Sentences with phrase «gun control groups»

But more established gun control groups soon got in touch, offering to connect him to others and, eventually, to pick up expenses that included lighting, sound equipment and stages.

«We were heartened to see Bank of America join the list of companies stepping up to keep America safe,» said Avery Gardiner, co-president of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, one of the most prominent gun control groups.

Yet the role of leading gun control groups and advocates, and even local organizers, has plainly aggravated and frustrated critics of Saturday's marches.

Organizers at national gun control groups, who provided logistical support and public relations advice as the students planned the Washington rally, said they believed that the students would not become disillusioned by the lack of immediate action in Congress.

«The mass shooting in Parkland, Florida — the 18th at a school this year alone — lays bare the all - too - tragic reality that all face: we are not doing enough to keep violent weapons out of the hands of those who are a threat and danger to public safety,» said Gounardes, referring to a statistic on school shootings by the Everytown gun control group that has been disputed as inaccurate.

He also blasted gun control groups for exploiting the Parkland massacre.

Meanwhile, other gun control groups quickly leapt to Schumer's defense.

The gun control group Giffords signaled Friday it will become involved in the battleground 19th congressional district where Republican Rep. John Faso is seeking a second term.

The gun control group Giffords on Monday endorsed legislation that would have law enforcement agencies publish online the source of guns used in crimes committed in New York.

«This is the latest evidence that Anthony Brindisi is a phony Albany politician who claims to represent law - abiding gun owners when in reality, he is backed by a gun control group and votes to fund Cuomo's unconstitutional SAFE Act.

She is a vocal supporter of gun control legislation through the group, I Demand a Plan, a gun control group endorsed by several hundred mayors across America.

A plurality of state lawmakers in the Democratic - led Assembly and Republican - controlled Senate have received «above average» distinctions from the gun control group, New Yorkers Against Gun Violence.

Mayor Bloomberg's gun control group is dropping more than $ 250,000 on cable TV ads featuring surveillance video from the Columbine High School massacre to urge the Senate to put new restrictions on gun sales.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo's proposal to take firearms away from those convicted of domestic violence was backed Thursday by Giffords, the gun control group founded by former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and her husband Mark Kelly.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg's gun control group is launching another ad campaign ahead of Congress» debate on gun legislation.

Berman was once a senior adviser to Everytown for Gun Safety, the gun control group established by former Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

King spoke with YNN on Tuesday about the «B +» rating New York received from two gun control groups, which credited Gov. Andrew Cuomo's SAFE Act for a drop in crime.

The gun control group founded by former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords has endorsed Gov. Andrew Cuomo's proposal for those convicted of misdemeanor domestic violence to lose their guns.

A gun control group founded by former U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords called for the shut down of websites selling machines and parts that allow buyers to create a homemade, untraceable weapon.

The gun control groups running adds strengthens the NRA's position.

Newtown Action Alliance, a gun control group founded in the wake of the Newtown school shooting, says the shooting at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida shows children are not safe in schools.

He offers as examples a coalition of law firms to provide pro bono representation to gun control groups, and, more generally, the fact that the average US lawyer performs 50 hours of pro bono work per year.

John Feinblatt, president of Everytown for Gun Safety, a gun control group backed by Michael R. Bloomberg, said his group spent more money lobbying states than the federal government.