Sentences with phrase «for gun control measures»

Some schools prohibited their students from taking part in the nationwide day of protest over gun violence and calls for gun control measures.

Republicans in the state Senate on Monday unveiled a package of measures meant to bolster school security and safety, leading Democrats to once again push for gun control measures through a series of hostile amendments.

Some lawmakers in the Republican conference have announced support for gun control measures back by Democrats, suggesting a compromise is possible on the issue.

Nine more wrote that the amendment should be rewritten to allow for gun control measures that currently would not pass constitutional muster, such as the Washington, D.C., handgun ban that was overturned in the landmark 2008 District of Columba v. Heller decision that also found Americans have an individual right to own firearms, never mind all this «well - regulated militia» business.

Assemblyman Bill Nojay (R - Livingston County) said one way for Flanagan — who voted for the gun control measure — to prove he is serious is to refuse to pass any extension of the rent regulation laws without agreement on «meaningful» SAFE Act changes.

The president abandoned his promise to work for gun control measures opposed by the NRA, bowing to the gun group and embracing its agenda of armed teachers and incremental improvements to the background check system.

The top lobbyist for the National Rifle Association claimed late yesterday that President Trump had retreated from his surprising support a day earlier for gun control measures after a meeting with the organization's officials and Vice President Mike Pence in the Oval Office.

The parents previously went to Tallahassee to lobby lawmakers for gun control measures, and now they're taking their mission to the CRC.

There seems to be more agreement now for some gun control measures such as universal background checks, which enjoy overwhelming support in polls, including majorities of Republicans and gun owners, but those checks — often referenced in shorthand as «closing the gun show loophole» — had broad support after the Sandy Hook shooting as well.

There, the Constitution Revision Commission is meeting, and the families are going to press hard for gun control measures.

Levine, a candidate for the Democratic nomination for Governor, saw a primary opponent (Gwen Graham) issue her own calls for gun control measures.

Following the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., and the renewed push for gun control measures, Stack wrote a letter outlining its new firearm and accessory policies.

After weeks of public deliberation — including expressing support for some gun control measures — Trump has not yet outlined what he would like to see in legislation.

Nine more wrote that the amendment should be rewritten to allow for gun control measures that currently would not pass constitutional muster, such as the Washington, D.C., handgun ban that was overturned in the landmark 2008 District of Columba v. Heller decision that also found Americans have an individual right to own firearms, never mind all this «well - regulated militia» business.

Senate Co Leader Jeff Klein, a Democrat who voted for the gun control measure, says he considers it a major accomplishment.

That walkout, a month after the Parkland shooting, honored the 17 victims killed and pushed for gun control measures.

They chanted and cheered as speakers — mainly students and teenagers — appeared on - stage to call for gun control measures.

Many conservatives have been critical of the Parkland survivors» political and policy beliefs, which isn't too surprising given that the survivors have called for gun control measures that conservatives are opposed to.

In an email sent to supporters late Monday afternoon, NYC Public Advocate Letitia «Tish» James expressed her support for gun control measures to curb the gun violence that plagues parts of the Bronx and Brooklyn.