Sentences with phrase «of gun issues»

Though, notably omitted is discussion of gun issues, which could make or break Mast and Curbelo in the wake of the Feb. 14 massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.

Taking that into consideration, we expect a little more to be made of the gun issue in the movie.

Not exact matches

He said it was time to tackle the «difficult» issue of mental health in relation to shootings, but he did not mention guns.

Mr. Schultz, one of the most visible chief executives in the country, has made Starbucks a vocal part of the national conversation on issues like gun violence, gay rights, race relations, veterans rights and student debt.

Finucane said Bank of America also won't underwrite securities issued by manufacturers of military - style guns used by civilians.

While the American people clash on issues ranging from guns to taxes, what Comey sees as Trump's lapses in character and integrity are an affront members of all political parties, he said.

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

This is the first time the president has weighed in on the issue, but the Justice Department announced they would look into bump stocks as part of a review process on the legal definition of machine guns following the Las Vegas shooting.

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

As compromise on the gun issue remained improbable, Sen. Chris Murphy stood on the Senate floor for most of Wednesday and into Thursday, saying he would remain there «until we get some signal, some sign that we can come together.»

The ads covered a wide range of hot - button political issues, including the Black Lives Matter movement, LGBT rights, immigration, and gun rights.

Those on the foreign desk had a more qualitative job that was geared toward understanding the «nuances» of American politics to «rock the boat» on divisive issues like gun control and LGBT rights, Max said.

While it's rare to see CEOs here take a public stand (witness the silence of Toronto's business leaders when the Rob Ford scandals unfolded), a growing number of American executives are stepping into the public spotlight, taking stands on issues like religious freedom, gay marriage and gun control.

We've debated the ethics of 3D - printing guns before, so this isn't really a new subject, especially for the «maker» community, which has generally addressed the gun - printing issue by distancing itself as much as possible from the hardcore, gun - printing evangelists like DEFCAD.

Ahead of next week's critical New York primary, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders came together for the first time in more than a month to debate issues including corporate influence, gun control, and energy.

The aftermath of the tragic shooting followed similar patterns: politicians sent their thoughts and prayers to the victims and discussed «the difficult issue of mental health ``, and the price of shares in gun manufacturers went up.

The job of those who worked at the foreign desk, Max said, was more qualitative and was geared toward understanding the «nuances» of American politics to «rock the boat» on divisive issues like gun control and LGBT rights.

It became clear that the company's members weren't taking aim at the issue of hunting or sport shooting but wanted to see more discussion around gun control, he said.

In the grand scheme of things, eight seconds doesn't sound like much, especially in the context of a long documentary about a complex issue like gun control.

«This is a chance for the Democrats to talk in tough terms about safety and security and also to link that to the gun issue,» said Robert Spitzer, political science professor at State University of New York at Cortland.

Diaz believes Republicans must look as if they care about keeping guns out of the hands of so - called homegrown extremists, while balancing issues of due process and the Constitution's Second Amendment right to bear arms that form the backbone of the NRA's opposition to gun control.

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.

The cover of the relaunch issue, dated September 1977, sported an illustration of a gunslinger carrying a briefcase under the heading, «The management consultant as hired gun. . .

While the candidates currently hold some very similar positions on issues such as immigration reform, gay rights, gun control and campaign finance reform, Sanders has been able to stake out positions to the left of Clinton on other issues that excite some vocal voters.

This month, Teen Vogue is dedicating its digital cover to rising voices in the gun control movement, young people who are working on the issue in different ways, all of them impacted by gun violence.

The town hall, moderated by Jake Tapper, gave survivors and family of the murdered victims the chance to confront lawmakers on the issue of school safety, gun control, and mental health.

Critics from the right tend to be concerned about the content of their message, noting that successful CEO activism often advances left - leaning arguments on issues like gun control and diversity.

Having tried to dissuade Trump behind the scenes, hoping that he would vacillate on this issue as he had on DACA and guns, the usually supine Republican leaders Mitch McConnell and Paul Ryan finally spoke up after five days of public silence, expressing concern on the part of their followers that the tariffs would set off a trade war and wipe out the economic gains on which they were pinning their November election prospects.

There are a lot of serious issues in the United States, and the inclination to try to stay serious and talk about guns, trade, Medicaid, or drug overdoses rather than reports of the president's alleged past affairs with porn actresses and Playboy playmates is understandable and, on some level, laudable.

As it shows, gun owners and supporters of laxer gun laws are more likely to have recently engaged a public official or political organization on this issue.

Instead, Swanson focuses on the larger issue of the prevalence and easy access of guns in general.

Outside the hall were millions of Canadians who, in many cases, support other parties precisely because of Harper's position on taxes, daycare, gun control and a hundred other issues.

Though 92 percent of Americans support universal background checks, gun reform was a less significant issue to voters than terrorism and the economy.

But as hundreds of thousands of protesters took to the streets in DC and the rest of the country on Saturday, it became clear that the movement's apparent potential to promote and boost issue intensity on gun control could ultimately make it pivotal.

With hot - button right - wing populist issues like abortion and capital punishment largely off the table in Canadian politics, the long - gun registry took on disproportionate importance for that portion of the Conservative base.

What measures would pass constitutional muster with the Second Amendment in place, especially given that even the Republican - backed gun access / school safety bill passed in Tallahassee is now the subject of a lawsuit issued by the NRA?

The survey — conducted in the wake of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, that left 17 people dead — also finds that significantly more Americans believe mass shootings in the United States are due more to mental health issues than inadequate gun laws.

And unlike adults who have become numb to political hypocrisy and gun - control stalemates, the students can approach the issue with a fresh eye and a jolt of righteous fury that will be hard to ignore.

Meanwhile, President Trump — who was in favor of an assault weapons ban and longer waiting periods before his National Rifle Association - supported presidential campaign — ordered the Justice Department to issue regulations banning the bump stocks used to convert semi-automatic guns into automatic weapons.

«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.

Take, for instance, Florida's gun laws: A new report from the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence, a gun control nonprofit formerly known as the Legal Community Against Violence, issued a report this month about the astronomical economic cost of Florida's awful gun violence laws.

Smith & Wesson's parent company said it was wary of adding «smart - gun» technology to its weapons, as investors push the industry to address safety issues in the wake of recent mass shootings.

And Giuliani shifted right on a number of issues — including gun control and public funding of abortions — during his failed presidential run four years later.

Most of the 3,000 ads, which ran between June 2015 and May 2017, focused on divisive issues such as immigration, gun control, gay rights and race.

Instead of hearing about billion dollar gun - registries or carbon taxes, we all get to spend four weeks talking about potholes and roads, garbage pickup, traffic congestion, and other issues that affect people literally where they live.

WASHINGTON — President Trump — under pressure from angry, grieving students from a Florida high school where a gunman killed 17 people last week — ordered the Justice Department on Tuesday to issue regulations banning so - called bump stocks, which convert semiautomatic guns into automatic weapons like those used last year in the massacre of concertgoers in Las Vegas.

But this year's speech comes as the issue of gun violence takes on new urgency after one of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history.

Florida's embrace of gun restrictions came as Congress remains mired in partisan divisions on the issue and as other states, from Illinois to Vermont, consider whether they ought to tighten the rules on gun ownership in the wake of the Parkland attack.

Some of Hollywood biggest and most vocal stars took to social media on Thursday to bash Fox news Host Laura Ingraham after she issued an apology to Parkland shooting survivor - turned gun control activist David Hogg.

And Giuliani shifted right on a number of issues - including gun control and public funding of abortions - during his failed presidential run four years later.