Sentences with phrase «illegal gun crime»
«While we know the perpetrators of these atrocities have a wide variety of political views, my comments are in response to a question about the failure to prosecute illegal gun crime,» the statement said.
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«While we know the perpetrators of these atrocities have a wide variety of political views, my comments are in response to a question about the failure to prosecute illegal gun crime,» Tenney said in her statement.
«While we know the perpetrators of these atrocities have a wide variety of political views, my comments are in response to a question about the failure to prosecute illegal gun crime.
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She attributes the change to becoming educated by people like Mayor Bloomberg about the influence of illegal guns on urban crime.
Most New Yorkers recognize that it was Senator Skelos» leadership that allowed us to enact a property tax cap, eliminate the MTA payroll tax for thousands of businesses and all schools, rightsize state government, expand the DNA databank to help prosecutors fight crime, mandate life without parole for anyone who kills a first responder and increase penalties for criminals who use illegal guns.
«Eric Schneiderman has worked to reform our criminal justice system with «smart on crime» policies, like changing the Rockefeller Drug Laws and taking effective steps to stem the flow of illegal guns,» Koch said.
«We need him to build on his phenomenal success in improving our schools, to continue his national leadership in reducing crime and getting illegal guns off our streets and to keep improving our quality of life as no other has in my 27 years in government.»
Crime statistics for the City of Rochester in 2016 were unveiled Tuesday and with that came optimism from Mayor Lovely Warren, who said shootings were down overall, thanks in part to a sharp focus on illegal guns.
The government's claim that gun crime is a localised problem has been contradicted by new research showing one in eight men know someone who has acquired an illegal firearm.
Crime statistics for the city of Rochester in 2016 were unveiled Tuesday and with that came optimism from Mayor Lovely Warren, who said shootings were down overall, thanks in part to a sharp focus on illegal guns.
Criminals don't like to leave a trail, hence the overwhelming use of illegal guns in most gun related crimes.
In New York State, the majority of gun crimes are committed by criminals who are using illegal guns, and therefore he believes we should take steps to curb illegal gun use by increasing penalties and enacting mandatory minimum sentences.»
Democrats point to the gun lobby's donations to the GOP as a big reason the Senate has continued to refuse to pass the microstamping bill — even as crimes committed by perpetrators armed with illegal guns are plaguing law enforcement efforts in the city.
Senator Gillibrand announced a bill on Sunday that will make gun trafficking a federal crime and provide tools to law enforcement to get illegal firearms off the street.
We have many more crimes that are committed by people with illegal guns, and so our answer is always to go back to the legal gun owners.»
Worse yet, law enforcement professionals have said that this law does nothing to address the root causes of violent crimes or illegal guns on our streets that perpetuate the problem.»
It ignores the data that the vast majority of gun violence is perpetrated by individuals with criminal records, in many cases gang ties, and who are in illegal possession of the gun used in the crime.
If there is good research indicating that this transfer of discretion in the gun crime settings help to reduce illegal gun use and gun violence, I can understand why folks in Chicago and elsewhere think increased mandatory minimums should be a needed response to gun crimes and gun violence.