Sentences with phrase «more gun legislation»

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And in the U.S., at least, the»90s brought legislation allowing people to carry concealed weapons in most states, meaning that smaller guns became more in demand for both men and women.

Sales typically rise when it seems that new gun control legislation is more likely, and the current president has generally aligned himself with the firearms lobby.

In an issue that many Americans care about, given the many mass shootings that have occurred in the past few years, Clinton was able to appeal to voters who want to see more serious gun control legislation.

Indeed, some see such a tragedy as preventable with more legislation that regulates gun ownership.

Democratic legislators, who are far outnumbered in the House and Senate and wield no power over which legislation gets considered, tried repeatedly over three committee hearings on Monday and Tuesday to amend the gun control bills to include an assault weapons ban and other, more stringent policies.

Before you say another word, think for a minute about how members of your faith continuously push for legislation to force others to your way of life, force your morality, spark witch hunts for radicalized members of other religions even though it's more often than not white guys gunning down crowds in schools, theatres, grocery store parking lots, etc..

Republican Sen. John Bonacic in an interview Tuesday said he would be open to considering specific gun control legislation such as bans on bump stocks and extending the waiting period to purchase a gun so a more extensive background check is conducted.

Indeed, it's sometimes used when the states want to grant more rights than a proposed federal law (e.g. gun control legislation,) but also for federal regulations on everything from schools to roads to environment regulations to commerce regulations, etc..

The new gun legislation will force more than a million people to register their rifle of face a felony.

Western New York Assemblyman David DiPietro suggested, Thursday, that Governor Cuomo's original gun control legislation had more teeth than the one that was signed into law earlier this month.

Given everything that's happened of late, the Senate rejecting gun safety legislation appears to make so sense whatsoever — unless, of course, we consider the continuing and maddening congressional deadlock, the sinful lobbying powers of the National Rifle Association (NRA), and the deeply - felt belief among many in the American public that more guns — not fewer guns — will keep us all safe.

During his time in the legislature, Brian has sponsored legislation and worked with colleagues to extend and strengthen tenant protections; increase New York's commitment to cleaner more sustainable energy sources and greater efficiency; prevent people from being exposed to toxic chemicals; increase the minimum wage; ensure equality in civil marriage laws; strengthen laws intended to keep guns out of the wrong hands; and promote cleaner, fairer elections by modernizing voting and closing loopholes in campaign finance laws.

He has focused on legislation and policy changes to support affordable housing, protect the environment, promote economic and social justice and a more humane society, prevent gun violence, create a fairer and more open political process, and provide for greater accountability in the ways government provides services and spends our tax dollars.

«I'd say over the next couple of weeks we'll be doing more pieces of legislation around gun control.»

Cuomo said the names of more than 77,000 New Yorkers are on a database, which began as part the gun control legislation, and those are people who mental health professionals said should not have a gun.

More than one in five Americans (23 %) say gun legislation should remain as it is, and only 5 % think the laws covering gun sales should be less strict.

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.

Hear more about gun control legislation from gun control expert Robert Spitzer.

Both were asked about their latest thoughts about the gun violence debate, including whether new legislation banning more powerful firearms is in order.

The legislation was introduced as a response to renewed calls for gun restrictions in the wake of the mass shooting at a... [Read more...]

Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance is running unopposed in this election year, but he's trying to stay visible, giving NY1 an exclusive first look at a new public service announcement opposing federal legislation that would allow more guns to be legally carried on city streets.

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.

While current County Executive George Latimer, a Democrat, has already signed an executive order banning the gun shows — a reinstatement of a previous ban that lapsed under Astorino — unlike the order, the passage of a more formal piece of legislation would permanently ban the shows in the future.

He could do that — and plenty more — for McKinney, who supported the state's post-Newtown gun legislation.

Simon called the legislation an «anti-stockpiling bill» and said the goal is to limit the amount of ammo gun - owners can purchase to no more than twice the capacity of their weapons every 90 days.

Vance said national legislation is needed to curb the flow of illegal guns because prosecutors can not solve the problem simply by making more arrests.

While federal gun control legislation has gone nowhere in recent years, certain states have had more success.

WHEREAS, while there are some areas of the legislation that the Cortland County Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs, Inc. finds encouraging the strengthening of Kendra's law and Mark's law, as well as privacy protections for certain of pistol permit holders, many other provision do little more than negatively impact lawful gun owners; and

WHEREAS, while there are some areas of the legislation that the Orleans County Legislature finds encouraging, such as addressing glaring shortcomings in the mental health system, the strengthening of Kendra's Law and Mark's law, as well as privacy protections for certain pistol permit holders, by - and - large, we find the legislation does little more than negatively impact lawful gun ownership; and

She did just that, becoming more flexible on gun control and introducing legislation to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act and serving as an instrumental lobbyist during the push for marriage equality in New York State.

As with much of the gun control legislation offered, more laws do nothing to curb those intent on breaking them.

WHEREAS, this legislation imposes far more burdensome regulations upon law abiding gun owners; notably;

Overturning that decision via a constitutional amendment to get rid of the Second Amendment would be simple and would do more to weaken the N.R.A.'s ability to stymie legislative debate and block constructive gun control legislation than any other available option.

More to the point, the explosion of rampage school gun violence in the 1990's results in the eviction of guns from K - 12 educational spaces and the legislation of guns onto college campuses.

«Lawmakers don't have to reinvent the wheel and they certainly don't have to emulate the failed model of gun - control legislation that ends up punishing the innocent, creating more criminals, and empowering precisely the wrong people,» said NAIA's Strand.

One of the biggest reasons that Canada the United Kingdom Japan Australia and many more were able to have realistic gun legislation was because they did not also have these type of lobbying groups infiltrating their government.

The March for Our Lives, scheduled for Saturday, was organized by the students to continue the national conversation about gun safety and legislation in the U.S. and to put pressure on politicians to sign into law new measures to make large - scale acts of violence like what happened at their Parkland school less common and more difficult to replicate.

Following meetings and demonstrations by students at the Capitol last week, more students will head to Tallahassee to demand the passage of common - sense gun safety legislation.

The National Rifle Association is suing the state of Florida after Gov. Rick Scott signed Senate Bill 7026 into law Friday, gun control legislation enacted in the state after the Parkland school massacre on February More...

In the end, legislation won't control emails any more than gun control reduced crime.