Sentences with phrase «more guns in schools»

As a painful debate about school safety rages in the U.S., President Donald Trump's proposal to put more guns in schools carries echoes of the questions being asked in the northeast Nigeria.

Several Democrats said they wouldn't vote for the bill if it included the so - called guardian program, which would put more guns in schools.

It just doesn't seem like a reasonable answer and just a ploy by the NRA to put more guns in schools.»

Is there really any doubt that putting more guns in schools will end up in more guns being fired inside schools?

Stoneman Douglas survivors also had strongly opposed the marshal program, saying it puts more guns in schools — the opposite of what they want.

SPECTRUM NEWS VIDEO: Many educators don't think that having more guns in schools will make students any safer.

Democratic candidate for governor Gwen Graham also tweeted, «If I was Governor, I would veto any bill that puts more guns in schools & doesn't ban assault weapons, and I'd call the Legislature back all summer to get this right.»

The people of this state have the right to know why a candidate for Governor thinks we need more guns in our schools,» said NYSDC spokesperson Peter Kauffmann.

In response, Mayer said, «This is a sad and frankly pathetic attempt by Killian to distract from her and her Trump allies» extremist pro-gun agenda of allowing more guns in our schools and allowing the NRA to control our state government.»

«This is a sad and frankly pathetic attempt by (Republican opponent Julie) Killian to distract from her and her Trump allies» extremist pro-gun agenda of allowing more guns in our schools and allowing the NRA to control our state government,» said Mayer spokesman Doug Forand.

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... 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.»

Later on in the discussion, Zeif spoke up again when Trump asked the group to provide suggestions for ways to prevent school shootings and argued that the country could look to states like Maryland, which have stricter, and more effective, gun laws.

The question is whether these incidents of successful defense would outweigh the new incidents of gun violence that would crop up due to the addition of more firearms in schools.

If America wants to confront its gun violence problem, then, the research suggests it should look to reducing the number of guns in circulation — not putting more armed people into schools.

The NRA, bolstered by Trump, has been a vocal proponent of allowing more guns in public places, including schools, but the exception for the convention has raised eyebrows and prompted skepticism among students and at least one parent who lost his child in the Feb. 14 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., in which 17 people were killed and others injured.

At a candlelight vigil Thursday night for the 17 people killed in a Florida school shooting, attendees chanted, «No more guns.»

The survey — conducted in the wake of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, that left 17 people dead — also finds that significantly more Americans believe mass shootings in the United States are due more to mental health issues than inadequate gun laws.

Students, teachers and parents called for an increase in mental health services and more school counselors on Monday night during a discussion of gun violence held in Delray Beach.

NRA spokeswoman Dana Loesch appeared on a CNN Town Hall on guns in Sunrise, Florida and said law enforcement could have done more to stop the Florida school shooting.

The measure comes more than a month after the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Florida, which killed 17, and on the eve of the gun violence — focused March for Our Lives.

The law imposes new restrictions on firearm purchases and the possession of «bump stocks,» funds more school police officers and mental health services, broadens law enforcement's power to seize weapons, and allows certain staff members to carry guns in schools.

A week after a gunman opened fire with an AR -15-style assault rifle at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., killing 17 people and prompting a rash of student - driven lobbying for new gun restrictions, Mr. Trump met for more than an hour with grieving people in search of solutions.

The FBI had a tip that Nikolas Cruz owned guns, wanted to kill people, and could be a future school shooter more than a month before Cruz killed 17 people at a high school in Parkland, Florida, on Wednesday.

After the February 14 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, at least six public opinion polls suggested that Americans were becoming more receptive to gun control.

In the immediate aftermath of the shooting in a Parkland high school that killed 17 people and injured more than a dozen others, pressure mounted for Congress to actually do something on guns — and Trump seemed enthusiastic about the ideIn the immediate aftermath of the shooting in a Parkland high school that killed 17 people and injured more than a dozen others, pressure mounted for Congress to actually do something on guns — and Trump seemed enthusiastic about the idein a Parkland high school that killed 17 people and injured more than a dozen others, pressure mounted for Congress to actually do something on guns — and Trump seemed enthusiastic about the idea.

