Sentences with phrase «on gun proposals»

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In the wake of the murder of 49 people and the wounding of 53 in Orlando last weekend, Senate Democrats have won the chance to vote Monday on two narrow gun control proposals they sponsored: expanding background checks and barring terror suspects from buying guns.

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The proposal, which does not have the support of gun rights groups, has repeatedly failed on the Senate floor.

Proposals to stop people on terrorism watch lists from buying guns are opposed not only by the National Rifle Association, but also by the American Civil Liberties Union.

He told me he's done the research on different gun control proposals, and opposes nearly all of them, telling me that ideas lifted up by his Parkland classmates (like lowering magazine capacity or reinstating the federal assault weapons ban) are «likely unconstitutional and likely statistically devoid of benefit.»

Proposals to raise the Bay Bridge toll by $ 3, fast - track electronic stun guns for police officers and increase taxes on commercial landlords to fund affordable housing or child care.

WASHINGTON — Action on gun legislation skidded to a halt Thursday in Congress — not for a lack of bipartisan proposals, but because President Donald Trump's stunning shift on gun policy left some in his party confused, irritated and scrambling to figure out what to do next.

President Trump backed a 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.

Congress hasn't taken action on gun control, and President Trump, who initially supported a higher age limit for purchasing assault rifles, later backed off, putting forward a plan that included a proposal to arm teachers instead.

And the White House, which was expected to release its gun control proposal, has instead been focused on trade policy — specifically steel and aluminum tariffs.

Trump is meeting with video game executives this week to discuss violence in gaming and has delayed rolling out a proposal on gun reforms.

Editor's Note: In light of the Senate's decision to strike down a bipartisan proposal to extend background checks on gun purchases — a proposal that had the support of 54 senators, 80 % of the American public and President Obama — we've decided to rerun an article published in January on the complex issue of guns, the regulation of them and how Christians should wrestle with this issue.

Editor's Note: In light of the Senate's decision to strike down a bipartisan proposal to extend background checks on gun purchases — a proposal that had the support of 54 senators, 80 %...

In the first Illinois test of public opinion on the handgun issue, Arlington Heights residents said «no «Tuesday to an advisory referendum proposal that guns be banned from the northwestern suburb.

Cuomo trained his crosshairs on seven New York Republican House members over the gun issue as Trump rolled out a school - safety plan long on NRA ideas like arming teachers and short on Democratic - backed proposals like universal background checks.

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.

Trump asked Sen. Pat Toomey, a Pennsylvania Republican who's worked on a bill to strengthen background checks for gun purchases, whether he left out a proposal to raise the gun purchasing age to 21 out of his measure because senators are «afraid of the NRA.»

Senate Democrats once again addressed this issue head - on with proposals to protect our communities from gun violence, and again the Senate Republicans voted these measures down.»

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.

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.

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.»

The proposal to raise the minimum age for buying guns from 18 to 21 was not part of a modest set of Trump administration school safety plans announced on Sunday and which were closely aligned with National Rifle Association (NRA) positions.

The Valentine's Day shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School by a gunman armed with an AR - 15 style assault rifle has reignited national debate over gun laws and school safety, including proposals by President Donald Trump and others to designate more people — including trained teachers — to carry arms on school grounds.

Democrats in the state Senate, fed up with gun - control bills going nowhere in the GOP - controlled chamber, are secretly planning to force their Republican colleagues into voting on the issue today — by introducing the stalled proposals as hostile amendments.

The proposals would end the ban on giving long guns as gifts to relatives and pistol permit holders, repeal a provision in the law that limits 10 - round magazines to seven rounds and end the requirement for ammunition retailers to register with the state and provide background checks on customers.

The coalition will also seek to crack down on guns that are transported across state borders, launching a Regional Gun Violence Research Consortium to stud the issue and create policy proposals.

ALBANY — The Republican - led state Senate on Monday approved bills intended to improve school safety in the wake of the latest school shooting massacre, but only after voting down a number of Democratic gun - control proposals and trading insults.

