Sentences with phrase «checks for gun owners»

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.

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At the time, the president, a member of the National Rifle Association who has strong political support from gun owners, said he would look at stricter background checks and raising the minimum age for buying an assault weapon, proposals that the group opposes.

In Colorado earlier this month, two state senators — including the Senate president, who is a former police chief and himself a gun owner — were recalled from office by voters for backing a bill implementing expanded background checks of gun purchasers.

Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy says closing loopholes in the background check system for gun purchasers won't threaten firearms owners» Second Amendment rights to own a gun, and is a matter of common sense.

In the 2013 survey, 84 percent of gun owners and 90 percent of non-owners supported background checks for all gun sales.

Support for requiring background checks for all gun sales remained high, with 85 percent of gun owners and 83 percent of non-owners favoring the policy.

«Support was strongest — with little difference between gun - owners and non-owners — for universal background checks, barring people with temporary restraining orders for domestic violence from having guns and stronger regulations of licensed gun dealers.»

She's approached to support a pro-gun lobby to appeal to female voters and repeal a gun control law that's been put forward that would call for checks and regulations on gun owners.

Across the board, student protesters pressed for similar change: Broaden background checks for weapons purchases, restrict access to assault rifles, enforce mental health screenings for gun owners and increase security at schools.

Answer: Yes, check out the Woolrich Elite Concealed Carry line of chinos and shirts, which are designed with special pockets for the «fashion - aware gun owner.»

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