Sentences with phrase «for gun reform»

We live in a time where high school students are leading our nation's efforts for gun reform.

Holding back tears, he shares his son's story and pledges never to give up the fight for gun reform.

Holding back tears, he shared his son's story and pledged to never give up the fight for gun reform.

The idea is to meet with lawmakers directly and push for gun reforms ahead of the midterm elections in November, Hogg tweeted.

As we noted earlier, Hogg has become a vocal advocate for gun reform in the wake of the shooting.

Activists hold up signs at the Florida State Capitol as they rally for gun reform legislation on February 26, 2018 in Tallahassee, Florida.

Call for gun reform U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D - N.Y.) urges «common - sense» weapons bans, including military - style weapons and large ammo clips.

I have joined the students as they begin their journey in Tallahassee to advocate for gun reform in Florida.

Once again, we have a sobering reminder of the need for gun reform, mental health awareness, and improved community and police relations in our country.

The attack at Santa Fe High School is the deadliest school shooting since a former student was arrested in the killing of 17 people at Florida's Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Valentine's Day, a massacre that mobilized a nationwide movement for gun reform.

Newtown (Unrated) Political gridlock expose» chronicling a grieving Connecticut community's futile lobbying effort for gun reform legislation in the wake of the mass murder of 6 teachers and 20 students at an elementary school.

In Chicago communities ravaged by gun violence, students, anti-violence advocates and activists in the Black Lives Matter Chicago movement say they are energized and inspired by the way Emma Gonzalez, a senior at Parkland's Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School who has been a leader in the student movement, has specifically mentioned cities like Chicago in her vocal pleas for gun reform.

Morris Jeff Community School's middle and high school students posed a walk out to press for gun reform as part of National Walk Out Day on March 14, 2018.

The idea, Hogg wrote, is for supporters to meet with lawmakers directly and push for gun reforms ahead of November's midterm elections.

But as a Republican president, perhaps the most pro-firearm chief executive in American history, Trump is, in theory, in a unique position to use his good standing with Second Amendment activists to make the case for gun reforms.

Students are also pushing for gun reform with the National School Walkout.

His posts came as thousands of students around the country walked out of school for gun reform in honor of the 19th anniversary of the Columbine shooting.

On Friday, he pleaded for gun reform again, this time after a shooting not far from his city.

Suggestions for gun reform include reinstatement of the assault weapons ban that expired in 2004, the banning of high - capacity bullet clips, improved background checks for people with histories of mental illness, and initiating a national gun registration / inspection system similar to the motor vehicle registration / inspection system.

The 17 - year - old has been working tirelessly in the wake of the Florida school massacre to help pave the way for gun reform...

They are angry that the students in Florida are getting so much media attention, when they have been calling for gun reform for years.

The shooting at Santa Fe High School marks the deadliest school shooting since a former student allegedly killed 17 at Florida's Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in a Valentine's Day massacre that mobilized thousands for gun reform rallies across the country.

As the Parkland students attract national attention, a White House visit and letters of support for their demands for gun reform, McDade and other Chicago teens whose lives have been affected by gun violence say they aren't envious that they haven't experienced a similar spotlight.

Artist Paul Chan and his publishing outfit Badlands Unlimited have produced banners for students in the US protesting for gun reform.

Broadway stars Lin - Manuel Miranda and Ben Platt have released a new song in honor of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas students and their charge for gun reform.

Students explore the connections between young people in Florida campaigning for gun reform and youth leaders in Black Lives Matter — and consider why the media has focused so much

The need for gun reform is top of mind for the four Democratic candidates running for Governor.

Indivisible, a progressive organizing group founded after the 2016 election, is backing the April 20 walkout and helping Murdock and some of her fellow students organize — and some students indicated that the April 20 event is a bit more of an open political push for gun reform.

«WE ARE KIDS»: An aide to Florida state Representative Shawn Harrison has been fired after he called students advocating for gun reform «crisis actors.»

The shooting at Santa Fe High School marks the deadliest school shooting since a former student was arrested in the killing of 17 people at Florida's Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Valentine's Day, a massacre that mobilized a nationwide movement for gun reform.

On the nineteenth anniversary of the Columbine High School shooting, students in Florida's capital joined their counterparts across the nation in a school walkout calling for gun reform.

In Chicago communities ravaged by gun violence, students, anti-violence advocates and activists in the Black Lives Matter Chicago movement say they are energized and inspired by the way Emma Gonzalez, a senior at Parkland's Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School who has been a leader in the student movement, has specifically mentioned cities like Chicago in her vocal pleas for gun reform.

The epicenter was in Boca Raton, where more than 1,000 students as young as 11 years old marched from public and private schools to City Hall, wielding signs, shouting chants and pressing for gun reform.

On Wednesday, on the one - week anniversary of the deadly shooting, Parkland survivors rallied in Florida's state capital in Tallahassee to push for gun reforms, and about 1,000 students in nearby schools marched to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School to protest and honor the victims.

Student activists told Vox that hundreds of students at their schools participated — not the entire student body, but still a show of solidarity to push for gun reform and to honor the victims of Parkland and other shootings.

But the March for Our Lives signals that this renewed push for gun reform is gathering strength.

An army of thousands of students, including 100 student survivors of the South Florida high school where 17 were killed last week in a horrific shooting rampage, descended on the state capital Wednesday to rally for gun reform.

The New York Daily News featured a story about the ad campaign on its Monday front page under the headline «Fire «em — Andy targets 7 NRA - bought GOP reps in new push for gun reform.»

«What jumps out in the findings is that there is not only widespread support for gun reform, but it has become a voting issue for gun reform advocates, especially women.»

The need for gun reform is top of mind for the four Democratic candidates running for Governor.

In the wake of last week's deadly mass shooting that left 17 people dead, thousands of supporters joined the Parkland students to call for gun reform.

«It's clear that the people on the [TIME] cover are pushing for gun reform and they're pushing that they don't want to see weapons of war on the streets,» Kashuv said.