Sentences with phrase «enact gun control»

Outside the old Capitol, chants of «Vote them out» broke out as speakers called for the removal of Republican lawmakers who refuse to enact gun control.

«We demand that you enact gun control legislation, that you enact gay - friendly legislation, and that you stop the racist comments, and we're not going to stop until they take action, and stop giving us empty words,» Milano continued.

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

But Australia also had fewer barriers than the United States to enacting gun control: There is no constitutional right to bear arms, and there are no pro-gun lobbying groups with the influence of the National Rifle Association.

A rally against New York's newly enacted gun control laws drew one of the largest crowds to the State Capitol in recent decades.

Deutch said Congress could have enacted measures to reduce violence by enacting some gun controls after previous mass shootings.

Local governments are banned under state law from enacting gun control ordinances, but the state constitution allows counties to require criminal history checks and a three - to five - day waiting period for sales of any firearms in the county.

Not exact matches

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.

With President Trump and Rep. Mark Meadows (R - NC) voicing support for Congressional term limits it is important to remember that enacting artificial limits plays into the hands of gun control proponents.

Those words rattled some Republicans in Congress and sparked hope among gun - control advocates that, unlike after previous mass shootings, tougher regulations would be enacted this time.

We have to enact some sort of gun control legislation because this is what the kids are asking for.»

The Gun Control Act of 1968 was initially proposed after John F. Kennedy's assassination in 1963 but wasn't enacted until five years later, just months after Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. were gunned down.

After an eventful four years as governor, Cuomo is running on his record of accomplishments: A property tax cap, the legalization of same - sex marriage, a sweeping gun control law and enacted budgets that have kept spending increases under 2 percent.

Cuomo, noting that the state teachers union didn't endorse him in either of his two races for governor, said overhauling the education system would be as important to his legacy for him as winning approval of gay marriage and enacting strict gun - control laws.

If the Assembly passes the bill today — and it appears that it will at this point — New York would be the first state to enact a new gun control law in the wake of the Connecticut school shooting that killed 20 children.

Florida Gov. Rick Scott signed Senate Bill 7026 into law, the first gun control legislation enacted in the state after the Parkland school massacre on Feb. 14.

Trump told governors gathered in D.C. that he would take action to ban the sale of bump stocks without Congress, and said it's «OK» to push back against the NRA «every once as a while,» as the powerful gun lobbying group fights calls to enact stricter gun control laws after the shooting.

Cuomo — who noted that the state teachers union didn't endorse him in either of his two races for governor — said overhauling the education system would be as important to his legacy for him as winning approval of gay marriage and enacting strict gun - control laws.

Hoping to capitalize on Democratic anger over the election of President Trump, Mayer and other Democrats argue the Westchester contest is critical to their hopes of controlling the Senate and enacting legislation long sought by progressives, including new gun control measures, campaign finance and ethics reforms, and a bill to strengthen New York's abortion laws.

She also believes New York missed out on a crucial moment to enact new gun control measures after the recent mass shootings.

Students are mobilizing a March 24 march in Washington and elsewhere to urge lawmakers to enact tougher gun control.

Senator Jeff Klein, sponsor of S4392, which enacts «Nicholas's Law» said: «As the prime Senate sponsor of the SAFE Act, considered the toughest gun laws in the nation, I'm proud that New York has led the way on gun control.

The agreement came after Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan, who replaced Dean Skelos as the top GOP conference member in May, pledged to enact changes to the gun control law after some upstate Republicans were disappointed that yet another Long Islander would lead the last vestige of Republican power in the state.

We came together, both Democrats and Republicans, to enact strict gun control measures because we fundamentally believed that we could both protect our communities while safeguarding the constitutional rights of law - abiding gun owners in our state.

Press Release Assemblywoman Annie Rabbitt (R,I,C - Greenwood Lake) last week announced her online petition to repeal the gun control laws enacted through the NY S.A.F.E. Act.

It ends with a call for state and federal lawmakers to reject campaign contributions from gun rights groups like the NRA, enact stricter licensing and registration requirements for guns, a ban on «all classes of weapons that do not serve the specific uses of personal protection and sport shooting» and other gun control measures.

