Sentences with phrase «changing gun policy»

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This announcement makes Kroger the third major retailer to change its gun sale policies in the wake of the school shooting in Parkland, Fla. on Feb. 14.

Rep. Tim Ryan (D - Ohio) discusses what he expects from President Trump on gun control and policy change as well as his tour in the Midwest focusing on venture capital.

Bass Pro Shops has never sold those kind of accessories in its stores, but the company has not yet announced changes to its gun policies in the wake of the Parkland shooting.

So while it's a powerful gesture for these retailers to change their policies, it may not actually make a significant dent in the access to guns.

Here are all the retailers that have changed their policies on gun sales following the Parkland, Florida shooting:

Since the Feb. 14 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, governments and businesses have made changes to gun and safety policies in response.

There are also some evidence - based policies that could help outside the realm of gun control, including more stringent regulations and taxes on alcohol, changes in policing, and behavioral intervention programs.

And gun sale trends could change if President Donald Trump makes another surprising comment about gun control or commits to a policy push on the issue, as he seemed to do in a recent White House roundtable.

He has focused on legislation and policy changes to support affordable housing, protect the environment, promote economic and social justice and a more humane society, prevent gun violence, create a fairer and more open political process, and provide for greater accountability in the ways government provides services and spends our tax dollars.

«Eric Schneiderman has worked to reform our criminal justice system with «smart on crime» policies, like changing the Rockefeller Drug Laws and taking effective steps to stem the flow of illegal guns,» Koch said.

«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.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo in a statement on Wednesday commended Dick's Sporting Goods for changes the sport goods company made to its gun sales policies.

The change comes one day after Walmart and Dick's Sporting Goods, both prominent gun sellers, tightened their company policies, and also a day after students returned to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, for the first time since the shooting there.

This week the State legislature passed and the governor signed into law a far - reaching set of prohibitions, restrictions, and tracking mechanisms regarding guns, making New York the first state to change its policies in reaction to the Sandy Hook school shootings.

Pre-Campaign Community Service / Activism: Worked extensively with Family of Woodstock, Rip Van Winkle Council of Boy Scouts of America, establishing Ulster County Habitat for Humanity, Ralph Darmstadt Homeless Shelter, Ulster County Board of Health and Ulster County Human Rights Commission, Caring Hands Soup Kitchen Board Member, Midtown Rising Board Member, Teacher at Woodbourne Prison, part of Rising Hope Program Platform At a Glance Economy: Supports farming subsidies, job creation through infrastructure investments in rural broadband and sustainable technology, in favor of strong unions Healthcare: Medicare for All Women's Rights: Pro-choice, supports fully funding Planned Parenthood, birth control to be paid for employer, supports equal pay for equal work Racial Justice: Will work to prevent discrimination of all kind Immigration: Supports comprehensive immigration reform that includes path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants Foreign Policy: Supports increased pressure on North Korea but not military intervention Environment: Supports measures to stall climate change and create green jobs LGBTQ: Supports anti-discrimination of all people Gun Control: Will not take NRA money, supports common sense gun control and against Faso's vote to allow the mentally disabled to obtain firearms

Most other studies demonstrate only an association between gun policies and outcomes, which offers less - persuasive evidence that the policies caused changes in the outcomes.

A year after the shooting, the flurry of passionate calls for «national conversations» and changes to state and federal laws related to guns, school security, and mental health that were spurred by the tragedy has yet to produce a sea change in policy.

We've stood by as the concentration of wealth have made it possible for small groups of extremely wealthy people to wield power far disproportionate to their number, leading to inaction on issues as broad - ranging as climate change to gun policy.

America is caught in a cynical cycle where a mass shooting tragedy is met with a chorus of political «leaders» offering their «thoughts and prayers» and declaring that now is «not the time» to discuss policy changes that might address America's unique problem with gun violence in general and with mass shootings in particular.

SAISD trustees approved a policy - focused resolution that calls for changes to existing gun laws and school funding at the national level.

For years, students, especially those affected by acute or chronic gun - related violence, have been calling for a change to policies that, directly or indirectly, enable gun violence to occur.

Grieving in public by pushing for changes in policy and laws, the Stoneman Douglas survivors ripped a collective scab off a host of issues — school violence, gun control and safety, arming teachers, mental health, the power of protest, race, privilege, technology and internet trolling — and thrust them into the local, state, and national spotlights.

The wedge / identity politics success is probably largely to blame for the inability of the US to move forward consistently (or at all) on important public policy — global leadership on climate change or national gun control policy come to mind, right off the top.

No cultural group favors policies that diverge from scientific consensus on climate change, nuclear power, or gun control.

Just like banking regulations after the Great Recession; just like tobacco regulations after decades of the industry lying; just like decades of the asbestos industry lying; just like the soda industry continues to lie about fructose today; just like the airline industry didn't change policies on protecting the cabin until after 9/11 (the first US hijacking was in the 1960's); just like the gun industry through the lobbyists like the NRA continues to drag their feet... The force for change will have to be from the BOTTOM UP.

The fact is that if opinion does not change, then neither will the Second Amendment; 74 % of gun owners say that there is an «essential» right to own a gun [6], while Pew Surveys reveal that gun owners are more likely to contact officials about gun policies, with 60 % of these supporting laxer laws [7].

These policy changes around firearm content come after the mass shooting in Parkland, FL has reignited the gun control debate.

Perhaps listening to the cries of our youth pleading for reasonable changes instead of suggesting policies that would increase stock prices of gun manufacturers would be the way to go.

YouTube has changed its Policies on content featuring firearms to prohibit videos that try to sell guns or offer «instructions on manufacturing a firearm, ammunition, high capacity magazine,...

A movement for changes in gun policies has erupted among some of the students, plunging the school into the middle of the gun debate.

These days, however, the company is busy denying an obvious — in hindsight — change in its ad policy in regards to cryptocurrency businesses, and censoring water guns and Burgundy wine from its shopping platform.

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