Sentences with phrase «on gun control measures»

The sit - in, led by veteran civil rights campaigner and Georgia congressman John Lewis, was staged to demand a vote on gun control measures, after a 15 - hour filibuster in the Senate on 16 June led to a floor vote on four measures, including one which aimed to prevent those on a terrorist no - fly list from purchasing firearms.

At least one GOP Senator is changing her position on gun control measures.

At least one GOP senator is changing her position on gun control measures.

Connecticut's two U.S. senators renewed their call for Congressional action on gun control measures on Monday in response to Sunday's mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida.

The state law still stands, but the recall election sent out a chill felt by any politician who might look kindly on gun control measures.

A week after Democrats staged a nearly 26 - hour sit - in demanding a vote on gun control measures, Speaker Paul Ryan said the House will vote next week on legislation to block suspected terrorists from buying guns

After more than 24 hours of sitting on the House floor, Democratic lawmakers ended their sit - in without managing to force a vote on gun control measures.

But Schumer said Democrats in Congress can use procedural maneuvers to force votes on gun control measures, which are being sought in the wake another mass shooting at an Oregon community college.

A week after Democrats staged a nearly 26 - hour sit - in demanding a vote on gun control measures, Speaker Paul Ryan (R - Wis.)

New York Senate Democratic Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins and Senate Democrats announce they will propose hostile amendments on gun control measures on the Senate floor Wednesday, February 28.

This photo provided by Rep. John Yarmuth, D - Ky., shows Democrat members of Congress, including Rep. John Lewis, D - Ga., center, and Rep. Joe Courtney, D - Conn., left, participate in sit - down protest seeking a a vote on gun control measures, Wednesday, June 22, 2016, on the floor of the House on Capitol Hill in Washington.

The comments came the same day the Cuomo administration was trying to push out some good news: Hundreds of millions of dollars being funneled for economic development efforts, largely benefiting upstate and a push on the gun control measure.

Led by Georgia Rep. John Lewis, veteran civikl rights advocate, Dozens of House Democrats staged a «sit - in» on the House floor today in protest of GOP leadership's refusal to allow a vote on a gun control measure following the Orlando massacre.

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Survivors of the Florida school shooting lashed out at lawmakers, gun advocates, and even President Donald Trump on Saturday at a fiery rally demanding immediate gun - control measures in the wake of Wednesday's massacre.

Bumble is also making a $ 100,000 donation to March For Our Lives, a national rally on March 24 organized by the Parkland shooting survivors demanding increased gun control and school safety measures.

The president's recent comments on the possibility of new gun control reforms must be measured against his pledges to gun advocates in the past.

The president is set to meet with Attorney General Loretta Lynch on Monday to finalize several gun control measures that he's expected to announce soon, according to The Washington Post.

However, in measuring overall consumer perception, none of the 17 partner brands which broke ties with the NRA that YouGov BrandIndex tracked has moved in a statistically significant way, which may indicate American consumers applying equal positive and negative pressure, depending on their politics and position on gun control.

If you look at the polling, support for gun control, depending on which specific measure respondents are asked about, can be very high among both Democrats and Republicans.

Congress's inaction on guns over the past few years is not due to the unpopularity of gun control measures.

President Trump appeared to take a tiny step toward the narrowest possible gun control measures on Tuesday, saying that he signed a memo directing Attorney General Jeff Sessions to propose a rule banning some devices, such as bump stocks, which he said can turn otherwise legal guns into machine guns.

«That normalizes the carrying of guns on all American streets,» said John Feinblatt, the president of Everytown for Gun Safety, a group that advocates gun control measures.

America's attention to gun control often focuses on a few specific measures: universal background checks, restrictions on people with mental illnesses buying firearms, and an assault weapons ban, for example.

It's difficult to separate these changes from long - term trends (especially since gun homicides have generally been on the decline for decades now), but a review of the evidence by RAND linked milder gun control measures, including background checks, to reduced injuries and deaths — and that means these measures likely saved lives.

