Sentences with phrase «of gun controls»

Deutch, a Democrat whose Broward and southeastern Palm Beach County district includes the Parkland school, has been leading the political response to the Stoneman Douglas massacre, and is also an outspoken proponent of gun controls.

And the research about the effectiveness of gun controls laws seems mixed at best.

You can always get a certain percentage to say they are in favor of some gun controls.

Murphy has come to the fore on the issue of gun control.

The issue does seem to be one facet of the gun control debate where conservatives and liberals may be able to agree.

A roundup of gun control and violence studies by writer German Lopez at Vox shows Americans represent less than 5 % of the world population but possess nearly 50 % of the world's civilian - owned guns, police are about three times more likely to be killed in states with high gun ownership, countries with more guns see more gun deaths, and states with tighter gun control laws see fewer gun - related deaths, among other sobering statistics.

Directly after the shooting, bots and users linked to the Russian influence campaign began pushing both sides of the gun control debate.

We see history repeating itself: A lack of gun control results in tragic and preventable loss of life — and politicians only offer thoughts and prayers.

Australia's success in tightly restricting gun ownership after its worst mass shooting, and the concomitant reduction in gun crimes and mass shootings, is likely to be held up by proponents of gun control as an example for what the U.S. should do after its latest mass shooting on Sunday.

Both Connecticut senators are fierce advocates of gun control, as they represent the state where the Sandy Hook massacre took place.

Congress's inaction on guns over the past few years is not due to the unpopularity of gun control measures.

Other wealthy countries have dealt with this problem, passing an array of gun control measures, from universal background checks to licensing requirements to outright bans and confiscation schemes.

With President Trump and Rep. Mark Meadows (R - NC) voicing support for Congressional term limits it is important to remember that enacting artificial limits plays into the hands of gun control proponents.

Both sides of the gun control debate saw this week's decisions by Dick's Sporting Goods, Walmart and Kroger to limit firearms sales as symbolically game - changing.

Actors Robert De Niro and Julianne Moore are showing their support for student gun control activists by penning «excuse» letters for those who walked out of class on Friday support of gun control and to protest gun violence.

Actor Michael Ian Black took to Twitter on Sunday, a day after thousands of students marched in favor of gun control, and claimed that a solution to gun - related violence is «to repeal and replace and the Second Amendment.»

As student activists walked out of class Friday morning, they did so demanding passage of a gun control requirement that the Parkland school shooter passed in order to acquire his gun.

Rep. Don Beyer, a Virginia Democrat and a proponent of gun control, was among those who attended the event.

«We've reached a tipping point with regard to this issue [of gun control] in the general society and companies that are worth their salt — and CEOs specifically — are constantly trying to read the tea leaves,» Klepper said.

The next wave of the gun control - school safety movement continued Saturday with a congresswoman's «Town Hall for Our Lives» session featuring poignant remarks...

If you set out to write a parody of gun control, it might look like the real news from London, where guns don't kill people, knives do.

The message from some opponents of gun control is that Stoneman students should not be listened to.

Blaming everyone but the shooter and the lack of gun control in our country.

After more than seven hours of emotional debate that hit the sensitive political subjects of gun control, education and race, the House voted 67 - 50 in favor of the bill, sending it to Gov. Rick Scott.

The background check bill, which seeks to improve the existing database used to prevent gun purchases by criminals and the mentally ill, is a small nod in the direction of gun control that does nothing to close loopholes that allow millions of gun sales without a background check.

But Mr. Trump's first embrace as president of any gun control measures was dismissed by gun control supporters as minor.

There are also some evidence - based policies that could help outside the realm of gun control, including more stringent regulations and taxes on alcohol, changes in policing, and behavioral intervention programs.

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.

We have to enact some sort of gun control legislation because this is what the kids are asking for.»

And in the past, lawmakers have been extremely slow to take up any type of gun control legislation, even when there's bipartisan consensus on things like background checks.

Trump told Republicans to keep concealed carry provisions out of any gun control package this time.

The argument of gun control is missed.

This means engaging the issue of gun control must be directed toward stopping violence today — not primarily toward defending against a potential future where certain freedoms might be more restricted.

They hate bring the pro-gun people on air to debate anti-gun policy because pro-gun destroy the concept of gun control.

Meanwhile, leaders of the National Rifle Association (NRA) are accusing supporters of gun control of exploiting the mass school shooting in Florida to promote an anti-gun agenda.

The key point for most people who oppose any sort of gun control is their perceived need and desire to have a gun or guns for self - defense.

Your opinion here is exactly where this government wants us to be on the issue of gun control.

People think there are so many of our population in favor of no gun control but the NRA is currently a paper tiger and not as large as one would think.

... Not focused on abortion, but inclusive of gun control, warmongering, immigration, and the death penalty!

I also believe America is overdue for serious, comprehensive and sweeping evaluation of our gun control policy.

On the topic of gun control in America, there is no stasis in the current debate.

On Feb. 17, Rubio tweeted several things about how he feels the media isn't fairly reporting on the things he's done in favor of gun control.

His ignorance is typical of the knee - jerk mentality of gun control freaks.

While there has already been gallons of ink devoted to the political debate regarding gun control (and there will likely be gallons more to come) the broader issue for believers is how exactly Christians should talk about the issue of gun control.

Then let's look at the issue of gun control and earnestly address it from a posture of love, humility and hope.

So what does this mean for the issue of gun control in the United States?

The rifle and shotgun, by contrast, are treated by most Americans — proponents of gun control included — as sacred.

Of course, I don't think their solutions would be my solutions, but still, I don't want to blame guns, or a lack of gun control, when these are not the problems at all.

Until very recently, I was adamantly opposed to any expansion of gun control.

Generally a vehement proponent of gun control, Indiana Senator Birch Bayh made a bang with Hoosier muzzle - loaders last weekend.