Sentences with phrase «banned gun shows»

For years and years Westchester Country had banned gun shows at the county owned County Center.

His third executive order banned gun shows from county - owned property.

Astorino vetoed legislation Thursday, January 19, 2017 that would have banned gun shows on county - owned property.

If a bill to ban gun shows at the Westchester County Center survives the scrutiny of the county legislature, it still could be shot down with a veto.

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP)-- New York's Westchester County executive has signed legislation banning gun shows on county - owned property.

«We believe that allowing gun shows at the County Center is an inappropriate use of a public facility, and we urge Westchester County to permanently ban gun shows at county - owned facilities,» Cora Greenberg, Executive Director of Westchester Children's Association tells Black Westchester Magazine.

«There is no basis in law or fact to ban gun shows at the Westchester County Center,» Astorino said in his veto message to legislators.

In a 12 - 5 vote on Feb. 5, the Westchester County Board of Legislators, BOL, passed a law banning gun shows on county - owned property, codifying an executive order signed earlier this year by County Executive George Latimer, a Democrat.

In tandem with a bill to ban gun shows, Democrats will also reintroduce a county immigration bill that would limit the amount of information that the county shares with the federal government.

While current County Executive George Latimer, a Democrat, has already signed an executive order banning the gun shows — a reinstatement of a previous ban that lapsed under Astorino — unlike the order, the passage of a more formal piece of legislation would permanently ban the shows in the future.

Legislators passed a law banning gun shows on county - owned property this year, after a ban was vetoed by Astorino last year.

«We will not be supporting an outright ban on gun shows and will not override the county executive if he vetoes the legislation to ban gun shows altogether,» Testa said.

Legislators tried banning gun shows through legislation but it was vetoed by County Executive Rob Astorino.

In the meantime, a state lawmaker from the county has introduced legislation to ban gun shows on public property.

The City Council has not passed any resolution banning gun shows, probably that is why you got no comment.

According to Boykin, among his priorities will be passing a law that bans guns shows on county facilities — a move that would codify a recently signed executive order from newly elected Democratic County Executive George Latimer — as well as reviving the Immigration Protection Act that was passed by the Legislature last year but was ultimately blocked by an Astorino veto.

The tight passage of a bill banning gun shows at county - owned facilities by Westchester lawmakers this week may be all for naught as final approval is likely to be vetoed by the county executive.

The commission lacked the 10 - member quorum to take action on the proposals, which included banning assault rifles, banning high - capacity magazines, banning the sale of devices to turn an semi-automatic weapon into an automatic one and banning gun shows on county - owned property.

Not exact matches

We need to digitize gun - sales records, mandate universal background checks, close gun - show loopholes and straw - man purchases, ban high - capacity magazines, and push for a comprehensive assault weapons ban with an extensive buyback system.

The company is also pressing the government to enact gun - reform measures, including a ban on assault - style weapons, high - capacity magazines and bump stocks; raising the minimum age to 21 for gun purchasing; universal background checks that include scrutiny of mental - health information and previous run - ins with the law; and an end to the background - check loophole for gun show and private sales.

It also called for private sale and gun show loopholes to be closed and universal background checks to be enacted, as well as a universal database of those banned from buying guns.

polls have shown over 50 % of Americans are in favor to ban guns.

This graphic from the Violence Policy Center shows the modifications made to popular guns to make them compliant with the assault weapons ban.

The City Council unanimously voted Friday to ban sales of guns and ammunition at the Saratoga Springs City Center, though a show scheduled to take place in May will go on as planned.

In January, the Board of Legislators passed a law that banned the sale of weapons on county property, but Astorino vetoed that bill and allowed a gun show to take place at the county center.

To be consistent in the efforts of Public Safety and the memories of the victims killed by gunfire, all gun shows should be banned from the County Center.

He shared with them his internal polling data, which showed popular support for a tighter ban on assault weapons, even among gun owners.

To be consistent in the efforts of Public Safety and the memories of the victims killed by gunfire, all gun shows should be banned from the County Center,» BLEA wrote in their statement.

If you support a ban on gun shows at the County Center, take a moment to reach out to the County Executive and tell him not to veto the law passed on Monday night.

