Sentences with phrase «of gun violence in this country»

3 If you're offering Parkland shooting survivors prayers, but are unwilling to deal with the problems of gun violence in this country in a practical way, those prayers are empty.

In New York, we're building on strong laws that have helped give our state one of the lowest rates of gun violence in the country, but we know we need to do more.

Problem is there was a so - called assault weapons ban that was enacted some years ago during the Clinton administration, and what the Justice Department found when they did a study of this after about 10 years of experience they found it had no appreciable effect upon the incidence of gun violence in our country.

The attempt to blame the shooting on the discipline reforms advocated in the Obama - era guidance is another in a long line of attempted distractions from the real issue: the need to strengthen our nation's gun laws to help reduce the epidemic of gun violence in this country.

If we want to have a significant impact on the epidemic of gun violence in this country then we must be willing to address the problem at its core.

We need to address the true threat of gun violence in this country and the easy availability of guns.

Not exact matches

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.

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.

With national security driving the debate, Democrats see a more powerful argument than simply advocating the need to curb gun violence in a country of 320 million that has more than 310 million weapons.

Despite Congress's dawdling, there is little question that America's abundance of guns — the country has by far the highest rate of civilian gun ownership in the world — is driving its unique gun violence problem.

Now, across the country, students are planning to stage walkouts in protest of gun violence on March 14 and April 20.

We're teaming up with @NAACP and these celebrities to send 17 buses of young people from communities impacted by gun violence around the country to the #MarchForOurLives in Washington D.C. tomorrow: https://t.co/7vbOJmqQkN @AMarch4OurLives pic.twitter.com/BJ 4uzPGlBs

On March 14, students at Lewis Middle School in Allied Gardens joined hundreds of thousands of other students from across the country in a walkout to protest gun violence in schools following the death of 17 students at Marjory Stoneman Douglass High School in Parkland, Florida one month earlier.

A 2016 review of 130 studies in 10 countries, published in Epidemiologic Reviews, found that new legal restrictions on owning and purchasing guns tended to be followed by a drop in gun violence — a strong indicator that restricting access to firearms can save lives.

The research supports gun control: A 2016 review of 130 studies in 10 countries, published in Epidemiologic Reviews, found that new legal restrictions on owning and purchasing guns tended to be followed by a drop in gun violence — a strong indicator that restricting access to guns can save lives.

As students across the country walked out of their schools for the National Student Walkout in honor of the one - month anniversary of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, House lawmakers passed a narrow gun violence prevention measure with overwhelming bipartisan support.

While the poll illustrates the differences in the country over how to respond to gun violence, it also highlights the intense frustration with the lack of any policy response coming out of Washington despite a series of horrific shootings in recent years.

His comments followed hundreds of thousands of people who protested in cities across the country on Saturday to oppose gun violence and call for change.

In a country where alcoholism, gun violence, and drugs lure a lot of young people (particularly young men) into destructive lifestyles, World Vision has implemented leadership initiatives, after - school programs, and peace programs that seem to be making a difference, particularly among sponsored children who grow into adults.

This is about what happens everyday in our country where tens of thousands for people die every year because of gun violence.

Apparently, in a country with no danger of gun violence, it's a priority to warn against getting hammered, putting on an entire greasy pan full of sausages, and then passing out on the couch while they burn an apartment block to the ground.

«As our nation collectively mourned the unthinkable act that occurred on December 14th, the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School signified a long - overdue wake - up call for our country to finally address the reality of gun violence in our society.

She touted his record over the past four years, highlighting in particular his restoration of «responsible function» to state government, and passage of one of the «toughest gun violence prevention laws in the country.»

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.

(New York, NY)-- Two weeks after the tragic shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, American State Legislators for Gun Violence Prevention — a non-partisan coalition of legislators from across the country — announced today that lawmakers in 30 states have introduced or are planning to introduce Extreme Risk Protection Order legislation that would empower family members and law enforcement to help prevent gun vViolence Prevention — a non-partisan coalition of legislators from across the country — announced today that lawmakers in 30 states have introduced or are planning to introduce Extreme Risk Protection Order legislation that would empower family members and law enforcement to help prevent gun violenceviolence.

Press Release: On Saturday March 31, 2012 the Commission on Social Action (COSA), along with Council Member Leroy Comrie, will be holding a rally in honor of those who have been affected by gun violence in Queens and across the country.