A new poll finds Governor Cuomo is paying a political price with Republicans in New York for enacting the nation's strictest gun control laws.

Cuomo wrote that New York in 2013 was able to enact the tough gun control known as the SAFE Act in the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary school massacre in Newtown, Conn..

It includes approving same sex marriage seven years ago, and more recently raising the minimum wage and enacting paid family leave, as well as pushing through some of the strictest in the nation gun control measures.

It includes approving same - sex marriage seven years ago, and more recently raising the minimum wage and enacting paid family leave, as well as pushing through gun control measures that are some of the strictest in the nation.

She said she was most proud of fighting for the so - called Safe Act, a gun - control law that New York enacted after the school massacre in Newtown, Conn., and against hydraulic fracturing for natural gas, a process known as fracking.

The Democratic mayor blamed the need for these drills on the Republican - controlled Congress's failure to enact stiffer federal gun control laws and the National Rifle Association's opposition to them.

National groups on both sides of the gun control issue have been pouring money into Connecticut this year, hoping to influence the outcome of the first statewide elections since the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting and the firearms restrictions enacted in response.

He championed a $ 15 minimum wage and enacted a 12 - week paid family leave policy; got strict gun control into law; introduced a free (though imperfect) college tuition program for certain students; banned fracking; allocated $ 10 million for a defense fund for immigrants facing deportation; and raised the age for juvenile offenders to 18.

But it also came after Flanagan pledged to enact some changes to the gun control law, which is deeply opposed by gun - rights advocates, who are skeptical of the Long Islander's leadership in the chamber given his vote in favor of the SAFE Act in 2013.

Senate Republicans will continue to push for changes to the gun control law known as the SAFE Act after Gov. Andrew Cuomo's office and Majority Leader John Flanagan reached an agreement to not enact a provision of the measure.

Cuomo praised the executive action by Obama to bypass Congress and enact what the governor deemed «critically needed» gun - control laws.

The memorandum of understanding reached by Senate Republicans and Gov. Andrew Cuomo to not enact an ammunition purchasing database was a common - sense reform to the controversial SAFE Act gun control law.

NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton said he has «no faith» in Congress to enact meaningful gun control legislation because so many members are beholden to the National Rifle Association.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP)-- Gov. Andrew Cuomo is being criticized by a good - government group and rank - and - file lawmakers for rushing his gun control law through secret meetings to make New York the first state to enact a measure since the Newtown, Conn., tragedy.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's office says a moratorium on Internet sales of ammunition won't be lifted under a deal with state Senate Republicans that modifies gun control laws enacted after the 2012 Connecticut school massacre.

He was able to sell the last two years of his alliance with the Republicans by saying he was pushing to get progressive legislation enacted, and has claimed credit for help in advancing a minimum wage increase and gun control legislation.

If elected, Democratic Attorney General candidate Ryan Torrens says he would not enforce Florida law that prohibits cities and counties from enacting their own gun - control ordinances.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's administration and state Senate Republicans have agreed to changes in gun control laws enacted after the 2012 Connecticut school massacre.

The GOP - led Senate has helped the governor enact socially progressive measures, such as marriage equality and gun control, as well as raising the minimum wage.

Today, New York is expected to become the first state to enact major gun control policy following last month's tragic elementary school shooting in Connecticut.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has been speaking out about the need for national gun control laws in recent days, but Cuomo says he doesn't know when a key provision of New York's own gun safety laws will be enacted.

The GOP - led Senate has helped the governor enact socially progressive measures, like marriage equality and gun control, as well as raising the minimum wage.

«Governor Cuomo passed a $ 15 minimum wage, the strongest paid family leave program and gun control laws in the nation, banned fracking, raised the age of criminal responsibility, and enacted the first - ever free college tuition program for middle class families.

ALBANY — A tough 2014 gun control law enacted in New York has resulted in 75,000 mentally ill people being dubbed by the state as too dangerous to own a firearm, Gov. Cuomo announced Thursday.