Sentences with phrase «gun reform include»

Suggestions for gun reform include reinstatement of the assault weapons ban that expired in 2004, the banning of high - capacity bullet clips, improved background checks for people with histories of mental illness, and initiating a national gun registration / inspection system similar to the motor vehicle registration / inspection system.

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The company is calling on lawmakers to take action on «common sense gun reform,» including measures to address mental health, improve background checks, raise the age to buy a gun, and ban bump stocks and other similar accessories.

The company also called on lawmakers to pass «common sense gun reform,» including the banning of assault rifles, high - capacity magazines, and bump stocks, enact universal background checks, and more.

The company is also pressing the government to enact gun - reform measures, including a ban on assault - style weapons, high - capacity magazines and bump stocks; raising the minimum age to 21 for gun purchasing; universal background checks that include scrutiny of mental - health information and previous run - ins with the law; and an end to the background - check loophole for gun show and private sales.

«Across the nation, several states including New York overcame the outsized voices of the guardians of the status quo and passed common sense gun safety reform that bans lethal assault weapons and helps keep guns out of the hands of criminals and the dangerously mentally ill,» Cuomo said in the statement.

A number of issues have fallen out of the talks, including criminal justice reform and gun control legislation.

An army of thousands of students, including 100 student survivors of the South Florida high school where 17 were killed last week in a horrific shooting rampage, descended on the state capital Wednesday to rally for gun reform.

Hoping to capitalize on Democratic anger over the election of President Trump, Mayer and other Democrats argue the Westchester contest is critical to their hopes of controlling the Senate and enacting legislation long sought by progressives, including new gun control measures, campaign finance and ethics reforms, and a bill to strengthen New York's abortion laws.

President Obama penned on OpEd on gun violence and proposed some reforms, but did not include the high - capacity magazine ban being pushed by Rep. Caroline McCarthy.

But the governor's plan would effectively give him ownership of the state's massive public school system, and would be among the most ambitious changes he's pursued in his governorship, a tenure that so far has included legalizing same - sex marriage, strengthening gun control, creating a statewide property - tax cap and reforming the state pension system.

They discuss Schneiderman's projects during his first year in office, including gun regulations, ethics reforms, Indian Point nuclear plant, and financial oversight.

Nevertheless, Bloomberg has pressed ahead with a coalition against illegal guns that he launched several years ago, started an immigration reform coalition of mayors and business leaders, including Rupert Murdoch, and brought on three deputy mayors with either national political or government experience — Howard Wolfson, Robert Steel and former Indianapolis Mayor Stephen Goldsmith.

Such initiatives have also been interspersed with attention to moderate social reforms, including gun control and paid family leave, dappled with more progressive policies like protections for transgender residents and a rejection of fracking.

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.

Proposals include tightening the state's ban on assault weapons, strengthening penalties against illegal guns, and reforming mental health policy.

Call for gun reform U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D - N.Y.) urges «common - sense» weapons bans, including military - style weapons and large ammo clips.

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.

Pre-Campaign Community Service / Activism: Worked extensively with Family of Woodstock, Rip Van Winkle Council of Boy Scouts of America, establishing Ulster County Habitat for Humanity, Ralph Darmstadt Homeless Shelter, Ulster County Board of Health and Ulster County Human Rights Commission, Caring Hands Soup Kitchen Board Member, Midtown Rising Board Member, Teacher at Woodbourne Prison, part of Rising Hope Program Platform At a Glance Economy: Supports farming subsidies, job creation through infrastructure investments in rural broadband and sustainable technology, in favor of strong unions Healthcare: Medicare for All Women's Rights: Pro-choice, supports fully funding Planned Parenthood, birth control to be paid for employer, supports equal pay for equal work Racial Justice: Will work to prevent discrimination of all kind Immigration: Supports comprehensive immigration reform that includes path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants Foreign Policy: Supports increased pressure on North Korea but not military intervention Environment: Supports measures to stall climate change and create green jobs LGBTQ: Supports anti-discrimination of all people Gun Control: Will not take NRA money, supports common sense gun control and against Faso's vote to allow the mentally disabled to obtain firearms

The budget itself includes a number of political trip wires, from criminal justice reform, to transit issues for New York City, education spending and 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.

«I am a Democrat and disagree with virtually all of President Trump's policy positions including those on healthcare, LGBTQ rights, civil rights, immigration, global warming, gun control, and tax «reform.

«We look forward to working with Governor Cuomo to push a number of issues that are important to him but have been blocked by the Senate Republicans including raising the minimum wage, real campaign finance reform and passing common sense gun control measures like microstamping,» said Senate Democratic spokesman Mike Murphy.

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 city.

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.»

Cuomo has said the new law «will limit gun violence through common sense, reasonable reforms that include addressing the risks posed by mentally ill people who have access to guns and banning high capacity magazines and lethal assault weapons.»

After reviewing shows on CNN, MSNBC, and Fox, Media Matter found that segments covered substantial education policy issues — school reform, teacher tenure, the Common Core State Standards, school choice, early childhood education and guns in schools — but typically failed to include educator input.

The legislation, which did not include any gun law reforms, was introduced in the weeks after 17 people died in a shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.

And according to CBC News Now, other major legislation that will be dealt with this session includes immigration, financial services review, copyright reform (Bill C - 11), the omnibus crime bill (Bill C - 10) and doing away with the long gun registry (Bill C - 19).

We seek numerous reforms to gun ownership laws including raising the minimum age to purchase assault weapons, mandatory background checks, mandatory waiting periods, and gun violence restraining orders.

While not calling for a registry or banning assault weapons, Gov. Rick Scott unveiled a host of reforms Friday, including raising the age to purchase a rifle to 21, creating a «violent threat restraining order» that would bar people deemed a threat from buying guns, boosting funding for mental health and banning bump stocks, an attachment that causes a semiautomatic rifle to fire faster.

Political commentator and analyst Jeffrey Birnbaum provided a snapshot of issues currently looming in Congress, including gun control, immigration reform and the healthcare law and discussed their potential impact on real estate.