Sentences with phrase «gun violence prevention advocates»

Back home, gun violence prevention advocates were planning a hero's welcome for the Connecticut delegation, who will be holding a press conference at the Legislative Office Building to talk about what comes next.

Connecticut's two U.S. senators joined members of the state's LGBTQ community and gun violence prevention advocates in marking the one - year anniversary of the Orlando nightclub shooting on Monday.

(New York, NY)-- A week and a half after the shooting at Marjory Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, a coalition of New York legislators and gun violence prevention advocates today urged the State Senate and Assembly to promptly hold votes on a bill sponsored by Senators Brian Kavanagh and Brad Hoylman and Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon that would empower family members and law enforcement to prevent gun violence.

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Since the murder of her family members, Jeanne Bishop has been an advocate for gun violence prevention.

Since the murder of her family members, Jeanne Bishop has been an advocate for gun violence prevention, forgiveness and abolition of the death penalty.

Also at 11 a.m., Assemblyman Brian Kavanagh, lawmakers who are members of New York Legislators for Gun Violence Prevention, and gun safety advocates to hold joint press conference calling for commonsense gun violence prevention legislation, LCA Room, LOB, Room 130,Violence Prevention, and gun safety advocates to hold joint press conference calling for commonsense gun violence prevention legislation, LCA Room, LOB, Room 130,violence prevention legislation, LCA Room, LOB, Room 130, Albany.

At noon, New York Legislators for Gun Violence Prevention — comprised of both state senators and assembly members — will join with advocates outside of the Senate Chambers to release a package of commonsense gun violence prevention bills, outside the Senate chamber, 3rd Floor, state Capitol,Violence Prevention — comprised of both state senators and assembly members — will join with advocates outside of the Senate Chambers to release a package of commonsense gun violence prevention bills, outside the Senate chamber, 3rd Floor, state Capitol,violence prevention bills, outside the Senate chamber, 3rd Floor, state Capitol, Albany.

Also at noon, Sen. Brian Kavanagh and Brad Hoylman and Assemblywoman Jo Anne Simon will join gun control advocates to announce the formation of a coalition supporting enactment this session of a gun violence prevention law that would create Extreme Risk Protection Orders, outside Senate chamber, 3rd Floor, state Capitol, Albany.

«South Florida has a progressive champion in Lori Berman — as a Representative she pushed for commonsense gun violence prevention measures, advocated for public schools, and fought for seniors,» said Rizzo.

The American Academy of Pediatrics, an organization of 66,000 pediatricians, has repeatedly advocated for stricter gun laws, violence prevention programs, research for gun violence prevention and public health surveillance, physician counseling to patients on the health hazards of firearms and mental health access to address exposure to violence.

But his request for Congress to approve $ 10 million for research on several aspects of violence prevention — including a look at the effects of video games and media images — could face stiff resistance among advocates of gun ownership.