Sentences with phrase «illegal gun violence»

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Americans for Responsible Solutions advocates for barring people with domestic abuse convictions from buying firearms, for hardening penalties for illegal gun trafficking, federally funding gun violence research and for expanding and improving the national background check system, in order to cover weapons bought on the internet or at gun shows.

While hearing testimony from numerous speakers, including relatives of victims of local gun violence, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand renewed her call to pass a bill that would make illegal gun trafficking a federal offense.

The students, many of whom have experienced gun violence first hand, related their stories to lawmakers and asked them to find solutions to reduce the flow of illegal guns into their neighborhoods.

New Yorkers Against Gun Violence and State Legislators Against Illegal Guns are praising the passage of the SAFE Act and calling for further legislation to reduce gun violence in thViolence and State Legislators Against Illegal Guns are praising the passage of the SAFE Act and calling for further legislation to reduce gun violence in thviolence in the state.

Not only will this groundbreaking partnership take new steps to prevent illegal guns from crossing state lines, but by forming the nation's first Regional Gun Violence Research Consortium, we will be able to better inform policymakers nationwide on how to keep their communities safe.»

«The contract is not being properly enforced and it's led to illegal concerts and illegal parking on parkland, traffic problems and parkland being used for disgusting video shoots that promotes gun violence and misogyny.»

Leah Gunn Barrett, of New Yorkers Against Gun Violence, said New York has strong gun laws, but illegal firearms still make their way in via Virginia and elsewhere like «pollution or cockroaches.»

«We have removed over 15,600 illegal guns from our streets at a time when we've become more painfully aware of the pain of gun violence across our nation every day.»

On the Richmond County D.A. Website, Donovan is described as «aggressively targeted drunk driving, illegal guns, sex offenders, and domestic violence»

Also at 5 p.m., John Jay College hosts a panel discussion, «Mayors Against Illegal Guns: How are Mayors Taking Responsibility for Addressing Gun Violence in Their Cities,» 524 W 59th St., Manhattan.

He called for stiffer penalties and sentences for illegal weapon sale, possession and use; a statewide registry of violent felons; increased penalties for anyone caught with a gun on the ground of a school or on a school bus; and a push to end gang violence.

Dicker has made clear his view that banning assault weapons will do little to reduce gun violence in New York, which is most often carried out with illegal handguns.

While much of the discussion about gun reform revolves around high caliber fire arms, the Brooklyn students and their families deal with issues around smaller illegal hand guns and gang violence in their communities.

U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D - N.Y.) is hoping to stop illegal gun trafficking, in an attempt to prevent gun violence.

Dogfighting is frequently related to activities such as gambling, drug dealing and illegal gun sales, and it exposes youth to violence and desensitizes them from committing acts of cruelty towards animals.

Liberty United is a company that recycles and transforms illegal guns and bullets into beautiful jewelry, reducing the number of weapons on the street and generating proceeds to help gun violence victims.

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.