Sentences with phrase «increased gun controls»

Additional demonstrations could take place in the months to come, to rally for increased gun controls to ensure student safety.

Bumble is also making a $ 100,000 donation to March For Our Lives, a national rally on March 24 organized by the Parkland shooting survivors demanding increased gun control and school safety measures.

Smith & Wesson's revenue forecast did not reflect any potential surge in demand caused by consumers worried about increased gun control, Chief Financial Officer Jeff Buchanan said on a conference call.

High - profile technology executives have called for increased gun control in the wake of the shooting at YouTube's headquarters that left at least three people injured and the suspect shooter dead.

While most Americans, Democratic lawmakers, and President Donald Trump have shown support for increased gun control measures like more thorough background checks, many Republican lawmakers continue to oppose any new gun regulations.

Taking a step back from the specific question of what the Parkland students achieved, it's clear from the polling data that support for increased gun control remains high and has steadily increased in recent years.

Democrats in the House of Representatives are holding a sit - in to force a vote on increased gun control.

During a joint press conference with South Korean President Moon Jae - in, President Donald Trump rejected renewed calls for increased gun control measures.

Cuomo entered into a multi-state agreement with three other states in an effort to increase gun control, which will ultimately create a database to share information with Rhode Island, Connecticut and New Jersey.

As dozens of students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland have gained popularity spearheading a new movement for increased gun control after a gunman killed 17 people at their school in February, Kashuv has garnered a following among conservatives for opposing those efforts and emphasizing conservative legislative initiatives.

That said, increased gun control is a left - wing measure that calls for greater government control and less private property rights.

Teenagers who hid in closets and ran for their lives quickly began calling for increased gun control, assailing the NRA and organizing around their message.

Many students participated in the growing Never Again movement, which advocates for putting an end to mass shootings through increased gun control, led by several MSD students, including seniors Emma Gonzalez and David Hogg and junior Cameron Kasky.

TMZ reports a pair of images posted to Snapchat led to an arrest at the Parkland, Florida, school last week where suspected gunman Nikolas Cruz murdered 17 students and faculty in a Valentine's Day massacre that kicked off a nationwide movement for increased gun control.

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Whether it's leading a national conversation about gun control or fighting for girls» education and gender equality around the world, an increasing number of young women are stepping forward as change agents.

The president said states loosening gun - control restrictions, specifically Missouri, had, according to some studies, seen an increased likelihood of gun violence.

Others, including some gun control and mental health advocates, point to the increasing number of states that allow law enforcement officers or, in some cases, family members or others to petition a court to temporarily take guns from people who pose a danger to themselves or others.

(As President Barack Obama began pushing for new gun - control laws, the coverage of Newtown subsequently increased.)

We stand with the 51 percent of Americans who support stricter gun control legislation — a majority that will almost certainly increase in the coming days, as we take in the full horror of the Florida shooting.

That package also included the STOP School Violence Act of 2018, doesn't include any specific gun control measures, but increases grants for school safety measures, such as security training and metal detectors.

Black survivors of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, say that the gun control debate that has been raging since the tragedy has largely overlooked them — and argue that recent moves to increase school safety by increasing security would actually put them more at risk.

In Republican - controlled legislatures, the number of laws proposed to loosen gun control increased by 75 percent, where in Democrat - controlled legislatures, the number of laws proposed to restrict gun access increased 10 percent, according to the Harvard Business School study.

Indeed, Cuomo could be a victim of his early and highly consequential successes — the history making legalization of same - sex marriage, a cap on property tax increases, a sweeping gun control law, an ongoing effort to restrain Medicaid growth — from his first term.

After an eventful four years as governor, Cuomo is running on his record of accomplishments: A property tax cap, the legalization of same - sex marriage, a sweeping gun control law and enacted budgets that have kept spending increases under 2 percent.

Meanwhile, Republicans have increasingly chaffed at budgets that proposed tax hikes or minimum wage increases, issues that are anathema to their base already restive over the SAFE Act, a 2013 gun control package that Cuomo counts as a signature accomplishment.

Mr. Klein defends his record, adding that he tried a last - minute maneuver to try to pass the women's act and was central to the passage of an increase in the minimum wage, three on - time budgets and the SAFE Act, a 2013 gun - control bill.

March 3, 2015 (readMedia)-- New statistics released by the NYPD showing an increase in homicides and shootings are more proof that gun control and the so - called SAFE Act has not made New York City any safer.

Topics included her support for gun control and praise for last week's agreement to increase New York's minimum wage.

In response, Cuomo's team pointed to the governor's record, including increasing the minimum wage, banning natural gas hydrofracking, passing strict gun control, capping local property tax increases, legalizing same - sex marriage and directing state investments in infrastructure like a replacement for the Tappan Zee Bridge.

He is also expected to lay out an agenda for strengthening gun control and for not increasing state taxes and fees.

He was elected in 2010 as a «new Democrat» who married centrist economic policies — a cap on property tax increases, business tax cuts, a reduction in pension benefits for new public employees — with liberal social policies like strict gun control and support for same - sex marriage.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo proposed a bevy of policy ideas ranging from an increase to the state's minimum wage, equal pay for women and the toughest gun control laws in the nation in his third State of the State address.

