Sentences with phrase «age for gun purchases»

At various points, Trump embraced arming teachers, strengthening background checks, raising the minimum age for gun purchases and forgoing due process to seize weapons from mentally disturbed people.

Walmart, the country's largest private - sector employer, announced on Wednesday that it would immediately raise the minimum age for gun purchases to 21.

Its CEO went even further by calling for a government ban on assault - style weapons, high - capacity magazines and bump stocks, increasing the minimum age for gun purchases, requiring expanded universal background checks, and closing the gun show loophole.

While I applaud the multi-pronged approach including raising the age for gun purchases to 21, implementing a mandatory 3 day waiting period, better background checks, increased funding for mental health services, adding more SROs to campuses, et cetera, I firmly do not believe that arming teachers in schools should be part of the solution.

Schumer also appeared to reject the idea of raising the minimum age for gun purchases to 21, noting that without universal background checks, there would be ways around any age restrictions.

The bill would change the minimum age for all gun purchases to 21 from 18 — a provision that would have prohibited the Parkland gunman, Nikolas Cruz, 19, from legally buying the rifle he used in his massacre.

The Senate Rules committee met Monday met to consider raising the age for gun purchases to 21 and to impose a three - day waiting period for all gun sales.

And retailers are already forcing the issue: Companies like Dick's, Walmart and Kroger have raised the age for gun purchases on their own.

Not exact matches

He also laid out four other measures for Congress to consider: preventing people on the no - fly list from purchasing firearms, subjecting every gun buyer to a full background check, banning high - capacity magazines, and increasing the minimum age requirement to buy a rifle to 21.

Under federal law, long guns like the semiautomatic AR -15-style assault rifle used by the Florida gunman can be bought from licensed dealers by people as young as 18, while the minimum age for handgun purchases is 21.

A few Republicans have expressed veiled support for some type of age increase for long - gun purchases.

Along with the possibility of raising the age for purchasing a gun, the commission will study the effects of factors such as violent video games that contribute to what DeVos called a «culture of violence» in U.S. schools.

Republican leaders in the House and Senate say they will consider proposals including raising age restrictions for gun purchases and the red - flag bill regarding temporarily taking away someone's guns if they are deemed a threat to others.

The law increased the age to purchase a firearm to 21, instituted a three - day waiting period, and created a system for police to petition to remove guns from someone deemed a threat.

Powerful budget committees in the State House and Senate signed off on a package of bills on Tuesday that would raise the minimum age to purchase a firearm to 21 from 18, mandate a three - day waiting period for most gun purchases, and increase funding for school safety measures and access to mental health care.

The company is also pressing the government to enact gun - reform measures, including a ban on assault - style weapons, high - capacity magazines and bump stocks; raising the minimum age to 21 for gun purchasing; universal background checks that include scrutiny of mental - health information and previous run - ins with the law; and an end to the background - check loophole for gun show and private sales.

The proposal (SB 7026) would raise the minimum age from 18 to 21 and require a three - day waiting period for people purchasing rifles and other long guns, requirements that already apply to buying handguns.

Sen. Bill Galvano, a Republican and the incoming Florida senate president, said the state Senate was preparing a package that would include raising the age to purchase any firearm to 21, creating a waiting period for purchasing any type of firearm, banning bump stocks that can enable semi-automatic guns to spray bullets quickly and creating gun - violence restraining orders.

Congress hasn't taken action on gun control, and President Trump, who initially supported a higher age limit for purchasing assault rifles, later backed off, putting forward a plan that included a proposal to arm teachers instead.

In the weeks after the massacre in Parkland, Democratic governors in the Northeast have created a gun task force, and Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) and other Republican lawmakers have called for raising the minimum age for purchasing rifles to 21.

The bump stock ban is among several proposals Trump has made to tighten gun controls after the Florida shooting, such as improving reporting to the background check system and raising the legal age for purchasing assault - style weapons from 18 to 21.

Trump asked Sen. Pat Toomey, a Pennsylvania Republican who's worked on a bill to strengthen background checks for gun purchases, whether he left out a proposal to raise the gun purchasing age to 21 out of his measure because senators are «afraid of the NRA.»

The Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Act, named for the high school where 19 - year - old Nikolas Cruz used an AR - 15 to kill 17 students and school officials, raises Florida's minimum age for purchasing guns to 21, requires a three - day waiting period for firearms purchases, bans the sale of bump stocks, and, controversially, sets aside $ 67 million to arm teachers.

Dubbed the «Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Act,» or SB 7026, the sweeping proposal provides for stricter gun control laws, including a three - day waiting period to buy any firearm, and a new age limit — 21 (up from 18)-- for firearms purchases, along with an all - out ban on bump stocks.

