Sentences with phrase «gun issues»

The students said they had gained a quick education on gun issues over the past few days through Internet research and talking to their parents and the local legislative delegation.

Though, notably omitted is discussion of gun issues, which could make or break Mast and Curbelo in the wake of the Feb. 14 massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.

Hickenlooper joined MSNBC's Chuck Todd on «Meet the Press Daily» to discuss the debate on gun issues in the wake of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Fla..

The passionate gun control rallies that brought out large crowds around the country sent a vivid signal that the issue is likely to play a major role in the 2018 midterm elections, and that Republicans could find themselves largely on the defensive on gun issues for the first time in decades.

The gun - control group founded by former NYC Mayor Bloomberg will begin surveying all midterm elections candidates on gun issues as it tries to become a political counterweight to the NRA.

About one - third of state legislators received a failing grade for votes on gun issues since the passage of Cuomo's SAFE Act in 2013, the group New Yorkers Against Gun Violence announced.

Rep. Bill Hager (R - Boca Raton) speaks to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School students about gun issues.

But the Parkland movement might change that dynamic, at least slightly, by making gun issues higher salience for the country as a whole.

CNN should send him back to England and hire Ted Nuggent as their media / gun issues advisor.

But gun issues offer Cuomo a unique opportunity.

Hibshman said he hopes that as each adult puts up their picture with a signed contract, more will be spurred to check out how politicians voted when gun issues came up.

Though, notably omitted is discussion of gun issues, which could make or break Mast and Curbelo in the wake of the Feb. 14 massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.

ALBANY, N.Y. >> About one - third of state legislators received a failing grade for votes on gun issues since the passage of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's SAFE Act in 2013, the group New Yorkers Against Gun Violence announced Tuesday.

«I have spent most of my career working on gun issues and organizing grassroots systems to call tens of thousands of shooters to action.

The movement's goal, according to its website, was simple: «To demand that a comprehensive and effective bill be immediately brought before Congress to address these gun issues.»

As compromise on the gun issue remained improbable, Sen. Chris Murphy stood on the Senate floor for most of Wednesday and into Thursday, saying he would remain there «until we get some signal, some sign that we can come together.»

«This is a chance for the Democrats to talk in tough terms about safety and security and also to link that to the gun issue,» said Robert Spitzer, political science professor at State University of New York at Cortland.

«When the heat is off the gun issue, there's no more fear - buying going on,» he said.

«Politics makes for the strangest of bedfellows,» Sanford said of the predicament; he has spoken openly against Trump, yet he sees himself closer to the president on the gun issue than most of his Freedom Caucus colleagues do.

Seeing as how they seem to twist Christ's messages around to suit their own purposes, why should the gun issue be any different?

On the third episode of The Faith Angle podcast, hosts Kirsten and Jonathan talk with activist, historian and hip - hop artist Propaganda to get his views on the gun debate in America, including the ways that gun issues are also race issues.

podcast, hosts Kirsten and Jonathan talk with activist, historian and hip - hop artist Propaganda to get his views on the gun debate in America, including the ways that gun issues are also race issues.

Until we address the issue of excessive Federal power and the misuse of it, the gun issue is not going to be resolved to anyone's satisfaction.

The problem is that the «guns issue» isn't just about guns.

President Trump has already announced that this was a mental health issue by tweeting «this was not a gun issue is was a mental health issue».

Trump has maintained that the shooting at First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, was a «mental health issue,» not a gun issue.

I'm glad you mentioned the gun issue.

I for one support the drone program, you would think the religious groups would be envolved with the gun issue and killings going on in this country, or am I just missing it.

«Some people are against this because it «s a gun issue, but I do n`t care about that, «said Jesse Madison, the executive vice president of the park district.

Cuomo trained his crosshairs on seven New York Republican House members over the gun issue as Trump rolled out a school - safety plan long on NRA ideas like arming teachers and short on Democratic - backed proposals like universal background checks.

He is using the gun issue for political purposes hoping to get to the left of Queen Hillary for the 2016 presidential election.

Republicans agreed, but went further to say a focus on gun issues will not be a winning strategy for Democrats.

Outside groups such as those backed by former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and super PAC run by former Rep. Gabby Giffords, who was shot in the head during a constituent event in 2011, spend millions each cycle on the gun issue.

If swing or dormant voters base their electoral choices on gun issues, vulnerable elected officials must follow their preferences to get re-elected.

But it's still early, and the gun issue will play far differently outside of Ulster in November.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Democratic Party are spending six - figures to blast New York Republicans on gun issues.

Later, on his way to the floor, Mr. Skelos acknowledged that the gun issue was «difficult for many to deal with,» but he described the final bill as «well balanced.»

Advisers say Cuomo's passion for the gun issue solidified after one of his legal aides, Carey Gabay, was killed by a stray bullet while walking through his Brooklyn neighborhood.

Buffalo, NY (WBEN) On Saturday afternoon, it appears to be a tale of two congressmen with regards to a student - organized forum on gun issues, in light of shootings in Florida.

Public opinion puts pressure on Republicans to go along with the Democrats — even though bipartisanship on gun issues was always a tall order.

Many observers said that Tuesday's failure by the task force subcommittee to agree on recommendations was understandable because there's been such a gulf on gun issues that no amount of bipartisan talk could bridge it.

«There is no legitimate principle debate on the gun issue.

Sasiadek argued that if Congress bars states from legislating on the gun issue, a future Congress might decide it has to take matters into its own hands and pass far - reaching national gun control legislation.

«We hope our findings will help states draft legislation that is useful and sensible to both sides of the gun issue.»

In «Keep Hospitals Weapons - Free» [Forum], Nathaniel P. Morris argues that «Tasers and guns issued to security guards» at hospitals «do more harm than good.»

The gun issue is entirely immaterial to the plot, but considering how timely and polarizing the topic is in today's political climate, it's surprising and a little unsettling how trivialized it is made.