Sentences with phrase «gun control measures including»

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.

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.

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This photo provided by Rep. John Yarmuth, D - Ky., shows Democrat members of Congress, including Rep. John Lewis, D - Ga., center, and Rep. Joe Courtney, D - Conn., left, participate in sit - down protest seeking a a vote on gun control measures, Wednesday, June 22, 2016, on the floor of the House on Capitol Hill in Washington.

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

This proposal has perhaps the most bipartisan support of all gun - control measures floated recently, including from the president himself.

It's difficult to separate these changes from long - term trends (especially since gun homicides have generally been on the decline for decades now), but a review of the evidence by RAND linked milder gun control measures, including background checks, to reduced injuries and deaths — and that means these measures likely saved lives.

That package also included the STOP School Violence Act of 2018, doesn't include any specific gun control measures, but increases grants for school safety measures, such as security training and metal detectors.

His comments come the same day Assembly Democrats approved package of gun control measures, including an extreme risk protection order measure, banning bump stock possession and a strengthening background checks.

Hoping to capitalize on Democratic anger over the election of President Trump, Mayer and other Democrats argue the Westchester contest is critical to their hopes of controlling the Senate and enacting legislation long sought by progressives, including new gun control measures, campaign finance and ethics reforms, and a bill to strengthen New York's abortion laws.

Many observers credited his strong opposition to New York's SAFE Act gun - control measure as attracting votes outside the City of Buffalo, but his office has also been embroiled in recent controversies including deaths in the Erie County Holding Center — that could serve as campaign fodder.

The package of common sense gun control measures put forward by NYLGVP, including my bill closing the bump stock loophole, will reaffirm New York as a leader in the fight against gun violence and save lives.

Lawmakers have since February debated gun control legislation that include measures geared toward strengthening background checks, banning bump stocks and making it harder for the dangerously mentally ill to purchase a firearm.

Senate Republicans have approved measures aimed at strengthening school safety in recent weeks, including measures aimed at funding school resource officers, a move Democratic Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie said he is opposed to and has backed traditional gun control legislation.

Supporters of New York's gun control measures — among the most restrictive in the U.S. — held a smaller event inside the Statehouse to announce several new bills, including one that would prohibit anyone from buying more than one gun a month.

It includes approving same sex marriage seven years ago, and more recently raising the minimum wage and enacting paid family leave, as well as pushing through some of the strictest in the nation gun control measures.

It includes approving same - sex marriage seven years ago, and more recently raising the minimum wage and enacting paid family leave, as well as pushing through gun control measures that are some of the strictest in the nation.

The final budget deal, as expected, did not include a range of non-fiscal matters, including extending the statute of limitations in child abuse cases, school safety measures, gun control, relaxing certain criminal bail requirements and any bolstering of ethics and campaign finance laws in reaction to what has become an annual parade of Albany corruption cases, including two major trials this year of people with close ties to Cuomo.

Skelos» legacy as majority leader includes allowing senators to vote for the first time on bills that legalized gay marriage and the NY Safe Act, a strict gun control measure, although Skelos personally voted against both laws.

Vigils / solidarity rallies were held across the state, nation and world to pay tribute to the Orlando victims, including one outside the historic Stonewall Inn, where Gov. Andrew Cuomo called for federal action on stricter gun control measures.

He included that on his end - of - session agenda in an effort to mollify conservative activists who opposed ascension as leader due to his «yes» vote on the controversial gun control measure.

After being nominated by a host of prominent speakers, including former President Bill Clinton (via video) and Mayor Bill de Blasio (in person), Mr. Cuomo underscored the liberal achievements of his administration, including legalizing same - sex marriage and passing strict gun control measures, apparently pushing back on left - leaning Democrats who have questioned his progressive credentials.

Thousands of chanting students, including survivors of the Florida school shooting, rallied at the state Capitol on Wednesday, demanding changes to gun laws and threatening to remove Republicans who refuse to address new gun - control measures.

