Sentences with phrase «issue of guns»

All these efforts seem dedicated to shifting the conversation from the fundamental issues of gun control and real school safety.

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.

Dworet was among the 17 Cruz was accused of killing in a 2 p.m. shooting with an AR -15-style rifle that also left 16 injured, a community in pain and a nationwide desire to address issues of gun control and mental health.

«I don't think I spent enough time talking to families who were suffering issues of gun violence throughout the state.»

How badly do the Senate Republicans want to avoid any more discussion about the controversial issue of gun control in this crucial election year?

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.

The Republicans will take sides, cherry picking certain issues of gun control or siding completely with the NRA hoping for their financial support.

In his first speech to Parliament after the shooting, just two days later, he called for Australian legislators to take up «the vexed issue of gun control,» and vowed to devote his premiership to the issue.

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.

Editor's Note: In light of the Senate's decision to strike down a bipartisan proposal to extend background checks on gun purchases — a proposal that had the support of 54 senators, 80 % of the American public and President Obama — we've decided to rerun an article published in January on the complex issue of guns, the regulation of them and how Christians should wrestle with this issue.

In the days following Wednesday's massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Trump called for the nation to «tackle» the issue of mental health, but avoided talking about the contentious issue of gun control.

Cuomo plans to attend a screening tonight of «Newtown,» a documentary produced by his sister, Maria Cuomo Cole, that explores the aftermath of the 2012 Connecticut massacre and touches on the salient issue of gun access in the U.S.

«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.

He echoed traditional Democratic themes about union rights and economic fairness, but took a more conservative position on the hot - button issue of guns.

And so the stage is set for Runaway Jury, a movie that takes Grisham's novel about the responsibilities of tobacco producers and substitutes issues of gun control and the Second Amendment.

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.

Although Republican senators threatened a filibuster to keep the Senate from discussing the school building security measure — part of proposed legislation that deals largely with the higher - profile issue of gun control — compromises reached behind the scenes nudged the legislation onto the chamber's floor by the end of the week.

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.

«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.»

Then, in January of this year, he took on the controversial issue of gun control.

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.

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.

We have already had countless students come up to us and say that they have learned more about the issue of gun control from our Instagram than they have ever learned in school.

Murphy has come to the fore on the issue of gun control.

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.

In invigorating people to act solely on the issue of gun control, the movement really could make a difference — and potentially push Congress to finally pass significant gun reforms after years of little to no action.

It's called the March for Our Lives, and it's to tell the government, loud and clear, that we demand change on the issue of gun control.»

Two of Broward's top elected leaders, one Democrat and one Republican, came together Thursday to consider how best to prevent a repeat of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School massacre — but they couldn't bridge the deep and wide gulf between them on the issue of guns.

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.

This means engaging the issue of gun control must be directed toward stopping violence today — not primarily toward defending against a potential future where certain freedoms might be more restricted.

Now, I have made no mention of the implications of those questions to the issue of guns, but if you feel a twinge of defensiveness or pride already, I would challenge you to pray about that.

Your opinion here is exactly where this government wants us to be on the issue of gun control.

While there has already been gallons of ink devoted to the political debate regarding gun control (and there will likely be gallons more to come) the broader issue for believers is how exactly Christians should talk about the issue of gun control.

Then let's look at the issue of gun control and earnestly address it from a posture of love, humility and hope.

So what does this mean for the issue of gun control in the United States?

It's absurd that the issue of gun ownership has become this «private, personal» matter that no one can touch.

Why can't we ever be smart and reasonable about the issue of gun ownership — and realize that a lack of knowledge about safe storage and handling kills thousands of our citizens every year?

I urge you to take a look at them to help your family continue to learn important facts about the issue of gun control and gun violence but since you know your child best, please determine if it's best for you to read and summarize the information or if your child is old enough to read them independently.

The candidates seeking to replace Republican Steve McLaughlin in the Assembly are divided on the issue of gun control.

Cuomo has previously urged Democrats in Congress to take a more truculent stance on the issue of gun control.

Heastie, interview on Binghamton radio's WBNF, called the issue of gun control more broadly a «sensitive topic» but suggest Assembly Democrats would have been open to changes in the sweeping 2013 gun control law.

A day after President Donald Trump called Alec Baldwin's impersonation of him «terrible,» Baldwin returned as the President on «Saturday Night Live,» addressing the issue of gun control.

Vice President Mike Pence will address the National Rifle Association at the group's annual meeting in early May as the issue of gun control continues to loom over national politics following the Parkland shooting, his office announced.

National debate has heated up over the issue of gun control, and the NRA's role in opposing it, since Feb. 14, when a former student killed 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, using an AR - 15 assault rifle he had purchased legally.

«If the Democrats are so desperate to motivate their base that they have to resort to the issue of gun control, then they are in for a long 2016 election cycle,» said Chris LaCivita, a GOP strategist and adviser to Sen. Rand Paul's presidential campaign.

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.

Former Long Island Congressman Steve Israel has traded in a political career for one as an author — but, the politics have not been discarded completely — especially as the issue of guns in America continues with massive demonstrations led by the teens who survived the shooting at their high school in Parkland, FL in February.

«It is not necessary for Barbara Fiala to take a public position on the so - called SAFE Act as we already know what her position on the issue of guns is,» NYSRPA Vice President Jacob Rieper stated.