Sentences with phrase «as gun control»

How come he doesn't take a stand on issues such as gun control vs gun rights?

They say he managed to turn votes to win passage of same sex marriage and a property tax cap, as well as gun control legislation.

Must have strong familiarity with American politics and issues, such as gun control and climate change.

Deutch rose to national prominence as a gun control proponent after February's mass shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School.

The announcement comes as gun control continues to loom large as a political issue in the wake of the February school shooting in Parkland, Florida, that led to nationwide protests and marches calling for stricter gun laws.

The governor has limited his use of messages of necessity compared to his predecessors, but has used the mechanism on major items such as his gun control law and the legalization of same - sex marriage.

Pence's decision to attend the conference comes as gun control continues to be a major political topic following the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., according to Politico.

«As far as gun control, it depends on what you're talking about,» said Sen. John DeFrancisco, the deputy majority leader and a GOP candidate for governor.

Deutch rose to national prominence as a gun control proponent after February's mass shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School.

Cuomo rapidly checked the first item on his list, as the gun control measure was approved on the very first full day of the legislative session.

Celebrities who double as gun control proponents were largely silent following the shooting at YouTube's San Bruno, California, headquarters.

The governor has sought to limit exercising the power of waiving the three - day aging process for bills, though he has used them for high - profile legislation such as a gun control package and the legalization of same - sex marriage (Technically speaking, the Legislature must ask for the message).

The letter comes as gun control advocacy groups and some Republican lawmakers who voted no blast the law, which tightens the state's assault weapons ban, limits the number of rounds in a high capacity magazine and tightens criminal penalties for illegal weapons.

Gun rights supporters as well as gun control advocates are declaring victory over this year's Florida legislative session.

Matthew J. Hennessy, a longtime Democratic political operative, said that turnout in a primary can increase if voters are energized about a major issue, such as gun control in the Republican primary.

More urgent matters took priority, though, with features screened on topics as current as gun control (Surviving Sandy Hook), the war on drugs (Cartel Land), sexual abuse on university campuses (The Hunting Ground), economic disparity (The Divide), racial tension (3 1/2 Minutes, Ten Bullets), and climate change and its continued denial (Merchants of Doubt).

In the wake of the horrific Parkland school shooting, survivor David Hogg has stepped out as a gun control activist, making headlines after CNN's Townhall discussion.

The bill is backed by Rep. Chris Collins, a Republican from western New York, who has been locked in an increasingly antagonistic relationship with the governor over health care as well as the gun control law.

The bill's backer, Rep. Chris Collins, is locked in an increasingly antagonistic relationship with the governor over health care, as well as the gun control law, a flashpoint of anger across upstate New York.

«As far as gun control, it depends on what you're talking about,» said Sen. John DeFrancisco of Syracuse.

Some free - trade proponents have been hoping that Trump will reverse himself, much as the president has done in regard to past issues such as gun control and keeping U.S. troops in Afghanistan.

The best - run companies have leaders willing to take a stand on societal issues such as gun control, Bill George says.

He believes that those ideas have found favor with «millions of supporters» through the militias» appeal to selected constituencies that are concerned with such issues as gun control and land use and are animated by a pervasive fear of «Washington,» a fear Waco and Ruby Ridge dramatically confirmed.

The militia movement's stance on such issues as gun control or abortion or the sightings of UN troops in the American heartland do not threaten the Jewish community and thus need not trigger the public opposition of the Jewish community.

Republican Chele Farley attacked her Democratic opponent, U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, for her shifting on issues such as gun control, noting Gillibrand's nickname during her House tenure, «Annie Oakley.»

Republican lawmakers, too, do not want to appear too close with Cuomo on policy issues, especially when it comes to hot - button measures such as gun control.

Cuomo has often touted New York as a leader on liberal issues such as gun control and civil rights, especially on same - sex marriage.

Stewart - Cousins's trip will include discussions on mostly state - level issues, including a series of briefings, policy discussions and work sessions on issues that overlap with the Obama administration's broader agenda — including hot - button issues in New York, such as raising the minimum wage and paid family leave, as well as gun control.

As budget negotiations — which are conducted behind closed doors among the governor and three top legislative leaders, out of sight of even other lawmakers — unfolded over the past week, it became increasingly clear that the Legislature would punt policy issues such as gun control or bail reform to after the budget's April 1 deadline, in favor of financial considerations.

You, dear reader, should see how Senator Dean Skelos and the Republican Senate Conference play dumb and allow pieces of legislation such as gun control (just as they did with gay marriage) come to the Senate Floor knowing that every Democrat will vote for it, pass it and approve it — and later, Senator Skelos turned on his Columbo - like dumb - act saying that it was not the Republicans but the Democrats who did it.

And the money spent on issue ads that could sway an election — such as gun control — is not even counted by the feds as political contributions.

It is not a surprising development, given that Richards has been a strong supporter of the Cuomo administration, including Cuomo's push for pension reform that included the controversial smoothing proposal this year as well as gun control.

In an interview with John Catsimatidis on AM 970 in New York, Chele Farley attacked Gillibrand for her shifting on issues such as gun control, noting Gillibrand's nickname during her House tenure, «Annie Oakley.»

Discussions on some policy issues, such as gun control and criminal justice reform, were pushed back until after the April 1 budget deadline.

If they succeed, it could ease the way for votes on liberal priorities, such as gun control, abortion rights protections and help for immigrants that have been blocked by Republicans for years.

Yelling into echo chambers, like narrow - cast web sites and cable TV, about issues such as gun control, instead of engaging in conversations with those who disagree, has led each of us to spin toward extreme views

The researchers presented the same math problem framed two different ways: as a nonpolitical question, and as a question looking into a politically charged issue, such as gun control.

He plans to repeat the experiment with subjects who give views on specific hot - button political issues, such as gun control.

Kahan and other social scientists previously have shown that information based on scientific evidence can actually intensify — rather than moderate — political polarization on contentious topics such as gun control, climate change, fracking, or the safety of certain vaccines.

One gets the sense that some of the vote on Amendment 66 was a carryover from the general public anger over how many measures, such as gun control, were forced through the legislature with little deliberation and no bipartisanship.

Although she was born in France, she spent decades in New York and California, where she lived out her final years, and overtly tackled American issues such as gun control and civil rights in the 60s in her artworks.

«He is much more an Anti-federalist where state and national authority clash, more libertarian on issues such as gun control, and much tighter on some matters as the rights of the criminally accused than I... «We, however, agree on other important issues, such as finding no constitutional barrier to bans on late term abortions and requiring spousal and parental notification of impending abortions.»

While some of the advertisements specifically named Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, the statement says the majority of ads focused on controversial voter issues such as gun control, abortion, and LGBTQ rights.

«On the other hand, although groups seeking to pass out flyers related to political issues such as gun control or abortion rights do have free speech rights, those rights do not rise to the level of overcoming the private property rights of a shopping center owner.»