Sentences with phrase «gun control advocates»

Supporters of gun rights have argued the remedies proposed by gun control advocates won't prevent another shooting, leaving them to push for school safety measures.

They've partnered with gun control advocates to organize events well into the future.

The app's user base has expanded to include a wide range of users, including gun control advocates as well as people who use firearms for recreation and hunting.

He and his peers become outspoken gun control advocates overnight.

A coalition of influential gun control advocates joined forces to call for legislation that would make it easier to keep guns away from dangerous individuals.

Many gun control advocates are quick to say they have no desire for such an extreme goal.

Rather than make the classic mistake of assuming that evidence alone will carry the day, gun control advocates need clever communication strategies to shift the debate.

Many gun control advocates are quick to say they have no desire for such an extreme goal.

After the latest mass shooting, at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., last month, President Trump amplified calls to train and arm educators, roiling the teaching profession and infuriating gun control advocates who see yet another inappropriate — and potentially disastrous — duty being heaped on teachers.

Although President Trump has said the federal government will act administratively to ban bump stocks, Hoylman and other gun control advocates believe that Washington can not be trusted to take action.

And while the Administration says they are still looking for the right technology, a leading gun control advocate says it appears to have been put on a back burner, at least for the foreseeable future.

(S.C.) A plan to promote firearm instruction in South Carolina public schools has drawn national attention — with many pundits calling it a clumsy push back against gun control advocates in the wake of Sandy Hook and other school - based tragedies.

That being said, polls conducted in both the immediate aftermath and weeks or months following Parkland present some preliminary evidence that the gains for gun control advocates are fading somewhat:

«This isn't going to stop, members, it's going to continue,» Senator Dianne Feinstein of California, a leading gun control advocate, told her colleagues on the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Schneiderman didn't mention Gov. Andrew Cuomo's ban on assault - style weapons known as the SAFE Act, which has drawn support from gun control advocates but ongoing criticism by gun rights groups.

At the tail end of the ad, D'Onofrio is joined by Crime Commission President Richard Aborn, a longtime gun control advocate.

Sen. Pat Toomey, a Pennsylvania Republican, is working with former New York City mayor and vocal gun control advocate Mike Bloomberg's organization to come up with a measure to keep terrorists from acquiring guns that his colleagues might be able to live with, but the talks are reportedly not going well.

Many survivors of mass shootings have gone on to become staunch gun control advocates months and years later in Parkland, the timeline has seemingly accelerated.

A student of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas school, site of a mass shooting which left 17 people dead in Parkland, Florida, carries a sign as she joins students and gun control advocates holding the «March for Our Lives» event demanding gun control, in Washington, D.C., March 24, 2018.

A coalition of gun control advocates and state lawmakers are urging the New York Legislature to quickly pass legislation that would make it easier to keep firearms away from dangerous individuals.

- Lawmakers are also discussing a provision that would strip gun owners of their firearms if convicted of domestic violence, tightening what gun control advocates say are loopholes in the state and federal law.

But gun control advocates doubt that Trump really means what he says, after he ran for office warning that his opponent, Hillary Clinton, would remove the constitutional right to bear arms and he rode into the White House with the firm backing of the NRA, which opposes most attempts at real change.

He became one of the main gun control advocates in the Senate after the Sandy Hook shooting.

So all you hard charging gun control advocates should really stop watching the news (bought and paid for to influence a mentally anemic society) and do some reading.

Naturally, Democrats and gun control advocates went a little berserk.

When gun control advocates decided to seek out those they say are responsible for the dangerous propagation of firearms, they did not venture far to states where the National Rifle Association (NRA) holds major sway.

A different gun control Super PAC founded by local gun control advocates has spent close to $ 30,000.

I tend to think that gun control advocates tend to be more left wing than liberal, but this is quibbling over semantics.

ALBANY — A coalition of influential gun control advocates joined forces Wednesday to call for legislation that would make it easier to keep guns away from dangerous individuals.

Cuomo, who has been a long time gun control advocate, did not champion any gun control bills during the legislative session that ended earlier this summer.

Backed by at least $ 500,000 from former NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg and the political clout of ex-Arizona Rep. Gabby Giffords, gun control advocates last week turned in what they contend are enough signatures to add a voter referendum on Washington state's proposed Extreme Risk Protection Order to the ballot this November.

While the NY SAFE Act of 2013 gives gun control advocates and opponents much to celebrate and sulk over respectively, it also serves a bitter pill to supporters of open government, providing registered gun owners with a mechanism to remain anonymous in the face of freedom of information requests.

«I don't care what else you think government should do — everyone agrees the number one thing for government is to keep people safe,» said Throne - Holst, as she was flanked by gun control advocates at the news conference at her campaign headquarters.

Next summer, the designs will be publicly revealed and judged by the NYPD, gun control advocate Leah Gunn Barrett, and Margot Hirsch of the Smart Tech Challenges Foundation, among others.

In a new subplot that just got started, Billy and Anvil were hired by gun control advocate Sen. Stan Ori (Rick Holmes).

Also of note is Esme (Gugu Mbatha - Raw), a passionate gun control advocate whose idealism is both manipulated and absorbed by Sloane.

That day's edition showcased a syndicated article by gun control advocate Joni Kletter, written in a matter that immediately chafed with Deming.

Now Scott, who has an A-plus rating from the National Rifle Association and wouldn't face a primary, must respond strongly enough to placate gun control advocates but not so strongly to annoy the NRA.

Democrats and gun control advocates accused Republicans and the National Rifle Association of using school safety to divert attention from what they see as the real issue: the proliferation of guns that have been used in mass shootings at concerts, in movie theaters, on college campuses, in churches and at workplaces, as well as at public schools.

The «crisis actor» is a mainstay of any mass shooting false flag theory - basically, the claim is that gun control advocates send in actors to pretend to be victims in order to push for stricter gun laws.

In the five weeks since the massacre, the Parkland, Florida, students have been transformed into high - profile gun control advocates, leading school walkouts and meeting with lawmakers as they demand steps be taken to address the issue of gun violence in America.

Progressive gun control advocates here in America will often point to the gun ban imposed in the United Kingdom as an excellent example of how significantly restricting the right of citizens to...

Wednesday's deadly mass shooting at a high school in south Florida has brought gun control advocates out in droves on social media to once again make their case for stricter gun control, leading their ideological opponents to argue that gun control measures in and of themselves were not the issue.

It's worth noting that Mayor Bloomberg, an outspoken gun control advocate who is working with the White House on its ongoing efforts to get a deal at the national level, is in the audience today.

Omar Mateen used an AR - 15 that he purchased legally when he killed 49 people in an Orlando nightclub over the weekend President Barack Obama and other gun control advocates have repeatedly called for reinstating a federal ban on semi-automatic assault weapons that expired in 2004, but have been thwarted by Republicans in Congress.

Governor Cuomo takes a photo with gun control advocates, including U.S. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, as he signs legislation to remove guns from domestic abusers and require them to surrender all firearms.

The agreement provoked an outcry by gun control advocates as well as Assembly Democrats who were not part of the deal.

With Congress failing to pass more than 100 gun control bills as the number of casualties from mass shootings piles up, it's easy for gun control advocates to think nothing will be accomplished.

Moore, a longtime gun control advocate, and Spurlock reviled Congress for rejecting expanded gun background checks.