Sentences with phrase «gun control legislation in»

-LSB-...] lawmakers, advocates and survivors of the Florida shooting have called for gun control legislation in the wake of the shooting, which left 17 dead and 14 injured at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School last -LSB-...]

On Wednesday in Tallahassee, many of us will be joining Marjory Stoneman Douglas students, our union brothers and sisters, and state politicians who are willing to demonstrate support for gun control legislation in Florida, with a rally at the Old Capitol Building.

I am humbled to have been able to play a role in crafting and passing the first gun control legislation in Florida in two decades, SB7026.

Democratic lawmakers, advocates and survivors of the Florida shooting have called for gun control legislation in the wake of the shooting, which left 17 dead and 14 injured at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School last Wednesday.

However, when students stared down the NRA and forced statewide gun control legislation in the aftermath of the Valentine's Day massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, FL, workers in other occupations took note.

House Democrats, who've sought to draw attention to their push for gun control legislation in the wake of recent mass shootings, emphasized a new demand during the day as they announced their opposition to any bill that doesn't undo a longstanding provision that has been interpreted to block the Centers for Disease Control from conducting research on gun violence.

Claudia Tenney, Steve Wells and George Phillips were asked if they would support any kind of gun control legislation in Congress, a day after the Republican - controlled U.S. Senate defeated bills that responded to last week's mass killing in Orlando.

Asked about including new rules for scientific research of guns in the bill, Emanuel suggested that was extraneous, comparing it to the distracting talk of «midnight basketball» programs the last time Congress tried to pass major gun control legislation in the early 1990s.

Sen. Chris Murphy, D - Conn., center, calls for gun control legislation in the wake of the mass shooting in an Orlando LGBT nightclub in June.

Santorum's comments came a day after protesters assembled at March for Our Lives events in Washington and across the country to demand gun control legislation in the wake of the deadly school shooting in Parkland, Florida.

U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand slammed Congress on Monday for not taking gun control legislation in the wake of another mass shooting, this time in Las Vegas.

Demonstrators listen as the names of the victims of the Florida school shooting are read during a student protest for gun control legislation in front of the White House on February 21.

Some agreed with Murphy's stance on common - sense gun control legislation in the wake of the Orlando nightclub massacre.

NY - 1 Republican Rep. Lee Zeldin and his Democratic challenger Anna Throne - Holst traded attacks on funding the EPA and gun control legislation in a News 12 Long Island debate last night.

The NRA is a powerful pro-gun lobby largely credited with the defeat of gun control legislation in Congress last year, and through their Political Victory Fund spent $ 1,276 to purchase materials that oppose Malloy's re-election bid.

Malloy made changes to the state's pension system and pushed for the strictest gun control legislation in the country following the Sandy Hook school shooting in Newtown in December 2012.

Lawmakers in Colorado debated controversial new gun control legislation in 2013 in reaction to the Aurora theater massacre, including a 15 round limit on magazine capacity and tougher requirements on background checks.

Sen. Cory Booker, D - N.J., joins Senate Democrats in calling for stricter gun control legislation in the aftermath of the mass shooting in Orlando last week.

In 1996 John Howard managed to get all six Australian states to agree to and pass uniform sweeping gun control legislation in just 12 days.

The Democratic opponent of Republican Sen. Rich Funke this week is pushing him to back gun control legislation in the wake of last month's high school shooting in Florida that killed 17 people.

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After a number of Democrats started a sit - in to protest the lack of a vote on gun - control legislation following the Orlando shootings, the Republican - controlled House shut off the C - SPAN cameras.

After the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando this year, Democrats in Congress held a sit - in on the floor of the House of Representatives simply to demand a vote on gun control legislation.

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 legislatioIn 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 legislatioin the past few years, Clinton was able to appeal to voters who want to see more serious gun control legislation.

Democratic legislators, who are far outnumbered in the House and Senate and wield no power over which legislation gets considered, tried repeatedly over three committee hearings on Monday and Tuesday to amend the gun control bills to include an assault weapons ban and other, more stringent policies.

House democrats began their sit - in before noon Wednesday to force a vote on gun control legislation.

Gun sales slumped after the 2016 presidential election, as fears that a Hillary Clinton presidency would usher in new gun control legislation dissipated with Mr. Trump's victory.

