Sentences with phrase «enacting gun legislation»
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The spending legislation, which was viewed as the last opportunity this year for Congress to enact major new gun restrictions before the midterm elections in November, included only some school safety measures and modest improvements to the background check system.
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We have to enact some sort of gun control legislation because this is what the kids are asking for.»
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.
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.
Murphy held a round - table talk earlier this week on gun legislation and has repeatedly called for enacting what he calls common sense gun safety measures.
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.
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.
They also called for the federal government to enact gun control legislation.
«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.
His 20 - minute speech focused on what he percieves as high points of his nearly eight years in office, from enacting tougher gun control legislation to raising the minimum wage to new protections for transgender people.
The National Rifle Association is suing the state of Florida after Gov. Rick Scott signed Senate Bill 7026 into law Friday, the first gun control legislation enacted in the state after the Parkland school massacre on February 14.
Recognizing the fluid and quick changing nature of potential legislation on gun control, the Executive Officers of NYSACC are hereby authorized to issue a letter of opposition for any bill that attempts to enact the above mention actions.
They must enact responsible gun control legislation.»
(CNN)- Florida Gov. Rick Scott signed Senate Bill 7026 into law Friday, the first gun control legislation enacted in the state after the Parkland school massacre on February 14.
Over the next few weeks, two national events will take place to help put pressure on our elected officials to enact legislation to combat gun violence.
Constitutional law: The federal government enacted legislation requiring the destruction of all long - gun registry records collected by the provinces.
Demonstrations are planned across the country and other parts of the world, with a goal of boosting school safety and enacting tougher gun - control legislation.
(CNN)- The National Rifle Association is suing the state of Florida after Gov. Rick Scott signed Senate Bill 7026 into law Friday, the first gun control legislation enacted in the state after the Parkland school massacre on February 14.
But Scott has signed legislation to keep local governments from enacting gun - control rules.
(CNN)- Florida Gov. Rick Scott signed Senate Bill 7026 into law Friday, the first gun control legislation enacted in the state after the Parkland school massacre on February 14.
Whether it's regulations banning so - called bump stocks, which convert semiautomatic guns into automatic weapons (like those used last year in the Las Vegas), or through background check for all gun sales (closing Florida's gun show loophole allowing firearm sales without background checks) or enacting legislation to keep firearms out the hands of people with mental challenges, enough is enough — it is past time for bipartisan agreement on a course of action to protect our children.
As legislators, we owe it to the children of Florida to enact common sense gun safety legislation to protect our kids and communities.
The protesters, many of them high school students, claim that the youth leadership of this initiative is what will set it apart from previous attempts to enact stronger gun - control legislation.
The National Rifle Association is suing the state of Florida after Gov. Rick Scott signed Senate Bill 7026 into law Friday, gun control legislation enacted in the state after the Parkland school massacre on February More...
As he did after the Sandy Hook school shooting, Jones labeled the Parkland school shooting a «false flag operation» carried out by the «deep state» as part of its agenda to enact gun - control legislation, and also claimed that the Parkland students were «crisis actors.»