Sentences with phrase «like universal background checks»

(CNN)- President Barack Obama angrily chided lawmakers reluctant to back gun control legislation on Monday, saying the overwhelming support for measures like universal background checks among the American people should force action in Congress.

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.

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Because so many guns are purchased privately by individuals and brought into Chicago from places with more lax gun laws like Indiana, experts say universal background checks could actually make a difference in reducing gun violence in cities.

Our lawmakers, ignoring the people's will, and acting like frightened children who must hide behind the skirts of their mothers, failed to pass even a mild form of universal background checks.

Like the students who followed her, Renzette called for «logical,» «common sense» gun control, including age restrictions and universal background checks.