Sentences with phrase «backed gun control measures»

Earlier in the day, Sen. Elaine Phillips backed gun control measures such as the bump stock ban.

At the same time, he's attempting to strike a more nonpartisan tone, such as backing gun control measures.

The congressional races in November will test whether the Democratic Party will make room for candidates who don't back all gun control measures.

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At one point Trump said he backed comprehensive gun - control measures, but he backed off after meeting with the NRA's top lobbyist.

But federal lawmakers have taken limited action, and President Trump quickly abandoned a promise to pursue gun control measures, instead promoting proposals backed by the National Rifle Association to arm teachers.

Some lawmakers in the Republican conference have announced support for gun control measures back by Democrats, suggesting a compromise is possible on the issue.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo embraced another gun control proposal on Sunday, backing a measure that extends background checks from three to 10 days when buying a firearm.

Republicans on Tuesday emerged from a closed - door conference to not rule out new gun control measures as well as backing funding for school security upgrades, such as metal detectors and armed resource officers.

The last major piece of gun control legislation approved by New York was the 2013 SAFE Act, a controversial package of measures backed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the wake of a shooting at a Connecticut elementary school.

Senate Republicans have approved measures aimed at strengthening school safety in recent weeks, including measures aimed at funding school resource officers, a move Democratic Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie said he is opposed to and has backed traditional gun control legislation.

The measures, which are also backed by Sen. James Seward of Oneida, would address major aspects of the gun control law championed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, which he counts among his most significant accomplishments as governor over the last four years.

Any of the measures face a steep climb in the Republican - controlled state Senate, where GOP lawmakers have sought to roll back the 2013 gun control law known as the SAFE Act.

Two gun safety groups in Maine are getting more than $ 3 million from a nonprofit backed by former New York City Mayor Bloomberg in preparation for a big gun control measure on the November ballot.

Grisanti in 2011 was one of four Republicans in the state Senate to back the legalization of same - sex marriage and, less than two years later, provided a vote in favor of the gun control law known as the SAFE Act, a measure that has stirred anger among the conservative base.

Flanagan, to the chagrin of upstate gun - rights advocates, backed Gov. Andrew Cuomo's SAFE Act gun control measure.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat and Hillary Clinton supporter, ripped into her top rival, Sen. Bernie Sanders, today for not backing stringent gun control measures in the past.

After being nominated by a host of prominent speakers, including former President Bill Clinton (via video) and Mayor Bill de Blasio (in person), Mr. Cuomo underscored the liberal achievements of his administration, including legalizing same - sex marriage and passing strict gun control measures, apparently pushing back on left - leaning Democrats who have questioned his progressive credentials.

The governor also backed the long - sought gun control measure known as microstamping — a process that puts an individual stamp on cartridges once they are fired.

After the governor was widely criticized for using a message of necessity to push through rapid passage of gun control measures back in January, Cuomo avoided the messages until the final day of session, when he says he needed to make technical corrections to bills allowing for gambling expansion and creation of tax free zones at college campuses.

(CNN)- President Barack Obama angrily chided lawmakers reluctant to back gun control legislation on Monday, saying the overwhelming support for measures like universal background checks among the American people should force action in Congress.

December 11, 2013 • Colorado enacted several tough gun control measures after the shooting in Newtown, Conn. — and then voters ousted two lawmakers who backed those laws.

Students have marched along striking teachers in West Virginia and Oklahoma, and teachers share their students» impatience with the GOP's resistance to gun control measures most voters back.