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Morris Jeff Community School's middle and high school students posed a walk out to press for gun reform as part of National Walk Out Day on March 14, 2018.

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In the wake of the mass shooting last week at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, we have heard a familiar refrain from those steadfastly opposing any kind of gun reform: To stop armed students, put armed guards — or teachers «adept at firearms,» as President Trump proposed — in schools.

While the candidates currently hold some very similar positions on issues such as immigration reform, gay rights, gun control and campaign finance reform, Sanders has been able to stake out positions to the left of Clinton on other issues that excite some vocal voters.

But as a Republican president, perhaps the most pro-firearm chief executive in American history, Trump is, in theory, in a unique position to use his good standing with Second Amendment activists to make the case for gun reforms.

That, as well as its significant lobbying arm, has often been credited with blocking gun reforms and bringing to heel politicians who benefit from NRA money and are reluctant to cross the group's vocal base.

Congress has passed no significant gun reforms — and it still doesn't look likely to do so, even as kids take to the streets and walk out of their schools

Dick's said it is also calling on elected officials to enact «common sense gun reform,» such as an assault - style firearms ban, a minimum purchase age of 21, and a ban on high - capacity magazines and bump stocks.

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 themselves.

The students marching didn't expect a perfect world either, but they spoke about what they described as commonsense gun reform — universal background checks, assault weapons bans, waiting periods.

Election experts say Facebook must crack down on inflammatory ads on politically divisive issues such as immigration reform and gun rights, which were used to influence voters during and after the presidential campaign.

As we noted earlier, Hogg has become a vocal advocate for gun reform in the wake of the shooting.

Suffice to say, our President WILL get gun control, health care reform, and gay marriage — all providing civil rights just as President Lincoln would want.

During the gun reform - related Senate filibuster and House sit - in, organizations championing gun reform produced and shared live video broadcasts during and following these events as well.

Three years after NYC First Lady Chirlane McCray launched her signature $ 850 million ThriveNYC mental health initiative, she is tapping Alexis Confer, who has worked on de Blasio's successful universal pre-K initiative, on national gun reform and on former President Obama's campaign, to serve as the initiative's first - ever executive director.

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.

Five years ago today, Andrew Cuomo signed into law the SAFE Act, a package of gun control reforms the Governor has described as a model for the nation.

Now in his sixth term representing Manhattan's 74th District in the Assembly, Kavanagh has been a leading voice in the fight to reform State government, as well as a staunch protector of affordable housing, the environment and gun safety.

«As I said during the campaign, I intend to focus on important fiscal and environmental issues, and to make sure we're doing all we can to have safer schools and sensible gun reform laws,» Clements added.

Three years after First Lady Chirlane McCray launched her signature $ 850 million ThriveNYC mental health initiative, she is tapping Alexis Confer — who has worked on Mayor Bill de Blasio's successful universal pre-kindergarten initiative, on national gun reform and on former President Barack Obama's campaign — to serve as the initiative's first - ever executive director.

He has endorsed both Republicans and Democrats in House and Senate races across the country this cycle, with an apolitical litmus test that depends on whether they fought for either his own city's interests or for the mayor's own pet causes, such as gun restrictions or education reform.

«Those elected as Democrats should respect voters» clearly expressed intent and sit with the Democratic Conference to implement important progressive goals like standing up for women's health, passing real campaign finance reform, raising the minimum wage and enacting common sense gun laws,» said Senate Democratic spokesman Mike Murphy.

As Gov. Andrew Cuomo pushes for both campaign finance reform and the strongest gun control laws in the nation, the Center for Working Families is tying both those issues together.

Flanagan did include «common sense» reforms to the SAFE Act on his to do list — a nod to the conservative upstaters who did not support him during the battle to replace Skelos as leader because of his «yes» vote on the controversial gun control law.

Also likely to return: Discussions about reforms to the SAFE Act, which Flanagan tried to push — unsuccessfully — during this past session as part of an olive branch to the conservative grassroots that preferred Sen. John DeFrancisco to him during the leadership fight — in part due to his «yes» vote on the controversial gun control legislation.

After granting few interviews in her first few months, Hochul sat for a nearly half - hour with WCNY's Susan Arbetter, in an attempt to rebut criticism of what the Times referred to as her «deeply troubling record on health reform, gun control and environmental deregulation.»

