Sentences with phrase «for guns purchased from»

Current law requires background checks only for guns purchased from a federally licensed dealer.

The cornerstone of the president's plan is a background check requirement for guns purchased from dealers even if they're bought online or at gun shows.

Permits trained school employees to carry concealed weapons in school, raises the age requirement for gun purchases from 18 to 21, imposes a three - day waiting period for rifles and other long guns, allows police to seize weapons from those who pose a danger to themselves and others, and bans the sale of bump stocks.

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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.

Under federal law, long guns like the semiautomatic AR -15-style assault rifle used by the Florida gunman can be bought from licensed dealers by people as young as 18, while the minimum age for handgun purchases is 21.

Protesters are demanding protection from gun violence, including a ban on assault weapons such as the rifle used in Parkland, a prohibition on high - capacity magazines that let killers shoot long bursts without reloading, and more effective background checks for gun purchases.

At one point during the documentary, Couric asks representatives of the Virginia Citizens Defense League a question: «If there are no background checks for gun purchasers, how do you prevent felons or terrorists from purchasing a gun?»

The law increased the age to purchase a firearm to 21, instituted a three - day waiting period, and created a system for police to petition to remove guns from someone deemed a threat.

Powerful budget committees in the State House and Senate signed off on a package of bills on Tuesday that would raise the minimum age to purchase a firearm to 21 from 18, mandate a three - day waiting period for most gun purchases, and increase funding for school safety measures and access to mental health care.

The proposal (SB 7026) would raise the minimum age from 18 to 21 and require a three - day waiting period for people purchasing rifles and other long guns, requirements that already apply to buying handguns.

Florida's Baker Act allows for someone to be committed for a mental evaluation and it can prevent someone from being able to purchase a gun.

The bump stock ban is among several proposals Trump has made to tighten gun controls after the Florida shooting, such as improving reporting to the background check system and raising the legal age for purchasing assault - style weapons from 18 to 21.

The bill would change the minimum age for all gun purchases to 21 from 18 — a provision that would have prohibited the Parkland gunman, Nikolas Cruz, 19, from legally buying the rifle he used in his massacre.

ALBANY — The state tightened gun restrictions for domestic violence abusers by passing legislation Friday that increases the list of crimes that would prevent someone from purchasing or owning a gun.

Following a hearing, a final extreme risk protection order may be granted which would prohibit the individual from purchasing or possessing a gun for a period of up to one year.

Democratic challengers in some of this year's most competitive races are appealing to Americans» fears about terrorism to broach gun control, specifically by calling out Republican incumbents for not backing New York Republican Rep. Peter T. King's bill, first introduced nine years ago, to prevent people on the terror watch list from purchasing firearms.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo in a statement this weekend criticized a budget proposal from President Donald Trump that would cut funding for background checks for gun purchases.

Dubbed the «Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Act,» or SB 7026, the sweeping proposal provides for stricter gun control laws, including a three - day waiting period to buy any firearm, and a new age limit — 21 (up from 18)-- for firearms purchases, along with an all - out ban on bump stocks.

Rural people are far more likely to own firearms, especially long guns purchased primarily for hunting and protection from wild animals, than urban people, because it is much cheaper and easier to hunt and fish in rural areas than in urban areas.

On gun limits and school safety, the poll showed voters by a 90 percent to 9 percent margin support measures to extend the waiting period for the purchase of firearms up to 10 days, from the current period of up to three days, to allow for more extensive background checks.

The state's top lawyer also touted his multi-billion-dollar relief packages he had wrung from Bank of America and JP Morgan, his prosecution of under - paying employers and his effort to mandate background checks for purchases at gun shows.

In Tallahassee, state House representatives on Wednesday debated a bill that would raise the age to buy a firearm from 18 to 21, require a three - day waiting period for most gun purchases and ban the sale or possession of bump - fire stocks.

Mentally Disabled Veterans and Guns — Vote Passed (240 - 175, 14 Not Voting) The bill would clarify the conditions under which individuals who receive federal benefits from the Veterans Affairs Department (VA) may be declared mentally incompetent for purposes of being added to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) and thereby prevented from purchasing guns or ammunition — requiring that an affirmative declaration be made by a judge that the person is dangerGuns — Vote Passed (240 - 175, 14 Not Voting) The bill would clarify the conditions under which individuals who receive federal benefits from the Veterans Affairs Department (VA) may be declared mentally incompetent for purposes of being added to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) and thereby prevented from purchasing guns or ammunition — requiring that an affirmative declaration be made by a judge that the person is dangerguns or ammunition — requiring that an affirmative declaration be made by a judge that the person is dangerous.

