Sentences with phrase «many gun purchases»

The fear - based motivation for gun purchases has evaporated and is being replaced by bargain hunting

Protesters are demanding protection from gun violence, including a ban on assault weapons such as the rifle used in Parkland, a prohibition on high - capacity magazines that let killers shoot long bursts without reloading, and more effective background checks for gun purchases.

A few Republicans have expressed veiled support for some type of age increase for long - gun purchases.

Republican leaders in the House and Senate say they will consider proposals including raising age restrictions for gun purchases and the red - flag bill regarding temporarily taking away someone's guns if they are deemed a threat to others.

If Trump does decide to take a risk and lead the charge on an issue that would require tough votes by conservative lawmakers — perhaps on strengthening background checks for gun purchases — it would be a departure for his presidency

Powerful budget committees in the State House and Senate signed off on a package of bills on Tuesday that would raise the minimum age to purchase a firearm to 21 from 18, mandate a three - day waiting period for most gun purchases, and increase funding for school safety measures and access to mental health care.

The primary goals: to ban assault weapons and high - capacity magazines and create laws that require background checks on every gun purchase.

The company is also pressing the government to enact gun - reform measures, including a ban on assault - style weapons, high - capacity magazines and bump stocks; raising the minimum age to 21 for gun purchasing; universal background checks that include scrutiny of mental - health information and previous run - ins with the law; and an end to the background - check loophole for gun show and private sales.

And retailers are already forcing the issue: Companies like Dick's, Walmart and Kroger have raised the age for gun purchases on their own.

F.B.I. background checks for gun purchases fell 8 percent last year.

The cornerstone of the president's plan is a background check requirement for guns purchased from dealers even if they're bought online or at gun shows.

Trump vowed Wednesday that his administration would look strongly into gun purchase ages, as well as the «mental health aspect.»

After staying largely mum in the last few days about the massacre and the escalating debate about weapons, Mr. Trump said Monday that he was supportive of a bipartisan effort to strengthen federal background checks for gun purchases.

Leaders of the House and Senate want to require a three - day waiting period for taking possession of long guns purchased in the state, while the governor said he did not support that change.

The Senate Rules committee met Monday met to consider raising the age for gun purchases to 21 and to impose a three - day waiting period for all gun sales.

The background check bill, which seeks to improve the existing database used to prevent gun purchases by criminals and the mentally ill, is a small nod in the direction of gun control that does nothing to close loopholes that allow millions of gun sales without a background check.

Connecticut expanded a ban on assault weapons, prohibited the sale of high - capacity ammunition magazines and imposed stricter background checks on gun purchases after 20 children and six educators were killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown in 2012.

The bill would change the minimum age for all gun purchases to 21 from 18 — a provision that would have prohibited the Parkland gunman, Nikolas Cruz, 19, from legally buying the rifle he used in his massacre.

He also declared his support for background checks on all gun purchases, a ban on bump - stocks, and a ban on firearm purchases by those who have been declared mentally ill.

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.

We have evidence to show that gun purchasing trends tend to shift with the political climate.

Citigroup said it did not have the technology nor the legal ability to monitor gun purchases at the payment - processing level, but said that the industry was discussing the possibility.

Elizabeth Love, a 17 - year - old advocate and march organizer in Salt Lake City, said mentioned parts of their platform, which includes universal background checks and a waiting period for gun purchases.

In a sign that this pressure may be weighing on President Trump, the White House announced Monday that he is «supportive» of efforts in Congress to improve background checks for gun purchases.

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.

A CNN / ORC International Poll released Wednesday found that 86 % of people support «tougher new background checks for gun purchases.»

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 %...

Schumer also appeared to reject the idea of raising the minimum age for gun purchases to 21, noting that without universal background checks, there would be ways around any age restrictions.

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Trump asked Sen. Pat Toomey, a Pennsylvania Republican who's worked on a bill to strengthen background checks for gun purchases, whether he left out a proposal to raise the gun purchasing age to 21 out of his measure because senators are «afraid of the NRA.»

House Speaker Paul Ryan signaled he isn't supportive of the proposals to impose new restrictions on gun purchases, telling reporters «we shouldn't be banning guns for law abiding citizens.»

«In addition to Senator Skelos» anti-choice pronouncements, they are now squarely anti-women's rights, anti-marriage equality, anti-background checks on gun purchases, anti-immigration and anti-public campaign finance reform.

He has also agreed to pool data on gun purchases with other neighboring states to help in background checks.

The seven also called for pro-tenant rent law reforms, enactment of a single statewide $ 15 minimum wage, a 10 - day waiting period for gun purchases, and an expansion of speed cameras in the city.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo in a statement this weekend criticized a budget proposal from President Donald Trump that would cut funding for background checks for gun purchases.

Notably, in 2010, the ACLU testified against «the use of terror watch lists to screen gun purchases,» writing that the «deeply flawed» terror watch list process led the group to conclude, «Given these problems, we do not believe that anyone should be deprived of the right to purchase a gun, or the right to fly, or any other benefit of membership in civil society based solely on placement on a terror watch list.»

Gov. Andrew Cuomo in a statement on Sunday called for expanding background checks for gun purchases — embracing a specific gun control measure in the wake of a high school shooting in Florida that killed 17 people last month.

«The Allentown Morning Call said it well when it wrote, «Pat Toomey puts principles over party - line obedience» — whether it's on background checks for gun purchases, job creation, or keeping predators out of schools, Pat is proud of his work across party lines to make our communities safer and our economy stronger,» Kelly said.

The Alliance is calling on Congress to promote gun reform by passing legislation requiring universal background checks for all gun purchases.

She is pushing for common - sense legislation such as background checks for all gun purchases.

Proponents of expanding background checks for gun purchases formally kicked off a campaign in Maine — one of two key national races this year pitting a group co-founded by billionaire former NYC Mayor Mike Bloomberg as a response to mass shootings in 2014 against the group it was meant to target — the NRA.

Rural people are far more likely to own firearms, especially long guns purchased primarily for hunting and protection from wild animals, than urban people, because it is much cheaper and easier to hunt and fish in rural areas than in urban areas.

NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer and Democratic Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, of Brooklyn, called on the city to expand gun purchasing options for the NYPD by adding smart guns to the list of weapons it can purchase.

A polarized US Senate voted against expanding background checks for more gun purchases, rejecting the proposal a day after the latest mass shooting left 14 people dead in California.

The FBI was flooded on Black Friday with more than 200,000 background check requests for gun purchases, setting a new single day record, the bureau reported.

The White House is finalizing a new executive action that would expand background checks on gun purchases, according to one of President Obama's senior adviser, Valerie Jarrett.

In an effort to further mollify their conference, the Senate Republican leadership distributed to their members a one - page handout listing 15 «rejected Democrat proposals,» crediting themselves with rebuffing, among other things, a suggestion to confiscate guns now deemed assault weapons and limit gun purchases to one per month.

Hot Senate Race No. 5: In Missouri, Democrat Jason Kander had the single best ad of 2016, which defended background checks for gun purchases while showing the former Army National Guard captain assembling a rifle blindfolded.

During a CNN town hall the night before, Rubio signaled support for raising the age to buy a rifle or shotgun to 21 and for tighter background checks for gun purchases.

Top New York officials are asking the federal government to help the state to block people on the terror watch list from legal gun purchases.