His legislative accomplishments as governor — same - sex marriage legalization, a gun control law, increases in the state's minimum wage — came after cajoling Republicans in the chamber, who hold a narrow majority there and have had to share power with the Independent Democratic Conference.

He did not mention criminal justice reform, a central focus of his earlier speech in Manhattan, won his loudest applause when mentioning the gun control law — the SAFE Act — that drew protesters to the windy green outside the History Museum and called for a minimum wage increase.

He was able to sell the last two years of his alliance with the Republicans by saying he was pushing to get progressive legislation enacted, and has claimed credit for help in advancing a minimum wage increase and gun control legislation.

But the election of President Donald Trump in 2016, and the corresponding anti-Trump fever, and the #metoo movement, calls for stricter gun control, the opposition to the Trump tax cuts which also included a cut in the state and local tax deduction, and a tax increase for many in Westchester, have all hurt Republicans and helped Democrats in Westchester.

He pointed to the group's work passing stricter gun control, universal pre-k for New York City and minimum wage increases, among other accomplishments, since the group allied with Republicans in 2012.

Pre-Campaign Community Service / Activism: Worked extensively with Family of Woodstock, Rip Van Winkle Council of Boy Scouts of America, establishing Ulster County Habitat for Humanity, Ralph Darmstadt Homeless Shelter, Ulster County Board of Health and Ulster County Human Rights Commission, Caring Hands Soup Kitchen Board Member, Midtown Rising Board Member, Teacher at Woodbourne Prison, part of Rising Hope Program Platform At a Glance Economy: Supports farming subsidies, job creation through infrastructure investments in rural broadband and sustainable technology, in favor of strong unions Healthcare: Medicare for All Women's Rights: Pro-choice, supports fully funding Planned Parenthood, birth control to be paid for employer, supports equal pay for equal work Racial Justice: Will work to prevent discrimination of all kind Immigration: Supports comprehensive immigration reform that includes path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants Foreign Policy: Supports increased pressure on North Korea but not military intervention Environment: Supports measures to stall climate change and create green jobs LGBTQ: Supports anti-discrimination of all people Gun Control: Will not take NRA money, supports common sense gun control and against Faso's vote to allow the mentally disabled to obtain fcontrol to be paid for employer, supports equal pay for equal work Racial Justice: Will work to prevent discrimination of all kind Immigration: Supports comprehensive immigration reform that includes path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants Foreign Policy: Supports increased pressure on North Korea but not military intervention Environment: Supports measures to stall climate change and create green jobs LGBTQ: Supports anti-discrimination of all people Gun Control: Will not take NRA money, supports common sense gun control and against Faso's vote to allow the mentally disabled to obtain fControl: Will not take NRA money, supports common sense gun control and against Faso's vote to allow the mentally disabled to obtain fcontrol and against Faso's vote to allow the mentally disabled to obtain firearms

«There's no doubt that the mayor and I have political differences,» Cuomo said, referencing his legislative victories on increasing the minimum wage, same - sex marriage and gun control.

The politics and emotion surrounding gun control has increased in the days after the shooting as students from Majory Stoneman Douglas High School have made publicly pleas for stronger laws.

In a speech to more than 800 at the county Democratic committee's fall dinner at the Chateau Briand, Cuomo addressed a range of topics, from gun control to increasing the state's minimum wage to presidential politics.

He was the driving force behind marriage equality; gun control; massive tax cuts for the rich, banks, and large estates; and opposition to minimum wage increases.

Asked about the governor's increasing national focus, spokesman Richard Azzopardi responded with a laundry list of the governor's accomplishments: his successful drives for marriage equality, gun control, paid family leave, a $ 15 minimum wage and free tuition at state colleges and universities.

During the press conference, Klein said his arrangement with Skelos was solid and has yielded results he's proud of, including on - time budgets, a tougher gun control law and a minimum wage increase.

When he was asked pointedly about Hochul's support for the Second Amendment, de Blasio, who is grappling with a recent increase in shootings, implied gun control should be taken up on the federal level and said, «I don't expect to agree with every candidate on every issue, but I do know we're moving in the right direction.»

Klein, whose district spans portions of the Bronx and Westchester, uses the ad to play up his work on gun control, paid family leave, minimum wage increases, and rent freezes for senior citizens.

He had cemented an image of himself as the Cuomo who got things done — not just gave memorable speeches — by recording high - profile victories legalizing same - sex marriage, capping property tax increases and tightening gun - control laws.

It also allows Cuomo to tout his record on progressive measures like the passage of same - sex marriage and a minimum wage increase and stricter gun controls without disparaging Republicans in the State Senate who voted with him, and whose influence in the chamber Cuomo is in no rush to upend.

As students are claiming their rightful place in today's ongoing dialogues on gun control and school safety — leading powerful demonstrations such as March for Our Lives and National School Walkout Day — there are an increasing number of educators who urge schools to allow students to voice their opinions, and make these conversations a regular occurrence.

The #YouthDemand statement highlights the already deeply entrenched «school - to - prison pipeline,» and makes a compelling demand for reforms for school safety and gun control that do not involve increased policing, surveillance and doubling down on policies that criminalize of youth of color at their schools.