Sentences with phrase «as background checks for all gun purchases»

She is pushing for common - sense legislation such as background checks for all gun purchases.

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Protesters are demanding protection from gun violence, including a ban on assault weapons such as the rifle used in Parkland, a prohibition on high - capacity magazines that let killers shoot long bursts without reloading, and more effective background checks for gun purchases.

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.

The new Organizing For Action, the successor organization to Obama's 2012 grassroots army, turns its fire on Republican Congressmembers over gun - purchase background checks, as first reported by USA Today.

Proponents of expanding background checks for gun purchases formally kicked off a campaign in Maine — one of two key national races this year pitting a group co-founded by billionaire former NYC Mayor Mike Bloomberg as a response to mass shootings in 2014 against the group it was meant to target — the NRA.

The law, known as the SAFE Act, expanded the state's ban on purchasing new assault weapons, established more comprehensive background checks for gun and ammunition purchases, and toughened laws against illegal gun possession.

McMurray — who has repeatedly said he supports the Second Amendment right to bear arms as well gun control measures such as stronger background checks for gun purchases — vowed to wage an aggressive campaign against Collins.

More is needed, including requiring background checks for all gun purchases, such as at gun shows, said US Rep. Ted Deutch, a Democrat who represents the congressional district that includes Parkland.

The council also removed specific demands that called for «banning military - grade assault rifles; requiring background checks on all gun purchases; banning the sale of accessories and add - ons such as bump stocks that circumvent the ban on automatic firearms; and prohibiting the sale of firearms to individuals on a terrorist watch list.»