Moore, a longtime gun control advocate, and Spurlock reviled Congress for rejecting
expanded gun background checks.
Not exact matches
In the wake of the murder of 49 people and the wounding of 53 in Orlando last weekend, Senate Democrats have won the chance to vote Monday on two narrow
gun control proposals they sponsored:
expanding background checks and barring terror suspects from buying
guns.
The three also helped to defeat a Democratic - sponsored bill to close the
gun show loophole and
expand background checks.
He yielded the floor at 2:11 a.m. EDT, saying he had won commitments from Republican leaders that they would hold votes on amendments to
expand background checks and ban
gun sales to suspected terrorists.
President Trump backed a Senate proposal to
expand background checks on
gun sales, as part of a call for a sweeping overhaul of U.S.
gun policy in the wake of the Florida school shooting.
That led students to the state Capitol to demand new
gun laws that would
expand background checks, according to CBS affiliate WCAX 3.
Va.) as they discuss reaching a bipartisan agreement that would
expand background checks to more
gun buyers.
A Democratic - controlled Congress back in 2010 didn't have the political capital to pass
gun laws (some Democrats have since said that was a mistake), and Congress failed to
expand background checks in 2013 after the 2012 Newtown, Conn., elementary school shooting.
Connecticut
expanded a ban on assault weapons, prohibited the sale of high - capacity ammunition magazines and imposed stricter
background checks on
gun purchases after 20 children and six educators were killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown in 2012.
With every mass shooting, Republicans have been careful to avoid conversations around
expanding background checks or imposing any kind of
gun control measures, outside of arming more people.
This week, President Barack Obama announced a series of executive actions on
gun control, including
expanding background checks.
Under heavy pressure from an influential
gun - control group, U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer said he would introduce legislation
expanding universal
background checks — following through on a months - long pledge to bring forward the bill.
Sen. Chuck Schumer (D - New York) has openly supported Democratic bills including one that
expands the
background check requirement to
gun shows and online purchases and another that would stop anyone who's been on the federal terrorism watch list in the past five years from purchasing a
gun.
But the Democratic - controlled Senate voted against legislation pushed by the president that would have
expanded background checks for firearm purchases to
gun shows and online sales.
U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer signaled Democrats will renew a fight to
expand background checks for
gun purchasers following last week's mass shooting, calling the issue «our No. 1.
Even as he voiced support for proposals generally backed by Democrats — including
expanded background checks and raising the age limit to 21 for some
gun buyers — the president peppered his remarks with inaccurate facts about mass shootings and
gun policy.
President Donald Trump backed a U.S. Senate proposal to
expand background checks on
gun sales, as part of a call for a sweeping overhaul of U.S.
gun policy in the wake of the Florida school shooting.
And when asked about the Las Vegas shooting at an appearance in Albany on Monday, Sen. Kirsten E. Gillibrand said Congress should consider banning assault weapons,
expanding background checks and cracking down on
gun trafficking.
Americans for Responsible Solutions advocates for barring people with domestic abuse convictions from buying firearms, for hardening penalties for illegal
gun trafficking, federally funding
gun violence research and for
expanding and improving the national
background check system, in order to cover weapons bought on the internet or at
gun shows.
Rep. Steve Israel calls on the Republican - controlled Congress to pass legislation to close
gun sale loopholes and
expand background checks held outside of the Great Neck South Middle School in Great Neck, Friday, Oct. 16, 2015.
The Senate could vote as early as Tuesday on
expanded background checks for
gun buyers — a centerpiece of broad
gun legislation — but leading lawmakers said today that approval of the measure remained uncertain.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo in a statement on Sunday called for
expanding background checks for
gun purchases — embracing a specific
gun control measure in the wake of a high school shooting in Florida that killed 17 people last month.
Senate Democrats including Sen. Charles E. Schumer were exultant last week after a 15 - hour filibuster yielded the seemingly impossible: A commitment to hold votes to
expand gun - purchaser
background checks and keep potential terrorists from buying
guns.
Proponents of
expanding background checks for
gun purchases formally kicked off a campaign in Maine — one of two key national races this year pitting a group co-founded by billionaire former NYC Mayor Mike Bloomberg as a response to mass shootings in 2014 against the group it was meant to target — the NRA.
Long Island Rep. Kathleen Rice described a new tactic to try to pass a bill to
expand background checks to all commercial sales of
guns despite the odds against it: Don't talk about what the legislation is.
A polarized US Senate voted against
expanding background checks for more
gun purchases, rejecting the proposal a day after the latest mass shooting left 14 people dead in California.
The White House is finalizing a new executive action that would
expand background checks on
gun purchases, according to one of President Obama's senior adviser, Valerie Jarrett.
