Sentences with phrase «calls for gun control legislation»

And Rep. Vicky Hartzler (R - MO) has also spoken out about her concerns regarding video games — particularly in light of calls for gun control legislation, which she described in a Politicoop - ed written after the Sandy Hook shootings as a «common and simplistic response.»

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.

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.

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Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens is calling for the repeal of the 2nd Amendment to allow for significant gun control legislation.

Proudly calling himself the National Rifle Association's «Public Enemy No. 1,» U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer urged congressional Republican leaders top listen to the «millions and millions» of March for Our Lives protesters by introducing gun - control legislation.

Sen. Cory Booker, D - N.J., joins Senate Democrats in calling for stricter gun control legislation in the aftermath of the mass shooting in Orlando last week.

(CNN)- Days after the shootings in Newtown, Connecticut, demands from the public and lawmakers for tougher gun control legislation were met by President Barack Obama's call for a re-examination of the country's gun laws.

A coalition of influential gun control advocates joined forces to call for legislation that would make it easier to keep guns away from dangerous individuals.

ALBANY — A coalition of influential gun control advocates joined forces Wednesday to call for legislation that would make it easier to keep guns away from dangerous individuals.

Cuomo, who successfully advocated for the passage of gun control legislation after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in 2012, called for «real action» following the most recent school shooting.

In response to the NRA's call for armed guards, retiring Conn. independent Sen. Joe Lieberman urged Congress to act on meaningful gun control legislation.

They also called for the federal government to enact gun control legislation.

Calls for tighter gun control legislation come as a gunmen killed 26 people in a Connecticut elementary school, including 20 children, before killing himself.

With gun control legislation a possible deal breaker for the state Senate majority coalition, Gov. Andrew Cuomo today called gun control a «fundamentally» federal matter, but said states can provide help to stem gun violence.

BY DUNCAN OSBRNE What was billed as a vigil for the people murdered by a gunman in an Orlando nightclub quickly became a rally in support of gun control legislation as elected officials, the head of New Yorkers Against Gun Violence (NYAGV), and even a trauma surgeon called for tougher federal laws to control -LSB-...]

Democratic Rep. Jerry Nadler this afternoon became one of the first elected officials to call for new gun - control legislation in the wake the shooting at an elementary school in Connecticut that has left nearly 30 dead, including 18 children.

Friday morning, President Obama responded to a We The People petition calling for immediate action on gun control legislation.

A particularly low - effort hoax spreading online in March 2018 — part of a wave of attempted smear campaigns directed at survivors of a February 2018 mass shooting at a high school in Parkland, Florida who are calling for stricter gun - control legislation — has led some people to accuse one of the Parkland, Florida mass shooting survivors of vandalism.

Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens is calling for the repeal of the 2nd Amendment to allow for significant gun control legislation.

(CNN)- One of the most vocal survivors of the mass school shooting in Parkland, Florida, is calling for people to boycott Florida for spring break until the state passes gun control legislation.

In the weeks since a gunman killed 17 people at a South Florida high school, some Republicans — including, at least briefly, President Trump — have broken ranks with the gun rights group to support modest gun control legislation, such as raising the age limit for buying assault weapons and banning so - called bump stocks, which turn semiautomatic weapons into something close to machine guns.

Obama's statement Thursday contrasted with that of his Republican successor in calling for gun - control legislation.

Almost immediately after the incident, outcries of protest spread across the country with celebrities, news anchors, former presidents, and Olympic athletes utilizing their powerful platforms to call for the immediate reform of current gun control legislation.

Shortly after, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Rep. Mike Thompson called on congress to create a committee on gun violence, allow the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to study gun violence and pass expanded background check legislation.

Youkilis called for gun - control legislation, saying Jaime's parents were «the world's most loving and over-protective parents but they could not protect Jaime from the sickness that has gripped our country.»