Sentences with phrase «for gun control policies»

Below, the states where teenagers and advocates are seeing progress as they push for gun control policies in 2018.

The walkout, «Stand for the Second,» is a response to the March 14 National School Walkout that called for gun control policy measures while honoring the one - month anniversary of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.

Gbowee found even more cause for celebration in the efforts of the Parkland students to hold the government accountable for gun control policy.

Not exact matches

He has now returned to the financial data firm he founded but is hardly giving up his high - wattage policy activism — leading campaigns for gun control and against smoking and obesity.

The moves come as pressure mounts for corporations to take a stance on the nation's gun control policies.

There has been no spike in gun sales so far — but if gun enthusiasts believe the political climate is ripe for new gun control policies, it might cause them to stock up on guns.

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.

I also believe America is overdue for serious, comprehensive and sweeping evaluation of our gun control policy.

It is time for the Governor and state legislature to have a serious discussion on the issue and reassess failed gun control policies.

At a fundraiser at Salvatore's Italian Gardens Friday evening, Trump called New York's new gun control laws a disaster, supported fracking for natural gas and criticized Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo's tax policies for businesses.

Such initiatives have also been interspersed with attention to moderate social reforms, including gun control and paid family leave, dappled with more progressive policies like protections for transgender residents and a rejection of fracking.

In his first term Cuomo used his State of the State Addresses to build what observers call his version of «a new Democrat,» or his version of being (Bill) Clintonian - rolling out fairly moderate - to - conservative fiscal proposals, including some that targeted Western and Upstate New York for growth, and liberal social policies like marriage equality and gun control.

He was elected in 2010 as a «new Democrat» who married centrist economic policies — a cap on property tax increases, business tax cuts, a reduction in pension benefits for new public employees — with liberal social policies like strict gun control and support for same - sex marriage.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo proposed a bevy of policy ideas ranging from an increase to the state's minimum wage, equal pay for women and the toughest gun control laws in the nation in his third State of the State address.

When the new state budget for fiscal year 2019 passed early Saturday morning in Albany, Governor Andrew Cuomo had successfully implemented several of his top policy priorities on issues like workplace sexual harassment, taxes, gun control, and public housing in New York City.

He championed a $ 15 minimum wage and enacted a 12 - week paid family leave policy; got strict gun control into law; introduced a free (though imperfect) college tuition program for certain students; banned fracking; allocated $ 10 million for a defense fund for immigrants facing deportation; and raised the age for juvenile offenders to 18.

Cuomo instead governed as a Clintonian centrist, pushing for a socially liberal agenda (same - sex marriage, abortion rights, gun control) that he hoped would balance out economic policies that prompted the state's highest - ranking GOP official to call him «a good, moderate Republican.»

Cuomo believes that the popularity hit he's taking at the moment, mostly with upstate Republicans over gun control, is worth it for the sake of good policy — and that he's in sync with the opinions of younger voters.

Cuomo ripped Congress and the White House for their inaction on gun - control measures, touting New York's SAFE Act as a «sensible» policy that should serve as a model for action.

Pre-Campaign Community Service / Activism: Worked extensively with Family of Woodstock, Rip Van Winkle Council of Boy Scouts of America, establishing Ulster County Habitat for Humanity, Ralph Darmstadt Homeless Shelter, Ulster County Board of Health and Ulster County Human Rights Commission, Caring Hands Soup Kitchen Board Member, Midtown Rising Board Member, Teacher at Woodbourne Prison, part of Rising Hope Program Platform At a Glance Economy: Supports farming subsidies, job creation through infrastructure investments in rural broadband and sustainable technology, in favor of strong unions Healthcare: Medicare for All Women's Rights: Pro-choice, supports fully funding Planned Parenthood, birth control to be paid for employer, supports equal pay for equal work Racial Justice: Will work to prevent discrimination of all kind Immigration: Supports comprehensive immigration reform that includes path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants Foreign Policy: Supports increased pressure on North Korea but not military intervention Environment: Supports measures to stall climate change and create green jobs LGBTQ: Supports anti-discrimination of all people Gun Control: Will not take NRA money, supports common sense gun control and against Faso's vote to allow the mentally disabled to obtain fcontrol to be paid for employer, supports equal pay for equal work Racial Justice: Will work to prevent discrimination of all kind Immigration: Supports comprehensive immigration reform that includes path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants Foreign Policy: Supports increased pressure on North Korea but not military intervention Environment: Supports measures to stall climate change and create green jobs LGBTQ: Supports anti-discrimination of all people Gun Control: Will not take NRA money, supports common sense gun control and against Faso's vote to allow the mentally disabled to obtain fControl: Will not take NRA money, supports common sense gun control and against Faso's vote to allow the mentally disabled to obtain fcontrol and against Faso's vote to allow the mentally disabled to obtain firearms

Schulz, who has waged court battles against the SAFE Act gun control law, pork barrel spending and tax policies, believes Silver should reimburse taxpayers for the money he authorized in 2012 when the payment was made to two staffers who said Lopez harassed them.

For years, the Republican «Long Island Nine» in the State Senate stayed out of the way when Cuomo looked to pass liberal social policies like gay marriage and gun control, and supported his fiscally conservative agenda on taxes, education, public sector unions and regulation.

Still, the discussion of some types of gun control legislation is a dramatic turnaround for Florida, which has earned the nickname the «Gunshine State» for its gun policies.

The Post-ABC poll also finds that 58 percent of adults say stricter gun control laws could have prevented the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, but there is no rise in support for banning assault weapons compared with two years ago and the partisan divide on this policy is as stark as ever.

For example, they argue that opponents have co-opted the human rights language in battles over tobacco and gun control policy to the detriment of desirable public health goals.

Dr O'Brien said: «Coming from countries with strong gun control policies, and a 30-fold lower rate of gun - related homicides, we found the arguments for opposing gun control counterintuitive and somewhat illogical.

The #YouthDemand statement highlights the already deeply entrenched «school - to - prison pipeline,» and makes a compelling demand for reforms for school safety and gun control that do not involve increased policing, surveillance and doubling down on policies that criminalize of youth of color at their schools.

Grieving in public by pushing for changes in policy and laws, the Stoneman Douglas survivors ripped a collective scab off a host of issues — school violence, gun control and safety, arming teachers, mental health, the power of protest, race, privilege, technology and internet trolling — and thrust them into the local, state, and national spotlights.

For instance: if you support gun control policies, you will likely pay more attention to studies about gun violence (because they reinforce what you already believe) and less attention to reports of gun control policies precipitating higher gun violence (because it conflicts.)

For Cave's MASS MoCA installation, Until — a double play on the phrase «innocent until proven guilty» or in this case «guilty until proven innocent» — Cave addresses issues of gun violence, gun control policy, race relations, and gender politics in America today.

Of the panel of experts questioned for the survey, a majority favored gun control policies while only five said they were in adverse to them.

The wedge / identity politics success is probably largely to blame for the inability of the US to move forward consistently (or at all) on important public policy — global leadership on climate change or national gun control policy come to mind, right off the top.

Fail to prove what my position is on gun control, abortion, immigration policy, or show who I vote for or which campaigns I contribute to, and your readers are left wondering «is that the best Ben can do?»

Others have traveled to Washington, D.C., and Tallahassee in an effort to lobby for gun control and preventive policies.

Many of the comments at the Town Hall focused on support for gun control and challenges to Rubio for his gun policy stances and NRA donations.