DEVELOPING: SENATOR STILL TRYING TO FIND VOTES FOR
BACKGROUND CHECKS... Behind - the - scenes dealing over reviving stalled gun control legislation will get a push next week when Sen. Joe Manchin, a strong proponent of expanding background checks, plans to meet individually with lawmakers, a Senate source
BACKGROUND CHECKS... Behind - the - scenes dealing over reviving stalled gun control legislation will get a push next week when Sen. Joe Manchin, a strong proponent of expanding background checks, plans to meet individually with lawmakers, a Senate source tell
CHECKS... Behind - the - scenes dealing over reviving stalled
gun control legislation will get a push next week when Sen. Joe Manchin, a strong proponent of
expanding background checks, plans to meet individually with lawmakers, a Senate source
background checks, plans to meet individually with lawmakers, a Senate source tell
checks, plans to meet individually with lawmakers, a Senate source tells CNN.
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.
The law, known as the SAFE Act,
expanded the state's ban on purchasing new assault weapons, established more comprehensive
background checks for
gun and ammunition purchases, and toughened laws against illegal
gun possession.
Hours after he left the Senate Thursday morning, Murphy made numerous national television appearances to discuss the two areas where Democrats forced a vote: banning people on government terrorism watch lists from buying
guns and
expanding background checks.
WASHINGTON — Long Island Rep. Kathleen Rice Wednesday described a new tactic to try to pass a bill to
expand background checks to all commercial sales of
guns despite the odds against it: Don't talk about what the legislation is.
The measures, introduced at a news conference by Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and Democratic lawmakers flanked by
gun control advocates, are meant to close loopholes for
gun ownership for people who are deemed a serious risk, those who have been convicted of domestic violence,
expand background checks and end the legal possession of bump stocks.
And in Vermont, Republican Gov. Phil Scott banned bump stocks; limited the size of magazines;
expanded background checks for
gun purchases; and the raised the minimum age to purchase firearms to 21.
The new law
expanded the ban on automatic weapons and big ammunition magazines and requires
background checks for private
gun sales, changes that are an improvement to public safety.
Washington (CNN)- The leading bipartisan negotiations in the Senate for new
gun control legislation would favor
expanding background checks but would fall short of the universal approach backed by President Barack Obama and many Democrats, CNN has learned.
With mass shootings dominating the news at regular intervals, Sens. Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand have pursued legislation to
expand background checks, prevent those on the terrorism watch list from buying
guns, and impose stiff penalties for
gun straw purchasing and trafficking.
«Right now it doesn't look good,» New York Republican Rep. Peter King told CNN, summing up the chances that his bill - identical to the bipartisan compromise developed in the Senate
expanding background checks for many
gun sales - could pass in the House.
Bloomberg's group, Mayors Against Illegal
Guns, backed the
gun control package, which
expanded background checks on
gun purchases and limited the size of ammunition magazines, that passed the legislature earlier this year.
Cuomo said he will push, as part of the budget negotiations over the next two weeks, measures to take
guns away from all convicted domestic violence offenders and
expand the
background check waiting period to 10 days.
The poll also found that 90 % of those surveyed support
expanding the current maximum three - day firearm
background check waiting period to 10 days, while 85 % back a bill to keep
guns out of the hands of all convicted domestic abusers.
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP)-- Jumping out ahead of Washington, New York state enacted the nation's toughest
gun restrictions today and the first since the Connecticut school massacre, including an
expanded assault - weapon ban and
background checks for buying ammunition.
Of the three states that recently
expanded comprehensive
background check (CBC) policies to include all
gun transfers, including those among private parties, only Delaware showed an overall increase in firearm
background checks.
These include
expanded background checks of potential
gun owners, and a ban on assault weapons.
There's broad support to
expand background checks, ban bump stocks, increase the age to buy a
gun, and get weapons of war off our streets.»
It would have
expanded background checks for firearm sales at
gun shows and over the Internet.
Arming school employees,
expanding background checks and revamping the Baker Act law to keep
guns from people experiencing mental - health issues were among measures law - enforcement leaders from across the state discussed Tuesday as they look for ways to prevent future school massacres.
Examples: a no - exceptions ban on military - style weapons and high - capacity magazines; universal,
expanded background checks; limits on monthly purchases; technology that allows only owners to fire
guns.
Its CEO went even further by calling for a government ban on assault - style weapons, high - capacity magazines and bump stocks, increasing the minimum age for
gun purchases, requiring
expanded universal
background checks, and closing the
gun show loophole.
Among the proposals: Arming school employees,
expanding background checks and revamping the Baker Act to keep
guns from people experiencing mental - health issues /