Sentences with phrase «banning assault weapons in»

Voting in favor of banning assault weapons in the state were state Sens. Oscar Braynon, D - Miami Gardens; Lauren Book, D - Plantation; Anitere Flores, R - Miami; Bill Montford, D - Tallahassee; Jose Javier Rodriguez, D - Miami; and Thurston.

No, GUN VIOLENCE is a public health crisis + Spano blocked HB 219 banning assault weapons in his committee for 2 yrs,» said Rep. Carlos Guillermo Smith from Orlando.

With 2016 on the horizon, it's tantalizing to see this as the kick - off that campaign, especially as Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley, a potential Democratic primary rival, makes a similar play for banning assault weapons in his state.

While more than 7 in 10 Republicans and independents supported banning assault weapons in 1999, the new Post-ABC poll finds 45 percent of independents supporting it now, dropping to 29 percent among Republicans.

In the state legislature, The Columbus Dispatch reports that Democrats have introduced a bill that would ban assault weapons in the state and seek to remove any existing guns that fall under that category.

And on they go to collecting signatures for a constitutional amendment drive to ban assault weapons in Florida.

Assault weapons ban amendment takes the next step: Two weeks ago, we reported that Coral Springs Mayor Skip Campbell was looking into getting a state constitutional amendment on the ballot in 2020 that would ban assault weapons in Florida.

Earlier this week, McGhee failed to get a debate going on a bill that would have banned assault weapons in the state.

Not exact matches

After attributing their presidential loss in 2000 in part to the assault weapons ban, Democrats shied away from gun control talk in order to avoid alienating rural voters, particularly blue collar white males.

But President Obama and Hillary Clinton, the Democrats» presumptive presidential nominee, are among many top Democrats also calling for reinstating an assault weapons ban that expired in 2004.

Congress rejected bills to tighten background checks on gun sales and ban military - style «assault weapons» in April 2013.

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.

But they're small steps compared with the 1994 assault - weapons ban that lapsed in 2004.

In 2000, he said he supported a ban on assault weapons and a longer waiting period to purchase a gun, but during his campaign, he has been a vocal proponent of Second Amendment rights and has said he will end gun - free zones.

«Reinstating the federal assault weapons ban that was in effect from 1994 to 2004 would prohibit manufacture and sales, but it would not affect weapons already possessed.

Parents, students and teachers from South Florida, the state's Democratic stronghold, have been a forceful presence in the Capitol since last week, when busloads of Stoneman Douglas High students spent two days lobbying — and protesting — lawmakers, urging them to take more far - reaching action and ban all assault weapons.

Democratic legislators, who are far outnumbered in the House and Senate and wield no power over which legislation gets considered, tried repeatedly over three committee hearings on Monday and Tuesday to amend the gun control bills to include an assault weapons ban and other, more stringent policies.

In the wake of the mass shooting at a high school in Parkland, Florida, some have argued for a reinstatement of the nationwide ban on assault weapons, while others have suggested that the solution lies in improving access to mental - health carIn the wake of the mass shooting at a high school in Parkland, Florida, some have argued for a reinstatement of the nationwide ban on assault weapons, while others have suggested that the solution lies in improving access to mental - health carin Parkland, Florida, some have argued for a reinstatement of the nationwide ban on assault weapons, while others have suggested that the solution lies in improving access to mental - health carin improving access to mental - health care.

Since his push to enact a ban on assault weapons and wider background checks for gun owners collapsed on Capitol Hill in 2013, gun control has slipped down the list of White House priorities, below a legacy - building Iran deal, an opening with Cuba and reform of the immigration system.

In a sign that tragedy often does not move the polarized debate over guns in society, Florida's House of Representatives voted Tuesday to kill a bill banning AR - 15 rifles, assault weapons and large capacity magazineIn a sign that tragedy often does not move the polarized debate over guns in society, Florida's House of Representatives voted Tuesday to kill a bill banning AR - 15 rifles, assault weapons and large capacity magazinein society, Florida's House of Representatives voted Tuesday to kill a bill banning AR - 15 rifles, assault weapons and large capacity magazines.

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.

In one moment, he maintained his composure while explaining his refusal to back an assault weapons ban while face - to - face with the grieving father of a teenager killed in last week's shootinIn one moment, he maintained his composure while explaining his refusal to back an assault weapons ban while face - to - face with the grieving father of a teenager killed in last week's shootinin last week's shooting.

There was no rise in support for a ban on assault weapons compared to two years ago.

A federal ban on the manufacture of certain rifles deemed to be «assault weapons» took effect in 1994, and the list of covered rifles included the AR - 15.

