Sentences with phrase «issue of gun violence»

For Cave's MASS MoCA installation, Until — a double play on the phrase «innocent until proven guilty» or in this case «guilty until proven innocent» — Cave addresses issues of gun violence, gun control policy, race relations, and gender politics in America today.
Even more shocking is the fact that their activism seems like it might make an impact on the perpetually intractable issue of gun violence in America.
«It is so harebrained to think that we are actually attempting to address the serious issue of gun violence with a new license plate,» Hoylman said.
«I don't think I spent enough time talking to families who were suffering issues of gun violence throughout the state.»
Even more shocking is the fact that their activism seems like it might make an impact on the perpetually intractable issue of gun violence in America.
As the community mourns, lawmakers in Florida are responding with mixed ideas on what to do to address the recurring issue of gun violence in the state and the national trend of terrorists continually targeting schools.
The Kendeda Fund supports the nurturing of new independent films and storytellers, with a focus on the crucial issues of gun violence prevention and the environment.
Until is a rich sensory tapestry in which Cave addresses issues of gun violence, gun control policy, race relations, and gender politics in America today.
The film deals with very real (and socially relevant) issues of gun violence in the United States, but more often than not skirts around its questionable morals in order to transport Willis back to the 1980s with catchy one - liners as he takes down the next faceless villain.
«I don't think I spent enough time talking to families who were suffering issues of gun violence and I didn't spend enough time talking to families suffering from horrible immigration laws.»
The massacre inspired student survivors to launch a movement in hopes of convincing lawmakers to address the issue of gun violence and, in particular, school shootings.
But this year's speech comes as the issue of gun violence takes on new urgency after one of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history.
The mass shooting at a high school in Parkland Florida has focused renewed attention on the issue of gun violence.
The March for Our Lives is a direct response to the Parkland shooting, which inspired Gonzalez and other student survivors to launch a movement in hopes of convincing lawmakers to address the issue of gun violence and, in particular, school shootings.
Governor Cuomo, who has been somewhat reticent about speaking out on the national stage, has lately been talking about the issue of gun violence, saying it should be a key topic in Congress and in the 2016 campaigns.
: I am pleased so many of our state leaders are united in their commitment to address the issue of gun violence and school safety and thank you for your support of New York's students.
While the federal government fails to address the issue of gun violence, we continue to fight to keep guns out of the hands of those who could devastate our communities and our residents.»
«Ron is doing everything he can to help our nation address the issue of gun violence, including enlisting the support of many other leaders in the tech community,» his spokesman Aaron McLear told techPresident.
«There's a critical contrast in this campaign on the issue of gun violence,» he said.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, who has been somewhat reticent about speaking out on the national stage, has lately been talking about the issue of gun violence, saying it should be a key topic in Congress and in the 2016 campaigns.
Events like the Celebration of Unity are bringing the community together to heal and address the issue of gun violence.
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Orleans County Legislature strongly encourages members of the New York State Legislature to hold public hearings to address the issue of gun violence in a way that will produce meaningful results; and be it
RESOLVED, that the Cortland County Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs, Inc. strongly encourages members of the New York State Legislature to hold public hearings to address the issue of gun violence in a way that will produce meaningful results; and be it further
NORTH ADAMS, MASSACHUSETTS — The artist Nick Cave, whose exhibition Until is currently on view in MASS MoCA's signature Building 5 gallery, has invited performers and community groups to coalesce around common ideals and ultimately find healing in the exhibition — Cave's largest, most political, and most personal — in which he addresses issues of gun violence, gun control policy, race relations, and gender politics in America today.
Artists from around the city, and a few from farther away, all concerned with issues of gun violence and gun violence prevention, have been given decommissioned pistols, handguns, and rifles, purchased from the City of Minneapolis Police Department in a gun buy - back program funded by Pillsbury United Communities.
Spearheaded by Stoneman Douglas student activists, the town halls aim to keep the issue of gun violence at the forefront after hundreds of thousands of people marched last month in Washington and other cities, demanding stricter regulations on weapons.
The issue of gun violence is multi-faceted with people blaming nonexistent, loose or poorly enforced gun legislation, politicians, the National Rifle Association, lack of universal background checks and lack of effective mental health care, to name a few.
Spradlin, who is the president of the Young Democrats Club on campus, said there were three reasons the students participated in the walkout: first was to honor the lives of the victims; second was to show Congress that students care about the issue of gun violence; and third was to take direct action by registering students to vote and writing to members of Congress to demand change.
In the five weeks since the massacre, the Parkland, Florida, students have been transformed into high - profile gun control advocates, leading school walkouts and meeting with lawmakers as they demand steps be taken to address the issue of gun violence in America.
Deutch has been outspoken on the issue of gun violence for years.
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