President Donald Trump is set to give an address to the National Rifle Association just two months after he declared that he would stand up to the powerful
gun lobby following a deadly school shooting in Parkland,...
Not exact matches
Delta Air Lines Inc. and United Continental Holdings Inc. are among companies that cut ties with the NRA
following online calls to boycott the
gun lobbying group.
Though the president surprised many when he suggested raising the age during a meeting
following the Parkland, Fla. shooting that left 17 dead, this official plan from the administration lines up more closely with the views of the
gun lobby, which spent more than $ 30 million on Trump's presidential campaign.
«The
gun control
lobby followed them up with unsubstantiated claims a lazy media did not bother to investigate.
Following several tragedies in recent months, Cuomo made an impassioned plea during his address on Wednesday for the state's legislature to ignore pressure from
gun lobbies and deliver New York the toughest
gun laws in the nation.
Rightwing
lobby group appealing to major donors that have abandoned it
following criticism of ALEC's policy on
gun laws
The new law capped an extraordinary three weeks of
lobbying that
followed the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, with student survivors and grieving families working to persuade a Republican - run state government that had shunned
gun control measures.
In joining the protests, the students
followed the example set by many of the survivors of the Florida shooting, who have become
gun - control activists, leading rallies,
lobbying legislators and giving TV interviews.