Trump, asked during his news conference for specific proposals he would push on guns after the Florida shooting, listed improving background checks, getting rid of bump stocks and thwarting the mentally ill from buying weapons.

«The proposals the governor has made are very positive proposals, but they will probably only work in the context of some federal legislation on the regulation of guns, and particularly the transport of guns across state borders and national borders.»

In the last week or so, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have clashed over what they'd like to see in the gun safety proposals.

Dubbed the «Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Act,» or SB 7026, the sweeping proposal provides for stricter gun control laws, including a three - day waiting period to buy any firearm, and a new age limit — 21 (up from 18)-- for firearms purchases, along with an all - out ban on bump stocks.

Governor Cuomo's getting a head start on his State of the State proposals, and says he'll propose a bill to close a loophole that allows some convicted of domestic violence to possess guns.

There are some proposals that demand a «line in the sand» position, namely: abortion expansion, the oxymoron «same sex marriage» and the war on law abiding gun owners (e.g. SAFE).

Though some Stoneman Douglas students have defended him, critics have piled on Peterson since, including the National Rifle Association, which has pointed at his inaction to push back against proposals to tighten gun laws.

Tom Foley, the Republican running for governor in Connecticut, said on Tuesday he supports a gun restriction proposal by his opponent Democratic Governor Dannel Malloy.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP)-- Only days after calling for an overhaul of gun control in New York following the Connecticut school shooting, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says a tough proposal on gun control is ready to become law.

State Senate Minority Leader John McKinney speaks during a press conference on an agreement on proposals for gun control in the state Monday evening.

Tuesday the group called on lawmakers to pass legislation mandating that guns be stored in a safe or equipped with a gun lock, along with another proposal that would require all semi-automatic handguns sold in the state to be equipped with a device that stamps a unique code into a shell casing each time the gun is fired, making it easier for authorities to track guns used in shootings.

Proposals include tightening the state's ban on assault weapons, strengthening penalties against illegal guns, and reforming mental health policy.

«We know that the conversation around arming teachers and other school personnel was an attempt to delay substantive action on gun violence prevention and deflect attention from real policy proposals.

The response comes after last month's tragic school shooting that killed 17 people and President Trump's proposal on giving bonuses to teachers who undergo gun training.

Florida Gov. Rick Scott, a Republican, backed a proposal on Friday to increase the age of firearm purchases to 21 as well as school security measures and increased safeguards on background checks to bar mentally ill people from buying a gun.

While talking to each chamber, Ryan Petty, the father of Alaina Petty, who was gunned down on Valentine's Day at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, told legislators he is in support of the governor's proposal, which does not include arming teachers.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo devoted nearly 5-1/2 pages in one of his 2010 policy campaign books on curbing gun violence in New York, though many of the proposals are yet to be acted on after he was elected.

They range from statewide proposals like environmental protections to more local topics, like fighting the MS - 13 gang on Long Island, and also include promises to take away gun rights from domestic abusers, criminalize «revenge porn» and «sextortion,» invest further in his program to revitalize local downtown areas, and reevaluate the lower minimum wage allowed for workers who regularly receive tips.

(CNN)- The president of the nation's largest teachers group on Wednesday rejected the National Rifle Association's proposal to put guns in schools.

If state officials are granted access to federal government watch lists — including the no - fly list — Malloy said he will enact the proposal immediately through executive order, denying people on those lists a gun permit.

Talking to Westchester County Executive - elect George Latimer, on $ 1B airport proposal, gun show, and property taxes

«He didn't answer direct questions, the ban on future gun shows, the rise of anti-Semitism, and his whole proposal for the airport, which is a smoke screen to cover costs that later we will wind up paying anyway,» added Gloria Strauss, another Larchmont resident.

As she headed to a classified briefing Wednesday afternoon, Feinstein, who has taken the lead on the Senate Democratic gun proposal, alluded to potential problems with Toomey's plan.