As budget negotiations — which are conducted behind closed doors among the governor and three top legislative leaders, out of sight of even other lawmakers — unfolded over the past week, it became increasingly clear that the Legislature would punt policy issues such as gun control or bail reform to after the budget's April 1 deadline, in favor of financial considerationAs budget negotiations — which are conducted behind closed doors among the governor and three top legislative leaders, out of sight of even other lawmakers — unfolded over the past week, it became increasingly clear that the Legislature would punt policy issues such as gun control or bail reform to after the budget's April 1 deadline, in favor of financial considerationas gun control or bail reform to after the budget's April 1 deadline, in favor of financial considerations.

She also responded to questions about critics who said that she's flip - flopped on gun control, as well as immigration reform.

As America has suffered through mass shooting after mass shooting, it often seems there is an unbridgeable chasm between activists calling for reforms and gun rights purists who have worked to redefine the meaning of the Second Amendment through the courts and exercise outsize influence on legislatures.

It is not a surprising development, given that Richards has been a strong supporter of the Cuomo administration, including Cuomo's push for pension reform that included the controversial smoothing proposal this year as well as gun control.

But the budget is also notable for what it did not include: a measure that would make it easier for the survivors of childhood sexual abuse to file lawsuits, voting reforms such as early voting and gun control legislation Democratic lawmakers had pushed in the wake of a high school shooting in Florida that left 17 people dead.

Kelly, who spent nearly 50 years climbing the ranks of the NYPD, also said he was «certainly encouraged» to see that Trump was willing to discuss reform measures such as raising the age at which a person can purchase a gun to 21 and mental illness screening.

As for the mayor, just 3 percent of those polled in Manhattan as well as 3 percent citywide believe his third term is going better than the first two, although a majority say that his involvement in national issues, including immigration reform and gun control, is good for the citAs for the mayor, just 3 percent of those polled in Manhattan as well as 3 percent citywide believe his third term is going better than the first two, although a majority say that his involvement in national issues, including immigration reform and gun control, is good for the citas well as 3 percent citywide believe his third term is going better than the first two, although a majority say that his involvement in national issues, including immigration reform and gun control, is good for the citas 3 percent citywide believe his third term is going better than the first two, although a majority say that his involvement in national issues, including immigration reform and gun control, is good for the city.

While Tierney has attempted to portray Tisei, 50, as the new recruit of the House Republicans» «Young Guns» — a group of fiscal reform - minded Republicans led originally by Eric Cantor and Kevin McCarthy, and whose PAC is supporting Tisei with television ads — Tisei said that he will work across the aisle in Washington to achieve his legislative goals, all of which are focused on the economy.

Early voting as allowed by 37 other states, reform of New York's archaic election laws, allowing victims of sexual abuse cases to reopen their cases and sue their abusers, common sense reforms to New York's gun laws, so many issues on the table that need to be addressed.

In an invitation to the event next week shared with POLITICO, de Blasio is described as «an outspoken progressive voice on national issues including immigration reform, fair trade agreements, gun laws, transportation infrastructure and climate change,» who «exemplifies the values of Vermont Democrats.»

«They have had a stranglehold on our federal gun legislation reform, as well as reform in state houses throughout the country,» Coe said.

Lobbyists and attorneys listen as student survivors from the Feb. 14 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School interrupt a house legislative committee hearing in the hope to challenge lawmakers on gun control reform in Tallahassee, Fla., on Feb. 21.

As the Parkland students attract national attention, a White House visit and letters of support for their demands for gun reform, McDade and other Chicago teens whose lives have been affected by gun violence say they aren't envious that they haven't experienced a similar spotlight.

The epicenter was in Boca Raton, where more than 1,000 students as young as 11 years old marched from public and private schools to City Hall, wielding signs, shouting chants and pressing for gun reform.

As a lawmaker, Rep. Smith has been a champion for civil rights, cannabis reform, affordable higher education, gun safety, mental health, and animal welfare.

YouTube has emerged as an important node in the national debate around gun violence and gun reform following the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, in February.

The freshman at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School vowed students would not give up their pursuit of gun reforms or mental health care solutions as public attention fades.

A group of survivors of the shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School who refer to themselves as the «mass - shooting generation» have made it their mission to bring about gun reform

Activists hold up signs at the Florida State Capitol as they rally for gun reform legislation on February 26, 2018 in Tallahassee, Florida.

In the days that followed, student survivors quickly mobilized to form the #NeverAgain movement, and have emerged as national voices in the growing movement to reform US gun law.

Or will this gun reform effort fade like the ones did after horrific previous events such as Sandy Hook?

These communities say they organized these rallies and marches because not everyone could be in Washington, D.C, but everyone can make their voices heard to demand gun reforms and heal as a community.

As thousands of students rallied outside the Florida Capitol, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School students took their call for gun control reform inside Wednesday, just one week after they lost 14 friends and three mentors in a mass shooting.