Sentences with phrase «gun control legislation through»
This week's 25 - hour sit - in on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives highlights the ongoing problem of getting gun control legislation through Congress.
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Getting gun control legislation through Congress isn't impossible but it isn't easy.
He's proposed banning assault weapons and requiring trigger locks, and has openly supported gun control legislation through his entire political career.
Both legislators were targeted for recall after passing gun control legislation through means that circumvented any possible voter referendum.
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.
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Although preparing for the worst is necessary, some people argue that school shootings may be prevented through gun control legislation.
Under heavy pressure from an influential gun - control group, U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer said he would introduce legislation expanding universal background checks — following through on a months - long pledge to bring forward the bill.
You might recall the SAFE Act, the gun control legislation the governor pushed through within weeks of a deadly 2012 mass shooting.
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.
Most members of the Western New York State Senate delegation voted against the gun control legislation that is making its way through Albany.
U.S. Senator Chris Murphy of Connecticut says the $ 1.1 trillion spending bill that made its way through Congress could pave the way for the passage of federal gun control legislation.
McGee didn't reveal his strategy for getting such a ban through the GOP - controlled House, but Senate Democrats this week said they would attempt to attach gun legislation, including an AR - 15 ban, to bills moving through the Legislature.
Republican Assemblyman Steve McLaughlin today said «Hitler would be proud» of the way the gun control legislation passed through both houses.
New York State's new gun control measures were rushed through Albany and changes to that legislation are soon to come.
One gets the feeling that the filmmakers were excited to open this film on the heels of a Hillary Clinton victory... a story about a powerful woman, laser - focused on her mission to push through gun - control legislation.