Sentences with phrase «gun control laws»

Just like the young people advocating for stricter gun control laws, these students have the right to express their beliefs.

He led our state to be the first to pass the strongest gun control laws in the nation and passed marriage equality.

Something else to keep in mind is that not every Democratic governor is a sure champion for tough new gun control laws.

And the research about the effectiveness of gun controls laws seems mixed at best.

Some were angry over gun control laws passed in 2013.

Tired of waiting for change, these kids took it upon themselves to plan and carry out a nation - wide demonstration in demand of better gun control laws.

That seemingly politically neutral, common sense statement sparked a debate among her followers about gun control laws.

The bill would prohibit states from creating or enforcing gun control laws that are stricter than federal laws.

About 57 % said as much, versus 28 % who thought it to be a reflection of inadequate gun control laws.

She is leading the fight to pass seven important gun control laws.

They are often purchased out - of - state at gun shops and gun shows with weak gun control laws and procedures.

The pain brought back memories of the original incident and no small amount of irritation at the inability of this country to pass reasonable gun control laws.

Virtually all modern gun control laws are based either in racism, or as a legislative response to tragedy.

Maybe gun control laws won't prevent mass shootings, but shouldn't we try to make it more difficult for people who use weapons for mass shootings from purchasing them?

This bill would require stricter gun control laws and universal background checks for those trying to purchase guns.

He reminded the partisan crowd of his first - term highlights: raising the minimum wage, signing new gun control laws and overseeing the implementation of the federal health care law.

In addition to what is being described as the nation's toughest gun control law, the measure included a series of provisions designed to create safer school environments.

Republican lawmakers in the Assembly and Senate on Wednesday unveiled a push to change the state's sweeping gun control law known as the SAFE Act.

Susan Galbraith noted that the Madison County board voted to oppose the SAFE Act gun control law because it was pushed thorugh without enough public review.

A large rally of protestors opposed to the sweeping gun control law approved in January has clogged the Capitol's security entrances and is filling the park on the building's west side this morning.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's administration and state Senate Republicans have agreed to changes in gun control laws enacted after the 2012 Connecticut school massacre.

Senate Independent Democratic Conference Leader Jeff Klein is taking issue today with comments made by New York State Rifle And Pistol Association President Tom King, one of the more visible opponents of the sweeping gun control law approved in January.

ORIGINAL STORY: About 100 students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School poured into the state Capitol this morning to call for tighter gun control laws in the wake of last week's massacre on their school campus, where they met with lawmakers and planned to join with college students for a noon rally.

Historically, mass shootings don't usually lead to stricter regulation on gun control laws — they actually loosen them in states with Republican legislatures.

The GOP candidate would try to repeal strict new gun control laws championed by Cuomo that in part require gun owners to register their firearms with the state.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo is taking a beating from fellow Democrats and left - leaning entities like the Working Families Party for agreeing to suspend the creation of a database to be used for ammunition sale background checks — a provision of the controversial gun control law known as the SAFE Act.

Trump told governors gathered in D.C. that he would take action to ban the sale of bump stocks without Congress, and said it's «OK» to push back against the NRA «every once as a while,» as the powerful gun lobbying group fights calls to enact stricter gun control laws after the shooting.

Cuomo said if he were president, he would not hold back on advocacy for federal gun control laws.

Siena College's Steve Greenberg says Cuomo spent political capital when he aggressively pushed a strict gun control law through the legislature early in January.

«This decision is a victory for common sense gun control laws in New York and across the nation,» Cuomo said.

Many people in the US feared the Obama administration would push through stringent gun control laws when Democrats took control of Congress.

The New York Senate voted to enact the toughest in the nation gun control laws proposed by Governor Cuomo.

He predicted the U.S. Supreme Court may decide to look at the decision along with three recent rulings on state gun control laws in five other cases.

The national NRA has not spent much time investing in New York races, despite the widespread controversy among gun owners over the SAFE Act, Gov. Andrew Cuomo's signature gun control law from 2013.

Across the country, students who are accustomed to regular lockdown drills to prepare for the possibility of a mass shooting have staged walkouts and issued calls for strengthening gun control laws.

NEW YORK — The evening after the recent Parkland school shootings, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo took to the airwaves to demand stronger national gun control laws.

Republican support had already begun to slide after Cuomo championed new gun control laws back in January.

The poll comes at a time when the number of deadly school shootings has reached 18 thus far into 2018, reawakening debate over gun control laws and school safety initiatives.

These are the voters, or soon - to - be voters, who said they were ready to vote out the politicians who cozied up to the National Rifle Association or didn't support gun control laws.

But Grisanti lost in 2014 to Panepinto, a Democrat early on staked out a position of being against the SAFE Act, a sweeping gun control law Cuomo pushed lawmakers into accepting.

As expected, Gov. Andrew Cuomo approved an amendment to the January gun control law that would exempt retired law enforcement from certain aspects of the law.

He told the students they are «very much» part of the future when it comes to enacting sensible gun control laws.

Erie County Clerk Mickey Kearns believes the pact might be too good to be true, because New York still hasn't worked out all the kinks in its own gun control law, the SAFE Act.

Assemblyman Marc Butler, R - Newport, who opposes gun control laws, was planning to talk about his bill to partially repeal the SAFE Act, which was passed in 2013 following another mass shooting, at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn..

The Erie County Legislature considered two separate resolutions regarding the state's tough new gun control laws at today's session.

Simon, who seeks to limit the sale of ammo and tighten gun control laws, has been depicted in NRA tweets next to images of bullets.

ALBANY — The state's leading gun rights organization has halted its lawsuit looking to strike down Gov. Cuomo's 2013 gun control law because of the recent death of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.