Sentences with phrase «access to guns»

Research shows that people experiencing a crisis that puts them at risk of suicide are much more likely to survive if they do not have easy access to guns during the crisis.

The authors cite various studies that show that having access to a gun at home increases the propensity to commit a variety of crimes, by about 30 percent among adolescents.

But some faith leaders feel that legal access to guns is part of the solution, not the problem.

You start the game with just the knife but you have access to a gun right at the beginning if you can figure out how to get it.

I think the gap in the logic is about the number of incidents and how rapidly it would rise if everyone had easy access to guns.

They include Oregon, which added a red flag law intending to keep guns from criminals and the mentally ill; New Jersey, which passed a law restricting access to guns for people convicted of domestic violence offenses; and Illinois, which funded gun violence reduction programs.

Finally, before gaining access to the guns in either version of the game you must participate in some form of marketing program, while what this program entails was not elaborated upon, Troedsson did say that there are five programs in total and «completing» one may be as simple as signing up for a newsletter.

Assembly Approves Legislation to Reduce Access to Guns for Individuals at Risk of Harming Themselves or Others

Trump has also bounced from blaming Democrats for not doing enough to act on gun control, to telling a bipartisan group of lawmakers, «I like taking the guns early,» and pivoting away from Republicans on how to limit access to guns when mental illness is a factor.

The White House summit was little more than an effort to sidetrack a true policy discussion on access to guns in the United States, critics argued.

The Broward County Sheriff's Office sought an order to restrict Zachary Cruz from having access to guns by using a new Florida law passed in the aftermath of last month's school massacre.

«Connecticut and Indiana have demonstrated the effectiveness of allowing police to work through the courts to temporarily reduce access to guns when there is strong evidence that someone is at risk of violence, while California and Washington State have taken the critical step of extending their laws to enable family members of someone who may be in crisis to initiate this process.

«This crucial bill would create an Extreme Risk Protection Order that can temporarily restrict a person's access to guns when warning signs indicate that they're likely to use them to harm themselves or others.

Laws that prevent kids from getting access to guns reduce the number of suicides by young people.

Conversely, ease of access to guns at home was associated with suicidality (grades 9 - 12: P <.001) and violence (grades 7 - 8: P <.001; grades 9 - 12: P <.001).

Gun violence has torn up many communities across the country, mainly due to negligence on behalf of local and national government to properly regulate access to guns, ignorance to their constituents» varying situations, and willingness to take money from organizations that very clearly do not have the best intentions for the future of the United States.

In the aftermath of the shootings at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., elected and law enforcement officials ramped up their demands for expanded authority over the mentally ill who pose a danger, although some of the officials never mentioned curbing access to guns.

They also permit a judge to limit a person's access to guns if they are deemed likely to harm themselves or others, known as the Extreme Risk Protection Order.

The SAFE Act made more rifles subject to a state ban on assault weapons, increased sentences for illegal gun possession and required mental health officials to report safety concerns about any patients with access to guns.

Sustained national media attention on the shooting, emotional confrontations between politicians and survivors and their families, as well as a public - opinion shift in favor of stricter gun laws could spur Congress to do something to tighten access to guns.

The Dollar Monopoly is different because it is far larger, far better organized, far better capitalized, and has better access to guns.

«Let me just say if we provided every service that we could and did all that in exemplary fashion, if he can still get access to guns what's the point of all this?»

Isn't this a proof that without access to the gun, the Sandy Hook kids would have survived from the carnage.

The menace of criminals, likewise exploited, is as great as it is because criminals have ready access to guns — thanks to the NRA.

CNN: My Take: It's time for evangelicals to speak up about guns Pastor and author Daniel Darling urges evangelicals to participate in the debate over access to guns, and to acknowledge that there is «no clear - cut Christian position on gun control.»

The records that emerged on Tuesday add up to at least three missed opportunities that might have offered law enforcement a way to stop Kelley from having access to guns long before he slaughtered much of the congregation in the middle of a service.

Mind you I am not advocating unrestricted access to guns.

► David Villanueva - Sgt. Villanueva, who also worked in the NYPD's License Division, was stripped of his gun and badge and placed on modified duty after the US Attorney charged Lichtenstein with bribing officers in the division for access to gun licenses for his friends.

Assemblyman Townsend asked if he could be prosecuted if an unauthorized person obtained access to his gun and Assemblyman Weisenberg unequivocally stated, «to me that would be negligence.»

Preventing access to guns by individuals in crisis who are found to be a danger to themselves or others could prevent incidents of interpersonal gun violence and suicide involving a gun,» said Speaker Heastie.

«What does this say about us as a society if we allow unfettered access to guns?»

The law broadened the definition of banned assault weapons, increased penalties for illegal gun possession, reduced public access to gun permit information and required mental health professionals to report concerns about a gun - owning patient who posed a risk of harming himself or others.

«Access to guns increases risk of suicide, homicide.»

A 2014 review of 16 such studies, published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, came to the same conclusion, again: Access to guns meant higher risk of suicide.

Blocking domestic violence offenders» access to guns seems to cut down on homicides, for example.

NRA released a video ad criticizing the president as an «elitist» and «hypocrite» for trying to limit access to guns while he protects his own children with armed Secret Service agents.

The American Public Health Association, in contrast, issued a statement praising the administration's support for violence research and increased mental health care, noting that» [t] here is an irrefutable link between access to guns and increased homicides.»

Host Michel Martin speaks with Reverend Kenn Blanchard about why he wants his congregation to have wider access to guns.

It's a premise that gets abandoned almost as quickly as it was conceived, though, with a single knife kill occuring after a tiny amount of time before the cast move on to the next level where they have full access to guns again.

Weapons are definitely stronger out here and you seem to have more access to guns and ammo, since bandits are around a lot more now.

The ban worked: A recent systematic review of studies evaluating access to guns and its association with suicide and homicide identified no relevant studies published since 2005.

He added: «This is not about controlling access to guns, it's about improving access to mental health care.»

National PTA also advocates restricting access to guns from persons who may endanger public safety.

«Start focusing on the real reasons we have these problems: It's a combination of easy access to guns, and we [as a society] don't invest in mental health services like we should.

«One year ago today a large majority of Senators, including Democrats and a number of Republicans, came together to support Governor Cuomo's NY SAFE Act — a law that bans assault weapons, protects our first responders and strengthens background checks to prevent criminals and the mentally ill from gaining access to guns,» Wagner said.

Depending on who you ask, a lack of parenting, a lack of respect for life, a lack of adequate access to mental health facilities, an ease of access to guns and even video games have all been brought up as possible factors.

But he says when it comes to limiting access to guns, there needs to be a balance to ensure that everyone has a right to «due process.»

73 % of Democrats say they worry the government won't do enough to regulate access to guns.

Mr. Cuomo kicked off the year with what turned out to be his most significant legislative achievement of the session — a series of measures curbing access to some guns and ammunition.