Sentences with phrase «more gun control»

Country star Jason Aldean is calling for more gun control in the form of background checks, claiming that «it's too easy to get guns.»

On Thursday, President Trump — in reaction to calls for more gun control in the wake of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida — suggested teachers who undergo gun training get bonuses.

And you're right; the Law Makers that jumped on the «feel good» legislation of more gun control will pay the price with their constituency during the next election.

... To have the bullet pointed at me - at my school, my classmates, my teachers, my mentors - it's just it's definitely eye - opening to the fact that we need more gun control in our country.»

The rallies were started by students calling for more gun control after the Parkland Florida high school shooting.

Personally, it's obvious to me that the democrat's push for more gun control legislation has nothing to do with protecting the public, and has everything to do with giving the GOP the middle finger.

Most of the students» comments and questions supported more gun control legislation at the federal level.

Saying he was «deeply concerned» by the president's move, he added, «If the president wants more gun control, he needs to take it up with Congress.»

Thank God the vast majority think more gun control is a big political lie.

At the same time that Florida students are pleading Congressional leaders to implement more gun control, a seventh grader in Jackson Township, Ohio was found injured by a self - inflicted gunshot wound early Tuesday.

Nashville Mayor David Briley (D) demanded more gun control laws after a man, who had his firearms seized in 2017, opened fire on an Antioch, Tennessee, Waffle House.

The drive comes after left - leaning activists, students for gun control, and media outlets in lockstep with both spent weeks flooding the airwaves with calls for more gun control following the school shooting in Parkland, Florida.

The statistics in this article shouldn't surprise anyone, (8 % of evangelicals favor more gun control.)

One member of the legislature who has been the strongest voice against more gun control is Hudson Valley Senator Greg Ball.

Supporters of the deal say having a Democratic - controlled Senate will make it easier to pass long - stalled initiatives like the Child Victims Act, early voting, stronger abortion protections and more gun control measures.

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PARKLAND, Fla. - Just days after the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, the internet was awash with conspiracy theories, targeting a group of students who appeared in television interviews and urged more gun control.

She said that, despite having rallied for gun rights in the past and having planned to go to a shooting range for her 18th birthday, she had changed her mind: «It's definitely eye - opening to the fact that we need more gun control in our country.»

Gun sales didn't go up after the NRAs statements, they went up after Obama publically entertained the thought of more gun control.

By a wide margin California voters support more gun control and oppose arming teachers to shoot back if under attack.

«The November 2016 referendum results showed that the very large majority of Californians wanted more gun control.

Katko has resisted calls for more gun control in the aftermath of other mass shootings.

And he spoke out for more gun control after the mass shooting in Las Vegas.

After the vote, Andrew Pollack, father of Meadow, 18, who was killed in the attack, applauded the Legislature for approving the bill but pledged to push for more gun control.

This isn't a new argument, but it's one that's resurfaced recently: Instead of more gun control, some people believe we should give guns and gun training to teachers, office workers, and the like.

Not every student at the Florida school was calling for more gun control.

Vermont Gov. Phil Scott (R) has caved and signed a ban on private on gun sales after running a gubernatorial campaign in which he rejected the need for more gun control.

Former talk show host Chelsea Handler says the Parkland shooting survivors now pushing for more gun control are «going to be leading the country» in the next five years.

After calling for more gun control, which has never proven to stop a determined attacker anywhere at anytime, the Tribune chided some of the half - way measures that some school districts are using to try to attempt to halt further attacks while at the same time hampered by foolish politicians.

Just hours after 17 people were killed in a mass shooting at their high school in Parkland, Fla., students turned to social media to advocate for more gun control.

The day before the march, Fox & Friends hosted Kyle Kashuv, a Parkland shooting survivor, to show that not all survivors of the shooting are for more gun control and to make the case that the media is biased:

The facts clearly show that the more gun control that is imposed on a society, the more violent crimes are committed.

And I have seen you post before against assault rifles and for more gun control, unless I got posters confused, which I don't think I did.

Florida student - turned - activist Emma Gonzalez appeared on national TV along with four fellow survivors of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas HS massacre and promised to continue their fight for more gun control.

The push for more gun control has brought together the so - called regular Senate Democrats and their bitter rivals, the IDC.

When Trump embraced and promoted the enactment of more gun control, it was a signal to Republicans and Democrats alike to proceed with more gun control.

Weighing in on the shooting, Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Sen. Charles Schumer, and City Comptroller Scott Stringer focused on their call for more gun control.

In the heat of his push for more gun control, President Barack Obama threatened to withhold support from anyone, including Democrats, who didn't support «common - sense» changes.

(WBEN / AP) In a compromise move that leaves local gun rights advocates and those who are pressing for more gun control both unhappy, President Donald Trump offered support Monday for an effort to strengthen the federal gun background check system.

Two days after hundreds of thousands of people rallied across the world for more gun control, the New Jersey Assembly passed six bills to further toughen the state's strict gun laws.

David Hogg, a senior at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, speaks at a rally calling for more gun control.

In the wake of the Florida high school shooting nearly a couple of weeks ago, there have been calls for more gun control and as well as other finger - pointing.

On Thursday, President Trump — in reaction to calls for more gun control in the wake of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida — suggested teachers who undergo gun training get bonuses.