Pre-Campaign Community Service / Activism: Worked extensively with Family of Woodstock, Rip Van Winkle Council of Boy Scouts of America, establishing Ulster County Habitat for Humanity, Ralph Darmstadt Homeless Shelter, Ulster County Board of Health and Ulster County Human Rights Commission, Caring Hands Soup Kitchen Board Member, Midtown Rising Board Member, Teacher at Woodbourne Prison, part of Rising Hope Program Platform At a Glance Economy: Supports farming subsidies, job creation through infrastructure investments in rural broadband and sustainable technology, in favor of strong unions Healthcare: Medicare for All Women's Rights: Pro-choice, supports fully funding Planned Parenthood, birth control to be paid for employer, supports equal pay for equal work Racial Justice: Will work to prevent discrimination of all kind Immigration: Supports comprehensive immigration reform that includes path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants Foreign Policy: Supports increased pressure on North Korea but not military intervention Environment: Supports measures to stall climate change and create green jobs LGBTQ: Supports anti-discrimination of all people Gun Control: Will not take NRA money, supports common sense gun control and against Faso's vote to allow the mentally disabled to obtain fcontrol to be paid for employer, supports equal pay for equal work Racial Justice: Will work to prevent discrimination of all kind Immigration: Supports comprehensive immigration reform that includes path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants Foreign Policy: Supports increased pressure on North Korea but not military intervention Environment: Supports measures to stall climate change and create green jobs LGBTQ: Supports anti-discrimination of all people Gun Control: Will not take NRA money, supports common sense gun control and against Faso's vote to allow the mentally disabled to obtain fControl: Will not take NRA money, supports common sense gun control and against Faso's vote to allow the mentally disabled to obtain fcontrol and against Faso's vote to allow the mentally disabled to obtain firearms

But the budget is also notable for what it did not include: a measure that would make it easier for the survivors of childhood sexual abuse to file lawsuits, voting reforms such as early voting and gun control legislation Democratic lawmakers had pushed in the wake of a high school shooting in Florida that left 17 people dead.

It addresses gun control measures, and creates frameworks for schools and law enforcement, including new units within the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the Florida Department of Education, including a Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Commission, and provides for student crime watch programs and other societal responses to potential threats to school safety.

Democrats want to include some gun control measures, while Republicans are suggesting more funds for school security instead.

«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.

It includes approving same - sex marriage seven years ago, and more recently raising the minimum wage and enacting paid family leave, as well as pushing through some of the strictest in the nation gun control measures.

SARANAC LAKE Millions marched last month as part of nationwide «March for Our Lives» rallies to call for more stringent gun control measures, including in Saranac Lake and Plattsburgh.

The sit - in, led by veteran civil rights campaigner and Georgia congressman John Lewis, was staged to demand a vote on gun control measures, after a 15 - hour filibuster in the Senate on 16 June led to a floor vote on four measures, including one which aimed to prevent those on a terrorist no - fly list from purchasing firearms.

The IDC, led by Bronx State Senator Jeffrey Klein, have asserted that the arrangement with the GOP has permitted the passage of numerous liberal measures — including gun control, paid family leave, a minimum wage hike and the creation of a legal services fund for undocumented immigrants.

But Cuomo, when he wants to, has been able to convince Republicans to vote through bills that they might traditionally oppose including marriage equality, gun control measures, and a major hike in the minimum wage.

He recommended that Congress pass tougher gun - control laws and safety measures, including childproof locks.

UPDATE 12:58 p.m.: Thousands of students and supporters rallied at the state Capitol to call for stronger gun control measures, including students who survived last week's massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and hundreds of college students who marched from Florida State University and Florida A&M University.

-- 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.

After weeks of public deliberation — including expressing support for some gun control measures — Trump has not yet outlined what he would like to see in legislation.

Randi Weingarten, the president of the American Federation of Teachers, also welcomed efforts to increase safety measures and resources, but she said legislators and Mr. Trump had used it deflect from the larger demands of the public, including students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas, who had been in the forefront of gun control advocacy since the shooting.

They passed a resolution urging state and federal lawmakers to pass gun control measures, including restricting the sale of ammunition and gun modifiers, to ban assault weapons, to limit the number of firearms a person can own, and institute a universal background check.

«I'm an NRA member, a supporter of the 2nd Amendment and the 1st Amendment, and the entire Bill of Rights for that matter,» Scott said Friday in announcing his support for a package of gun control measures, including the age limit.

Several angrily cited the long record of gun control bills that have died in Congress, including measures that were proposed after 26 students and teachers were massacred in Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., in December 2012.