Sentences with phrase «approved gun restrictions»

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.

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That such a gun - friendly state adopted any firearm restrictions represents a sea change, even more so as the restrictions were drafted and approved in a matter of three weeks, after a bipartisan vote and the signature of a Republican governor likely to be on the ballot later this year as a Senate candidate.

The state Legislature passed and Cuomo approved this March its first piece of gun control legislation since the SAFE Act was approved, a measure that tightens restrictions on gun ownership for those convicted of misdemeanor domestic violence.

The 2nd amendment, as interpreted by SCOTUS, grants to individuals the right to bear arms (guns), but the right of the government to place reasonable restrictions on the types of weapons, how they operate and limitations on restrictions of the type of ammunition, or the extent of the firepower of those weapons, have been clearly approved.