The Westchester Children's Association (WCA) and National Black Law Enforcement organization, Blacks In Law Enforcement of America were among the many groups who publicly supported and called for a permanent ban on gun shows at the Westchester County Center or other County property.

In 1999, gun shows were banned by former County Executive Andrew Spano in the wake of the mass shooting at Columbine High School in Colorado.

Democratic Members of the Board of Legislators were joined at a press conference Monday afternoon by Congresswoman Nita Lowey, Greenburgh Town Supervisor Paul Feiner, Paul Yanovsky from the Newtown Action Alliance, as well as numerous advocates to call on the successful implementation of the ban of gun shows on County property.

Westchester County — The Westchester Children's Association supports a permanent ban on gun shows at the Westchester County Center or other County property.

The Westchester Children's Association called for the proposed a permanent ban on gun shows at the Westchester County Center or other County property, Wednesday, January 4th.

In the wake the tragic shooting death of Shamoya McKenzie, 13, in Mount Vernon on New Years Eve, other groups were aso caling for a ban of the gun show at the County Center.

In 2010, Astorino lifted the ban on gun shows with the intention of allowing them to be held at the County Center.

NYC 25 yr gun - related violence decline, continuing this year, clearly shows that fewer guns have resulted in dramatically less gun related violence of all types, much as the 10 yr ban on assault weapons lowered crime involving that weapon,» Bratton wrote.

The BOL passed a similar ban on gun shows last year while Republicans made up a majority of the legislature.

The ban, which was unsuccessfully floated in 2010 by Legislator Ken Jenkins, a Yonkers Democrat, who plans to run for county executive this year, came in response to a gun show held at the County Center last month, and would have reinstated an embargo from former County Executive Andrew Spano that lapsed when Astorino took office in 2010.

The bill, part of a Democratic initiative last discussed at a committee meeting in June 2016, looks to effectively reinstate a ban on gun shows originally imposed by former County Executive Andrew Spano, a Democrat, in 1999 which lapsed in 2010, the year Astorino first took office.

According to Joe Sgamatto, a spokesman for the Board of Legislators» Democratic Caucus, the potential legislation — which will expound upon a set of Republican initiatives introduced simultaneously with Democrats» proposed ban on gun shows held at county facilities — came as a result of sweeping public comment.

The youth at Pathway, a school within East that works with students to help them graduate on time, went to support the Florida students who want a national ban on the sales of assault - style rifles and high - capacity magazines and want to close loopholes about sales of firearms at gun shows and on the Internet.

(WBEN) A new poll from the Siena Research Institute shows extensive support - among both Republicans and Democrats in New York State — for a mandatory waiting period on gun purchases but a split over arming some teachers and possibly banning the sale of assault style weapons in the United States...

Bipartisan support and public input has reinvigorated a Democratic initiative looking to tighten control over gun shows countywide, after a veto from Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino, a Republican, derailed a potential ban last month.

«He didn't answer direct questions, the ban on future gun shows, the rise of anti-Semitism, and his whole proposal for the airport, which is a smoke screen to cover costs that later we will wind up paying anyway,» added Gloria Strauss, another Larchmont resident.

They include enacting the nation's toughest assault weapons ban, closing the gun show loophole that allows private transactions without a background check and banning high capacity magazines.

Similar to the gun ban study, our research, as reflected in the NAIA Guide to Pet Friendly Ordinances, shows that to be successful, ordinances must distinguish between responsible and irresponsible pet owners.

They'll talk about pursuing a ban on assault weapons, high - capacity magazines, bump stocks and gun shows.

Its CEO went even further by calling for a government ban on assault - style weapons, high - capacity magazines and bump stocks, increasing the minimum age for gun purchases, requiring expanded universal background checks, and closing the gun show loophole.

Whether it's regulations banning so - called bump stocks, which convert semiautomatic guns into automatic weapons (like those used last year in the Las Vegas), or through background check for all gun sales (closing Florida's gun show loophole allowing firearm sales without background checks) or enacting legislation to keep firearms out the hands of people with mental challenges, enough is enough — it is past time for bipartisan agreement on a course of action to protect our children.