Sentences with phrase «debate about gun violence»

Young people across the country are leading the debate about gun violence in the U.S. in the wake of the school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, FL..

Obama accused the powerful pro-gun rights lobby group of peddling an «imaginary fiction» that he said has distorted the national debate about gun violence.

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The recent school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School has renewed the debate about high national rates of gun violence and what to do about it.

When we come back, we're going to get into the future of the gun violence debate and talk about those Russia indictments with the panel.

So here we are as a country, grieving again, and debating what to do about gun violence again, and with no agreed - upon solution again.

That's the message Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia expressed Sunday morning about the ongoing debate over how to prevent gun violence.

Congressman Brian Higgins, when pressed about the gun control debate, suggested lawmakers need to hold formal hearings in order to come up with a smart, reasonable and genuine response to gun violence.

Both were asked about their latest thoughts about the gun violence debate, including whether new legislation banning more powerful firearms is in order.

The Parkland shooting has sparked another debate about guns — a debate mistakenly siloed from other issues that contribute to deadly violence.

One month ago today, our country was once again devastated by a senseless act of gun violence that has left the entire nation grieving the loss of innocent lives and thrown us into heated debates about constitutional rights, arming teachers, and mental illness and violence.

Lowell said the February 14 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in south Florida forced high school students to think more seriously about gun violence and to add their voices to the national debate over gun laws and school safety.

As important as the students have been, however, the debate about reducing gun violence can't stop at schools.

An avid supporter of the National Rifle Association, he did not mention the renewed debate over gun violence, ignoring a shouted question about gun laws.

NCRC President Steven Dinkin is asked to comment on how parents can speak to their children about positive ways to debate issues in this Washington Post article on the recent walkout protests against gun violence in schools.