Sentences with phrase «gun legislation in»

After last week's mass gun murder at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, in which 17 were killed and 14 injured by one teenager bearing a military - grade assault rifle, Trump and his supporters have avoided discussing much - needed gun legislation in a country where 33,000 people are shot and killed every year, suggesting instead that new hospitals be opened to care for the mentally ill.

In this combination photo, Fox News personality Laura Ingraham speaks at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland on July 20, 2016, left, and David Hogg, a student survivor from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., speaks at a rally for common sense gun legislation in Livingston, N.J. on Feb. 25, 2018.

UFT President Michael Mulgrew issued a statement supporting student advocates of the movement for stronger gun legislation in the wake of the school shooting in Parkland, Florida.

Democrat Lindsey Davis Stover continued to take aim at primary opponent Jennifer Wexton for her «reckless» vote for 2016 gun legislation in the Virginia state senate, but her own work for the campaign of a National Rifle Association - endorsed pro-gun Democrat went unmentioned.

which Cuomo, eager to become the first to pass gun legislation in the wake of the Newtown, Conn. massacre, rushed to a vote on January 15.

«I beg viewers to stand up with these kids and fight with us to get this gun legislation in this country changed,» Gina Fontana told NBC 6's Ari Odzer.

A group of Stoneman Douglas shooting survivors over the weekend announced plans for a nationwide march to protest gun violence, with students criticizing the NRA's impact on stalling gun legislation in Congress.

Note that the general question of why it is difficult to pass gun legislation in the United States has already been asked.

The Manchin - Toomey bill, the only gun legislation in Congress after Sandy Hook that came close to becoming law, didn't even establish universal background checks.

«I beg viewers to stand up with these kids and fight with us to get this gun legislation in this country changed,» Gina Fontana told NBC 6's Ari Odzer.

Not exact matches

After a number of Democrats started a sit - in to protest the lack of a vote on gun - control legislation following the Orlando shootings, the Republican - controlled House shut off the C - SPAN cameras.

And in the U.S., at least, the»90s brought legislation allowing people to carry concealed weapons in most states, meaning that smaller guns became more in demand for both men and women.

After the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando this year, Democrats in Congress held a sit - in on the floor of the House of Representatives simply to demand a vote on gun control legislation.

In an issue that many Americans care about, given the many mass shootings that have occurred in the past few years, Clinton was able to appeal to voters who want to see more serious gun control legislatioIn an issue that many Americans care about, given the many mass shootings that have occurred in the past few years, Clinton was able to appeal to voters who want to see more serious gun control legislatioin the past few years, Clinton was able to appeal to voters who want to see more serious gun control legislation.

Around when Australia adopted its gun regulations, Parliament passed legislation banning private ownership of handguns in Britain and banned semiautomatic and pump - action firearms throughout the UK.

announced on March 7 that they are introducing a bill for federal legislation to motivate states to create red flag laws or gun violence restraining order laws in the wake of the Stoneman Douglas tragedy.

Democratic legislators, who are far outnumbered in the House and Senate and wield no power over which legislation gets considered, tried repeatedly over three committee hearings on Monday and Tuesday to amend the gun control bills to include an assault weapons ban and other, more stringent policies.

«I have no reason to disbelieve what she is saying,» Wasserman Schultz said in response to questions after she held a news conference on gun legislation...

House democrats began their sit - in before noon Wednesday to force a vote on gun control legislation.

Gun sales slumped after the 2016 presidential election, as fears that a Hillary Clinton presidency would usher in new gun control legislation dissipated with Mr. Trump's victory.

Particularly in light of the Court's 2008 decision in District of Columbia v. Heller, which struck down Washington D.C.'s handgun ban and found Americans had an individual right to a firearm — a 5 - 4 decision in which Stevens wrote the primary dissenting opinion — Stevens called the Second Amendment a barrier to «constructive gun control legislation.»

And some Republicans worked in the opposite direction, introducing legislation to expand gun owners» rights and forcefully criticizing Trump's suggestion that the federal government could take away guns without due process.

Not long after 20 young children and 6 adults were gunned down by a lone assailant at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut the U.S. Senate also rejected tighter background check legislation.

The president also says he is open to supporting legislation that would make small improvements in the national gun background check system.