Some lawmakers in the Republican conference have announced support for gun control measures back by Democrats, suggesting a compromise is possible on the issue.

Last week, during a meeting with lawmakers, he seemed to express support for universal background checks — among other gun control measures — a move made on live TV that stunned his fellow Republicans.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo embraced another gun control proposal on Sunday, backing a measure that extends background checks from three to 10 days when buying a firearm.

Ortt, an Afghanistan War Veteran and consistent advocate for repealing the controversial gun control measure, seemed optimistic Flanagan will move to the right on the issue.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo, meanwhile, has reiterated a push for gun control on the national level, pointing to the SAFE Act, approved in 2013, as one of the strongest measures for gun control in the country.

Republicans on Tuesday emerged from a closed - door conference to not rule out new gun control measures as well as backing funding for school security upgrades, such as metal detectors and armed resource officers.

Long also blasted the measure as a «political charade» that only boosts Cuomo's political standing by being the first state in the nation to pass gun control legislation, even before the federal government and Obama administration can do something on the issue.

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.

Democratic state Senate candidate Andrew Gounardes on Friday pushed Republican incumbent Martin Golden to take up a package of gun control measures in the wake of a Florida school shooting earlier this week.

Cuomo — who has also vowed to work against the re-election of Faso and a half - dozen other Republican members of Congress who oppose gun control measures — said Faso's personal «no» vote on did not get him off the hook.

In a statement, Cuomo — who ushered the SAFE Act through the Legislature — used the court's denial to call on Congress to pass national gun - control measures.

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 laws.

A measure that would hinder the carrying out of a controversial gun control law in New York on the federal level would be challenged by Gov. Andrew Cuomo in court, he said on Tuesday.

Republican lawmakers, too, do not want to appear too close with Cuomo on policy issues, especially when it comes to hot - button measures such as gun control.

She also believes New York missed out on a crucial moment to enact new gun control measures after the recent mass shootings.

On Tuesday, Assembly and Senate Democrats held a press conference calling for the gun - control measures — and invited IDC members to join them.

Cuomo has pointed to the SAFE Act as one of the strongest gun control measures in the country and has largely emphasized a national push on the issue.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo in a statement on Sunday called for expanding background checks for gun purchases — embracing a specific gun control measure in the wake of a high school shooting in Florida that killed 17 people last month.

Assemblyman Bill Nojay (R - Livingston County) said one way for Flanagan — who voted for the gun control measure — to prove he is serious is to refuse to pass any extension of the rent regulation laws without agreement on «meaningful» SAFE Act changes.

All this, piled on top of the gun control and same - sex marriage measures he passed in his first four years in office, made it seem few could accuse Cuomo of being a closet Republican again.

It ends with a call for state and federal lawmakers to reject campaign contributions from gun rights groups like the NRA, enact stricter licensing and registration requirements for guns, a ban on «all classes of weapons that do not serve the specific uses of personal protection and sport shooting» and other gun control measures.

Some of the molon labe types are upset at the NRA's moderate stance on the issue, but to the majority of the shooting community, bump stocks are a distraction from the battle to avoid another assault weapons ban or an even larger slate of gun control measures.

GOP gubernatorial nominee Neel Kashkari assured gun owners Friday he's opposed to four controversial gun - control measures now sitting on the desk of his opponent, Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown.

Skelos» legacy as majority leader includes allowing senators to vote for the first time on bills that legalized gay marriage and the NY Safe Act, a strict gun control measure, although Skelos personally voted against both laws.

Vigils / solidarity rallies were held across the state, nation and world to pay tribute to the Orlando victims, including one outside the historic Stonewall Inn, where Gov. Andrew Cuomo called for federal action on stricter gun control measures.

Two gun safety groups in Maine are getting more than $ 3 million from a nonprofit backed by former New York City Mayor Bloomberg in preparation for a big gun control measure on the November ballot.