Sentences with phrase «issue like gun»

In the grand scheme of things, eight seconds doesn't sound like much, especially in the context of a long documentary about a complex issue like gun control.

But, he told studio chiefs: «When it comes to issues like gun violence, we've got to make sure that we're not glorifying it, because the stories you tell shape our children's outlook and their lives.»

Mr. Schultz, one of the most visible chief executives in the country, has made Starbucks a vocal part of the national conversation on issues like gun violence, gay rights, race relations, veterans rights and student debt.

Asked about Democrats having enough leeway on polarizing issues like gun rights and opposition to abortion, House Democratic Caucus chair Joe Crowley said in a press conference on Wednesday that the party «always has been» a big tent.

Those on the foreign desk had a more qualitative job that was geared toward understanding the «nuances» of American politics to «rock the boat» on divisive issues like gun control and LGBT rights, Max said.

The job of those who worked at the foreign desk, Max said, was more qualitative and was geared toward understanding the «nuances» of American politics to «rock the boat» on divisive issues like gun control and LGBT rights.

Critics from the right tend to be concerned about the content of their message, noting that successful CEO activism often advances left - leaning arguments on issues like gun control and diversity.

They chided the bank for not being regarded as a leader on issues like guns and livable wages.

While Congress dithers, companies are taking action on issues like gun control.

«Most of the paid ads the Internet Research Agency ran on Facebook prior to the 2016 election didn't mention Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump — but they did mention divisive political issues like guns, LGBT rights, immigration, and racial issues,» said Sen. Mark Warner, D - Va., who along with Sens. Amy Klobuchar, D - Minn., and John McCain, R - Ariz., have sponsored the bill.

Their «criminally stupid strategy» of removing central economic distinctions from the table has made them easy prey for their enemies: «[B] y dropping the class language that once distinguished them sharply from Republicans they have left themselves vulnerable to cultural wedge issues like guns and abortion and the rest whose hallucinatory appeal would ordinarily be far overshadowed by material concerns.»

They want to stay in power and to keep the general populace so busy arguing over issues like guns, abortion, gay marriage, etc that we don't notice / care / understand they are squeezing billions and trillions of dollars out of the economy for their corporate overloads (and themselves), while we are all meant to greatful for a cost of living adjustment and hopefully being able to own a home.

Republicans, in turn, have come under criticism from conservatives for what they have seen as acquiescence on key issues like gun control and minimum wage.

Pols including U.S. Rep. Nydia Velázquez, state Sen. Daniel Squadron, City Comptroller Scott Stringer, Councilmembers Brad Lander and Stephen Levin, Assemblymember Walter Mosley and former Assemblymember Joan Millman praised Simon for tackling tough issues like gun control, public education, civil and disability rights, ethics in government, minimum wage, and paid family leave.

Previewing his campaign before an election night audience Tuesday, Suozzi said, «People have been screaming at each other for 30 years on issues like gun control, immigration, and climate change.

But Hochul will have to spend the next four years proving herself and winning over the left, which was unenthusiastic about her candidacy, thanks to her right - of - center record on key issues like gun control and immigration during her days serving as a congresswoman and before that, as Erie County clerk.

The Democrat's campaign then notes some broad similarities when it comes to issues like gun control, abortion and same - sex marriage.

Still, Nevada's voters tend to be more conservative on social issues like guns and abortion and the Western appeal of the McCain / Palin ticket should not be overlooked.

NARAL also gave an early endorsement to Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand back when she was still fighting to demonstrate she had left her Blue Dog House days behind her and had moved to the left on key issues like gun control and gay marriage.

Some of the donors who have urged Mr. Ford to consider a run expressed alarm as Ms. Gillibrand, who as a congresswoman represented a conservative upstate district, has abandoned some of her previous positions on issues like gun control and immigration as she prepares to run statewide.

But she was not well known outside of western New York, and some Democrats were unsettled by her past positions on issues like gun control — when in Congress, she earned an «A» rating from the National Rifle Association — and immigration.

Ridley herself quit Instagram in 2016 after having a spat with social media trolls when she spoke out about issues like gun violence, but it's good to see that she's taking it in stride.

