Sentences with phrase «gun policy in»

March 1, 2018 • President Trump challenged long - standing GOP orthodoxy on gun policy in a meeting Wednesday.

Now the largest comprehensive analysis of research on U.S. gun policy in years offers some answers, but also troublingly little guidance.

«Americans are experiencing a heated debate over gun policy in the wake of the latest school shooting,» says Dr. Lee M. Miringoff, Director of The Marist College Institute for Public Opinion.

President Donald Trump backed a U.S. Senate proposal to expand background checks on gun sales, as part of a call for a sweeping overhaul of U.S. gun policy in the wake of the Florida school shooting.

We need a gun policy in this state that is reasonable, that is balanced, that is measured.

President Trump backed a Senate proposal to expand background checks on gun sales, as part of a call for a sweeping overhaul of U.S. gun policy in the wake of the Florida school shooting.

Bass Pro Shops has never sold those kind of accessories in its stores, but the company has not yet announced changes to its gun policies in the wake of the Parkland shooting.

A common counterpoint to the evidence on gun control: If it works so well, why does Chicago have so much gun violence despite having some of the strictest gun policies in the US?

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.

The science of gun policy: A critical synthesis of research evidence on the effects of gun policies in the United States.

Not exact matches

This announcement makes Kroger the third major retailer to change its gun sale policies in the wake of the school shooting in Parkland, Fla. on Feb. 14.

Rep. Tim Ryan (D - Ohio) discusses what he expects from President Trump on gun control and policy change as well as his tour in the Midwest focusing on venture capital.

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.

So while it's a powerful gesture for these retailers to change their policies, it may not actually make a significant dent in the access to guns.

The union is part of a national wave of activism trying to get the firearms industry to improve gun safety and sales policies after another deadly mass shooting, this time at a Florida high school in February that left 17 people dead.

The third part in this series is titled, «Guns: Part 3, The Policy Journey,» can be read online here: www.cumber.com/guns-part-3-the-policy-journey /

The walkout, «Stand for the Second,» is a response to the March 14 National School Walkout that called for gun control policy measures while honoring the one - month anniversary of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.

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.

Sarkeesian said on Twitter that she asked for extra security measures in light of the threat but the university deemed her request was not in keeping with the state's gun policies.

«There is no panic buying of guns because there is clearly no threat of federal government action in response to mass shootings that would restrict or regulate firearms,» Daniel Webster, the director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy and Research, wrote in an email.

Rep. Todd Rokita (R - IN) is pushing to end Citibank's federal contract after the finance giant adopted new gun policies that do not respect the Second Amendment.

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.

Walmart and Dick's Sporting Goods said they would no longer sell guns to anyone under 21 years old, as two of the country's biggest gun sellers tightened their policies in the wake of a high - school shooting that left 17 people dead in Parkland, Fla..

Since the Feb. 14 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, governments and businesses have made changes to gun and safety policies in response.

Below, the states where teenagers and advocates are seeing progress as they push for gun control policies in 2018.

Kroger said it would stop selling guns to buyers under 21 years old through its Fred Meyer locations, the third major retailer to tighten its policies while lawmakers continue to debate how to respond to the latest school shooting in America.

Companies like L.L. Bean, Walmart Inc., Kroger Co. and Dick's Sporting Goods Inc. have all announced new gun sales policies in the wake of the massacre in Parkland, Fla..

That policy not only cut the number of guns in circulation but, based on the research, may have cut the firearm homicide and suicide rates too.

In May, his government unveiled a controversial policy called the National Firearms Agreement that radically strengthened Australia's gun laws.

There are also some evidence - based policies that could help outside the realm of gun control, including more stringent regulations and taxes on alcohol, changes in policing, and behavioral intervention programs.

If the fundamental problem is that America has far too many guns, then policies need to cut the number of guns in circulation right now to seriously reduce the number of gun deaths.

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.»

I have long been skeptical that there will be any big gun policy reforms in the US.

There has been no spike in gun sales so far — but if gun enthusiasts believe the political climate is ripe for new gun control policies, it might cause them to stock up on guns.

And gun sale trends could change if President Donald Trump makes another surprising comment about gun control or commits to a policy push on the issue, as he seemed to do in a recent White House roundtable.

Walmart said in a statement that it had reviewed its policy «in light of recent events, «a clear reference to the deadly school shooting in Parkland, Florida, that left 17 dead and has reignited the gun debate across the country.

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 relatablIn 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 relatablin advocacy work, which could make the gun control movement feel more relatable.

Gbowee found even more cause for celebration in the efforts of the Parkland students to hold the government accountable for gun control policy.

While the poll illustrates the differences in the country over how to respond to gun violence, it also highlights the intense frustration with the lack of any policy response coming out of Washington despite a series of horrific shootings in recent years.

What is surprising is that the socialist in the race is being forced to move left on gun regulation and immigration policy.

In its determination to kill all effective gun law, the NRA leadership, through the family mouthpiece, The American Rifleman, and such relatives as Gun Week, pursues the following irresponsible policies:

Imagine that: an American with nuanced views, who grew up steeped in the rich history of sportsmanship and individual freedom that runs deep in our country but who also advocates for responsible gun policy reform.

The characteristics are, but are not limited to... Keeping more than 1 week's worth of food in your household, owning any type of gun or ammunition, paying in cash, physical disablements and disabilities, disagreement with government policies, opposition of 1 world government, opposition of the UN and agenda 21, opposition of the Federal reserve, living off the grid, being a prepper for disaster situations, growing your own food supply, etc...

Five big guns of Republican foreign policy - former Secretaries of State Henry Kissinger, George Shultz, James Baker, Lawrence Eagleburger and Colin Powell - urged their fellow Republicans, in a Washington Post editorial, to support the treaty which they say is «is clearly in our national interest.»

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).

«In the days and weeks following the horrific school shooting in Parkland, Florida, members of our community from all backgrounds have come together to support common - sense policies that will keep our families safe from gun violence,» Lunsford saiIn the days and weeks following the horrific school shooting in Parkland, Florida, members of our community from all backgrounds have come together to support common - sense policies that will keep our families safe from gun violence,» Lunsford saiin Parkland, Florida, members of our community from all backgrounds have come together to support common - sense policies that will keep our families safe from gun violence,» Lunsford said.

From the grieving students swarming Tallahassee to the public grilling of Sen. Marco Rubio at a CNN forum last night, Florida — long a proving ground for national gun policy — is again at the center of the storm in the wake of last week's mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in suburban Fort Lauderdale.

Public pressure against companies connected to the gun industry following last month's school shooting in Florida has hit an unlikely target: REI, the outdoors co-op better known for its public lands advocacy, liberal return policy and annual dividend for customers.

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.

Asked about the difference in policy, Mark - Viverito said she hoped Hochul would reflect her new statewide standing, and pointed to the example of Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, who quickly evolved from prior positions as a gun rights supporter skeptical of immigration reform, after she was appointed to the U.S. Senate.