Sentences with phrase «gun control issues»

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.»

He acknowledged people have deep feelings on gun control issues.

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

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.

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

The aftermath of those killed by a sociopath is not the gun control issue.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Of course, plenty of crass jokes and dialogue are to be expected, and while Super Troopers 2 is primarily centered on a rivalry between the familiar squad and some Canadian Mounties soon to be out of a job, using that rift to pepper the comedy with some zingers on both sides rooted in current events (Americans have a go at how high the Canadian drinking limit is while Canadians fire back lambasting the United States» gun control issue and gross levels of obesity), the proceedings aren't concerned with getting political or forcing social commentary down anyone's throat.

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.»

Not exact matches

«After years in which Republicans were more confident than Democrats in debating gun - control questions, the issue now energizes each side's coalition,» political analyst Ron Brownstein wrote in the National Journal in January.

Generally, gun control isn't a big issue in Britain.

In September, Facebook announced that 470 Russian - linked accounts had purchased about 3,000 advertisements that used divisive issues like race, religion, immigration, and gun control to rile users.

Murphy has come to the fore on the issue of gun control.

They will likely also highlight Clinton's support for debt free college education and gun control, which are both critical issues for young voters.

The issue does seem to be one facet of the gun control debate where conservatives and liberals may be able to agree.

Those on the foreign desk had a more qualitative job that was geared toward understanding the «nuances» of American politics to «rock the boat» on divisive issues like gun control and LGBT rights, Max said.

In an issue that many Americans care about, given the many mass shootings that have occurred in the past few years, Clinton was able to appeal to voters who want to see more serious gun control legislation.

While it's rare to see CEOs here take a public stand (witness the silence of Toronto's business leaders when the Rob Ford scandals unfolded), a growing number of American executives are stepping into the public spotlight, taking stands on issues like religious freedom, gay marriage and gun control.

Ahead of next week's critical New York primary, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders came together for the first time in more than a month to debate issues including corporate influence, gun control, and energy.

The job of those who worked at the foreign desk, Max said, was more qualitative and was geared toward understanding the «nuances» of American politics to «rock the boat» on divisive issues like gun control and LGBT rights.

It became clear that the company's members weren't taking aim at the issue of hunting or sport shooting but wanted to see more discussion around gun control, he said.

In the grand scheme of things, eight seconds doesn't sound like much, especially in the context of a long documentary about a complex issue like gun control.

Diaz believes Republicans must look as if they care about keeping guns out of the hands of so - called homegrown extremists, while balancing issues of due process and the Constitution's Second Amendment right to bear arms that form the backbone of the NRA's opposition to gun control.

The best - run companies have leaders willing to take a stand on societal issues such as gun control, Bill George says.

While the candidates currently hold some very similar positions on issues such as immigration reform, gay rights, gun control and campaign finance reform, Sanders has been able to stake out positions to the left of Clinton on other issues that excite some vocal voters.

This month, Teen Vogue is dedicating its digital cover to rising voices in the gun control movement, young people who are working on the issue in different ways, all of them impacted by gun violence.

The town hall, moderated by Jake Tapper, gave survivors and family of the murdered victims the chance to confront lawmakers on the issue of school safety, gun control, and mental health.

Critics from the right tend to be concerned about the content of their message, noting that successful CEO activism often advances left - leaning arguments on issues like gun control and diversity.

As a result, Republican lawmakers are more resistant to calls for gun control — arguing against «politicizing» mass shootings and focusing on issues like mental health instead.

She has also taken on new issues, like gun control.

Outside the hall were millions of Canadians who, in many cases, support other parties precisely because of Harper's position on taxes, daycare, gun control and a hundred other issues.

A Broward County judge on Friday issued the state's first order temporarily removing guns from a person under Florida's new gun - control laws.

But as hundreds of thousands of protesters took to the streets in DC and the rest of the country on Saturday, it became clear that the movement's apparent potential to promote and boost issue intensity on gun control could ultimately make it pivotal.

Diego Pfeiffer, 18, a senior at Stoneman Douglas, acknowledged the issue has multiple perspectives and likened the need to toughen gun control to the fight to end slavery and the suffrage movement.

And unlike adults who have become numb to political hypocrisy and gun - control stalemates, the students can approach the issue with a fresh eye and a jolt of righteous fury that will be hard to ignore.

While Congress dithers, companies are taking action on issues like gun control.

«We've reached a tipping point with regard to this issue [of gun control] in the general society and companies that are worth their salt — and CEOs specifically — are constantly trying to read the tea leaves,» Klepper said.

Take, for instance, Florida's gun laws: A new report from the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence, a gun control nonprofit formerly known as the Legal Community Against Violence, issued a report this month about the astronomical economic cost of Florida's awful gun violence laws.

And Giuliani shifted right on a number of issues — including gun control and public funding of abortions — during his failed presidential run four years later.

«He knows he has to do something,» said another person who has spoken with Trump about the issue, who said the president seemed open to stricter gun control but had not decided what it would look like.

Most of the 3,000 ads, which ran between June 2015 and May 2017, focused on divisive issues such as immigration, gun control, gay rights and race.