Sentences with phrase «gun control measures»

There has been a push to implement more stringent gun control measures in the aftermath of the latest mass shooting.

What's remarkable about the polling is how much of it reflects bipartisan support for new gun control measures.

Some schools prohibited their students from taking part in the nationwide day of protest over gun violence and calls for gun control measures.

Although there has been no action on gun control measures, the vocal activism of the students is having an effect on lawmakers.

His calls for stricter gun control measures have made him a frequent target of conservative pundits and conspiracy theorists.

However, there are numerous examples of leaders «making a difference» after a terrible shooting by passing gun control measures.

He's also the second Republican to be open to specific gun control measures.

We need sensible gun control measures to save lives, and I will do everything I can to achieve that.

They also provided votes for stiffer gun control measures.

Similar patterns occur with gun sales, which frequently rise when gun control measures are proposed.

-- Introduce some nominal gun control measures, including banning sales to those younger than 21 and requiring a three - day waiting period and background check for all purchases from licensed dealers.

The state law still stands, but the recall election sent out a chill felt by any politician who might look kindly on gun control measures.

And he says he hopes those issues and others like stricter gun control measures, will «stir the debate nationwide».

They are also planning a rally at noon pushing lawmakers to pass gun control measures.

A large majority of New Yorkers are in support of gun control measures in wake of Florida school shooting.

Cuomo urged the president to go with his gut and support new gun control measures after last month's Parkland, Florida high school shooting that killed 17 people.

The calls for stronger gun control measures by New York state's elected officials are by no means sudden or shocking.

But like U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, who represented a conservative - leaning House district before becoming a statewide elected official, Hochul has emphasized support gun control measures as lieutenant governor.

Republican leaders in the state Senate did not respond to requests for comment on Hoylman's bill, but on Wednesday they defeated an effort by Senate Democrats to force a vote on several gun control measures including a bump stock ban.

ALBANY — Thousands of gun rights supporters rallied outside New York's Capitol Tuesday to call for the repeal of gun control measures championed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, which they intend to use as a rallying cry in the fall elections.

December 11, 2013 • Colorado enacted several tough gun control measures after the shooting in Newtown, Conn. — and then voters ousted two lawmakers who backed those laws.

Beyond that, Schwartz said, support is even greater for other gun control measures that Democrats and Republicans did manage to agree on in the task force — including universal background checks for purchases of all guns, by 93 to 6 percent; and expanded permit requirements for guns.

Earlier in the day, Sen. Elaine Phillips (R - LI) also backed gun control measures such as the bump stock ban.

Collins last year introduced legislation that would nullify much of Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's NY SAFE Act, a sweeping set of gun control measures including a ban on sales of assault weapons in New York stores, Kowalczyk said.

The law is the first gun control measure passed in the U.S. since the school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut and it gives New York state the toughest gun control law in the nation.

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 noted that Zeldin opposed the SAFE Act when he was a member of the Senate Republican conference, and has voted against gun control measures since arriving in Congress.

A number of upstate lawmakers, along with gun rights advocacy groups, were pulling for DeFrancisco, who voted against a strict gun control measure known as the SAFE Act, which is largely unpopular upstate.

The governor's proposed gun control measures include putting more of the onus on mental health professionals to report high - risk individuals.

Last year Cuomo proposed, negotiated and passed his SAFE Act gun control measure one month after the Newtown tragedy before opponents could mobilize or debate.

Looks like the president's new gun control measures didn't come soon enough for Cruz, the blind California sea lion pup that lost his eyesight to gunshot wounds.

Earlier in the day, Sen. Elaine Phillips backed gun control measures such as the bump stock ban.

Lawmakers continue to be deeply divided over gun control measures following a shooting at a Florida high school last month.

Cuomo — who has also vowed to work against the re-election of Faso and a half - dozen other Republican members of Congress who oppose gun control measures — said Faso's personal «no» vote on did not get him off the hook.

Republicans in the state Senate on Monday unveiled a package of measures meant to bolster school security and safety, leading Democrats to once again push for gun control measures through a series of hostile amendments.

Members of Connecticut's Congressional delegation led the fight in Washington, D.C., this week to get federal lawmakers to take action on gun control measures following last Sunday's mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando.

Pence, like many Republicans, also opposes most gun control measures.

With Senate votes on several gun control measures set for today, Sen. Chuck Schumer said Americans around the country must press their reps to keep guns out of the hands of terrorists.

Washington (CNN) Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio, facing an outraged constituent audience of school shooting survivors Wednesday, signaled a willingness to vote in favor of limited gun control measures.

Even as legislators and presidential hopefuls discuss gun control measures, investors worry that a year - long surge in firearm sales is losing steam.

Last week: The tectonic shift in the conversation about gun regulations, school safety and mental health since the murder of 17 faculty and students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School is nothing less than amazing when, in defiance of the NRA, it produced the first successful gun control measure in Florida in over two decades!

Orleans County won't let the State of New York use the county seal for any enforcement efforts with the SAFE Act, a controversial gun control measure approved by the State Legislature and Gov. Andrew Cuomo last January.

Thousands of gun rights supporters rallied at the state Capitol Tuesday against gun control measures championed by Governor Andrew Cuomo.

«We look forward to working with Governor Cuomo to push a number of issues that are important to him but have been blocked by the Senate Republicans including raising the minimum wage, real campaign finance reform and passing common sense gun control measures like microstamping,» said Senate Democratic spokesman Mike Murphy.

Cuomo has already rolled out a series of proposals over the last several weeks for the new year, beginning with a new gun control measure designed to take guns away from domestic abusers to combating student loan and spending $ 34 million to overhaul Stewart Airport in the Hudson Valley to name three of the more than a dozen or so proposals unspooled.

Advocates for gun rights have long argued that the Second Amendment is a necessary barrier to prevent full - scale confiscation of firearms, which they see as the end goal of many gun control measures.

For example, he was able to secure some of the nation's most stringent gun control measures after the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut in 2012.

Remington filed for bankruptcy one day after hundreds of thousands of Americans took to the streets to demand tighter gun control measures.

While most Americans, Democratic lawmakers, and President Donald Trump have shown support for increased gun control measures like more thorough background checks, many Republican lawmakers continue to oppose any new gun regulations.

Polling for many common gun control measures, including universal background checks, can top 75 percent — even among Republicans.