Sentences with phrase «from gun manufacturers»

«I don't understand how the mayor, who wants to be characterized as a national leader on gun control, has allowed his people to vote against divesting from gun manufacturers,» he said.

It's time to demand greater responsibility from gun manufacturers and the NRA as they once again shrug their shoulders and dodge their complicity in what has become a recurring American tragedy.

(Newsflash, most mutual funds will invest in just about anything that might offer a potential return; the managers don't care if it comes from a gun manufacturer or cigarette company.

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Clinton seeks to roll back a controversial law that gives gun manufacturers ample protection from lawsuits.

After emerging from bankruptcy, Remington, one of the country's oldest gun manufacturers, will be owned by creditors including JPMorgan.

Stock prices for gun manufacturers also tend to rise after mass shootings, likely because the debate over gun control heats up and rekindles fears from gun owners.

The divestment represents the latest move by the city's pension funds to dissociate the city's $ 160 billion worth of assets, one of the largest public pension systems in the country, from gun retailers, and firearm and ammunitions manufacturers in response to a wave of mass shootings.

As a trustee of the City's largest public pension fund, I have repeatedly called for the divestment of all public pension dollars from gun retailers and manufacturers, and I am encouraged by the Mayor's call today to divest from assault weapon manufacturers.

Public Advocate Letitia James Supports Call for Divestment from Assault Weapon Manufacturers As we mourn tragedy after tragedy caused by guns, New York City must take a powerful stand against companies that contribute to carnage and violence across our nation.

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio submitted a resolution to the NYC Police Pension Fund calling on it to analyze gun divestment, the first step towards his goal of having the fund ditch weapons manufacturers from its portfolio.

Mr. Sanders, representing a rural, gun - loving state, voted against the 1993 Brady Bill and for a federal law granting weapons manufacturers immunity from lawsuits by shooting victims.

Clinton also has slammed him for a Senate vote he cast in 2005 to protect gun manufacturers from prosecution in gun - related crimes.

Like Clinton, Cuomo tore into Sanders for voting against the Brady bill and for his vote to shield gun manufacturers from liability for mass shootings.

The proponents of the bill know this, they want to use this as a means to keep legal gun owners from obtaining guns as no gun manufacturer will go through the expense of making guns just for New York.

That reply differed from Sanders» answer to the Daily News Editorial Board that he did not believe gun manufacturers should be held liable.

Meanwhile, the state comptroller says he's thinking of divesting the state's pension fund from investments in gun manufacturers.

Several times in recent weeks he also has attacked Clinton's closest Democratic primary rival, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, for his vote to back a bill that granted gun manufacturers immunity from lawsuits.

He has attacked Sanders for voting for a bill pushed by then - President George W. Bush that gave gun manufacturers immunity from lawsuits.

DiNapoli and previous comptrollers have used the fund as a vehicle for social change in the past, divesting funds from South Africa during the apartheid era, and from tobacco companies, as well as freezing and then ending investments in guns manufacturers after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.

So police have to submit a request to the tracing center, which tracks the gun's movement from manufacturer or importer to dealer.

Besides exposing the pros and cons of jury - based trials, «Runaway Jury» sets its sights on the relationship between firearms manufacturers and gun crime — but instead of setting forth the evidence from either side and allowing viewers to reach their own verdict on such complex issues, the film presents a highly prejudicial case, leading its audience to a conclusion that is disappointingly righteous.

There are several gun manufacturers in the game that will have different abilities ranging from Western style weapons to alien technology based guns with tons of elemental effects.

The construction worker could collect workers» comp from his work insurance and also file a lawsuit against the manufacturer of the nail gun in a product liability case.

Amazon is going great guns with its Alexa - enabled Echo Show and Google mentioned LG as one of its partners when announcing many Assistant speakers with displays will be coming from multiple manufacturers.

Mr. Randall of the Baltimore retirement fund compared the decision to redeem money from Renaissance to the decision of whether to invest in a tobacco company or gun manufacturer.

«Are you on the side of the NRA, the gun corporations, those who put the interests of profits of gun manufacturers ahead of the safety of kids, or are you on the side of those students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas?»

The games industry has a controversial symbiotic relationship with arms manufacturers, who look to games as a way of promoting firearms, with some companies distancing themselves from gun makers in recent years.