Sentences with phrase «issues of gun control»

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.

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

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

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.

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?

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.

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

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

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.

The poll comes after 17 people were killed earlier this month when a gunman opened fire at a Florida high school, throwing the issue of gun control into the spotlight.

It was no surprise that Governor Cuomo's State of the State address focused on the issue of gun control in New York.

But the issue of gun control is a tricky one — especially in a number of closely divided Senate districts that will be in play this fall as the battle for control of the chamber plays out yet again.

The issue of gun control took center stage at the DNC on Wednesday night, with speeches from former Rep. Gabby Gifford and the mother of a victim of the Orlando nightclub attack.

Gabay's death spurred Cuomo to reignite the issue of gun control, especially the flow of illegal firearms into New York from other states.

«We're concerned with the safety of the children, first of all, but I think the other party wants the issue of gun control and therefore they're not working for the safety of the children in the school,» Bonacic said.

A change.org petition called the gun - free zone inside the Quicken Loans Arena an «affront to the Second Amendment» and has been signed by over 55,000 people — although it was largely a satire by liberal groups to shed a spotlight on the issue of gun control.

The incident puts the issue of gun control back in the public spotlight.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Three Republicans running for the seat of retiring Rep. Richard Hanna in a June 28 primary split on the issue of gun control Wednesday night in their first televised debate in Syracuse.

It was no surprise that Gov. Andrew Cuomo's State of the State address focused on the issue of gun control in New York.

Regardless of anyone's position on the issue of gun control, people on both sides of the debate have agreed that publicizing personal information of legal gun owners served no positive purpose.

Rankin Fitch (Gene Hackman) and Wendell Rohr (Dustin Hoffman), are the lawyers who face off over the issue of gun control.

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.

Students, parents, educators, and policymakers have kept the issue of gun control and how to move forward the focus of public debate.

You indicated that you were reflecting on these questions, alluding to the issue of gun control.

Their #NeverAgain movement has raised millions of dollars, won accolades, attracted celebrity support and pushed the issue of gun control into the national spotlight.

«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.»

About 100 students chanted and raised signs demanding action from lawmakers on the issue of gun control.

But even with claims of historic social momentum on the issue of gun control, the AP poll also found that nearly half of Americans do not expect elected officials to take action.

Not exact matches

The issue does seem to be one facet of the gun control debate where conservatives and liberals may be able to agree.

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.

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.

Ahead of next week's critical New York primary, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders came together for the first time in more than a month to debate issues including corporate influence, gun control, and energy.

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.

It became clear that the company's members weren't taking aim at the issue of hunting or sport shooting but wanted to see more discussion around gun control, he said.

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.

Diaz believes Republicans must look as if they care about keeping guns out of the hands of so - called homegrown extremists, while balancing issues of due process and the Constitution's Second Amendment right to bear arms that form the backbone of the NRA's opposition to gun control.

While the candidates currently hold some very similar positions on issues such as immigration reform, gay rights, gun control and campaign finance reform, Sanders has been able to stake out positions to the left of Clinton on other issues that excite some vocal voters.

This month, Teen Vogue is dedicating its digital cover to rising voices in the gun control movement, young people who are working on the issue in different ways, all of them impacted by gun violence.

The town hall, moderated by Jake Tapper, gave survivors and family of the murdered victims the chance to confront lawmakers on the issue of school safety, gun control, and mental health.

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.

Outside the hall were millions of Canadians who, in many cases, support other parties precisely because of Harper's position on taxes, daycare, gun control and a hundred other issues.

But as hundreds of thousands of protesters took to the streets in DC and the rest of the country on Saturday, it became clear that the movement's apparent potential to promote and boost issue intensity on gun control could ultimately make it pivotal.

And unlike adults who have become numb to political hypocrisy and gun - control stalemates, the students can approach the issue with a fresh eye and a jolt of righteous fury that will be hard to ignore.

«We've reached a tipping point with regard to this issue [of gun control] in the general society and companies that are worth their salt — and CEOs specifically — are constantly trying to read the tea leaves,» Klepper said.

Take, for instance, Florida's gun laws: A new report from the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence, a gun control nonprofit formerly known as the Legal Community Against Violence, issued a report this month about the astronomical economic cost of Florida's awful gun violence laws.

And Giuliani shifted right on a number of issues — including gun control and public funding of abortions — during his failed presidential run four years later.