Sentences with phrase «fly list gun»

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He also laid out four other measures for Congress to consider: preventing people on the no - fly list from purchasing firearms, subjecting every gun buyer to a full background check, banning high - capacity magazines, and increasing the minimum age requirement to buy a rifle to 21.

In an unexpected twist, Trump said he planned to meet with the National Rifle Association «about not allowing people on the terrorist watch list, or the no - fly list, to buy guns.»

Murphy's call for the two votes came as presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said he would meet with the National Rifle Association to discuss ways to block people on terrorism watch lists or no - fly lists from buying guns.

A majority of Republicans back universal background checks, a ban on assault - style weapons, a federal database to track gun sales, prohibitions on people with mental illness, and barring people on no - fly or watch lists from buying firearms.

«It is the NRA gone absurd and I would put it to every Republican Presidential candidate, just answer the question, yes or no, do you support the Republican blockage of selling guns to people who are on the no - fly list.

US Sen. Chuck Schumer said this morning that he will reintroduce a bill that would keep suspected terrorists on the no - fly list from buying guns online and at gun shows.

Cuomo, speaking to the Rev. Al Sharpton, decried the Republican opposition to a bill that would give the U.S. attorney general the power to block people on the «no fly» list from purchasing guns or explosives.

One, gun rights can't be removed without due process, which would make it harder to put people on the no - fly list.

After the December shooting in San Bernardino, CA, President Obama stated in his weekly radio address that it was «insane» to allow suspected terrorists on the country's no - fly list to purchase guns.

«I will fight to keep people on the no - fly list from buying guns,» Clinton said.

You believe that people on the no - fly list should be able to buy guns?

In recent weeks, legislation to prevent people on the no - fly list from buying guns has been backed by President Obama and largely supported by congressional Democrats.

WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union is taking no position on legislation that would bar people from buying guns if they are on the federal government's no - fly list — a list that the ACLU has spent the past five years arguing is unconstitutional.

Notably, in 2010, the ACLU testified against «the use of terror watch lists to screen gun purchases,» writing that the «deeply flawed» terror watch list process led the group to conclude, «Given these problems, we do not believe that anyone should be deprived of the right to purchase a gun, or the right to fly, or any other benefit of membership in civil society based solely on placement on a terror watch list.»

So you brought up the question of denying guns to people on the no fly list.

And let's be honest, if you're on the no fly list, if you're on a terrorist watch list, don't you want to make sure that people don't have the ability to buy a gun and do it as quick as possible?

Hillary Clinton called for gun - safety law changes including an assault weapons ban and preventing people on the FBI's no - fly list from buying guns.

Deacon backs a bill in Congress from Rep. Peter King, R - Long Island, that would ban licensed firearms dealers from selling guns or explosives to any individual on the nation's no - fly list of suspected terrorists.

If we can't deny guns to people on the no - fly list, why do we even have a no - fly list?

The gun - rights group NY2A has delivered petitions to Senate leaders in opposition to IDC Leader Jeff Klein «s bill that would not only prevent the sale of guns to people on no - fly suspected terrorist list but allow for their confiscation as well.

State Senate Independent Democratic Conference Leader Jeff Klein of the Bronx said he would immediately introduce a provision banning anyone on the federal terrorist watch list or the no - fly list from buying a gun in New York.

Amid failure of federal legislation, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer on Sunday again called for federal action that would ban gun sales to those on terror or no - fly watch lists.

Sen. Charles Schumer (D - N.Y.) speaks Dec. 3, 2015, during a news conference on Capitol Hill on his plan to keep those on the no - fly list from buying guns.

And if someone is on a no - fly list, they should not be able to purchase a gun» said Higgins.

would ban anyone on the terrorist watch list or no fly list from buying a gun.

California Sen. Dianne Feinstein's legislation would bar people on the federal terrorist watch list and no - fly list from buying guns, as well as people the FBI believes «might be a terrorist threat» if armed, according to Schumer.

«Congress should act to make sure no one on a no - fly list is able to buy a gun,» Obama said.

The sit - in, led by veteran civil rights campaigner and Georgia congressman John Lewis, was staged to demand a vote on gun control measures, after a 15 - hour filibuster in the Senate on 16 June led to a floor vote on four measures, including one which aimed to prevent those on a terrorist no - fly list from purchasing firearms.

If state officials are granted access to federal government watch lists — including the no - fly list — Malloy said he will enact the proposal immediately through executive order, denying people on those lists a gun permit.

Rubio also defended his vote last week against the gun - control plan involving people on the no - fly list.

The bill would bar licensed firearms dealers from selling guns or explosives to any individual on the nation's no - fly list of suspected terrorists who are banned from airline travel.

«It is patently obvious that someone on the no - fly list should not be able to just go walk out and buy a gun.

Renewing a call for «sensible gun safety measures,» Democratic presidential front - runner Hillary Clinton chastised congressional Republicans Thursday for blocking a vote on a plan that she said would ban those on the federal government's No Fly List from buying guns.

Sen. Susan Collins, Maine, a more moderate Republican voice on gun restrictions, described several bills she has sponsored to strengthen background checks, prevent straw purchasing and to stop people on the no - fly list from purchasing firearms.