Sentences with phrase «about gun control with»

Last month, Stankevich's closed - door conversation about gun control with Collins in Washington, D.C. prompted criticism from McMurray who said he should not have accepted the meeting.

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A roundup of gun control and violence studies by writer German Lopez at Vox shows Americans represent less than 5 % of the world population but possess nearly 50 % of the world's civilian - owned guns, police are about three times more likely to be killed in states with high gun ownership, countries with more guns see more gun deaths, and states with tighter gun control laws see fewer gun - related deaths, among other sobering statistics.

Under the rallying cry #NeverAgain, dozens of students and staff who survived the Florida school shooting departed earlier Tuesday for the Capitol, where they hope to speak with lawmakers Wednesday about school safety and gun control.

Survivors have taken to social media to make loud calls for gun control, which have been met with abuse and the spread of misinformation about the teenagers online.

«He knows he has to do something,» said another person who has spoken with Trump about the issue, who said the president seemed open to stricter gun control but had not decided what it would look like.

On any given day, he may or may not express the policy views associated with the American right — he will muse about raising taxes on hedge funds, or passing gun control into law, or slapping deep tariffs on foreign steel.

Asked about mass shootings more broadly, the public says by a roughly 2 to 1 margin that they reflect problems identifying and treating people with mental health problems rather than inadequate gun control laws.

Republicans fall for it because the have no real connection with most Americans... the need it to get control of the country... Christians fall for it because they use the black and white issue of abortion and gay and lesbian marriage... while completely ignore the harvest field of the Muslim world because they have guns adn will kill you if yo uso much as fart while Muhammad is takign a dump... there's billion Muslims and very few Christians willin to go there... it's obvious a job for a million Christians a real million man and woman army willin gto die for Jesus Christ and stop talkign all the time about abortin abortion abortion and the gay thisn and anythinng else..

My problem with gun control is not about others choosing for themselves what is best... it is about others choosing for ME what is best.

Hard conversations are coming, perhaps legislation, around gun control, about hatred, racism, religion, about our culture's glorification of violence, our nationalism, and the divisions between us, yes, those conversations need to happen, but not just now: now is the time for grieving, now is the time for loving, for burying, for mourning with those who mourn, for gathering humanity together, and for compassion.

Cares enormously about children in resettlement camps, who must drink water to fill their stomachs because there is no food; he cares about shivering women at Nyanga whose flimsy plastic shelters are being destroyed by police; He cares that the influx control system together with Bantunization are destroying black family life not accidentally but by deliberate government policy; He cares that people die mysteriously in detention; He cares that something horrible is happening in this country when a man will often mow down his family before turning the gun on himself; He cares that life seems so dirt cheap (cited in Maimela 1986:43).

here is the true story and link with links to what he said and its close to what I post http://www.snopes.com/politics/guns/scott.asp you can also read what Byrl Phillips Taylor said about gun control.

He sent a letter to Donald Trump about gun control, held a conference call with Sen. Amy Klobuchar about election security, rallied with Al Gore against offshore drilling and, of course, started picking on de Blasio again.

But news that Nixon is talking to Bill Hyers, who managed de Blasio's 2013 election, and Rebecca Katz, a former special adviser to the mayor, sent Cuomo into a tizzy Wednesday: He sent President Donald Trump a letter pushing for gun control and he emailed supporters about women's rights, all while grappling with a major snowstorm.

The former New York City mayor, who's adamant about his political independence and gives to Republicans and Democrats who align with positions he wants, comes into Election Day having donated more than $ 65 million — overwhelmingly to issue campaigns for local gun control and soda tax measures, but also to 18 individual candidates.

All of this is separate from issues about what is moral, and what is right, but New York, California, and other places with stringent gun laws are frequently and repeatedly sued over them, California is currently a hotbed of lawsuits over the raft of gun control bills Jerry Brown signed recently.

Parkland students met with lawmakers Friday in the nation's capital about gun control legislation.

Based on the number of questions that come up about gun control (c.f. Has gun violence decreased in states with open carry laws?

We talk with a constitutional law expert and a gun control advocate about the issue.

County clerks across the state are seeking an emergency meeting with Cuomo and other leaders about a Jan. 31 deadline for re-certifying handgun licenses under the 2013 SAFE Act gun control law.

After an NYPD officer was shot and killed by a suspect with a gun illegally transported into the state, Bratton went off on a tirade about Congress when asked to identify a piece of gun control legislation he believed could pass the Republican - led congress.

Congressman Brian Higgins, when pressed about the gun control debate, suggested lawmakers need to hold formal hearings in order to come up with a smart, reasonable and genuine response to gun violence.

Malloy also took issue with Christie's decision not to meet with the families of some Newtown shooting victims about a New Jersey gun control bill.

In today's Congressional Corner, Alan Chartock speaks with Congresswoman Elizabeth Esty from Connecticut's 5th District about responsible gun control.

One hundred students from the Parkland high school met with legislators at the state Capitol to talk about gun control on February 21.

