Sentences with phrase «federal gun laws»

Rep. John Katko, a longtime gun rights supporter, said he will consider supporting changes in federal gun laws that would raise the minimum age to buy a firearm and require universal background checks for all gun sales.

Creeden was the fourth teenager in a row at CPAC to tell me they'd be willing to strengthen federal gun laws in the wake of last week's shooting rampage at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida — a stark contrast to the event's official speakers and many other CPAC attendees.

crowds cried at a vigil that doubled as a call for stricter federal gun laws.

Governor Andre Cuomo says federal gun laws need to be strengthened to prevent more shootings like the one in Newtown Connecticut, but he says New York State's assault weapons ban has loopholes that need to be closed.

Governor Cuomo says federal gun laws need to be strengthened to prevent more shootings like the one in Newtown Connecticut, but he says New York State's assault weapons ban has loopholes that need to be closed.

Congress will likely work to further loosen federal gun laws and make it easier for gun owners to carry their guns across state lines.

(CNN)- Missouri's Democratic governor vetoed legislation Friday that sought to make federal gun laws unenforceable in the state.

The mayor, who has been crusading against illegal guns for years now, said the videos reveal a «dangerous gap in our existing federal gun laws.»

Bratton added that the issue of sealed arrest records — as well as lax federal gun laws — need to be reexamined when dealing with early - release and diversion programs.

Enforcement of newly enacted federal gun laws became the responsibility of the ATU in 1941, with tobacco laws being added during the 1950s.

The appellate court ruled that the defendants «knowingly violated federal gun laws» by selling guns to a convicted felon who is banned from purchasing guns.

After watching Virginia Tech and Orlando and Las Vegas and so many other places become mile markers in the thwarted march to pass significant federal gun laws, the voices of Parkland's teens are bringing hope to advocates craving change.

The lawsuit also refers to a 2010 directive issued by the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives that determined bump stocks are a «firearm part» and not regulated as a firearm under federal gun laws.

The governor again lamented the Republican - controlled Congress's reluctance to strengthen federal gun laws, which he said are key to staunching the problem of gun violence.

Tenney, a state Assemblywoman from New Hartford, and Phillips, a history teacher from Endwell, said they saw no circumstances where they would support stricter federal gun laws.

WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. John Katko, a longtime gun rights supporter, said Friday he will consider supporting changes in federal gun laws that would raise the minimum age to buy a firearm and require universal background checks for all gun sales.

It has been nearly a decade since Congress made any significant changes to federal gun laws.

High school students across Florida staged walkouts and protests to show solidarity and demand tougher state and federal gun laws.

With Carey's help, New York passed the nation's toughest gun safety law, but his murder underscores the fact that our federal gun laws are woefully inadequate,» Cuomo said in a statement.

The Post-Standard story notes that Katko broke no state or federal gun laws, and he was not disciplined by the Justice Department after the shooting.

-- Require permits to purchase One clear flaw in federal gun laws is that prospective buyers do not get background checks when buying from private sellers, only when buying from licensed dealers.

High school students across Florida staged walkouts and protests to show solidarity and demand tougher state and federal gun laws.

Adam Buckwald, a 16 - year - old Stoneman Douglas student, told the crowd it's «incomprehensible» that with the previous mass shootings in Las Vegas, Orlando and elsewhere in recent years, no significant changes have been made to federal gun laws.