Also at noon, Sen. Mike Gianaris will be joined on the steps of City Hall in NYC by supporters
of his new gun control legislation.
Not exact matches
The rest
of the country should take up
legislation similar to the SAFE Act
gun control measure approved in 2013 in
New York, Gov. Andrew Cuomo in a statement said Thursday following
of the deadliest mass shootings at a school since Sandy Hook in Connecticut.
The
gun control group Giffords on Monday endorsed
legislation that would have law enforcement agencies publish online the source
of guns used in crimes committed in
New York.
The last major piece
of gun control legislation approved by
New York was the 2013 SAFE Act, a controversial package
of measures backed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the wake
of a shooting at a Connecticut elementary school.
Cuomo has over the years pushed Congress repeatedly to take up
gun control legislation after
New York approved a sweeping package
of measures in 2013 known as the SAFE Act, which remains controversial with
gun owners, especially in upstate
New York.
Mayer's campaign knocked the complaint, saying it's an effort to distract from the issue
of pushing for
new gun control legislation.
, the state executive director writes that the ad campaign is meant to be part
of a weeks - long campaign meant to highlight the
gun control issue, which has been a key issue for the governor, and «holding them accountable» on passing
new legislation.
Hoping to capitalize on Democratic anger over the election
of President Trump, Mayer and other Democrats argue the Westchester contest is critical to their hopes
of controlling the Senate and enacting
legislation long sought by progressives, including
new gun control measures, campaign finance and ethics reforms, and a bill to strengthen New York's abortion la
new gun control measures, campaign finance and ethics reforms, and a bill to strengthen
New York's abortion la
New York's abortion laws.
The eventual passage
of the
new gun control restrictions resulted in the recall
of two state senators who had supported the
legislation, the first - ever successful recall
of a state - level official.
«If nothing else those innocent children — if they've done nothing else — hopefully the passage
of reasonable
gun control legislation nationally and
New York would at least be some kind
of a memorial.»
Cuomo said the names
of more than 77,000
New Yorkers are on a database, which began as part the
gun control legislation, and those are people who mental health professionals said should not have a
gun.
Republicans in the state Senate have not ruled out
new gun control legislation as well as bolstering school security in the wake
of a high school shooting in Florida that left 17 people dead in February.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo indicated Wednesday he wants to harness the student activism in the wake
of the high school shooting in Florida that killed 17 people as a vehicle for
new gun control legislation.
(CNN)- Diverging from the generally non-political college sendoff,
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, a
gun -
control advocate, Saturday tore into members
of Congress for failing to pass background check
legislation.
Skelos's approach to deal making with Cuomo, as well as a five - member bloc
of Democrats in the Independent Democratic Conference, angered grassroots conservative voters in
New York, who were especially upset over the
gun control legislation passing the chamber.
Also at 1 p.m., Reps. Nydia Velázquez and Hakeem Jeffries, Brooklyn BP Eric Adams, Brooklyn DA Ken Thompson,
gun control advocates, and other elected officials, announces
new legislation aimed at reducing the number of guns on New York streets and stemming gun violence nationwide, steps of City Hall, Manhatt
new legislation aimed at reducing the number
of guns on
New York streets and stemming gun violence nationwide, steps of City Hall, Manhatt
New York streets and stemming
gun violence nationwide, steps
of City Hall, Manhattan.
A group
of Republican state lawmakers is pushing
legislation they say strikes a balance between a desire across much
of the state to repeal the SAFE Act
gun control law and a desire to keep it in full effect in the
New York City metropolis.
The tweet came as Rubio's response to
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who said earlier in the day that Rubio «should be ashamed
of» himself for not supporting stricter
gun control legislation.
Most members
of the Western
New York State Senate delegation voted against the
gun control legislation that is making its way through Albany.
Cuomo spent much
of the speech highlighting his record, including passing
gun control legislation, a property tax cap, gay marriage and a
new push to pass a $ 15 minimum wage for all New Yorke
new push to pass a $ 15 minimum wage for all
New Yorke
New Yorkers.
But the chances
of gun control legislation passing in
New York — generally considered to be one
of the stronger firearm regulated states in the country — are complicated by a governing coalition in the Senate
of six Democrats and at least 30 Republicans.
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
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Democratic Rep. Jerry Nadler this afternoon became one
of the first elected officials to call for
new gun -
control legislation in the wake the shooting at an elementary school in Connecticut that has left nearly 30 dead, including 18 children.
One thing Onondaga County District Attorney Bill Fitzpatrick would like to see in any
gun control legislation, something that prosecutors in
New York state have been pushing for a decade — a mandatory five year consecutive sentence for anyone who commits any type
of crime with any type
of handgun.
Asked about including
new rules for scientific research
of guns in the bill, Emanuel suggested that was extraneous, comparing it to the distracting talk
of «midnight basketball» programs the last time Congress tried to pass major
gun control legislation in the early 1990s.
The
newest quarterly reports include contributions from April 20 to June 30 and include the dates
of a dramatic two - day Democratic protest in Congress over Republicans» unwillingness to vote on
gun control legislation.
The Republicans in the chamber are also aided by an eight - member group
of breakaway Democrats — the Independent Democratic Conference — who work with the G.O.P. and give them an extra buffer against some
legislation they dislike, a list that this year includes early voting,
gun control and any
new taxes.
House Democrats, who've sought to draw attention to their push for
gun control legislation in the wake of recent mass shootings, emphasized a new demand during the day as they announced their opposition to any bill that doesn't undo a longstanding provision that has been interpreted to block the Centers for Disease Control from conducting research on gun vi
control legislation in the wake
of recent mass shootings, emphasized a
new demand during the day as they announced their opposition to any bill that doesn't undo a longstanding provision that has been interpreted to block the Centers for Disease
Control from conducting research on gun vi
Control from conducting research on
gun violence.
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.
She did just that, becoming more flexible on
gun control and introducing
legislation to repeal the Defense
of Marriage Act and serving as an instrumental lobbyist during the push for marriage equality in
New York State.
His 20 - minute speech focused on what he percieves as high points
of his nearly eight years in office, from enacting tougher
gun control legislation to raising the minimum wage to
new protections for transgender people.
Now, the architects
of that
legislation face recall elections that have become proxy wars for conservatives angry about the
new gun rules, among other liberal initiatives the Democratic -
controlled state legislature passed earlier this year.
Collins last year introduced
legislation that would nullify much
of Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's NY SAFE Act, a sweeping set
of gun control measures including a ban on sales
of assault weapons in
New York stores, Kowalczyk said.
In the wake
of mass shootings in suburban Denver and Newtown, Conn., last year, Colorado became one
of the few states to pass
new gun control legislation.
Newly - released numbers from Siena Research Institute suggest a wide majority
of New York State residents support Gov. Andrew Cuomo's
gun control legislation known as the SAFE Act and oppose the idea
of arming teachers.
We've devoted two
of this week's prompts to this news story, but given the extraordinary week
of news in general — including an explosion at a fertilizer plant in Texas, the defeat
of gun control legislation and the letters with ricin sent to President Obama and a United States senator from Mississippi — our classroom collaborators have included a
new piece in the feature this week: teaching tips for working with sensitive or complex
new stories.
Trump did allude to
gun laws in a different tweet Saturday, accusing congressional Democrats
of not favoring
new gun laws: «Just like they don't want to solve the DACA problem, why didn't the Democrats pass
gun control legislation when they had both the House & Senate during the Obama Administration.