Sentences with phrase «gun rights state»

Parent Rob Brighton isn't confident there will be change for the better in Florida, which he called «a strong gun rights state.»

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If Republicans listen to Norquist — and they generally do, or face the consequences — all those red states will push his agenda forward: lowering taxes, eliminating regulations, expanding gun rights.

But Australia also had fewer barriers than the United States to enacting gun control: There is no constitutional right to bear arms, and there are no pro-gun lobbying groups with the influence of the National Rifle Association.

Approximately 2,000 people rallied for gun rights Saturday at the steps of the Minnesota State Capitol.

In the article, the MSM propagandist states such things as: 2017 has seen, according to his one time Goldman Sachs source, a «dramatic crash in [physical gold coin] demand,» that interest in gold coins is linked to «political conservatism, or anarcho - libertarianism» and «end of the world right wing sentiments,» that gold has been implicated in a «conspiracy to commit money laundering,» that gold is «financed by people in the narcotics trade,» that it comes from «illegal mines and drug dealers in Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador,» that «the federal authorities assume the NTR Metals [case] represented only a fraction of illegally sourced and financed gold,» that therefore the US attorney is broadly investigating the gold industry, that gold is «produced by exploited workers,» that «crude [gold] extraction techniques create serious and lasting environmental damage,» that gold plays an important part in «tax evasion,» that it is related to American gun sales, which the author abhors; that «drug dealers [use] gold imports as a way of laundering their proceeds,» and that «they came to realize that illegal gold [is] an intrinsically better business» than drug dealing; to name but a few of the aspersions cast against gold in the short article.

But this is Florida, a laboratory for the N.R.A. and a state that has become recognized for its consistent efforts under legislative Republican control since 1996 to expand gun rights.

If the people with guns also subscribe to their theology, the «religious right» leaders are that much closer to creating the United States as a Christian religious theocracy.

The Aurora, CO shooter tried to get a membership to a gun range in Denver and was refused by the range master because he felt something was just not right about the guys mental state.

For the record, I support the constitutional right of United States citizens to buy and own guns.

The New England states, and New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and West Virginia should have good gunning seasons if the right weather prevails.

Indeed, it's sometimes used when the states want to grant more rights than a proposed federal law (e.g. gun control legislation,) but also for federal regulations on everything from schools to roads to environment regulations to commerce regulations, etc..

Every state has the right to enact their own regulations... You can do this at the state level, but it's so easy to carry a gun from one state to another.»

But even though the 5 - 4 majority ruling makes an intellectual end run around the language of the Second Amendment to get to their ruling, they very clearly state that society (government, convened to collectively protect us from what we can't protect ourselves from as individuals) has the right to, and legitimate interest in controlling gun ownership, in several specific ways.

Basing gun ownership rights on mental health state is controversial because mental illness is still a stigma in our society and as most are illnesses are on a spectrum, often subjective as to severity.

In a 5 to 4 decision those justices ruled that the Second Amendment gives Americans the right to own guns for personal self - defense, despite the amendment's opening language - «A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state,» - which pretty clearly says that gun ownership was specifically preserved by the founding fathers in the interest of the common defense against a tyrannical government (remember, this was the issue on their minds back then).

Firstly, gun rights are protected under the United States Constitution.

Donald Trump, left, and Carl Paladino, who ran for governor of New York as a Republican in 2010, speak during a gun rights rally at the Empire State Plaza in April 2014, in Albany, N.Y. Paladino told New York's Republican members of Congress and the state legislature on Monday, March 14, 2016, that they should endorse Trump to salvage their «pathetic careers» in governState Plaza in April 2014, in Albany, N.Y. Paladino told New York's Republican members of Congress and the state legislature on Monday, March 14, 2016, that they should endorse Trump to salvage their «pathetic careers» in governstate legislature on Monday, March 14, 2016, that they should endorse Trump to salvage their «pathetic careers» in government.

On his website, Nicodemo lists five major issues that impact his district, including getting state funding for Yonkers schools, stricter gun laws, human and LGBT rights, education and fighting for unions and organized labor.

Pols including U.S. Rep. Nydia Velázquez, state Sen. Daniel Squadron, City Comptroller Scott Stringer, Councilmembers Brad Lander and Stephen Levin, Assemblymember Walter Mosley and former Assemblymember Joan Millman praised Simon for tackling tough issues like gun control, public education, civil and disability rights, ethics in government, minimum wage, and paid family leave.

The «right to fish» is certainly more important to those who prefer to have guns in the hands of criminals and the state only.

Thousands of gun rights supporters have rallied at the New York state Capitol against gun control measures championed by Governor Andrew Cuomo.

The governor said yesterday that the gun control law, which updates the state's assault weapons ban and limits the number of bullets in a high - capacity magazine to seven, isn't intended to hurt sportsmen or hunters or infringe on Second Amendment rights.