After weeks of debate, lawmakers approved a bill that would impose a three - day waiting period for most purchases of long guns and raise the minimum age for purchasing those weapons to 21.

During a CNN town hall the night before, Rubio signaled support for raising the age to buy a rifle or shotgun to 21 and for tighter background checks for gun purchases.

In Tallahassee, state House representatives on Wednesday debated a bill that would raise the age to buy a firearm from 18 to 21, require a three - day waiting period for most gun purchases and ban the sale or possession of bump - fire stocks.

Shortly after Governor Rick Scott signed off on a three - day mandatory waiting period and minimum age requirement for all gun purchases of 21, Florida Republican Congressman Ron DeSantis took to Fox News.

And in Vermont, Republican Gov. Phil Scott banned bump stocks; limited the size of magazines; expanded background checks for gun purchases; and the raised the minimum age to purchase firearms to 21.

State lawmakers approved a bill increasing mental health funding, establishing protocols for removing guns from people deemed mentally unfit and increasing the purchase age and wait times.

Orlando businessman and Democratic candidate for governor Chris King was in Tallahassee Monday on the eve of a critical House vote on a bill that could increase the age limit for gun purchases, provide additional funding for mental health and other issues in the wake of a mass shooting at a South Florida High School.

The National Rifle Association is suing the state over newly approved gun restrictions that mandate a three - day waiting period for gun purchases and raise the buying age from 18 to 21 for most people.

The bill would ban the sale of rifles and long guns to youths under age 21, require a three day waiting period for the purchase of such guns, ban the sale of bump stocks, and create a voluntary program to train and arm certain school employees.

Permits trained school employees to carry concealed weapons in school, raises the age requirement for gun purchases from 18 to 21, imposes a three - day waiting period for rifles and other long guns, allows police to seize weapons from those who pose a danger to themselves and others, and bans the sale of bump stocks.

Sen. Bill Galvano, a Republican and the incoming Florida Senate president, said the state Senate was preparing a package that would include raising the age to purchase any firearm to 21, creating a waiting period for purchasing any type of firearm, banning bump stocks that can allow semi-automatic guns to spray bullets quickly and creating gun - violence restraining orders.

The new legislation raises the minimum age to buy rifles from 18 to 21, extends a three - day waiting period for handgun purchases to include long guns and bans bump stocks that allow guns to mimic fully automatic fire.

The proposal (SB 7026) would raise the minimum age from 18 to 21 and require a three - day waiting period for people purchasing rifles and other long guns, requirements that already apply to buying handguns.

In Tallahassee, state House representatives on Wednesday debated a bill that would raise the age to buy a firearm from 18 to 21, require a three - day waiting period for most gun purchases and ban the sale or possession of bump - fire stocks.

Nevertheless, the bill raises the minimum age to buy rifles from 18 to 21, extends a three - day waiting period for handgun purchases to include long guns and bans bump stocks, which allow guns to mimic fully automatic fire.

The legislation would raise the age requirement for long gun purchases to 21, require a three day waiting limit, outlaw bump stocks (after - market rapid fire attachments) and allow police to temporarily confiscate firearms owned by the mentally unhinged.

President Trump — who says he'll support stricter background checks and age requirements for gun purchases — plans to talk to the nation's governors about it Monday when they get together at the White House.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - A Florida House committee responded to the Parkland school shootings by approving a bill that would raise the minimum age to buy any gun, require a three - day waiting period for rifle purchases and create a program that could allow some teachers to carry concealed weapons in the classroom.

State lawmakers also raised the minimum age limit to buy all firearms to 21, banned bump stocks and extended the waiting period for purchasing all guns to three days.

Though it wouldn't ban assault weapons as the students had advocated, and it would regrettably arm school personnel, it does raise the minimum age for purchase to 21, impose a three - day wait on gun purchases and bans bump stocks.

It spread a smile on his face to hear that state Sen. Lauren Book, D - Plantation, mentioned him by name on the floor of the Senate on March 5, when she announced her support for the new age requirement to purchase a semi-automatic gun.

Federal law includes several different age limits for gun purchases.

NRA spokeswoman Dana Loesch, interviewed on ABC's «This Week» on Sunday, said the gun lobby does not believe the age for purchases should be raised from 18.

The bill raises the minimum age to buy rifles from 18 to 21, extends a three - day waiting period for handgun purchases to include long guns and bans bump stocks, which allow guns to mimic fully automatic fire.

Republican leaders in the House and Senate say they will consider proposals including raising age restrictions for gun purchases and the red - flag bill regarding temporarily taking away someone's guns if they are deemed a threat to others.

Both the House and Senate versions of the new gun bill call for the age requirement to purchase a gun in Florida be raised to 21.