Sentences with phrase «gun control issue»

He acknowledged people have deep feelings on gun control issues.

And by attracting so much national attention, the movement may inspire other Americans to follow suit, making gun control an issue that can actually sway votes.

Two Democratic candidates hoping to take on GOP Rep. John Faso are hosting town hall meetings as activists look to sustain focus on gun control issues following the Feb. 14 shooting at a high school in Parkland, Florida.

The relatively inexpensive add - ons became a major gun control issue after the Los Vegas shooter used bump stocks to upgrade his semi-automatic weapons during the October 2017 massacre of 58 concert attendees.

While Republican senators have been loath to tackle gun control issues since allowing Cuomo's SAFE Act to the floor in 2013, both senators confirmed that there still is discussion about the governor's proposals to take guns from people accused of domestic violence.

She also attacked Gillibrand's reversal on gun control issues, noting that she proudly touted an A-rating from the National Rifle Association while serving as a House member representing an upstate district.

And by attracting so much national attention, the movement may inspire other Americans to follow suit — making gun control an issue that can actually sway votes.

the Republican governor said at a news conference, taking an unusually strong stance on a gun control issue.

Evangelicals need to focus on bringing people to Christ, and getting involved in a gun control issue is a distraction.

On the gun control issue.

The governor at first even wanted a special session before the state of 2013 to deal with the gun control issue outright.

, the state executive director writes that the ad campaign is meant to be part of a weeks - long campaign meant to highlight the gun control issue, which has been a key issue for the governor, and «holding them accountable» on passing new legislation.

Hochul isn't the first upstate Democrat to have to re-align her views to fit a broader base: Kirsten Gillibrand refocused her policies from taxes and gun control issues to women's and LGBT rights issues.

ALBANY, N.Y. (WBEN / AP)-- The Democrat - controlled state Assembly on Tuesday passed legislation aimed at reducing gun violence in the state, a day after Republicans who control New York's Senate approved bills that focus on school safety but don't address the gun control issue.

The Democrat - controlled state Assembly on Tuesday passed legislation aimed at reducing gun violence in the state, a day after Republicans who control New York's Senate approved bills that focus on school safety but don't address the gun control issue.

National groups on both sides of the gun control issue have been pouring money into Connecticut this year, hoping to influence the outcome of the first statewide elections since the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting and the firearms restrictions enacted in response.

We heard the other day from State Sen. Brad Hoylman's office, who's chartering a bus to D.C. for any New Yorkers interested in making their voices heard on the gun control issue.

The Central New York tragedy and Wednesday's refusal by a state judge to block New York's tough new gun law, have kicked the gun control issue into overdrive.

On Wednesday, Senate Democrats and IDC lawmakers sought to raise the gun control issue on the floor of the chamber, proposing a series of hostile amendments to other bills that were voted down on procedural grounds that Republicans voted down.

Obenshain noted that Democrats were especially focused on gun control issues.

Just because Democrats have found an angle to make gun control an issue, that doesn't mean they'll look try to make it a bigger one.

For the governor, the event is a political twofer, giving him play at a public event with Clinton on a gun control issue he has used to raise his own national profile since the state passed the tough SAFE Act in 2013 in the aftermath of the Sandy Hook school shooting in Newtown, Conn..

, Season 3, Episode 8: The facts, the stats, and the truth about the gun control issue.

Cave says he is addressing gun violence and gun control issues, and race relations in America where people of color are often considered «guilty until proven innocent.»

The rapper said in the NRA video that he has worked with groups from both sides of the gun control issue and «tries to see a problem from the whole perspective.»