When my convention starts, if people I don't agree with are organized and motivated, many state delegations could be packed with people who want to alter so «ONLY Corporations And Fetuses are People,» «Private gun ownership of any type of Firearm is an Inalienable Right» and «Citizens must Show a Positive Net Worth of at least 500,000 US Dollars in order to be allowed to vote.»

This case has attracted the attention of virtually every major gun control and gun rights organization in the nation, many of which have filed briefs either in support of or against the original suit filed by the New York State Rife & Pistol Association.

The agreement itself is not a wholesale upending of the law, which has angered gun - rights advocates and owners across the state.

Our endorsement is based upon his proven record of standing up for the civil rights of gun owners in public and on the floor of the State Assembly.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP)-- Democrats resolved a longstanding internal rupture in the New York state Senate Wednesday that had empowered Republicans and prevented votes on liberal priorities including gun control, abortion rights and help for immigrants.

Cuomo spoke on CNN shortly after the Florida incident, and he condemned a move in Congress to strengthen gun rights measures, including allowing concealed carry weapons across state lines, saying it's the wrong way to go.

State Republicans plan to use Gov. Cuomo's stunning claim that «extreme conservatives» — defined as pro-life, pro-traditional marriage and supporters of gun rights — have «no place in New York» to challenge Democrats across the state in the fall elections, GOP strategists told The State Republicans plan to use Gov. Cuomo's stunning claim that «extreme conservatives» — defined as pro-life, pro-traditional marriage and supporters of gun rights — have «no place in New York» to challenge Democrats across the state in the fall elections, GOP strategists told The state in the fall elections, GOP strategists told The Post.

«I believe this would be a good step in the right direction for New York to make it more gun friendly for people, especially out - of - state shooters,» Scott Holmes of the Rochester Gun Club, said.

LaPierre's attack is an instant fundraising tool for a governor who has made gun control a front - and - center issue for him in a blue state where there's little downside, by and large, to drawing the ire of the gun - rights group.

We came together, both Democrats and Republicans, to enact strict gun control measures because we fundamentally believed that we could both protect our communities while safeguarding the constitutional rights of law - abiding gun owners in our state.

Interestingly enough, because in the US you have the right to appeal to a higher court if you don't like the decision of a lower court, many times states will find very popular gun control bills struck down by a Federal court who tells them that in the pure legal sense, their gun control laws are unconstitutional.

Another side effect of this law is those seeking mental health help have stopped seeking treatment for fear of losing their gun rights with the new reporting process of mental health professionals to the State Police.

The NRA and its affiliates «still want to reward loyalists,» said Robert J. Spitzer, distinguished professor of political science at the State University of New York at Cortland and author of several books including «Guns Across America — Reconciling Gun Rules and Rights.»

It ends with a call for state and federal lawmakers to reject campaign contributions from gun rights groups like the NRA, enact stricter licensing and registration requirements for guns, a ban on «all classes of weapons that do not serve the specific uses of personal protection and sport shooting» and other gun control measures.

ALBANY — The state's leading gun rights organization has halted its lawsuit looking to strike down Gov. Cuomo's 2013 gun control law because of the recent death of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.

Sandy King, chair of the Yates County Republican Committee, highlighted Kolb's support for lower taxes, protecting gun rights, reducing spending and addressing corruption in state government.

Asked about the state's response to the mass shooting at Broward County's Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, DeSantis said he would have approached a school - safety bill, which included new restrictions on gun sales, «differently because I think it scapegoated law - abiding citizens in terms of their Second Amendment rights.»

The speech touched on plans for a flat tax as well as promises to stand strongly with Israel and use «overwhelming force» against the Islamic State, but Cruz also emphasized his support for gun rights and religious freedom.

Thousands more in contributions went to state officeholders upstate, where the NRA and gun owner rights are more popular, and others went to local candidates.

Giordano's other priorities include protecting gun owners rights, and eliminating county contributions to medicaid in New York state.

The head of the State's Republican Party, Ed Cox, does not buy the governor's premise for speaking out on gun control right now.

A year after a gun - rights group bombarded the State Police with hundreds of Freedom of Information Law requests to see who was on a mental health - related «no gun» list, they are heading to court after getting what they say are unresponsive answers from the NYSP.

Bump stocks, used in the Las Vegas mass shooting, could be banned if Cuomo and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie get their way, but gun rights advocates say they'll pressure the GOPO - controlled state Senate to defeat the bill.

Since real marriages and gun rights are universal throughout the states (either by state laws or the federal Constitution), reciprocity exists.

A coalition of groups that support high - volume hydrofracking and gun rights are pushing a renewed effort to have the upstate region of the state break away from New York.

My colleagues and I are calling on state leaders to immediately repeal the SAFE Act and follow proper procedure to introduce a revised law that effectively addresses issues associated with gun violence and does not impede on the rights of legal gun owners.

The response to the slayings at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., signaled a major shift for a state known as a legal laboratory for gun rights activists.

The four Republicans in the race — state Reps. Frank White, Ross Spano and Jay Fant, and former Hillsborough County Circuit Judge Ashley Moody — have previously spoken enthusiastically about gun rights.