Sentences with phrase «on gun»

«The gun industry and its allies often attempt to block research and data - gathering on gun violence, but analysis like this can both demonstrate the life - saving effectiveness of sensible gun laws, and also help us prevent gun crimes and solve them when they occur.

At 5 p.m., Diaz Jr. holds a town hall meeting on gun violence, Bronx County Building, Veterans» Memorial Hall, 851 Grand Concourse, Bronx.

Also at 11 a.m. — Rep. Nita Lowey, local law enforcement and students a hold roundtable discussion on gun violence and prevention, White Plains Public Library, 100 Martine Ave, second floor meeting room, White Plains.

«I have spent most of my career working on gun issues and organizing grassroots systems to call tens of thousands of shooters to action.

If it were to pass, it would have minimal effect on gun rights.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo expressed frustration with his fellow Democrats on the national level for what he characterized as inaction on gun control, two which U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer replied: «The national Democrats are seriously debating it, so for him to say we won't do it is incorrect.

Ohio Gov. John Kasich, a 2016 GOP presidential contender, said that lawmakers should be held accountable during this fall's midterm elections for their inaction on gun laws following a number of high - profile mass shootings around the country.

But in a letter to Berman, the Democratic committee members questioned the effectiveness of the ad given its intent to criticize Republicans on gun control.

Negligible effect on gun homicides, although neither Australia nor New Zealand have experience a mass shooting since then.

Which restrictions on gun ownership have the Supreme Court ruled are a violation of the 2nd Amendment?

«In addition to Senator Skelos» anti-choice pronouncements, they are now squarely anti-women's rights, anti-marriage equality, anti-background checks on gun purchases, anti-immigration and anti-public campaign finance reform.

House Speaker Paul Ryan signaled he isn't supportive of the proposals to impose new restrictions on gun purchases, telling reporters «we shouldn't be banning guns for law abiding citizens.»

Lawmakers will return to Washington today facing intense public pressure to break their decades - long gridlock on gun control, a demand fortified by a bipartisan group of governors calling for Congress to take action to protect against mass shootings.

As Trump golfed in Florida, a group of teenagers staged a «lie - in» at the gates of the White House to protest the government's lack of action on gun control.

Approximately 40 people protested Republican Rep. John Katko's stance on gun control in front of the congressman's Syracuse office.

The Trump administration last night proposed providing some school personnel with «rigorous» firearms training and backed a bill to improve criminal background checks on gun buyers, but backpedaled on the idea of increasing the minimum age to buy certain firearms — a policy President Donald Trump had said he would support.

So, I don't necessarily have a problem with the idea of the government putting restrictions on gun ownership or how they can carry.

The state Legislature passed and Cuomo approved this March its first piece of gun control legislation since the SAFE Act was approved, a measure that tightens restrictions on gun ownership for those convicted of misdemeanor domestic violence.

But there are limits on gun ownership today, so I don't see where exactly the line is on regulation that is allowed by the second amendement and which kind of regulations would violate the second amendment.

President Donald Trump backed a U.S. Senate proposal to expand background checks on gun sales, as part of a call for a sweeping overhaul of U.S. gun policy in the wake of the Florida school shooting.

In a statement, Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan, a Long Island Republican, signaled support for security upgrades and while he did not explicitly rule out action on gun control, did not use the word «gun» or «firearm» in the statement.

At 1:30 p.m., Queens Rep. Joe Crowley hosts a press conference with students and activists to demand congressional action on gun safety, Renaissance Charter School, 35 - 59 81st St., Queens.

Applying this precedent going forward is squarely a job for the Supreme Court because even though some limitations on gun ownership might seem directly in line with the Court's thinking in Heller those specific provisions will still need to undergo at least a rational basis test on its own merits.

Democratic Senate lawmakers tried — and failed — to force a vote on gun control via a parliamentary gambit, attaching proposals to an existing bill, a move known as a hostile amendment, trying to make the Republican leadership to formally vote them down in an election year.

The impact of the shootings rippled through the winter meeting of the National Governors Association in Washington this weekend, as state leaders expressed willingness to consider new limits on gun ownership and stepped up efforts to address mental - health factors.

While at Mar - a-Lago over the long weekend, Trump met with House Speaker Paul Ryan to discuss the Republican Party's agenda, as calls grow for both the administration and Congress to take action on gun control in the wake of a deadly shooting at a nearby Florida high school.

For all his otherwise progressiveness, Howard Dean was rather out of step with mainline Democrats on gun control, being from VT..

The passionate gun control rallies that brought out large crowds around the country sent a vivid signal that the issue is likely to play a major role in the 2018 midterm elections, and that Republicans could find themselves largely on the defensive on gun issues for the first time in decades.

A supporter of Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton, Cuomo has knocked her rival, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, for having a mixed record on gun control control.

glad ny does mental health checks on gun purchases and let's hope you've been flagged.

In statements released by Schneiderman's campaign, the three lawmakers touted the candidate's work to on gun reforms and efforts to preserve «reproductive freedom,» marriage equality, and farm workers rights.

Rep. Tom Reed, who has an «A» rating from the NRA for his votes on gun - related bills, blasted Cuomo for attempting to «politicize» the Las Vegas shooting.

We need a SAFE act that includes all guns, especially hand guns and mandates background checks on all gun sales everywhere.

Democrat Shelley Mayer, a state Assembly lawmaker, after the shooting at a Florida high school that killed 17 people, spoke Sunday at a rally with left - leaning groups demanding action on gun control.

Hoops said he initially had «some real reservations» about Schneiderman due to his ultra-liberal stance on gun control.

The senator said while he has great respect for the «spectrum of views» on gun control, he believes it's clear people under suspicion of terrorism should not be able to purchase firearms.

The lefty duo's final argument: Now that Cuomo has succeeded in leading the nation on gun control, he could do so again on this issue, being the first to act in a significant way to counter the power of big money in politics since the US Supreme Court's January 2010 Citizens United decision.

Commenting on the chief constable's claims, shadow home secretary David Davis accused the government of failing «to get a grip» on gun crime.

7:52: Kaitlyn asks the candidates about their stance on gun control.

Then the cops came and told her that babies are used as bombs sometimes so he was walking around with one hand on his gun and the other on his taser!)

Abby, I am having trouble finding the balance on gun safety and awareness in other people's homes — especially if my daughter will be visiting.

I have written about my feelings on gun control in the past, but not on this blog.

And in case you missed it, on the blog this week: 8 ways to enjoy Boston with a toddler and thoughts on gun control and the recent school shooting.

It's gotten so bad that the common local response to the worst shooting rampage in Roseburg, Oregon's history (America's latest mass shooting du jour) is to get more guns and not to tighten restrictions on gun sales, to the point that some residents didn't even want President Obama to come to their state.

Based on his gun - slinging mentality, which often creates big plays for both the offense and defense, Cutler has been one of the best «over» quarterbacks in our database.

I'm proud of my country's stance on gun laws, I'm proud I don't have see that shit happening in my country!

A reminder Remember our tips on gun safety of last week.

Nonetheless, as Dodgers minor league director Charlie Blaney says, «It's getting more and more difficult to find prospects with an average major league fastball — 85 to 89 on the gun.»

And yet it is precisely this belief in total depravity that might inform our views on gun control.

In spite of some who insist the Second Amendment is drawn from the Bible, there is no clear - cut Christian position on gun control.