Sentences with phrase «make federal gun laws»
(CNN)- Missouri's Democratic governor vetoed legislation Friday that sought to make federal gun laws unenforceable in the state.
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It has been nearly a decade since Congress made any significant changes to federal gun laws.
Congress will likely work to further loosen federal gun laws and make it easier for gun owners to carry their guns across state lines.
In just one month since the Parkland shooting, the gun control movement has made some small gains: The Florida state legislature passed new firearm regulations, and the federal spending bill signed by President Trump on Friday contains modest steps toward tightening the nation's gun laws, including the Fix NICS Act, which strengthens the background - check system for gun purchases.
Despite lax federal gun control laws, de Blasio said, he credited the NYPD for «rapidly» making more gun seizures and arrests.
Senator Gillibrand announced a bill on Sunday that will make gun trafficking a federal crime and provide tools to law enforcement to get illegal firearms off the street.
ALBANY — In the wake of a mass shooting at an Oregon community college, Gov. Andrew Cuomo is making a national stink about stronger gun laws, repeating a suggestion on CNN Friday evening that his fellow Democrats threaten to shut down the federal government unless tougher laws are enacted.
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The law, known as the Gun - Free School Zones Act, was struck down last fall by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, which said that Congress exceeded its authority under the commerce clause of the Constitution when it made gun possession near public or private schools a federal offense.
Saying she fears for her safety, a young woman who wants to join the National Rifle Association's challenge to a new Florida law that made it illegal to sell guns to anyone under age 21 is asking a federal court to keep her identity secret.