Particularly in light of the Court's 2008 decision in District of Columbia v. Heller, which struck down Washington D.C.'s handgun ban and found Americans had an individual right to a firearm — a 5 - 4 decision in which Stevens wrote the primary dissenting opinion — Stevens called the Second Amendment a barrier to «constructive gun control legislation.»

Another student, David Hogg, criticized Trump for suggesting in a tweet Saturday night that Democrats had let them down by failing to pass gun - control legislation when they held Congress.

We stand with the 51 percent of Americans who support stricter gun control legislation — a majority that will almost certainly increase in the coming days, as we take in the full horror of the Florida shooting.

In recent weeks, racial justice activists and civil rights groups have noted that gun violence in black communities, rather than inspiring reform legislation or prompting national outcry, is often framed as the result of black people being unable to control themselveIn recent weeks, racial justice activists and civil rights groups have noted that gun violence in black communities, rather than inspiring reform legislation or prompting national outcry, is often framed as the result of black people being unable to control themselvein black communities, rather than inspiring reform legislation or prompting national outcry, is often framed as the result of black people being unable to control themselves.

Sen. Marco Rubio (R - FL), at whom many of Parkland survivors» demands to do something were directed, has taken the lead in proposing bipartisan gun control legislation.

And in the past, lawmakers have been extremely slow to take up any type of gun control legislation, even when there's bipartisan consensus on things like background checks.

In the case with Delta, only 13 people used the NRA discount, and Calkins says the airline never came out and said it supported gun control legislation.

Students across the country are walking out of their classes Wednesday to advocate for reform to gun control legislation and protest the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, that occurred exactly one month ago.

The rest of the country should take up legislation similar to the SAFE Act gun control measure approved in 2013 in New York, Gov. Andrew Cuomo in a statement said Thursday following of the deadliest mass shootings at a school since Sandy Hook in Connecticut.

Cuomo's actions were illegal, done under the cover of night behind closed doors, ABSOLUTELY NO PUBLIC INPUT WAS ALLOWED, and he did it to be the first in the US to pass any gun control legislation before Obama!

Republican Sen. John Bonacic in an interview Tuesday said he would be open to considering specific gun control legislation such as bans on bump stocks and extending the waiting period to purchase a gun so a more extensive background check is conducted.

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.

In their endorsements, the clubs pointed to Cuomo's push for a $ 15 minimum wage, the legalization of same - sex marriage and gun control legislation.

The last major piece of gun control legislation approved by New York was the 2013 SAFE Act, a controversial package of measures backed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the wake of a shooting at a Connecticut elementary school.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo's message of necessity that skirts the three - day waiting period so lawmakers can pass his gun control legislation this week outlines what his office says is the immediate need to get the law in place.

Cuomo has over the years pushed Congress repeatedly to take up gun control legislation after New York approved a sweeping package of measures in 2013 known as the SAFE Act, which remains controversial with gun owners, especially in upstate New York.

Florida Gov. Rick Scott signed Senate Bill 7026 into law, the first gun control legislation enacted in the state after the Parkland school massacre on Feb. 14.

Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie said the Democrat - controlled chamber will take up legislation in the coming weeks that makes it a crime to «sell, possess, manufacture or transport devices» that transform semiautomatic guns into automatics, otherwise known as bump stocks.

Long also blasted the measure as a «political charade» that only boosts Cuomo's political standing by being the first state in the nation to pass gun control legislation, even before the federal government and Obama administration can do something on the issue.

This fear of an NRA backlash might, at least in part, explain why Republican senators continue to vote against gun control legislation that's popular with their own conservative constituents.

Conservative Party Chairman Mike Long warned today that Senate Republicans risk eroding their base in New York after allowing a vote on Gov. Andrew Cuomo's gun control legislation that updates the state's assault weapons ban.

But Republicans in the state Senate are skeptical of bans on devices like ban stocks and similar gun control legislation that say is a step too far.

The amendments, though voted down, come as Republicans in the state Senate have signaled support for possible gun control legislation, which could include making it harder for those deemed too dangerous to obtain a firearm and closing up loopholes in the prohibition against people convicted of misdemeanor domestic violence from keeping and obtaining guns.

Former President Barack Obama and many of his fellow Democrats unsuccessfully pushed to pass gun control legislation after a gunman killed 20 children and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, in 2012.