Molinaro, however, reframed some of the more hot - button issues when asked about them, like gun control, saying he's concerned with the root causes of violence.

She argued that her vote actually puts her in a better position to negotiate with her colleagues about «common sense amendments» that should be made to the gun control law.

In a big interview with the Washington Post about gun control, Mayor Michael Bloomberg portrayed his opponents as extremists who rile their base with false stories about government plans to seize people's guns.

In the Senate, a string of Democrats introduced hostile amendments, trying to force a vote on issues — like gun control and early voting — that had fallen out of budget negotiations in recent days, and their remarks mixed anger over the lack of action with wisecracks about the late hour.

With the Las Vegas shooting fresh in mind, callers had questions about gun control.

Asked about the governor's increasing national focus, spokesman Richard Azzopardi responded with a laundry list of the governor's accomplishments: his successful drives for marriage equality, gun control, paid family leave, a $ 15 minimum wage and free tuition at state colleges and universities.

WAMC's David Guistina talks with Mike Spain of the Times Union about a federal appeals court upholding the constitutionality of the SAFE Act as well as Connecticut's post-Newtown gun control law, Uber fighting to bring ride sharing into the Capital Region, and New Yorkers found to overwhelmingly prefer dogs to cats.

When he was asked pointedly about Hochul's support for the Second Amendment, de Blasio, who is grappling with a recent increase in shootings, implied gun control should be taken up on the federal level and said, «I don't expect to agree with every candidate on every issue, but I do know we're moving in the right direction.»

Yelling into echo chambers, like narrow - cast web sites and cable TV, about issues such as gun control, instead of engaging in conversations with those who disagree, has led each of us to spin toward extreme views

And then you just shift yourself out of that Fight or Flight, and if you can control your nervous system a little bit better with your mind, that's gonna help you because everybody's gonna get exposed to similar forms of stress issue, but if you have built up yourself, whether that's with the supplements that we talked about, or whether that's with a mindfulness practice and you have the ability to disengage the trigger so to speak at this loaded gun — that you're gonna disengage — you know, not gonna pull the trigger of that Fight or Flight, you're gonna be a lot more powerful that someone else who's gonna break under a stressful time.

When her big firm boss (Sam Waterston) tries to strong arm her into working with the NRA to quash the proposed gun - control legislation... encouraging her to «get women excited about guns»... she quickly takes her competitive nature (and most of her staff) to the opposition, resulting in escalated political warfare.

A gun - control and battle of the sexes satire about females in Chicago who vow to abstain from sex with their men until a peace treaty is brokered, it's a bold but iffy movie that doesn't always work.

For those worried about being at the mercy of the RNG gods though, fear not, SteamWorld Heist focuses on action orientated gameplay with you in complete control of aiming your guns and taking down enemies.

But beyond foreign affairs, this is likely to be an election about profound differences on questions like the Affordable Care Act, gun control, Planned Parenthood, and taxes — with limited attention to the ins and outs of federal programs.

ORIGINAL STORY: About 100 students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School poured into the state Capitol this morning to call for tighter gun control laws in the wake of last week's massacre on their school campus, where they met with lawmakers and planned to join with college students for a noon rally.

I found the fact that King released an essay on gun control and then wrote a plot about a man who barrels into a crowd of people with his car to kill as many as possible a little too coincidental.

«If you're meeting with Joe Biden about gun control, you're stating that you are part of the problem, and therefore, you are part of the problem.»

Remotely controlling one of three randomly generated gun - toting agents, each of them have varying skills and abilities, such as hacking or dealing extra damage, while you go about the place blowing your enemies to bits and looting bigger and badder weapons to do it with.

Artist Danny Lyon speaks with Representative John Lewis about his lifelong advocacy of civil liberties and his current leadership on issues including gun control and voting rights.

Original post As details emerge about Omar Mateen, the man authorities have identified as the attacker behind the worst mass shooting in United States history, it's impossible not to be shaken by the dark resonance with a scenario President Obama laid out earlier this month in responding to a gun owner who criticized his and Hillary Clinton's positions on gun control during a PBS town - hall - style event.

Something about carrying guns and having to use them, dealing with out of control people and putting themselves at risk in -LSB-...]

TALLAHASSEE — About 50 students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School met with lawmakers Tuesday, telling their stories of last week's shooting that left 17 dead in the hope legislators will pass new gun control laws.

TALLAHASSEE, FL - FEBRUARY 21: Sen. Lauren Book (D - FL) introduces students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School who shared their experiences and plans of action with Florida lawmakers about gun control at the Florida State Capitol building on February 21, 2018 in Tallahassee, Florida.

Jose Iglesias, 17, and Isabelle Robinson, 17, both Marjory Stoneman Douglas students, wait with their classmates for their bus to leave for Tallahassee where students plan to have discussions with Florida legislators about gun control.

Cameron Kasky, 17 and Jaclyn Corin, 17, make announcments from a car rooftop before fellow Marjory Stoneman Douglas students board buses to Tallahassee to speak with Florida legislators about gun control.