Sentences with phrase «gun control measures such»

McMurray — who has repeatedly said he supports the Second Amendment right to bear arms as well gun control measures such as stronger background checks for gun purchases — vowed to wage an aggressive campaign against Collins.

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

Not exact matches

Shares of companies such as American Outdoor Brands and Sturm Ruger rose Thursday after the White House said President Donald Trump was open to multiple gun control measures but does not want to «ban an entire class of firearms.»

President Trump appeared to take a tiny step toward the narrowest possible gun control measures on Tuesday, saying that he signed a memo directing Attorney General Jeff Sessions to propose a rule banning some devices, such as bump stocks, which he said can turn otherwise legal guns into machine guns.

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.

At the same time, he's attempting to strike a more nonpartisan tone, such as backing gun control measures.

Republicans on Tuesday emerged from a closed - door conference to not rule out new gun control measures as well as backing funding for school security upgrades, such as metal detectors and armed resource officers.

Republican lawmakers, too, do not want to appear too close with Cuomo on policy issues, especially when it comes to hot - button measures such as gun control.

Gun control has become a contentious issue in New York following the passage of the SAFE Act, a gun control measure that bans the sale of some semi-automatic weapons and requires those who already own such firearms to register with authorities.

Cuomo, too, has benefited from the IDC - GOP coalition in the chamber, and often cites his record to pass measures such as a new gun control law and the legalization of same - sex marriage, while also racking up tax cuts aimed at businesses and property owners in the state budget.

America's worst shooting massacre prompted the same sort of reactions from local members of Congress as all other such tragedies have, with Democrats calling for additional gun - control measures and Republicans resisting and blaming the Democratic president for a perceived inability to confront and control terrorism.

But over time, Higgins said he came to see the NRA responding to reasonable gun control measures in a knee - jerk way, too, and blocking sensible measures such as background checks for those who buy weapons at gun shows.

The GOP - led Senate has helped the governor enact socially progressive measures, such as marriage equality and gun control, as well as raising the minimum wage.

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.

One gets the sense that some of the vote on Amendment 66 was a carryover from the general public anger over how many measures, such as gun control, were forced through the legislature with little deliberation and no bipartisanship.

Nine more wrote that the amendment should be rewritten to allow for gun control measures that currently would not pass constitutional muster, such as the Washington, D.C., handgun ban that was overturned in the landmark 2008 District of Columba v. Heller decision that also found Americans have an individual right to own firearms, never mind all this «well - regulated militia» business.

It may seem like a no - brainer that Democrats would hold such a town hall, given that gun control measures tend to be favored more by their party than by Republicans.

-- Florida House rejects gun - control measure: A proposal to prevent the sale of assault rifles, such as the AR - 15 used in the Parkland shooting, was rejected Tuesday by the Florida House, as survivors of the Parkland shooting watched from the House gallery and others traveled by bus to the state capital.