Meanwhile, President Trump — who was in favor of an assault weapons ban and longer waiting periods before his National Rifle Association - supported presidential campaign — ordered the Justice Department to issue regulations banning the bump stocks used to convert semi-automatic guns into automatic weapons.

After the Parkland shooting, teenage activists in Florida organized a movement to encourage lawmakers to create stricter gun laws and ban assault weapons.

On Tuesday night, the state legislature refused to debate an outright ban on assault weapons as students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas watched and cried, but the teenagers» push for change is still expected to bring Florida's first limit on gun access in over a decade, according to CNN.

«I generally oppose gun control, but I support the ban on assault weapons and I support a slightly longer waiting period to purchase a gun,» he wrote in his 2000 book, «The America We Deserve.»

«Our goal here is to get a complete ban on assault weapons in the state of Florida, and we will not accept anything else,» student Spencer Blum said.

But the Florida legislature, which has long been seen as a laboratory for gun - rights legislation that is tested elsewhere in the country, rejected a ban on assault weapons after Parkland.

Connecticut expanded a ban on assault weapons, prohibited the sale of high - capacity ammunition magazines and imposed stricter background checks on gun purchases after 20 children and six educators were killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown in 2012.

House Republicans on Tuesday decisively blocked a move by Democrats to debate a ban on assault weapons in Florida, six days after a massacre that took 17 lives at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland.

Passing a law to ban the sale of assault weapons like the ones used in Las Vegas, Orlando, Sutherland Springs, Aurora, Sandy Hook and, most recently, to kill 17 innocent people and injure more than a dozen others at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.

After all, Cook County already has a ban assault weapons; semi-automatic handguns are the kind of weapon most commonly used in shootings.

On February 23, he published an op - ed in The New York Times announcing his support for a ban on assault weapons.

In November, 65 percent of Americans supported a «nationwide ban on the sale of assault weapons.»

One recent poll found 64 percent of voters supporting an assault weapons ban and 74 percent in favor of the opportunity to vote on it.

In response to the Parkland shooting, Florida passed a law that incorporates some of those measures — such as expanding mental health services and regulations — but it doesn't ban assault - style weapons like the AR - 15 used in the shootinIn response to the Parkland shooting, Florida passed a law that incorporates some of those measures — such as expanding mental health services and regulations — but it doesn't ban assault - style weapons like the AR - 15 used in the shootinin the shooting.

A smaller majority also thought metal detectors in schools and a ban on assault - style weapons would be helpful.

The use of high - powered semiautomatic rifles in recent mass shootings, including by Cruz, police say, and in last year's killing of 58 concertgoers in Las Vegas, has sparked calls to reinstate the 10 - year ban on assault weapons that expired in 2004.

Evangelical church and in fact all torch bearer of morality should come out and advocate ban on assault weapons and all kinds of violence if they truly believe in what they teach.

Not since the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act and the assault weapons ban in the early 1990s, which was allowed to lapse, have significant reforms been passed.

Assault weapons were banned in 1994, it did NOTHING to curb gun violence, so it was allowed to expire in 2004.

The assault weapon ban was SOOOO successful in stopping gun crimes the LAST time, liberals want to do it again... What is the definition of insanity?

Legislators in Connecticut have passed what some are saying are the nation's toughest new gun laws — banning high - capacity magazines, creating a weapon offender registry, requiring universal background checks for firearm purchases and adding more types of guns under an existing assault weapons ban.

Contrary to popular belief, most Republicans want to make assault - style weapons illegal, while many Democrats are in favor of a 20 - week abortion ban.

Ok it might be technically true that Assault Weapons have been banned, but there are obviously other types of weapons that provide way more killing power than should be in the hands of any joe public.

«Across the nation, several states including New York overcame the outsized voices of the guardians of the status quo and passed common sense gun safety reform that bans lethal assault weapons and helps keep guns out of the hands of criminals and the dangerously mentally ill,» Cuomo said in the statement.

The bill updates the state's assault weapons ban, reduces the number of bullets in a magazine from 10 to seven and strengthens criminal penalties for illegal guns.

In an interview with Rachel Maddow, Cuomo urged the national Democratic Party to go all in on real gun control solutions — universal background checks, banning assault weapons and extended magazines, etc. — that can actually have a real impacIn an interview with Rachel Maddow, Cuomo urged the national Democratic Party to go all in on real gun control solutions — universal background checks, banning assault weapons and extended magazines, etc. — that can actually have a real impacin on real gun control solutions — universal background checks, banning assault weapons and extended magazines, etc. — that can actually have a real impact.