He does so smartly, wrangling growing domestic issues like gun violence and racism into the narrative corral organically.

That makes education different than issues like guns, abortion or even taxes — where a single issue can drive votes.

Pedro Reyes says he believes art should address social issues like gun violence, even if the issue is difficult or controversial.

Like his vibrant fabric «Tondos» and black - and - white «Soundsuits,» these wire works possess an aesthetic beauty that belies their underlying gravity — the pieces comprising «Weather or Not» address urgent issues like gun violence and police brutality.

Many of his works raised awareness about issues like gun violence and the AIDS crisis, a disease that took the artist's own life in 1996.

Laws about issues like gun control are very important to the state.

Rather, they tried to drive social divisions by mentioning hot - button issues like guns, LGBT rights and immigration.

Most of the Russian ads focused on «divisive political issues like guns, L.G.B.T. rights, immigration and racial issues,» Senator Mark Warner, Democrat of Virginia, said in a statement.

There are the stories of passionate and inspiring student survivors, like Emma Gonzalez and David Hogg, who have now become political activists for issues like gun control, and of heroic teachers and students who risked — and in some cases, gave — their lives to keep others out of harm's way.

«Most of the paid ads the Internet Research Agency ran on Facebook prior to the 2016 election didn't mention Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump — but they did mention divisive political issues like guns, LGBT rights, immigration, and racial issues,» Warner said in a statement.

Not exact matches

Guns, like abortion, have become an issue both parties want to talk about.

In September, Facebook announced that 470 Russian - linked accounts had purchased about 3,000 advertisements that used divisive issues like race, religion, immigration, and gun control to rile users.

While it's rare to see CEOs here take a public stand (witness the silence of Toronto's business leaders when the Rob Ford scandals unfolded), a growing number of American executives are stepping into the public spotlight, taking stands on issues like religious freedom, gay marriage and gun control.

We've debated the ethics of 3D - printing guns before, so this isn't really a new subject, especially for the «maker» community, which has generally addressed the gun - printing issue by distancing itself as much as possible from the hardcore, gun - printing evangelists like DEFCAD.

As a result, Republican lawmakers are more resistant to calls for gun control — arguing against «politicizing» mass shootings and focusing on issues like mental health instead.

She has also taken on new issues, like gun control.

And retailers are already forcing the issue: Companies like Dick's, Walmart and Kroger have raised the age for gun purchases on their own.

With hot - button right - wing populist issues like abortion and capital punishment largely off the table in Canadian politics, the long - gun registry took on disproportionate importance for that portion of the Conservative base.

«He knows he has to do something,» said another person who has spoken with Trump about the issue, who said the president seemed open to stricter gun control but had not decided what it would look like.

WASHINGTON — President Trump — under pressure from angry, grieving students from a Florida high school where a gunman killed 17 people last week — ordered the Justice Department on Tuesday to issue regulations banning so - called bump stocks, which convert semiautomatic guns into automatic weapons like those used last year in the massacre of concertgoers in Las Vegas.

Diane Zappas, a spokeswoman for PNC Financial Services Group, said that the company, which is «continuing to consider these issues,» had discouraged new loans to gun manufacturers since 2013 and had «very limited exposure» to clients that manufacture AR -15-style rifles like the kind used in the Parkland shooting.

People for guns will talk about them just like those against guns, so you'll know where your neighbor stand on the issue.

Less important were issues like abortion, gay marriage, and gun control.)

You are absolutely correct... and if republicans would shed the fake religion and phony hot - button issues like abortion and guns and be true to that philosophy that greed is good I would vote for them every time.

«It's true that we find all sorts of curious things on trains, like army - issue guns or wheelchairs.

In this framework, issues like covenant marriage vows, home ownership, gun ownership, home birth, homeschooling, family business, family farming, hospitality, home - based healthcare and yes, even the debate over raw milk, can all be decided in the light of God's Word under the Lordship of Jesus Christ.

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.

Morelle said his campaign will focus on issues like universal healthcare, women's right to choose, gun violence, economic opportunity for working families, the opioid epidemic and racial inequality.