WASHINGTON — Action on gun legislation skidded to a halt Thursday in Congress — not for a lack of bipartisan proposals, but because President Donald Trump's stunning shift on gun policy left some in his party confused, irritated and scrambling to figure out what to do next.

«And hopefully it portends a sea change in our attitude toward gun safety legislation.»

But the Florida legislature, which has long been seen as a laboratory for gun - rights legislation that is tested elsewhere in the country, rejected a ban on assault weapons after Parkland.

Another student, David Hogg, criticized Trump for suggesting in a tweet Saturday night that Democrats had let them down by failing to pass gun - control legislation when they held Congress.

We stand with the 51 percent of Americans who support stricter gun control legislation — a majority that will almost certainly increase in the coming days, as we take in the full horror of the Florida shooting.

The spending legislation, which was viewed as the last opportunity this year for Congress to enact major new gun restrictions before the midterm elections in November, included only some school safety measures and modest improvements to the background check system.

We call on all the adults in Congress elected to represent us, to pass legislation that will protect and save children from gun violence.

Kudos to Gov. Larry Hogan («Puppy power on display in Annapolis as Gov. Hogan signs animals bills and crime, gun legislation,» April 24).

While legislation like that might have prevented some mass shootings, those two proposals wouldn't necessarily be top priority for reducing gun violence in urban areas, like Chicago or Philadelphia.

In recent weeks, racial justice activists and civil rights groups have noted that gun violence in black communities, rather than inspiring reform legislation or prompting national outcry, is often framed as the result of black people being unable to control themselveIn recent weeks, racial justice activists and civil rights groups have noted that gun violence in black communities, rather than inspiring reform legislation or prompting national outcry, is often framed as the result of black people being unable to control themselvein black communities, rather than inspiring reform legislation or prompting national outcry, is often framed as the result of black people being unable to control themselves.

Sen. Marco Rubio (R - FL), at whom many of Parkland survivors» demands to do something were directed, has taken the lead in proposing bipartisan gun control legislation.

And in the past, lawmakers have been extremely slow to take up any type of gun control legislation, even when there's bipartisan consensus on things like background checks.

In the case with Delta, only 13 people used the NRA discount, and Calkins says the airline never came out and said it supported gun control legislation.

Students across the country are walking out of their classes Wednesday to advocate for reform to gun control legislation and protest the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, that occurred exactly one month ago.

Before you say another word, think for a minute about how members of your faith continuously push for legislation to force others to your way of life, force your morality, spark witch hunts for radicalized members of other religions even though it's more often than not white guys gunning down crowds in schools, theatres, grocery store parking lots, etc..

Gary, the NRA at least in the person of its leadership has consistently fought every attempt at rational legislation to provide legitimate, legal, and constitutional regulation of guns.

One of the pieces of legislation that seems like a no - brainer is sometimes called the «One Handgun a Month» law, which would not get in the way of the Second Amendment right to bear arms but simply says maybe 12 guns a year are enough.

My words about the kinds of legislation we should or should not have in our country must be words that I can speak to friends who might own guns and the parents of children who have been shot.

Given the recent tragic events in Las Vegas, Texas and now Parkland, Florida, and the ensuing conversation around gun violence and legislation,...

Wear orange in solidarity with students, teachers, and staff who are walking out of school throughout the state (and country) to demand gun reform legislation (Various Locations)

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.

The Democratic opponent of Republican Sen. Rich Funke this week is pushing him to back gun control legislation in the wake of last month's high school shooting in Florida that killed 17 people.

Cuomo's actions were illegal, done under the cover of night behind closed doors, ABSOLUTELY NO PUBLIC INPUT WAS ALLOWED, and he did it to be the first in the US to pass any gun control legislation before Obama!

Republican Sen. John Bonacic in an interview Tuesday said he would be open to considering specific gun control legislation such as bans on bump stocks and extending the waiting period to purchase a gun so a more extensive background check is conducted.

The gun control group Giffords on Monday endorsed legislation that would have law enforcement agencies publish online the source of guns used in crimes committed in New York.

In their endorsements, the clubs pointed to Cuomo's push for a $ 15 minimum wage, the legalization of same - sex marriage and gun control legislation.