Sentences with phrase «to curb gun violence»

Gov. Andrew Cuomo devoted nearly 5-1/2 pages in one of his 2010 policy campaign books on curbing gun violence in New York, though many of the proposals are yet to be acted on after he was elected.

«We will not allow the progress we have made on curbing gun violence backslide,» Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins said.

The latest measure is being rolled out by dating app Bumble, which announced it would take steps to help curb gun violence by limiting depictions of the weapons online.

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP)-- Connecticut officials are welcoming President Barack Obama's sweeping proposals for curbing gun violence following the deadly shooting at Newtown's Sandy Hook Elementary School.

Architects are also trying their hands at curbing gun violence.

Governor Cuomo says curbing gun violence will be a priority in the next legislative session.

«We support this and other legislation that will further strengthen the strongest gun safety laws in the country, but as the governor said, to most effectively curb gun violence we need federal action and the lack of federal action on this is alarming,» Cuomo spokesman Rich Azzopardi said.

If Brady curbed gun violence, those 32 states should see dips in deaths.

Using the Congressional Review Act, Republican majorities in the House and Senate voted to revoke the rule that former President Barack Obama issued as part of a series of efforts to curb gun violence after similar measures failed to pass through Congress.

There was some congressional action on legislation to curb gun violence last fall in response to mass shootings in Las Vegas and Texas, but those measures weren't passed into law.

Sometimes soft - spoken and quietly emotional, sometimes fired up and loudly passionate, Kennedy paid tribute to the 17 killed and 16 wounded in the Feb. 14 shooting in Parkland, praised the eruption of activism among student - survivors, and delivered a searing takedown of those who have repeatedly failed to act to curb gun violence as the toll from gun deaths has continued to grow.

In the wake of last week's shooting in Parkland, Florida, where 17 people were killed, the students planned to take public transportation to the U.S. Capitol to hold a rally demanding legislation to curb gun violence in schools.

As the national debate continues over strategies for curbing gun violence, a local panel will explore the issue from several perspectives.

After the 2012 mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, Obama struggled to get Congress to pass gun legislation, ultimately issuing a series of executive orders aimed at curbing gun violence.

The students said they are organizing «March for Our Lives» rallies in Washington and other major U.S. cities on March 24 to demand action on curbing gun violence.

With national security driving the debate, Democrats see a more powerful argument than simply advocating the need to curb gun violence in a country of 320 million that has more than 310 million weapons.

Shelby Speno said her 13 - year - old son wrote President Donald Trump for help in curbing gun violence, but got back a letter that had the president vowing to fight for gun rights.

The salacious details of the alleged affair and the public sparring among Cohen, Daniels and her lawyer have thrust the matter into the spotlight as the White House juggles an array of challenges, including steps to curb gun violence and planning for a meeting in May with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

Assault weapons were banned in 1994, it did NOTHING to curb gun violence, so it was allowed to expire in 2004.

• Mayor de Blasio and City Council Speaker Mark - Viverito announce an effort to curb gun violence, at Harlem Hospital at 11:15 a.m.

Candidates were asked about specific legislation they would endorse to curb gun violence and if they supported arming teachers, proposals floated by Trump and the NRA since a massacre at Florida high school killed 17 in February.

In the wake of the massacre in Parkland, Florida, Congress should take action to curb gun violence, according to U.S. Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D - Upper West Side, Bay Ridge, Bensonhurst), who spoke about the tragedy on the House floor the day after it took place.

GOP leader Cox says there are other ways of trying to curb gun violence.

Democratic Senate hopeful Adam Haber on Wednesday released a package of measures designed to curb gun violence.

In an email sent to supporters late Monday afternoon, NYC Public Advocate Letitia «Tish» James expressed her support for gun control measures to curb the gun violence that plagues parts of the Bronx and Brooklyn.

«The State Senate Democrats were instrumental in passing the NY - SAFE Act and have led the fight to curb gun violence and protect lives while also respecting Constitutional rights», Stewart - Cousins said.

Since then, she has pledged to become involved in efforts to curb gun violence.

Federal Republican lawmakers need to stop offering «thoughts and prayers» to mass shooting victims and start doing something to curb gun violence, Cuomo said.

Among the issues he has focused on over the years are curbing gun violence, preventing foreclosures, building more affordable housing and creating jobs.

ALBANY — Republican lawmakers need to stop offering «thoughts and prayers» to mass shooting victims and start doing something to curb gun violence, Gov. Cuomo said Monday.

Singas, who served as a prosecutor in Queens and Nassau for the past 24 years, said her office would «do everything we can to make sure we stop» the rising number of heroin abusers and would continue to work with local and federal law - enforcement agencies to curb gun violence.

Lifting the ban is one of 23 new actions, including a series of legislative proposals, to curb gun violence that the White House announced today in the wake of last month's shooting of children and teachers at an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut.

The project — which is hugely topical, given President Barack Obama's new push to curb gun violence — has been penned by first time screenwriter Jonathan Perera and is being produced by FilmNation and EuropaCorp.

Shelby Speno said her 13 - year - old son wrote President Donald Trump for help in curbing gun violence, but got back a letter that had the president vowing to fight for gun rights.

In the wake of last week's shooting in Parkland, Florida, where 17 people were killed, the students planned to take public transportation to the U.S. Capitol to hold a rally demanding legislation to curb gun violence in schools.

Thousands of students from about 50 schools across South Florida mounted demonstrations and protests Wednesday — one week after the Parkland school shooting — calling for laws to be changed to curb gun violence.

The students were among the marchers this weekend in Washington, urging lawmakers to do more to curb gun violence.

On far too many issues, this administration has been all talk and little action — we can't afford that approach when it comes to curbing gun violence.»