Sentences with phrase «of federal gun control»

U.S. Senator Chris Murphy of Connecticut says the $ 1.1 trillion spending bill that made its way through Congress could pave the way for the passage of federal gun control legislation.

Though several states tightened their gun laws in response, years of impassioned public campaigning by Sandy Hook victims» families have not brought any expansion of federal gun control laws.

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People who are underage (under 18 for rifles and shotguns, and under 21 for other guns), someone convicted or indicted for a crime punishable by imprisonment of more than one year, fugitives from justice, the severely mentally ill, unlawful users of controlled substances, those convicted of domestic violence, and undocumented immigrants are among some of the categories of people barred from buying a firearm by federal law.

He told me he's done the research on different gun control proposals, and opposes nearly all of them, telling me that ideas lifted up by his Parkland classmates (like lowering magazine capacity or reinstating the federal assault weapons ban) are «likely unconstitutional and likely statistically devoid of benefit.»

The sporting goods store, under fire for refusing to sell rifles to anyone under the age of 21, is now officially lobbying Congress for gun control, according to federal lobbying activity records.

Dick's Sporting Goods, under fire for refusing to sell rifles to anyone under the age of 21, is now officially lobbying Congress for gun control, according to federal lobbying activity records.

The three lobbyists tapped by Dick's to push for gun control are listed by name in the federal disclosure forms, which are required by the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 to be filed quarterly: Joel Johnson, who worked for both President Bill Clinton and Senate Democrat leadership; Andrew King, who worked for Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.)

If the use of guns near schools may impair the performance of students, and the federal government bears responsibility for the success of children in the schools, why couldn't the federal government simply take over control of the local schools?

In the wake of another wrenching shooting rampage, and in the absence of any federal action, gun - control advocates, Democratic politicians and others are pointing to the success of states like Connecticut in addressing the spiraling toll of gun violence.

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.

A measure that would hinder the carrying out of a controversial gun control law in New York on the federal level would be challenged by Gov. Andrew Cuomo in court, he said on Tuesday.

The governor again lamented the Republican - controlled Congress's reluctance to strengthen federal gun laws, which he said are key to staunching the problem of gun violence.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday called it «disgusting» there was no meaningful push for gun control on the federal level in the wake of a Las Vegas mass shooting that killed 59 people.

Interestingly enough, because in the US you have the right to appeal to a higher court if you don't like the decision of a lower court, many times states will find very popular gun control bills struck down by a Federal court who tells them that in the pure legal sense, their gun control laws are unconstitutional.

It ends with a call for state and federal lawmakers to reject campaign contributions from gun rights groups like the NRA, enact stricter licensing and registration requirements for guns, a ban on «all classes of weapons that do not serve the specific uses of personal protection and sport shooting» and other gun control measures.

He's charged that Cuomo badly fumbled his handling of an anti corruption commission, - the panel is now under federal investigation, - and that the governor was too hasty in passing what Astorino says is flawed gun control legislation.

«Throughout your career, you have consistently opposed all attempts to ban lawfully - owned firearms and magazines, and have stood against President Obama and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's gun control agenda,» NRA director of federal affairs James J. Baker wrote in an endorsement letter to Hanna.

State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman pointed to the trove of assault weapons confiscated this week in suburban Rochester and offered his own advice to a federal government embroiled in controversy over gun - control laws.

A federal judge has upheld most of New York's new gun control law, rejecting arguments that its bans on large - capacity magazines and the sale of some semi-automatic rifles violate Second Amendment rights.

Tenney said she supports taking a look at the federal background check system and argued that the shooting should not change the dynamics of the debate over gun control in her district which encompasses cities like Utica, Rome and Binghamton.

WASHINGTON — In the current firestorm over gun control sparked by the mass schoolroom shooting in Parkland, Fla., the pro-gun lobby peddles the notion that restoring the federal ban on sale of all assault weapons is a non-starter.

«Some of the changes needed would benefit cities all over the country... I would borrow from Mayor Bloomberg's efforts on gun control... but I have a more economic frame... I'm concerned about getting the federal government back into the mass transit and affordable housing business where it was for a half - century and should be and can be again.»

The discussion also comes as Gov. Andrew Cuomo pushes for federal action on gun control in the wake of the shooting death of administration lawyer Carey Gabay and the mass shooting this month at an Oregon community college.

- Lawmakers are also discussing a provision that would strip gun owners of their firearms if convicted of domestic violence, tightening what gun control advocates say are loopholes in the state and federal law.

When asked about state gun control legislation, he added: «The federal government has restrictions on a lot of these specific types of weapons... It's a 50 - state problem.

On Wednesday night, at the Democratic National Convention, U. S. Senator Chris Murphy, D - Conn., joined family members of victims of gun violence, including the Sandy Hook School shooting, to advocate for stronger federal gun control laws.

BY DUNCAN OSBRNE What was billed as a vigil for the people murdered by a gunman in an Orlando nightclub quickly became a rally in support of gun control legislation as elected officials, the head of New Yorkers Against Gun Violence (NYAGV), and even a trauma surgeon called for tougher federal laws to control -LSB-...]

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.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is «stretched very thin» and lawmakers in Washington «prostitute themselves» to the National Rifle Association to block stricter gun control laws, said NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton during a television appearance on Tuesday morning.

WAMC's David Guistina talks with Mike Spain of the Times Union about a federal appeals court upholding the constitutionality of the SAFE Act as well as Connecticut's post-Newtown gun control law, Uber fighting to bring ride sharing into the Capital Region, and New Yorkers found to overwhelmingly prefer dogs to cats.

He's charged that Cuomo badly fumbled his handling of an anti-corruption commission which is now under federal investigation, and that the governor was too hasty in passing what Astorino says is flawed gun control legislation.

Many scientists, including the authors of the RAND report, blame federal directives that, for the past two decades, have forbidden the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from «advocating or promoting gun control» and slashed its fControl and Prevention from «advocating or promoting gun control» and slashed its fcontrol» and slashed its funding.

In 2013 Obama directed the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other federal agencies to study the causes and prevention of gun violence.

Outraged that reality was not falling into line with presuppositions, then representative Jay Dickey of Arkansas added language to federal law in 1996 that barred the CDC from conducting research that might be used «to advocate or promote gun control.»

The meta - analysis, published online Jan. 20, 2013, in Annals of Internal Medicine, pools results from 15 investigations, slightly more than half of which were done after a 1996 federal law prohibited the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services from funding research that could be seen as promoting gun control.

But although President Barack Obama ordered the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to recommence gun research in the wake of last December's massacre of 20 schoolchildren and 6 adults in Newtown, Connecticut, federal funding for research on gun violence remains scarce so far.

But beyond foreign affairs, this is likely to be an election about profound differences on questions like the Affordable Care Act, gun control, Planned Parenthood, and taxes — with limited attention to the ins and outs of federal programs.

Now, the group is drawing inspiration from the teen - led movement for federal gun control in the wake of the school shooting in Parkland, Florida.

A group called Legal Community Against Violence, a San Francisco - based public interest law centre dedicated to preventing gun violence, has just released a comprehensive overview of U.S. federal and state laws on gun control.

They passed a resolution urging state and federal lawmakers to pass gun control measures, including restricting the sale of ammunition and gun modifiers, to ban assault weapons, to limit the number of firearms a person can own, and institute a universal background check.

Emma Gonzalez, a Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student, read a 10 - minute speech during a gun - control rally in front of the federal court building in Fort Lauderdale.