Sentences with phrase «abiding gun owners»

But she swiftly sought to minimize any policy differences with the White House, saying: «I know that people are trying to find daylight between President Trump and 5 million law - abiding gun owners.»

«This bill punishes law - abiding gun owners for the criminal acts of a deranged individual,» executive director of the NRA Institute for Legislative Action Chris W. Cox said.

Hence the former Harper government's destruction of the Liberal - created long - gun registry and its vandalism of the data contained therein, plus the Wildrosers» stout defence of the «property rights» of so - called «law - abiding gun owners,» as well as the party's insistence Ottawa leave non-criminal regulation of firearms to the provinces.

If you think this line of argument seems silly, would someone please explain how this law is any different from the proposals of the so - called «gun grabbers» to require law - abiding gun owners to register their weapons, and to restrict the right to ownership of certain kinds of weapons that are clearly designed only to kill human beings on an industrial scale?

When section 102 of the Firearms Act was enacted, granting firearms officers the right to inspect the homes of law - abiding gun owners without warrant or suspicion of an offence, many questioned this seeming violation of privacy and fundamental rights.

The law as drafted forced taxpayers to finance 3 years of incarceration for people who literally pose no threat to anyone: the section would have applied to law - abiding gun owners who happen to step briefly outside the terms of their license in the same way it would to a maniac taking a loaded gun to a daycare center.

This type of legislation would primarily affect law - abiding gun owners.

Just as law - abiding gun owners cause no problems, law - abiding pet owners cause none, either.

The Rockland County Times shares in the community's frustration with the tactics of the Journal News, particularly the seeming attempt to draw a moral link between law abiding gun owners and the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut.

In the wake of the Newtown massacre, the bright lights at Gannett's The Journal News decided it was high time to criminalize ordinary, law - abiding gun owners in the area.

WHEREAS, this legislation imposes far more burdensome regulations upon law abiding gun owners; notably;

«That said, sometimes legislation provokes a discussion and the chance to find a way forward to relieve law - abiding gun owners of burdens that don't have any real impact on keeping people safe,» Little said.

WHEREAS, this legislation has the potential to turn New York State law - abiding gun owners into criminals; and

WHEREAS, this legislation imposes burdensome new regulations upon law abiding gun owners and will curtail the rights of law abiding citizens of this State; and

Astorino accused Cuomo of «demonizing law abiding gun owners» by passing the SAFE Act last year, and said the governor's recent comments about «extreme conservatives» were a message to «New Yorkers of faith that there's no longer a place for them here.»

Sparaco explained, «We have all come together here today in a bipartisan approach to publicly condemn the Journal News for their ill - conceived attempt to criminalize law abiding gun owners in Rockland County.

WHEREAS, requiring law - abiding gun owners to verify ownership of certain types of firearms every five years, in addition to registering them on their permits, which now also must be renewed every 5 years, does not increase the safety of the public and is unnecessarily burdensome to the residents of New York State; and

WHEREAS, there will be significant financial and time impact to the law - abiding gun owners who will now have to renew their pistol permits every 5 years at a cost, and significant financial and time impact to the Counties if they are mandated to become responsible for the 5 year re-certification process; and

WHEREAS, limiting the number of rounds to seven versus ten is arbitrary and capricious; has no correlation to public safety, unfairly burdens law - abiding gun owners; and puts an undue burden on gun manufacturers to retool their manufacturing plants; and

Ball said, «There are literally bills in the State Assembly that direct the state police to go the homes of law - abiding gun owners now, to take, to make illegal the firearms that they have now, to turn those law - abiding gun owners into criminals.

And, in just two days, officials from the Senate and Assembly, along with the governor, forced through a major piece of legislation that, at the end of the day, doesn't address the major problems associated with gun violence but instead impedes on the rights of law abiding gun owners.

«Concealed carry reciprocity is a common - sense reform that reduces confusion for law - abiding gun owners who wish to travel to other concealed - carry states,» Faso said in the statement, adding that out - of - state carriers would have to follow New York state and local prohibitions on weapons in bars, churches, public buildings and other institutions.

The proposal would «give law - abiding gun owners continuity and certainty while traveling,» said Stefanik spokesman Tom Flanagin.

«I am fed up with the media and liberals attempting to politicize tragedies and demonize law - abiding gun owners and conservative Americans every time there is a horrible tragedy,» Tenney said.

