Sentences with phrase «gun policy by»

«The goal of this project is to help build consensus around a shared set of facts about gun policy by demonstrating where scientific evidence is accumulating,» said Andrew Morral, the project's leader and a behavioral scientist at RAND, a nonprofit research organization.

Not exact matches

A wide - ranging new study led by NewYork - Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center suggests a protective correlation between counties in states with strict gun laws and ones that border them but may have more permissive policies.

Gun control advocates, meanwhile, are motivated by more abstract notions of reducing gun violence — although, Goss noted, the victims of mass shootings and their families have begun putting a face on these policies.

Wells Fargo stemmed the tide of the push for new financial restrictions on gun makers and sellers by stressing that it is not a bank's job to set U.S. gun policy.

Tuesday, Dick's said it was surprised by the «outpouring of support» for its new gun policies but also said that some customers were choosing to shop elsewhere.

Broward County Commissioner Michael Udine said of the many things victims» families are angry about — the shooter's ruthlessness, the response by the armed deputy assigned to the school, the failure of the FBI and BSO in preventing the attack despite specific warnings and red flags, past missteps by the Broward school district and Florida's child - welfare agency, gun policies — the handling of families and the notification process «is down the list.»

In comparison, gun control advocates are motivated by more abstract notions of reducing gun violence — although, Goss noted, the victims of mass shootings and their families have begun putting a face on these policies by engaging more actively in advocacy work, which could make the gun control movement feel more relatable.

Cares enormously about children in resettlement camps, who must drink water to fill their stomachs because there is no food; he cares about shivering women at Nyanga whose flimsy plastic shelters are being destroyed by police; He cares that the influx control system together with Bantunization are destroying black family life not accidentally but by deliberate government policy; He cares that people die mysteriously in detention; He cares that something horrible is happening in this country when a man will often mow down his family before turning the gun on himself; He cares that life seems so dirt cheap (cited in Maimela 1986:43).

Even as he voiced support for proposals generally backed by Democrats — including expanded background checks and raising the age limit to 21 for some gun buyers — the president peppered his remarks with inaccurate facts about mass shootings and gun policy.

In an interview on Friday with CNN's Wolf Blitzer, Cuomo said lack of political courage coupled with apathy by the American people is what is stifling a national gun policy.

While Cuomo has hewed to progressive principles on social policy by backing gay marriage and gun control, he hasn't on some other issues.

By having this insurance policy in place, innocent victims of gun - related accidents and violence will be compensated for the medical care for their injuries.»

«The federal government must take action, but for too long forces in Washington backed by the gun industry lobby have offered empty words instead of life - saving laws and policy changes.

Since the Las Vegas massacre, at least two states — New Jersey and Massachusetts — have passed laws banning bump stocks and other states are considering them, said David Chipman, senior policy advisor at Giffords, the gun safety organization founded by former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and her husband, Mark Kelly.

East Hampton Village Mayor Paul F. Rickenbach Jr., who has spoken forcefully about the nation's gun policies in the aftermath of mass shootings, has conveyed his strong support for legislation co-sponsored by Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele Jr. that would make so - called «bump stocks» illegal in New York State.

Admitting that he is extending the Tory battleground to gun for Lib Dem and Labour seats, Cameron was heckled by a Lib Dem supporter over Tory policies on schools and tax

The analysis of movies from 1985 - 2015 by researchers at the Annenberg Public Policy Center (APPC) of the University of Pennsylvania updates an earlier APPC study which found that gun violence in top - grossing PG - 13 movies began to exceed that in comparable R - rated movies in 2012.

Wintemute is aiming to test the effectiveness of the policy by comparing reoffending rates among those whose guns are seized quickly versus those who keep them for longer.

A large majority of Americans — including gun owners — continue to support stronger policies to prevent gun violence than are present in current federal and most state law, according to a new national public opinion survey conducted by researchers with the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy and Research at the Bloomberg School of Public Health.

A new study conducted by researchers in the Center for Injury Research and Policy of the Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital investigated sports - and recreation - related eye injuries during a 23 - year period and found a slight decrease in eye injuries overall; however, the rate of eye injury associated with non-powder guns (including BB, pellet and paintball guns) increased by almost 170 %.

Gun violence restraining orders (GVROs) are a promising strategy for reducing firearm homicide and suicide in the United States, and should be considered by states seeking to address gun violence, researchers from the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy and Research at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the University of California, Davis, argue in a new report.

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A year after the shooting, the flurry of passionate calls for «national conversations» and changes to state and federal laws related to guns, school security, and mental health that were spurred by the tragedy has yet to produce a sea change in policy.

The presence of police officers, guns, handcuffs, and metal detectors in schools creates hostile teaching and learning environments that are reinforced by harsh, punitive, and exclusionary school discipline policies.

These students, raised entirely after the Columbine massacre, well - educated, media and social media savvy, have captured a tremendous amount of attention and have openly expressed the frustration and exasperation with the nation's complete standstill on gun policy purchased by millions of dollars in political donations by the NRA.

We've stood by as the concentration of wealth have made it possible for small groups of extremely wealthy people to wield power far disproportionate to their number, leading to inaction on issues as broad - ranging as climate change to gun policy.

For years, students, especially those affected by acute or chronic gun - related violence, have been calling for a change to policies that, directly or indirectly, enable gun violence to occur.

Grieving in public by pushing for changes in policy and laws, the Stoneman Douglas survivors ripped a collective scab off a host of issues — school violence, gun control and safety, arming teachers, mental health, the power of protest, race, privilege, technology and internet trolling — and thrust them into the local, state, and national spotlights.

When three people barged into his home armed to the teeth with guns, knives, and an insatiable desire to take what wasn't theirs, the victim was able to passively allow them to go about their illicit business, knowing that the things they stole would be replaced by his policy.

In the survey conducted, policies like comprehensive background checks and preventing convicted stalkers from obtaining guns were backed by over 85 percent of registered voters.

If the context behind the arguments is not included, the public just sees dispute, and can simply lump a science fight with those over abortion, gun rights, energy policy and other issues framed by ideology or values as much as (or more than) data.

Floater is additional insurance which can be added to your policy to cover personal property items whose full value is not covered by Standard Homeowners policies: antiques, jewelry, furs, guns, computers, valuable art work etc..

When three people barged into his home armed to the teeth with guns, knives, and an insatiable desire to take what wasn't theirs, the victim was able to passively allow them to go about their illicit business, knowing that the things they stole would be replaced by his policy.

If you jump the gun and secure a renters insurance policy without giving things much consideration, then you will end up in a bad position without having what you need to get by.

Today's N.R.A. is dominated by gun corporations, not its members, and it animates only the most extreme voices and policies.

There is no single personality profile that can reliably predict who will use a gun in a violent act, according to a report issued by the APA in December 2013 entitled Gun Violence: Prediction, Prevention, and Policy.