Sentences with phrase «for gun control legislation»

House Democrats, who've sought to draw attention to their push for gun control legislation in the wake of recent mass shootings, emphasized a new demand during the day as they announced their opposition to any bill that doesn't undo a longstanding provision that has been interpreted to block the Centers for Disease Control from conducting research on gun violence.

Sen. Chris Murphy, D - Conn., center, calls for gun control legislation in the wake of the mass shooting in an Orlando LGBT nightclub in June.

Demonstrators listen as the names of the victims of the Florida school shooting are read during a student protest for gun control legislation in front of the White House on February 21.

She's become a leading advocate for gun control legislation as vice chairman of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force — although Republican leaders have dragged their feet on bills.

On Wednesday in Tallahassee, many of us will be joining Marjory Stoneman Douglas students, our union brothers and sisters, and state politicians who are willing to demonstrate support for gun control legislation in Florida, with a rally at the Old Capitol Building.

Rep. John Lewis closed out the Democrats sit - in at 1 p.m. Thursday, thanking members for the 25 - hour siege and calling on them to keep fighting for gun control legislation.

«The nine innocent people killed in this attack join too many others whose lives have been senselessly lost to gun violence, and this incident exemplifies the continued need for gun control legislation throughout the United States.

In the John Madden (Shakespeare in Love, The Debt) directed movie, Chastain is Elizabeth Sloane, a DC lobbyist battling for gun control legislation.

Hogg, a 17 - year - old student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, has been one of the most prominent student advocates for gun control legislation after a gunman killed 17 people at the school less than two weeks ago.

Democratic lawmakers, advocates and survivors of the Florida shooting have called for gun control legislation in the wake of the shooting, which left 17 dead and 14 injured at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School last Wednesday.

Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School students David and Lauren Hogg respond to Rick Santorum's comments that instead of students protesting for gun control legislation, they should take CPR classes.

ALBANY — Gov. Andrew Cuomo's team at the New York State Democratic Committee has released a television ad praising him for his 2013 push for gun control legislation, and social media ads targeting seven Republican members of Congress from New York.

Kim's mother has since written about her support for gun control legislation, while a GoFundMe page in Kim's honour said she was «a senior Girl Scout and loved by many».

Hogg has been very outspoken since the shooting, criticizing the NRA and advocating for gun control legislation.

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Cuomo said his office would start New York Students Against Gun Violence, an organization that will push for gun control legislation and backed by students involved on the issue.

CNN commentator and former Pennsylvania GOP Sen. Rick Santorum on Sunday suggested students protesting for gun control legislation would be better served by taking CPR classes and preparing for active shooter scenarios.

He traveled 450 miles to Tallahassee to push for gun control legislation.