Sentences with phrase «about the gun control law»

And I'm not necessarily speaking about the gun control law, although given the amount of anger about it I would certainly include it on the list.

Mass shootings have dominated the media in recent months and years, resulting in a heated debate about gun control laws nationwide.

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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.

Take, for instance, Florida's gun laws: A new report from the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence, a gun control nonprofit formerly known as the Legal Community Against Violence, issued a report this month about the astronomical economic cost of Florida's awful gun violence laws.

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.

A Senate Judiciary Committee hearing examined law enforcement agencies» failure to heed multiple warnings about the Parkland school shooter who killed 17 people, as well as the long record of failed gun control measures in Congress.

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.

In the midst of the national conversation about arming teachers and right before high school students around the country walked out to protest gun control laws, a high school teacher...

A couple of weeks ago, law student and Democratic pundit Zerlina Maxwell went on Sean Hannity's Fox News show for a «debate» about gun control.

And the research about the effectiveness of gun controls laws seems mixed at best.

It's like when Americans come to Japan and pretend that their gun control laws (10 gun deaths last year) mean nothing, because they don't understand freedom (Japan is pretty democratic, and unlike the US they use that democracy to vote out their Prine Ministers about every year — pretty sure they understand democracy!).

Later in the day, at a campaign stop in Albany, Molinaro was asked by reporters about New York's gun control laws banning assault weapons.

In it, Zeff defended Mayor Bloomberg for being outspoken about the need for stronger gun control laws in the wake of the Aurora, Colo. shooting.

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.

The Libertarian candidate for Governor says while he's concerned about school shootings, he still thinks New York's gun control laws, known as the SAFE Act, should be repealed.

Trump Opens Door For Gun Confiscation In America It is time for the American people to forget about which party controls Congress and who is in the White House and start standing en masse for the Constitution and Bill of Rights — and against ANY new gun control laws — or the Second Amendment (and the rest of our liberties) will soon be toast.

CROTON - ON - HUDSON — Students in the Hudson Valley and across the nation walked out of class Wednesday morning to raise awareness about strengthening gun control laws.

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.

«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.»

While Mr. Cuomo and his aides made the argument that his support of legalizing same - sex marriage and stricter gun control laws more than cemented his progressive bona fides, many in the WFP remained unconvinced that Mr. Cuomo — who bragged at the State Democratic Convention about how he had slashed taxes — could adequately represent their party's core values.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has been speaking out about the need for national gun control laws in recent days, but Cuomo says he doesn't know when a key provision of New York's own gun safety laws will be enacted.

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.

Mayor Bloomberg walked back his comment about police officers threatening to go on strike in the absence of tougher gun control laws, noting strikes by public employees aren't even legal in New York.

The owner of the Remington Arms factory in upstate New York has finally made a statement about the state's strict gun control laws, calling them unconstitutional, nearly four months after their enactment.

Assemblyman Marc Butler, R - Newport, who opposes gun control laws, was planning to talk about his bill to partially repeal the SAFE Act, which was passed in 2013 following another mass shooting, at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn..

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.

Gibson, a retired Army colonel who says he owns a couple of rifles and occasionally hunts, maintains there are sufficient laws on the books to control guns, and that the issues are more about mental health and public safety.

As New York state passes the first anniversary of the SAFE Act in New York state this week, confusion still reigns for many about the controversial gun control law.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Association of Erie County Governments urgently asks Governor Andrew M. Cuomo & the Legislative leaders to suspend this law as soon as possible and to look at all of the aspects of gun control using the proper legal procedure to bring about a law that will address gun control in a more logical manner, focusing on the real issues related to gun control — a law that will strengthen the effect on public safety and not infringe upon our constitutional rights.

The tragic shooting at a movie theater in Aurora, Colo., on July 20 has reignited a long - running debate about gun control and laws allowing citizens to carry concealed weapons.

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.

An activist and teacher who wants gun control laws was removed from a Miami - area GOP fundraiser after confronting House Speaker Paul Ryan about this week's mass shooting at a Florida school.

Laws about issues like gun control are very important to the state.

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.

That's about the most the city can do, though, because state law prevents local governments from passing gun control ordinances, lest officials face firing and heavy fines.

About one hundred Students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland are traveling to Tallahassee, the state capital, to make a direct appeal to the legislature for gun control laws.

About 100 traveled to Tallahassee to make a direct appeal to the legislature for gun control laws.

President Donald Trump has suggested he's open to new gun control laws, and started a discussion about what lawmakers can do to address mass shootings in the US after he announced his support to ban bump stocks.

As students walked out of schools across the country Wednesday to protest gun violence, a Senate hearing examined law enforcement agencies» failure to heed multiple warnings about the Parkland, Fla., man accused of killing 17 people at a high school, as well as the long record of failed gun control measures in Congress.

TALLAHASSEE — A week after a gunman shot and killed 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, thousands of protesters — including about 100 students from the school — rallied Wednesday inside and outside the Capitol, expressing rage and frustration at lawmakers for not moving swiftly on gun control laws.