Sentences with phrase «as expanded background checks»

But they added targeted communication on the issue with white suburban swing voters, who strategists say support measures such as expanded background checks, could help drive turnout with that segment of the electorate.

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President Trump backed a Senate proposal to expand background checks on gun sales, as part of a call for a sweeping overhaul of U.S. gun policy in the wake of the Florida school shooting.

Va.) as they discuss reaching a bipartisan agreement that would expand background checks to more gun buyers.

Even as he voiced support for proposals generally backed by Democrats — including expanded background checks and raising the age limit to 21 for some gun buyers — the president peppered his remarks with inaccurate facts about mass shootings and gun policy.

President Donald Trump backed a U.S. Senate proposal to expand background checks on gun sales, as part of a call for a sweeping overhaul of U.S. gun policy in the wake of the Florida school shooting.

The Senate could vote as early as Tuesday on expanded background checks for gun buyers — a centerpiece of broad gun legislation — but leading lawmakers said today that approval of the measure remained uncertain.

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.

Schumer promised at the Brady Campaign's gala last November that he would introduce expanded universal background checks legislation in early 2016, as well as press for a floor vote in the Republican - controlled chamber.

Companies like Uber and Lyft were prepared to fight legislators over fingerprinting, background checks and mounting opposition from the yellow cab industry, as they seek to expand statewide.

Cuomo said he will push, as part of the budget negotiations over the next two weeks, measures to take guns away from all convicted domestic violence offenders and expand the background check waiting period to 10 days.

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Arming school employees, expanding background checks and revamping the Baker Act law to keep guns from people experiencing mental - health issues were among measures law - enforcement leaders from across the state discussed Tuesday as they look for ways to prevent future school massacres.

PreCheck's April 2014 release includes over 10 features and enhancements, including six self - running reports on areas such as background check report volume, expanded visual cues for monitoring the status of reports, as well as the ability for clients to leave notes to communicate with other users on the account regarding individual reports.

The new features of the release include a redesigned home page, multiple pre-defined quick links to the most common filter options, expanded search criteria and advanced search filter capabilities, as well as enhanced visual cues for monitoring the status of background check reports.