Sentences with phrase «new gun control legislation»

But Cuomo's push for new gun control legislation on the state level has been less emphasized in recent days.

Passage of new gun control legislation in the Republican - led Senate is unlikely given the fallout surrounding the passage of the SAFE Act in 2013.

The ads released this week take Republicans task for the lack of new gun control legislation in the wake of a high school shooting in Florida, airing in GOP - held House districts.

Republicans in the state Senate have not ruled out new gun control legislation as well as bolstering school security in the wake of a high school shooting in Florida that left 17 people dead in February.

In the wake of mass shootings in suburban Denver and Newtown, Conn., last year, Colorado became one of the few states to pass new gun control legislation.

Gun sales slumped after the 2016 presidential election, as fears that a Hillary Clinton presidency would usher in new gun control legislation dissipated with Mr. Trump's victory.

While several Senate GOP lawmakers have expressed a willingness to back new gun control legislation such as tighter background checks and a ban bump stocks, Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan said his conference's «primary focus» remains on strengthening school security.

The New York Democratic Committee in a fundraising email sent Thursday morning knocks Republicans for their opposition to new gun control legislation while praising students for the nationwide walkout in protest of strengthened laws.

Despite pushback from the National Rifle Association, lawmakers in Florida are supporting new gun control legislation.

The Long Island native decided to run for office after Empire State pols passed sweeping new gun control legislation.

The governor told Wolf Blitzer on CNN that there was a «political cost» after he led New York's efforts to adopt new gun control legislation shortly after the Sandy Hook massacre in late 2012.

The leaders of the new group include the state's Rifle and Pistol Association, but the group's President Tom King, says it goes beyond the state's recently enacted stiff new gun control legislation.

As the Wall Street Journal reported yesterday, Senate Republicans are likely to oppose new gun control legislation, focusing instead on beefed up school security.

Moulton's protests are meant to draw attention to the need for new gun control legislation.

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.

Republican Senators emerged from a closed - door meeting and said they are not ruling out taking up new gun control legislation.

Mayer's campaign knocked the complaint, saying it's an effort to distract from the issue of pushing for new gun control legislation.

GOP lawmakers emerged from a closed - door meeting Tuesday afternoon to not rule out taking up new gun control legislation.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo indicated Wednesday he wants to harness the student activism in the wake of the high school shooting in Florida that killed 17 people as a vehicle for new gun control legislation.

Washington (CNN)- The chief spokesman for the National Rifle Association is expected to get an invitation any day now to sit down at the Justice Department for talks aimed at reaching a consensus on new gun control legislation.

Also at noon, Sen. Mike Gianaris will be joined on the steps of City Hall in NYC by supporters of his new gun control legislation.

Republican Senators emerged from a closed - door meeting to not rule out taking up new gun control legislation.

Rep. Richard Hanna, R - Barneveld, is taking a bit of a wait - and - see approach to new gun control legislation, but he has gotten the opinion of at least one high school class in his district.

Washington (CNN)- The leading bipartisan negotiations in the Senate for new gun control legislation would favor expanding background checks but would fall short of the universal approach backed by President Barack Obama and many Democrats, CNN has learned.

Particularly high spikes for these search terms occurred following two occasions when President Obama spoke about the need for new gun control legislation.