Sentences with phrase «call for gun control»

Some schools prohibited their students from taking part in the nationwide day of protest over gun violence and calls for gun control measures.

It's doubtful Republicans in the narrowly divided state Senate will be receptive to new calls for gun control in New York.

Rocker Ted Nugent says the Florida students calling for gun control have «no soul» and are «mushy brained children.»

I can not believe the absolute NERVE of any christian calling for gun control of any kind, not after they have slaughtered millions over the centuries in the name of Jesus.

Popular dating app Bumble on Monday announced plans to ban images of firearms and other weapons in profile photos for its nearly 30 million users in the wake of last month's Parkland, Florida school shooting and recent calls for gun control.

Survivors have taken to social media to make loud calls for gun control, which have been met with abuse and the spread of misinformation about the teenagers online.

But following a string of mass shootings and nationwide calls for gun control in recent weeks, Bumble is setting plans in motion to ban images of firearms for its nearly 30 million users.

Shares of Smith & Wesson have surged over 40 percent in the past year, partly because of mass shootings including one in December in San Bernardino, California, that increased calls for gun control.

The walkout, «Stand for the Second,» is a response to the March 14 National School Walkout that called for gun control policy measures while honoring the one - month anniversary of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.

Thousands more rallied at about 800 «sibling» marches around the country and abroad, where students, like those in the capital, made eloquent calls for gun control and pledged to exercise their newfound political power in the midterm elections this fall.

There is a cycle we go through every time there is a high - profile mass shooting: The public calls for gun control, the media covers it, and gun enthusiasts — worried that they won't be able to buy guns anymore — stock up on more guns.

Gun buffs once more fired off a round of dour warnings against hasty action, while newspaper editors resurrected their stock columns calling for gun control.

Avid hunter Donald Trump Jr. — whom sources say has lobbied his father, the president, to ignore calls for gun control — has reportedly celebrated becoming a single man by getting a permit to carry a concealed gun in Pennsylvania.

The Vietnam veteran had come out to join thousands calling for gun control at the March For Our Lives.

Levine, a candidate for the Democratic nomination for Governor, saw a primary opponent (Gwen Graham) issue her own calls for gun control measures.

But Rep. John katko (R - Camillus) says this tragedy shouldn't simply bring calls for gun control.

More than 100 Morris Jeff Community School students peacefully marched of class Wednesday morning as part of a national call for gun control.

Student walk - outs call for gun control; AROS calls for Books, Not Guns.

The person managing King's page responded: «Pointing out the irony of someone wearing the flag of a communist country while simultaneously calling for gun control isn't «picking» on anyone.

The video shows a local news clip featuring David Hogg, a student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School who has made several news appearances over the past few days calling for gun control.

He says the politicians aren't listening to students and others calling for gun control, «so maybe they'll listen to the billion dollar tourism industry in FL. #neveragain.»

Like many others, she is inspired by the students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas calling for gun control after their school in Parkland, Florida, became the scene of a massacre.

David Hogg, who has been one of the students actively calling for gun control was invited but declined, said his mother Rebecca Boldrick.

A few hours later, he tweeted a video interview with 17 - year - old Delaney Tarr, a senior at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School who has emerged as one of the loudest voices calling for gun control in the wake of the shooting.

The event was one of many scheduled around the United States calling for gun control after a gunman killed 17 people on February 14 at the high school.

Instead, those earlier calls for gun control were demonized, obfuscated and ignored, something the victims of the Parkland shootings are beginning to experience.

Sen. Chris Murphy, D - Conn., center, calls for gun control legislation in the wake of the mass shooting in an Orlando LGBT nightclub in June.

Renewed calls for gun control haven't had the effect of boosting gun stock prices.

1 April 2018 The rocker says Florida students calling for gun control have «no soul» and are «mushy brained children.»

They chanted and cheered as speakers — mainly students and teenagers — appeared on - stage to call for gun control measures.

The latter comment was a reference to the campaigners who have used the protest method her character employs in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri as inspiration, both to call for gun control in the U.S. and to seek justice for those killed in London's Grenfell Tower fire.

As a result, Republican lawmakers are more resistant to calls for gun control — arguing against «politicizing» mass shootings and focusing on issues like mental health instead.

Beneath the calls for gun control that mark this remarkable political moment, there seems to be an underlying rebellion, one that is demanding an end to the war against youth.

These activists planned nationwide events to call for gun control, including National School Walkout Day on March 14 and the March for our Lives on March 24.

Around the world, Americans living abroad gathered to honor those who have died in school shootings and to echo the call for gun control.

In the weeks since the February 14 shooting, the survivors from the tragedy at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School have seized national attention with a call for gun control.

Many conservatives have been critical of the Parkland survivors» political and policy beliefs, which isn't too surprising given that the survivors have called for gun control measures that conservatives are opposed to.

Combine it with the White House's verbal nods toward the debate and the staying power the Parkland high - schoolers» calls for gun control have had in the media, and it suggests we may be breaking some new ground here.

With a moment of silence, 17 balloons and calls for gun control, students at one Maryland high school explain why they joined the nationwide walkout one month after the Parkland, Fla., shooting.

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. - Despite the call for gun control, some local gun shop owners are reporting an uptick in firearm training signups since the tragedy at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School less than two weeks ago.

In the wake of the Parkland, Florida, school shooting, which occurred about 275 miles south of Crystal River Middle School, where Volitich teaches, she has defended the NRA, expressed support for the idea of arming teachers, including herself, to protect students and has joined in on the attacks on the shooting survivors who have called for gun control.

Despite the call for gun control, some local gun shop owners are reporting an uptick in firearm training signups since the tragedy at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School less than two weeks ago.

In that CNN interview, Guttenberg spoke directly to Trump, asking him to take action to stop the threats being made against survivors who are calling for gun control.

Democratic lawmakers, advocates and survivors of the Florida shooting have called for gun control legislation in the wake of the shooting, which left 17 dead and 14 injured at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School last Wednesday.

Our panel of 100 influential leaders weighs in on the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High, and Florida legislators» response to their call for gun control, school safety.

Our panel of 100 influential leaders weighs in on the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High, community solidarity, and Florida legislators» response to students» call for gun control, school safety.