For more than a week, the students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School have held the country's attention as they join with peers across the country to demand a change in America's gun laws.

Black survivors of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, say that the gun control debate that has been raging since the tragedy has largely overlooked them — and argue that recent moves to increase school safety by increasing security would actually put them more atSchool in Parkland, Florida, say that the gun control debate that has been raging since the tragedy has largely overlooked them — and argue that recent moves to increase school safety by increasing security would actually put them more atschool safety by increasing security would actually put them more at risk.

Even though the incident did not occur on school property, the shooting confirms some of the fears about what could go wrong if teachers were to carry guns in school — that the mere presence of more firearms would increase the risk of gun violence.

President Donald Trump and some gun supporters say the solution is to put more guns in the hands of trained school staff — including teachers.

In the wake of the shooting, students are demanding a more meaningful conversation on gun regulation, Robert Runcie, superintendent of the Broward County schools acknowledged at a news conference Thursday.

The killings in Florida have also revived the debate over whether teachers should be allowed to carry guns in schools — an idea DeVos, while careful not to outright endorse it, said in an interview last week with conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt should «be part of the broader, more robust conversation about how can we avoid these things in the future.»

However, it amazes me that in a city that has recorded over 440 + school age children being injuired or killed but a gun this year, and with a city with some of THE STRICTEST gun laws in the US, that they aren't beating down city hall doors to make some more laws.

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..

After the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School, more than 4,000 pastors signed on to a letter initiated by 12 clergy in Newtown calling for commonsense solutions to reduce gun violence.

Still, in Albany, the gun debate has mirrored the national discussion on the issue as Republicans have sought measures that would provide more armed school resources officers as well as metal detectors to bolster school safety.

Inspired by the students who survived the Florida shooting and are demanding more be done to keep high - powered guns out of the reach of killers, about 80 teenagers, mostly students and recent graduates of Clarence High School, gathered in a Clarence park to send a message: «Enough is enough.»

In response to a series of school shootings across the country, the Kingston Common Council may seek federal and state action for more stringent gun control, including a freer hand for research into firearm violence.

The bills instead focus on classifying schools shooters as terrorists, requiring more active shooter drills at schools, and putting in scanners to detect any guns.

School safety improvements and tougher gun control measures were in discussion: Assembly Democrats want to make it harder for domestic abusers to buy guns while Senate Republicans have pushed for more police and mental health services in the schools.

Students at more than a dozen school in central and northern New York are expected to take part in a national high school walkout today to demand action on gun control.

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«I've always believed in the need for more independent leadership, and this new effort will support candidates and causes that will help protect Americans from the scourge of gun violence, improve our schools, and advance our freedoms.»

«I want to assure you that, though I am discontinuing my campaign, I will continue my fight for affordable housing, tougher gun laws and more classroom seats to alleviate overcrowding in our schools.

The speech came shortly after the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre and Cuomo focused on his seven - point SAFE Act that featured the toughest assault weapon ban in the nation, required more stringent background checks for gun sales, and banned direct ammo sales over the internet.

More recently, public debate over the circulation of guns in Westchester reignited after a gun store opened in Harrison less than 1,000 feet from an elementary school late last year, spurring a torrent of backlash from residents, and an online petition garnering 3,500 signatures.

KINGSTON, N.Y. >> In response to a series of school shootings across the country, the Common Council may seek federal and state action for more stringent gun control, including a freer hand for research into firearm violence.

On Friday, National Rifle Association president Wayne LaPierre called for more guns in the wake of last week's shooting, proposing to put an armed guard in all schools to protect students and staff.

PARKLAND, Fla. (AP)-- Pressure is growing for tougher gun - control laws after a mass shooting at a Florida high school, with thousands of angry protesters at state rallies demanding immediate action from lawmakers, and more demonstrations planned across the country in the weeks ahead.

Other topics Epstein wants to tackle in Albany include more funding for public schools, strengthening gun control laws and establishing a single - payer healthcare system.

Shaker was one of more than a dozen schools across the area that participated in a walk - out last week as part of a push for action on gun violence.