Shielding Gun Makers,» firm chairman Brad Karp and litigation partner Chris Boehning discuss the statutory immunity of gun manufacturers and the problems this poses in reducing gun...

In a Mashable review of the OnePlus One, Tech Times managing editor Brian Heater praised it as «spiffy» for its sleek design and called it «more than just a good phone; it's a statement on the state of the industry and a window of insight into a future where a brand - new phone manufacturer can take on the big guns less than a year into its existence.»

He also attacked David Hogg, another shooting survivor, as a «bald - faced liar» for comments he made on CNN in which Hogg said the leader of the National Rifle Association was working with gun manufacturers to control Congress.

Perhaps listening to the cries of our youth pleading for reasonable changes instead of suggesting policies that would increase stock prices of gun manufacturers would be the way to go.

With other manufacturers pushing into pricier brackets, the Moto G5 sticks to its # 169 guns and delivers a fairly knock - out performance for the price point.

YouTube has suspended the channel for Florida - based gun manufacturer Spike's Tactical, stating that «YouTube doesn't allow content that encourages or promotes violent or dangerous acts that have an inherent risk of serious physical harm or death.»