Sentences with phrase «on assault weapons»

Virtually no research has examined whether a federal ban on assault weapons from 1994 to 2004 contributed to the relatively low rate of mass public shootings during that period.

There was no rise in support for a ban on assault weapons compared to two years ago.

But which laws remains an open question: A ban on assault weapons still splits the country evenly, with no change from 2016.

Many of the students have confronted state and congressional lawmakers, demanding a ban on assault weapons similar to the one used to kill their friends and teachers.

On the table will be ideas for the development of «effective early warning systems,» limitations on assault weapons, better background checks, and mental health reforms.

For years now, gun control activists have focused on an assault weapons ban.

There was no rise in support for a ban on assault weapons compared to two years ago.

New York may become the first US state to enact tough new restrictions on assault weapons in the wake of the Connecticut school massacre.

But Udine, who represents Parkland on the County Commission, and Stermer said they are willing to take those risks if it means moving limits on assault weapons forward as quickly as possible.

These brave children, the conscience of our state, watched as House Speaker Richard Corcoran and 70 other Republicans voted against even allowing debate on an assault weapons ban.

New law closes several loopholes in an existing state ban on assault weapon sale and extends the requirement for background checks

Cruz» interest has grown in recent weeks in part due to the Feb. 14 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, and Young's later vote on an assault weapons ban in the back half of the 2018 Legislative Session.

Corcoran said there is a need for a comprehensive bill addressing school safety and mental illness, but he stopped short of the complete ban on assault weapons advocated by many of the students.

Many Americans agree with Obama, who said Saturday that preventing such incidents requires «making it harder for people who want to kill Americans to get their hands on assault weapons that are capable of killing dozens of innocents as quickly as possible.»

Press Secretary Sarah Sanders said the White House has not «closed the door on any front» when asked about a broader ban on assault weapons on Feb. 20.

Protesters are demanding protection from gun violence, including a ban on assault weapons such as the rifle used in Parkland, a prohibition on high - capacity magazines that let killers shoot long bursts without reloading, and more effective background checks for gun purchases.

But the Florida legislature, which has long been seen as a laboratory for gun - rights legislation that is tested elsewhere in the country, rejected a ban on assault weapons after Parkland.

Their vision is being put to the test by the present Constitution Revision Commission, which will dishonor itself if it does not act on the assault weapon crisis.

Cuomo said, however, that Trump's focus on mental health was a distraction from calls for stricter regulation on assault weapons.

Passed weeks after the late 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre, Cuomo's SAFE Act expands the state's ban on assault weapons among a host of measures and drew fierce opposition from gun owners, particularly upstate.

«I feel that with the tragedy that happened in Newtown, the publishing of this map took away from the public discussion that needs to take place on assault weapons, high capacity magazines, and so on,» Wieder said.

NYC 25 yr gun - related violence decline, continuing this year, clearly shows that fewer guns have resulted in dramatically less gun related violence of all types, much as the 10 yr ban on assault weapons lowered crime involving that weapon,» Bratton wrote.

Twenty years ago, following a dramatic rise in urban homicides caused by the crack cocaine epidemic, Congress failed to take action on an assault weapons ban.

Among the most prominent proposals that legislative leaders have said they favor are closing loopholes in the state's ban on assault weapons so that it covers the Bushmaster AR - 15 rifle, the weapon used by 20 - year - old Adam Lanza in the Newtown killings.

The legislation does not include a ban on assault weapons despite outcry from Parkland shooting survivors.

February 28, 2013 • The Senate held its first hearing on an assault weapons ban Wednesday, with activists pushing for tighter gun regulations sharing a table with gun - rights activists.

The Republican - led Senate also killed compromise measures, such as a ban within five miles of a school, a moratorium on assault weapons, or even a moratorium just on the AR - 15, the type of semi-automatic rifle used in the Stoneman Douglas shooting.

Florida Gov. Rick Scott's A-plus rating by the NRA, for example, was awarded for years of support for laws like having a no - waiting - period on assault weapon purchases and the «stand your ground» law.

Gov. Rick Scott and House and Senate leaders have said there is a need to keep assault weapons out of the hands of the mentally ill and to beef up school security but haven't endorsed bans on assault weapons favored by many students and protesters.

Some issued specific demands for lawmakers, including mandatory background checks for all gun sales and a ban on assault weapons like the one used in the Florida bloodbath.

McKinney, whose state Senate district includes Newtown, was a key supporter of new restrictions on assault weapons and high - capacity magazines passed in response to the Sandy Hook school shootings — a stance he has taken considerable heat for from some members of his party.

President Trump signed a $ 1.3 trillion spending bill that took no significant new steps on gun control: It did nothing to expand background checks, impose additional limits on assault weapons, require a higher age for rifle purchases or curb the sale of high - capacity ammunition magazines.

«Should there be a debate on assault weapons?

(CNN)- A Republican congressman from Florida announced his support for a ban on assault weapon sales Friday in an op - ed in The New York Times.

On Tuesday night, the state legislature refused to debate an outright ban on assault weapons as students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas watched and cried, but the teenagers» push for change is still expected to bring Florida's first limit on gun access in over a decade, according to CNN.

In San Diego, more than 100 people gathered in support for a ban on assault weapons.

The White House is weighing a far broader approach than just reinstating a ban on assault weapons and high - capacity magazines, the Washington Post reported on Sunday.

In 2000, he said he supported a ban on assault weapons and a longer waiting period to purchase a gun, but during his campaign, he has been a vocal proponent of Second Amendment rights and has said he will end gun - free zones.

Likely Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton on Monday called for a ban on assault weapons.

In the wake of the mass shooting at a high school in Parkland, Florida, some have argued for a reinstatement of the nationwide ban on assault weapons, while others have suggested that the solution lies in improving access to mental - health care.

Since his push to enact a ban on assault weapons and wider background checks for gun owners collapsed on Capitol Hill in 2013, gun control has slipped down the list of White House priorities, below a legacy - building Iran deal, an opening with Cuba and reform of the immigration system.

Democrats offered a slew of amendments over eight hours of debate on the bill, including a permanent ban on assault weapons and the elimination of the armed - teacher program.

They unveiled a more ambitious priority list, with expanded background checks and even a politically risky ban on assault weapons.

«I generally oppose gun control, but I support the ban on assault weapons and I support a slightly longer waiting period to purchase a gun,» he wrote in his 2000 book, «The America We Deserve.»

Congress probably won't reinstate a ban on assault weapons: The top demand from gun - control advocates in the Parkland community is to ban the gun used in the attack, a semiautomatic weapon that can fire rounds twice, three times as fast as a handgun.

Asked about a broader ban on assault weapons, Ms. Sanders said the White House has not «closed the door on any front.»

But it left out many of the biggest provisions the students and their supporters had sought, including bans on assault weapons and high - capacity magazines.