Sentences with phrase «legislation after the mass shooting»

He and other Democratic leaders have previously criticized Republican members of Congress for failing to pass gun - control legislation after mass shootings.

The law's passage came as a surprise to many in Florida, where lawmakers had failed to enact legislation after the mass shooting at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando in 2016, which left 49 dead, and the shooting at the Fort Lauderdale airport that killed five people in 2017.

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He acknowledged that the House was drafting legislation similar to that proposed by the Senate that will place new limits on access to semiautomatic assault rifles, like AR - 15s, something the Florida Legislature refused to do after mass shootings killed 49 at the Pulse nightclub in 2016 and 5 at Fort Lauderdale - Hollywood International Airport last year.

(CNN)- In remarks Tuesday touting the Obama administration's progress in addressing gun safety, Vice President Joe Biden vowed to revisit gun control legislation that failed in the U.S. Senate earlier this year, and warned legislators that the political climate shifted after the mass shooting in Newtown, Connecticut last December.

Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy waged a filibuster in an attempt to force a vote on gun control legislation three days after 49 people were killed in the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history.

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He offered himself up for national TV interviews after a mass shooting at an Oregon community college, challenging his fellow Democrats (before walking it back) to threaten a government shutdown over gun control legislation.

Hundreds of students from a number of Maryland and DC schools walked out of their classrooms and made a trip to the U.S. Capitol and the White House to call for gun legislation, one week after 17 were killed in the latest mass school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.

After the 2012 mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, Obama struggled to get Congress to pass gun legislation, ultimately issuing a series of executive orders aimed at curbing gun violence.

After last week's mass gun murder at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, in which 17 were killed and 14 injured by one teenager bearing a military - grade assault rifle, Trump and his supporters have avoided discussing much - needed gun legislation in a country where 33,000 people are shot and killed every year, suggesting instead that new hospitals be opened to care for the mentally ill.