(New York, NY)-- In response to brave gun violence prevention activism by students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and from communities across the country, New York State Senator Brian Kavanagh, Chair of American State Legislators for Gun Violence Prevention, released the following stviolence prevention activism by students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and from communities across the country, New York State Senator Brian Kavanagh, Chair of American State Legislators for Gun Violence Prevention, released the following stViolence Prevention, released the following statement:

In the wake of increased gun violence in New York and two mass shootings in the nation in the last few weeks, a State Senator is proposing stricter gun laws that he says could give New York the toughest gun laws in the countrIn the wake of increased gun violence in New York and two mass shootings in the nation in the last few weeks, a State Senator is proposing stricter gun laws that he says could give New York the toughest gun laws in the countrin New York and two mass shootings in the nation in the last few weeks, a State Senator is proposing stricter gun laws that he says could give New York the toughest gun laws in the countrin the nation in the last few weeks, a State Senator is proposing stricter gun laws that he says could give New York the toughest gun laws in the countrin the last few weeks, a State Senator is proposing stricter gun laws that he says could give New York the toughest gun laws in the countrin the country.

That is why I will continue to speak in favor of the passage of national common sense gun legislation to reduce this senseless violence in our country.

Last week, thousands of the students and teachers across the nation walked out of their buildings to protest the gun violence crisis in our country.

«We support this and other legislation that will further strengthen the strongest gun safety laws in the country, but as the governor said, to most effectively curb gun violence we need federal action and the lack of federal action on this is alarming,» Cuomo spokesman Rich Azzopardi said.

On the anniversary of the Columbine shooting, teachers and students at Columbine High took part in community service in an effort to turn the day into something meaningful and thousands of students across the country took part in walkouts to protest gun violence.

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.

«One of our most important findings is the lack of high - quality research on this topic, especially in relation to the major health impact gun violence has had in this country,» says co - author Eric Fleegler, MD, MPH, also of Boston Children's Division of Emergency Medicine and Harvard Medical School.

The level of gun violence in the United States places it as an outlier among developed countries.

The results of one survey, to find out how often guns are used in self - defense, depict the country's gun owners as holding back a tidal wave of violence and crime.

The film is too standard for its own good, and there are viewers who will definitely feel uncomfortable with its depiction of gun violence given current events in the country.

Baldwin tackled a lot of issues in his weekly SNL gig, including the ongoing discussion regarding gun violence in the country and the resignation of White House Communications Director Hope Hicks.

There was a lot of discussion about how the CMAs (Country Music Awards) would tackle gun violence at their show in the wake of the Las Vegas and Texas shootings.

Young people across the country are leading the debate about gun violence in the U.S. in the wake of the school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, FL..

Perhaps the lack of attention to gun violence in urban schools will be turned around with the nation's newly mobilized young activists in communities across the country, Miranda says.

On the anniversary of Freddie Gray's death and to commemorate the anniversary of the Columbine tragedy, more than 20 mostly Black and Brown - led youth organizations, representing thousands of youth of color from across the country, published a petition calling attention to their demands in the ongoing debate around school safety, gun control and violence against youth.

Students at Santa Fe High School in Santa Fe, Texas, joined others from across the country last month in walking out of classrooms to protest gun violence at American schools during the National School Walkout.

The action was taken only days after thousands of people in Wisconsin — and hundreds of thousands of people across the country — participated in student - led marches to protest gun violence and advocate for school safety.

«When it comes to the larger issue of violence in our country and gun violence in video games, I think we're in a much better place today with people's universal understanding that this industry does not cause any of the violence that you see in our society,» Gallagher said.

The same video games played in the US are played worldwide; however, the level of gun violence is exponentially higher in the US than in other countries.

They went on to say that «the same videogames played in the US are played worldwide; however, the level of gun violence is exponentially higher in the US than in other countries.

Horrifically timely in light of the escalating violence and doomed gun debate facing our country at the moment, these loaded metaphors hit upon our inherent attraction and repulsion to such artifacts, isolating them in the aesthetic frame of the objet trouve.

Hundreds of thousands of people showed up in force all across the country this weekend to demand action on gun violence in the wake of the February shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida.

On the one month anniversary of the shooting, students across the country walked out of class in protest, calling for lawmakers to take action on gun violence.