Still, they maintain that elements that impede gun ownership needn't apply for law - abiding gun owners across most of the state.

«This case validates a simple, fundamental truth about gun control: that it is possible to have strong laws that keep our communities safe, while at the same time respecting the rights of law - abiding gun owners.»

«I voted against the NY - SAFE Act when it was first proposed and have joined law - abiding gun owners in calling for full repeal of this over-reaching, flawed policy ever since it was rushed into law,» Seward said in a statement.

Adding insult to injury, his hostile political statements and assault on law - abiding gun owners is having a chilling effect.

There are some proposals that demand a «line in the sand» position, namely: abortion expansion, the oxymoron «same sex marriage» and the war on law abiding gun owners (e.g. SAFE).

He said he would sign «changes that reduce the burden on law - abiding gun owners.»

Critics of the legislation, which is among the most strict in the nation, say the law unfairly targets law - abiding gun owners.

Liuni noted that the gun rights groups included many police officers, veterans and responsible, law abiding gun owners who sought to make society safer through gun safety education and advocacy.

Kolb said he voted against the strict gun control measures approved by Cuomo and the Legislature after the Sandy Hook, Connecticut, shootings in 2012, saying they unfairly harm law - abiding gun owners.

We came together, both Democrats and Republicans, to enact strict gun control measures because we fundamentally believed that we could both protect our communities while safeguarding the constitutional rights of law - abiding gun owners in our state.

So when he speaks out about the flaws in the SAFE law, and in favor of New York's law - abiding gun owners, the Governor and the Legislature should listen carefully.

Doran said she is in favor of measures that keep guns out of the hands of criminals and the mentally ill, while respecting the rights of law - abiding gun owners and that's why she supports a ban on military - grade assault - style weapons, strengthening background checks, as well as legislation to stop convicted domestic abusers from having access to guns.

Most Erie County Democratic voters are hard - working, ethnic, traditional, conservative people who believe in common sense ideas like: taxes are too high; criminals belong in jail; police should be respected; law abiding gun owners are not the root of our crime problem; plastic bags should be legal and that life is sacred.

Tenney did not provide any substantiation for her claim, but later issued a statement saying she is «fed up with the media and liberals attempting to politicize tragedies and demonize law - abiding gun owners and conservative Americans every time there is a horrible tragedy.»

«This is the latest evidence that Anthony Brindisi is a phony Albany politician who claims to represent law - abiding gun owners when in reality, he is backed by a gun control group and votes to fund Cuomo's unconstitutional SAFE Act.

If only the SAFE ACT made anyone safer but sadly it didn't because it targeted law abiding gun owners and we all know criminals don't follow the law.

I understand that there are responsible and law abiding gun owners in our country — and I want to respect that — but I hope they understand the stories of my neighborhood and my efforts to stop the shooting.

While speaking at the Austin, Texas, student march for gun control on Saturday actor Matthew McConaughey urged law - abiding gun owners to «take one for the team» and give up their «assault weapons.»

Although the pilot sets up a potentially provocative scenario in which a law - abiding gun owner becomes an object of government suspicion, Shooter ultimately feels diluted and toothless.

In R. v. Nur the result flowed from analysis of a reasonable hypothetical fact pattern, such as the otherwise law - abiding gun owner who would be equally caught by the law.

I don't have much to add to the following video except to say: «I bet the average law - abiding gun owner has said this a thousand times around their dinner table.

Not exact matches

«We recognize and appreciate that the vast majority of gun owners in this country are responsible, law - abiding citizens.

«We support and respect the Second Amendment, and we recognize and appreciate that the vast majority of gun owners in this country are responsible, law - abiding citizens,» Stack wrote.

It's essentially the nations largest get together for gun owners and they won't let law abiding legal gun owners carry guns because someone who's supposedly pro 2A thinks its too «dangerous»?

With 300 million firearms in private hands (one - third of them pistols), the overwhelming majority of gun owners ARE responsible, law - abiding citizens, which is why these horrific massacres are not commonplace, but rather horrific outliers that can never be legislated away (e.g. DC, Chicago, and «Gun Free Zones»).

The massacres by a few crazies are truly tragedies, but millions and millions of law abiding, permit carrying gun owners have not shot anyone.