Sentences with phrase «gun safety issues»

Looking ahead: The continuing sabotage to the individual marketplace by the Trump administration is being overlooked while everyone is focusing on gun safety issues.

Not exact matches

«This is a chance for the Democrats to talk in tough terms about safety and security and also to link that to the gun issue,» said Robert Spitzer, political science professor at State University of New York at Cortland.

According to the New York Times, black students have never been responsible for mass shootings that drove the national conversation about gun safety and minority schools have never been the targets of such attacks, leaving civil rights groups wondering why black students would be the focus when seeking to address an issue that plagues white, male students.

The town hall, moderated by Jake Tapper, gave survivors and family of the murdered victims the chance to confront lawmakers on the issue of school safety, gun control, and mental health.

What measures would pass constitutional muster with the Second Amendment in place, especially given that even the Republican - backed gun access / school safety bill passed in Tallahassee is now the subject of a lawsuit issued by the NRA?

Smith & Wesson's parent company said it was wary of adding «smart - gun» technology to its weapons, as investors push the industry to address safety issues in the wake of recent mass shootings.

Still, in Albany, the gun debate has mirrored the national discussion on the issue as Republicans have sought measures that would provide more armed school resources officers as well as metal detectors to bolster school safety.

Cuomo trained his crosshairs on seven New York Republican House members over the gun issue as Trump rolled out a school - safety plan long on NRA ideas like arming teachers and short on Democratic - backed proposals like universal background checks.

It's a nice change to hear a republican even mention «gun safety» issues.

Flanagan said the gun control and school safety ideas prompted by the latest school shootings are «still a huge issue; we're paying attention... in painstaking detail.»

It also includes a narrow gun safety measure and a compromise on a New York infrastructure project that had become a lightning - rod issue with the president.

March 23, 2015 (readMedia)-- The New York State Rifle & Pistol Association feels the need to issue a clarification statement regarding proposed state legislation referenced in the March 21 Post-Star story,» Assemblywoman asks students about gun safety.»

: I am pleased so many of our state leaders are united in their commitment to address the issue of gun violence and school safety and thank you for your support of New York's students.

(Albany, NY)-- New York State Senators Brian Kavanagh and Brad Hoylman and Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon today joined advocates including New Yorkers Against Gun Violence, the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, the Citizens Crime Commission of New York City, the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence, Everytown for Gun Safety, Giffords, the New York Chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, and Prosecutors Against Gun Violence, along with other legislators, to form a coalition supporting legislation (S7133 / A8976) that would establish a new court - issued order of protection to reduce gun violence.

ALBANY, N.Y. (WBEN / AP)-- The Democrat - controlled state Assembly on Tuesday passed legislation aimed at reducing gun violence in the state, a day after Republicans who control New York's Senate approved bills that focus on school safety but don't address the gun control issue.

Cahill has been nominated for next year's John F. Kennedy Profiles in Political Courage Award for sticking to his guns on the Safety Net issue.

The Feb. 14 shooting deaths of 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland forced lawmakers to quickly deal with school - safety issues and spurred a contentious debate about gun laws.

As the details of tonight's events unfold, it is my hope that we continue to address the abundance of illegal guns in our community and the public safety issues at NYCHA housing.

Key issues in Westchester include taxes, gun control, water safety, women's rights and the proposed privatization of Westchester County airport.

«So for a political issue, gun control, they're sacrificing what may be the safety of our children,» said Sen. John Bonacic.

«We're concerned with the safety of the children, first of all, but I think the other party wants the issue of gun control and therefore they're not working for the safety of the children in the school,» Bonacic said.

Gun rights were not a big issue in the legislative session that concluded on Friday, but the Second Amendment and gun safety are once again being debated in the aftermath of the terrorist attack carried out by a gunman at a gay nightclub in Florida a week ago.

Gibson, a retired Army colonel who says he owns a couple of rifles and occasionally hunts, maintains there are sufficient laws on the books to control guns, and that the issues are more about mental health and public safety.

Besides — gun control (or «gun safety,» as some advocates prefer to brand the message), is a nuanced issue, even among Democrats.

Part of the reason, Democrat strategists say, is that it is not clear that gun safety is an issue their base votes on.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Association of Erie County Governments urgently asks Governor Andrew M. Cuomo & the Legislative leaders to suspend this law as soon as possible and to look at all of the aspects of gun control using the proper legal procedure to bring about a law that will address gun control in a more logical manner, focusing on the real issues related to gun control — a law that will strengthen the effect on public safety and not infringe upon our constitutional rights.

This statement was written in the context of a gun rights case, but it seems to us that it's also relevant to another issue: laboratory safety.

We hosted monthly «learning sessions» with outside experts, and we held public convenings on complex issues like 21st - century assessment, developing non-cognitive skills, gun violence and school safety, using big data in education, etc..

We understand that school safety sits at the intersection of many complicated issues involving mental health, student privacy, resources and gun laws, but as state chiefs we welcome the difficult conversations that will move us forward in making schools safer for every child.

All these efforts seem dedicated to shifting the conversation from the fundamental issues of gun control and real school safety.

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.

The paper includes chapters on the following topics: (1) Constitutional Issues (regarding 3D printed guns); (2) Commercial Litigation; (3) Product Liability, (4) 3D Printing / Component Parts / Raw Materials, (5) Insurance Issues, (6) Intellectual Property Issues, (7) Data Privacy, and (8) Environmental Safety.

What measures would pass constitutional muster with the Second Amendment in place, especially given that even the Republican - backed gun access / school safety bill passed in Tallahassee is now the subject of a lawsuit issued by the NRA?

Democrats and gun control advocates accused Republicans and the National Rifle Association of using school safety to divert attention from what they see as the real issue: the proliferation of guns that have been used in mass shootings at concerts, in movie theaters, on college campuses, in churches and at workplaces, as well as at public schools.

Gun control has long been one of the most divisive and contentious issues in Washington, and the rush to legislate on school safety reflects the difficulty of passing measures that have anything to do with guns.

«The politics of this issue has shifted, and I think we're going to see gun safety emerge as a defining issue in the 2018 midterms,» James said.

At this booth students were encouraged to call and email senators and representatives about whichever issues they are passionate about, whether it be gun reform, school safety, mental illness awareness, or anything of the like.

Law enforcement officials and safety instructors who spoke to REALTOR ® Magazine say while they support professionals» right to retain a gun as a means of protection, the issue isn't simply carry or don't carry.

As REALTOR ® safety has become a hot topic following brutal attacks on agents, so has the issue of whether to carry a gun.