Sentences with phrase «of expanding background checks»

DEVELOPING: SENATOR STILL TRYING TO FIND VOTES FOR BACKGROUND CHECKS... Behind - the - scenes dealing over reviving stalled gun control legislation will get a push next week when Sen. Joe Manchin, a strong proponent of expanding background checks, plans to meet individually with lawmakers, a Senate source tells CNN.

Proponents of expanding background checks for gun purchases formally kicked off a campaign in Maine — one of two key national races this year pitting a group co-founded by billionaire former NYC Mayor Mike Bloomberg as a response to mass shootings in 2014 against the group it was meant to target — the NRA.

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In the wake of the murder of 49 people and the wounding of 53 in Orlando last weekend, Senate Democrats have won the chance to vote Monday on two narrow gun control proposals they sponsored: expanding background checks and barring terror suspects from buying guns.

Expanding background checks is of particular importance to Americans.

Democratic Senators Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota and Jon Tester of Montana voted against expanded background checks, while Indiana Senator Joe Donnelly voted with Republicans.

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President Trump backed a Senate proposal to expand background checks on gun sales, as part of a call for a sweeping overhaul of U.S. gun policy in the wake of the Florida school shooting.

Connecticut expanded a ban on assault weapons, prohibited the sale of high - capacity ammunition magazines and imposed stricter background checks on gun purchases after 20 children and six educators were killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown in 2012.

With every mass shooting, Republicans have been careful to avoid conversations around expanding background checks or imposing any kind of gun control measures, outside of arming more people.

This week, President Barack Obama announced a series of executive actions on gun control, including expanding background checks.

President Donald Trump backed a U.S. Senate proposal to expand background checks on gun sales, as part of a call for a sweeping overhaul of U.S. gun policy in the wake of the Florida school shooting.

Trump signaled a willingness to expand background checks and raise the age to buy certain firearms in the wake of the Parkland shooting, but he walked back some of those positions after meeting with NRA leaders.

But they added targeted communication on the issue with white suburban swing voters, who strategists say support measures such as expanded background checks, could help drive turnout with that segment of the electorate.

Rep. Steve Israel calls on the Republican - controlled Congress to pass legislation to close gun sale loopholes and expand background checks held outside of the Great Neck South Middle School in Great Neck, Friday, Oct. 16, 2015.

The Senate could vote as early as Tuesday on expanded background checks for gun buyers — a centerpiece of broad gun legislation — but leading lawmakers said today that approval of the measure remained uncertain.

The poll released Monday found the expanded background check period is supported by 90 percent of voters surveyed.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo in a statement on Sunday called for expanding background checks for gun purchases — embracing a specific gun control measure in the wake of a high school shooting in Florida that killed 17 people last month.

But Toomey's work to expand background checks, among other efforts, convinced many of them that they had misjudged the incumbent Republican.

Long Island Rep. Kathleen Rice described a new tactic to try to pass a bill to expand background checks to all commercial sales of guns despite the odds against it: Don't talk about what the legislation is.

The White House is finalizing a new executive action that would expand background checks on gun purchases, according to one of President Obama's senior adviser, Valerie Jarrett.

In Colorado earlier this month, two state senators — including the Senate president, who is a former police chief and himself a gun owner — were recalled from office by voters for backing a bill implementing expanded background checks of gun purchasers.

WASHINGTON — Long Island Rep. Kathleen Rice Wednesday described a new tactic to try to pass a bill to expand background checks to all commercial sales of guns despite the odds against it: Don't talk about what the legislation is.

The measures, introduced at a news conference by Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and Democratic lawmakers flanked by gun control advocates, are meant to close loopholes for gun ownership for people who are deemed a serious risk, those who have been convicted of domestic violence, expand background checks and end the legal possession of bump stocks.

And in Vermont, Republican Gov. Phil Scott banned bump stocks; limited the size of magazines; expanded background checks for gun purchases; and the raised the minimum age to purchase firearms to 21.

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.

Bloomberg's group, Mayors Against Illegal Guns, backed the gun control package, which expanded background checks on gun purchases and limited the size of ammunition magazines, that passed the legislature earlier this year.

Cuomo said he will push, as part of the budget negotiations over the next two weeks, measures to take guns away from all convicted domestic violence offenders and expand the background check waiting period to 10 days.

The poll also found that 90 % of those surveyed support expanding the current maximum three - day firearm background check waiting period to 10 days, while 85 % back a bill to keep guns out of the hands of all convicted domestic abusers.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP)-- Jumping out ahead of Washington, New York state enacted the nation's toughest gun restrictions today and the first since the Connecticut school massacre, including an expanded assault - weapon ban and background checks for buying ammunition.

Of the three states that recently expanded comprehensive background check (CBC) policies to include all gun transfers, including those among private parties, only Delaware showed an overall increase in firearm background checks.

These include expanded background checks of potential gun owners, and a ban on assault weapons.

Expands requirements for private school web page information; requires Level 2 background checks and increased definition of ineligible employees with criminal records; provide independent financial audit for schools receiving more than $ 250,000 in state revenue.

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There's broad support to expand background checks, ban bump stocks, increase the age to buy a gun, and get weapons of war off our streets.»

A grant from CREDO members would have a significant impact on the three main areas that the Brady Center focuses on: reducing the flow of crime guns into communities most heavily impacted by gun violence, expanding and protecting the Brady Background Check system and changing the cultural perception that owning or carrying a gun makes you safer.

Organizers say many of the rallies attracted thousands in support of legislation that would raise the age at which buyers can purchase some rifles and would improve and expand background checks.

Expanding on the point above, you don't necessarily want to run every possible kind of background check on every applicant for every role — it's unaffordable.

PreCheck's April 2014 release includes over 10 features and enhancements, including six self - running reports on areas such as background check report volume, expanded visual cues for monitoring the status of reports, as well as the ability for clients to leave notes to communicate with other users on the account regarding individual reports.

The new features of the release include a redesigned home page, multiple pre-defined quick links to the most common filter options, expanded search criteria and advanced search filter capabilities, as well as enhanced visual cues for monitoring the status of background check reports.

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He has just completed an expanded third edition of the book that was published in January 2017 to help employers establish a legally compliant background check program.