Sentences with phrase «national gun safety»

Their spat became a symbol of a debate over how minors active in national gun safety talks should be treated by political opponents.

«Thoughts and prayers are not enough — they must show political will and muster the political courage to enact strong national gun safety laws for all Americans.»

But Cuomo said New York can't do it alone, and that national gun safety measures must be enacted.

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The union is part of a national wave of activism trying to get the firearms industry to improve gun safety and sales policies.

The union is part of a national wave of activism trying to get the firearms industry to improve gun safety and sales policies after another deadly mass shooting, this time at a Florida high school in February that left 17 people dead.

Bumble is also making a $ 100,000 donation to March For Our Lives, a national rally on March 24 organized by the Parkland shooting survivors demanding increased gun control and school safety measures.

As activists from around the country gather in Washington to march for gun safety regulation, new data shows that the National Rifle Association has been aggressively resisting their message through online ads.

According to the New York Times, black students have never been responsible for mass shootings that drove the national conversation about gun safety and minority schools have never been the targets of such attacks, leaving civil rights groups wondering why black students would be the focus when seeking to address an issue that plagues white, male students.

As President Donald Trump addresses the National Rifle Association this week, a leading gun - safety group is looking to make an example out of suburban Republicans.

American Outdoor Brands, the parent company of the Smith & Wesson gun brand, replied to BlackRock in a public letter earlier this month, saying that it respects the national debate about gun safety and shares «the nation's grief» over the Parkland killings and «the desire to make our communities safer.»

The walkout unfolded amid a reinvigorated national debate over gun control and school safety, spurred in part by student survivors of the Parkland shooting.

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.

So, long story short - local governments can restrict gun ownership and carry laws in the interest of national safety.

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.

The proposal to raise the minimum age for buying guns from 18 to 21 was not part of a modest set of Trump administration school safety plans announced on Sunday and which were closely aligned with National Rifle Association (NRA) positions.

The Valentine's Day shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School by a gunman armed with an AR - 15 style assault rifle has reignited national debate over gun laws and school safety, including proposals by President Donald Trump and others to designate more people — including trained teachers — to carry arms on school grounds.

Lucy McBath (left, center), the Faith and Outreach Leader for Everytown for Gun Safety, and actress Julianne Moore join hundreds of volunteers and gun violence survivors and their families, as they marched across the Brooklyn Bridge June 3 to honor «National Gun Violence Awareness Day.»

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has been speaking out about the need for national gun control laws in recent days, but Cuomo says he doesn't know when a key provision of New York's own gun safety laws will be enacted.

Former NYC Mayor Mike Bloomberg says he will match donations to Everytown for Gun Safety, a gun control advocacy group he founded, after the national debate over gun laws was reignited by the Las Vegas shooting.

After accepting $ 5,000 in donations from the National Rifle Association between 2006 and 2012, Democratic Rep. Brian Higgins announced on Facebook that he now plans to donate that money to local and national organizations dedicated to fighting for what he called «common sense gun safety policiesNational Rifle Association between 2006 and 2012, Democratic Rep. Brian Higgins announced on Facebook that he now plans to donate that money to local and national organizations dedicated to fighting for what he called «common sense gun safety policiesnational organizations dedicated to fighting for what he called «common sense gun safety policies.»

Mayor Bill de Blasio and his wife, First Lady Chirlane McCray, convened a town hall on Thursday afternoon that attracted roughly 100 high school students to discuss steps the city can take to ensure safety in schools amid a national debate about gun control.

As students are claiming their rightful place in today's ongoing dialogues on gun control and school safety — leading powerful demonstrations such as March for Our Lives and National School Walkout Day — there are an increasing number of educators who urge schools to allow students to voice their opinions, and make these conversations a regular occurrence.

In a pre-emptive move against a school safety proposal from the National Rifle Association that is expected to include a call for more people trained and approved to carry guns at schools, a coalition of civil rights groups unveiled its own safety plan Thursday.

National PTA also advocates restricting access to guns from persons who may endanger public safety.

The National Prevention Science Coalition hosted a briefing on Capitol Hill to address gun violence prevention and school safety.

The March For Our Lives on March 24 and the National School Walkout on March 14 give students a chance to safely and freely express their views on school safety and gun violence.

Lowell said the February 14 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in south Florida forced high school students to think more seriously about gun violence and to add their voices to the national debate over gun laws and school safety.

Grieving in public by pushing for changes in policy and laws, the Stoneman Douglas survivors ripped a collective scab off a host of issues — school violence, gun control and safety, arming teachers, mental health, the power of protest, race, privilege, technology and internet trolling — and thrust them into the local, state, and national spotlights.

As a national debate continues to simmer over the best methods for protecting students from gun violence, a state senator from Southern California points out that a large number of school districts are failing to develop or update school safety plans — as required by law.

The local students were part of the National School Walkout, joining their peers from thousands of school districts across the country to demand common sense gun laws and better school safety.

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.

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.

Democrats and gun control advocates accused Republicans and the National Rifle Association of using school safety to divert attention from what they see as the real issue: the proliferation of guns that have been used in mass shootings at concerts, in movie theaters, on college campuses, in churches and at workplaces, as well as at public schools.

It brought renewed urgency to the national debate over school safety, with young survivors tearfully calling for changes to gun laws, students walking out of classrooms to protest gun violence, and President Donald Trump urging schools to arm their teachers.

Amid an increasingly passionate nationwide debate over gun safety, the National Rifle Association on Sunday rejected President Donald Trump's call for a federal ban on rifle sales to those younger than 21, but a spokeswoman sought to play down the disagreement, suggesting Trump could change his mind.

The Valentine's Day shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School has reignited national debate over gun laws and school safety, including proposals by President Donald Trump and others to designate more people — including trained teachers — to carry arms on school grounds.

A month after a shooting left 17 dead at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, the survivors of the shooting — along with their families, supporters — and the memory of those lost, are still leading national conversations about gun control and school safety.

In the wake of the Parkland school shooting, Florida lawmakers passed a $ 400 million gun control and school safety bill on Wednesday, defying some members of the National Rifle Association as well as anti-gun More...

Florida Gov. Rick Scott signed a far - reaching school - safety bill Friday that places new restrictions on guns in the aftermath of a deadly school shooting, cementing his state's break with the National Rifle Association.

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