It also includes a three - day waiting period for gun purchases, a ban on bump stocks, and allows law enforcement to seize weapons from a person deemed mentally ill and will likely pose a threat.

(WBEN) A new poll from the Siena Research Institute shows extensive support - among both Republicans and Democrats in New York State — for a mandatory waiting period on gun purchases but a split over arming some teachers and possibly banning the sale of assault style weapons in the United States...

With mass shootings dominating the news at regular intervals, Sens. Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand have pursued legislation to expand background checks, prevent those on the terrorism watch list from buying guns, and impose stiff penalties for gun straw purchasing and trafficking.

PARKLAND, Fla. — As investigators track the gun purchases of Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz, dozens of students and staff from the site of the massacre will board buses late Tuesday, bound for the state capital.

State lawmakers approved a bill increasing mental health funding, establishing protocols for removing guns from people deemed mentally unfit and increasing the purchase age and wait times.

The National Rifle Association is suing the state over newly approved gun restrictions that mandate a three - day waiting period for gun purchases and raise the buying age from 18 to 21 for most people.

Deacon also chastised Katko for sticking with the Republican Party on a number of issues, like voting to defund Planned Parenthood and voting against bringing a bill to the House floor that would have banned people on the suspected terrorist watch list from purchasing guns.

-- Ban individuals convicted of any violent crime from gun purchase Americans with convictions for domestic violence are already banned for life from buying guns (although again, Kelley fell through the cracks).

GVROs allow family members and intimate partners who believe a relative's dangerous behavior may lead to violence to request an order from a civil court authorizing law enforcement to remove any guns in the individual's possession, and to prohibit new gun purchases for the duration of the order.

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The groups of students across Miami - Dade and Broward counties are calling for action from lawmakers to make changes to gun laws, especially when it comes to the purchase of assault rifles.

The new legislation raises the minimum age to buy rifles from 18 to 21, extends a three - day waiting period for handgun purchases to include long guns and bans bump stocks that allow guns to mimic fully automatic fire.

- Ban people deemed «mentally defective» or who have been committed to a mental institution from owning or possessing firearms until a court grants relief, adding to a current ban on gun purchases for the same people;

The proposal (SB 7026) would raise the minimum age from 18 to 21 and require a three - day waiting period for people purchasing rifles and other long guns, requirements that already apply to buying handguns.

If granted, the order would give the Sheriff's Office the legal authority to seize guns found in Cruz's home and prevent him from purchasing or possessing a firearm for one year.

In Tallahassee, state House representatives on Wednesday debated a bill that would raise the age to buy a firearm from 18 to 21, require a three - day waiting period for most gun purchases and ban the sale or possession of bump - fire stocks.

Nevertheless, the bill raises the minimum age to buy rifles from 18 to 21, extends a three - day waiting period for handgun purchases to include long guns and bans bump stocks, which allow guns to mimic fully automatic fire.

-- Introduce some nominal gun control measures, including banning sales to those younger than 21 and requiring a three - day waiting period and background check for all purchases from licensed dealers.

Maybe gun control laws won't prevent mass shootings, but shouldn't we try to make it more difficult for people who use weapons for mass shootings from purchasing them?

At various points, Trump embraced arming teachers, strengthening background checks, raising the minimum age for gun purchases and forgoing due process to seize weapons from mentally disturbed people.

NRA spokeswoman Dana Loesch, interviewed on ABC's «This Week» on Sunday, said the gun lobby does not believe the age for purchases should be raised from 18.

The bill raises the minimum age to buy rifles from 18 to 21, extends a three - day waiting period for handgun purchases to include long guns and bans bump stocks, which allow guns to mimic fully automatic fire.

His proposal calls for a ban on gun purchases for anyone younger than 21 and restricting gun purchases from the mentally ill.

Scott, who is expected to run for U.S. Senate, unveiled a plan that calls for raising the age to purchase a rifle from 18 to 21, boosting funding for mental health services and implementing new restraining orders to keep guns away from people with mental illnesses.

Petty, his voice shaking with emotion, called on lawmakers to follow the lead of Florida, which just passed legislation that raises the minimum age to buy rifles from 18 to 21; extends a three - day waiting period for handgun purchases to include long guns; and bans bump stocks, which allow guns to mimic fully automatic fire.

Republican U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis, who's running for Florida governor as a champion of gun rights, went on Fox News late Friday night to criticize the law, which raises the minimum age to buy rifles from 18 to 21; extends a three - day waiting period for handgun purchases to include long guns; and bans bump stocks, which allow guns to mimic fully automatic fire.