Sentences with phrase «by the gun lobby»

«It's a fiction created and methodically cultivated by the gun lobby, designed to assure that no laws are passed to make America safer, because those laws would cut into their profits.»

Today's Republican politicians have shifted gears, adopting the increasingly absolutist view of the Second Amendment proffered by the gun lobby, which, in the Trump era, has itself become more ambitious.

They're challenging a 2011 state statute, backed by the gun lobby, that outlines penalties for elected officials who try to enact local gun laws, including a $ 5,000 fine and the prospect of being removed from office.

The debate was on the substance of the bill, which was vehemently opposed by the gun lobby.

The measure has some powerful supporters, including New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg — but also is vehemently opposed by the gun lobby.

Not exact matches

Many of these hired guns act as public relations lobbies for global financial interests, often by joining think tanks that serve as advertising agencies to promote these interests.

This week, Trump stunned his party and the National Rifle Association (NRA) gun lobby by coming out in favor of tighter gun controls.

Congress did as the gun lobby requested, blocking the quarterly report proposal and reducing the ATF's budget by $ 5 million: the amount the agency had sought to update its computer capacity.

The three lobbyists tapped by Dick's to push for gun control are listed by name in the federal disclosure forms, which are required by the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 to be filed quarterly: Joel Johnson, who worked for both President Bill Clinton and Senate Democrat leadership; Andrew King, who worked for Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.)

Since the deadly school shooting in Parkland, Fla., last month, renewed calls for remedies to firearms violence have led to sweeping consumer boycotts and unprecedented moves by corporate America to distance itself from the powerful gun lobby.

With one of the most sophisticated and well - heeled lobbies in the country ($ 8 to $ 9 million annual budget), the NRA fiercely stymies all efforts by legislators to pass gun laws, even though the results of local attempts have shown beyond reasonable doubt that such laws can be effective.

«The federal government must take action, but for too long forces in Washington backed by the gun industry lobby have offered empty words instead of life - saving laws and policy changes.

Leah Barrett, Executive Director of New Yorkers Against Gun Violence said opposition to the SAFE Act is influenced by the gun industry lobby, and said the acts of protest from local officials do not surprise her.

WASHINGTON — In the current firestorm over gun control sparked by the mass schoolroom shooting in Parkland, Fla., the pro-gun lobby peddles the notion that restoring the federal ban on sale of all assault weapons is a non-starter.

By electing more people like them, Congress can finally listen to the will of the people, not the gun lobby,» Murphy said.

Democrats point to the gun lobby's donations to the GOP as a big reason the Senate has continued to refuse to pass the microstamping bill — even as crimes committed by perpetrators armed with illegal guns are plaguing law enforcement efforts in the city.

If the latest push for tighter gun restrictions has any better chance of success than the ones that came before, it is in large part a result of the fierce lobbying effort by the student advocates, including those from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, the site of this month's mass shooting.

«By fighting to roll back vital legislation that protects the people of the Empire State, Collins is demonstrating once again that he is beholden to no one but the gun lobby and entrenched special interests.»

Moss is chairman of the New York State Sheriffs» Association, an influential law enforcement lobbying organization, and is an outspoken critic of the tougher gun laws championed last year by Democratic Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo.

February 28, 2018 • In a freewheeling talk with Republican and Democratic lawmakers on curtailing gun violence, President Trump appeared to throw his support behind efforts that are opposed by the powerful gun lobby.

After being asked by the head of the gun lobby to conduct a campaign that makes guns more palatable to the female voter, Sloane abandons her conservative lobbying firm to join a small band of lobbyists pushing for a stricter gun control bill.

I believe that politicians have been bought off by an overly powerful gun lobby and they're selling us out.

To me, the word «liberty» has become more of a flag waving politicalized brand south of the border overused by Sarah Palin, Ted Cruz, the gun lobby, and Tea Party Republicans.

We've been in a «do - nothing» mode for years, paralyzed by the National Rifle Association's stranglehold on elected officials and the gun lobby's mass marketing of assault - style weapons as a constitutional right necessary for self - protection.

And it's perpetrated by hypocrites who preach a doctrine of «life» but take money from a profit - driven gun lobby.

Citing mass shootings in Parkland, Fort Lauderdale and Orlando, the anti-gun violence group founded by former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords launched an ad campaign Tuesday against Gov. Rick Scott «for repeatedly siding with the gun lobby over public safety.»

The NRA support many public figures — don't vote for them, no politician who is funded by a gun industry lobby is going to advocate gun control.

In joining the protests, the students followed the example set by many of the survivors of the Florida shooting, who have become gun - control activists, leading rallies, lobbying legislators and giving TV interviews.