Sentences with phrase «on gun rights»

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Two Broward County elected officials on Friday called for local leaders to defy a state law that puts politicians at risk of being removed from office if they pass any local limits on gun rights.

It included rankings on 10 issues - giving him a three out of 10 on gun rights, and seven out of 10 on national security importance, alongside the suggestion that he was unlikely to vote Republican.

(Some of the folks on the gun rights side aren't doing themselves any favors at the moment.)

He does, however, have a record of supporting gun control restrictions, going so far as to tell local communities they should pass their own restrictions on things like magazine capacity, even though Florida law forbids such local rules on gun rights.

He also moved to assure his core supporters that he will not let them down on gun rights, abortion or immigration.

At the rally, Howard delivered a spirited address that focused on gun rights and law enforcement.

A state senator in Georgia who is running for governor is asserting his stance on gun rights by giving away a bump stock «to one lucky winner» in the aftermath of the Las Vegas mass shooting.

Dueling ads on gun rights by the National Rifle Association and a group backed by New York Mayor Bloomberg have joined the onslaught of campaign ads in Virginia's elections this year.

He has defended his views on gun rights, saying firearm ownership in rural states like his is largely associated with hunting, and he understands gun violence is a separate issue altogether in urban America.

Many of the customers - a range of ex-military men, off - duty law enforcement officers and a sprinkling of women learning how to handle a firearm for self - protection - said they have grown up around guns and are leery of interference by the federal government on gun rights.

Meanwhile, second amendment activists are furious at Cuomo's new restrictions on gun rights in the rest of the bill BY DYLAN SKRILOFF It's almost official.

Dueling ads on gun rights by the National Rifle Association and a group backed by New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg have joined the onslaught of campaign advertising in Virginia's elections this year.

Hanna also has a top rating on gun rights from the National Rifle Association, and he has supported fiscally conservative policies.

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

Fidan Ibrahimova told the Lincoln Journal Star that she liked what Kyle Kashuv said after the Feb. 14 attack, citing his thoughts on preventing gun violence without infringing on gun rights...

He called on Clinton to release her own list of potential Supreme Court nominees, as he did this week, and said her list and his would be «day and night» in terms of views on gun rights.

Not exact matches

Hundreds more convened outside NRA headquarters in Virginia, criticizing the influence the gun rights lobby has on politicians.

Mr. Schultz, one of the most visible chief executives in the country, has made Starbucks a vocal part of the national conversation on issues like gun violence, gay rights, race relations, veterans rights and student debt.

Carissa Phillips, right, holds a firearm in the gun library room during the opening of a new Cabela's store on Thursday March 09, 2017 in Gainesville, VA..

The show cast six supporting «citizen journalists» who reflect the broad swath of personalities on the right, with a gun - rights activist in the vein of bombastic NRA spokeswoman Dana Loesch, provocateurs in the vein of Milo Yiannopoulos, what Miller described as a «pseudo-intellectual with no real credentials,» and a stay - at - home livestreamer rambling without much of a point.

«Instead of doing it to protect gun owners» rights, they appeared to be part of the [non-existent, right - wing paranoid delusion of an] assault on gun owners» rights,» he said.

Asked about Democrats having enough leeway on polarizing issues like gun rights and opposition to abortion, House Democratic Caucus chair Joe Crowley said in a press conference on Wednesday that the party «always has been» a big tent.

Those on the foreign desk had a more qualitative job that was geared toward understanding the «nuances» of American politics to «rock the boat» on divisive issues like gun control and LGBT rights, Max said.

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.

The job of those who worked at the foreign desk, Max said, was more qualitative and was geared toward understanding the «nuances» of American politics to «rock the boat» on divisive issues like gun control and LGBT rights.

NEW YORK, April 19 - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Thursday ramped up pressure on banks and insurers to revisit whether their ties to the National Rifle Association and other gun rights groups harm their reputations and the public interest.

While the candidates currently hold some very similar positions on issues such as immigration reform, gay rights, gun control and campaign finance reform, Sanders has been able to stake out positions to the left of Clinton on other issues that excite some vocal voters.

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

Critics from the right tend to be concerned about the content of their message, noting that successful CEO activism often advances left - leaning arguments on issues like gun control and diversity.

«Students and staff have the right to teach and learn in an environment free from the worry of being gunned down in their classrooms or on their way home from school,» Women's March organizers, who are setting up the school walkout, said in a statement.

Will Riley, a senior at Carlsbad High School in Carlsbad, New Mexico, launched «Stand for the Second» in an effort to speak out on behalf of young people who support gun rights.

The only reason more people weren't shot: Shaw reportedly rushed the gunman while he reloaded, «grabbed the gun's barrel, pulled it away and threw it over the Waffle House counter,» suffering a gunshot wound and second - degree burns on his right hand from the weapon's barrel while disarming the shooter, later identified by police as 29 - year - old Travis Reinking.

With hot - button right - wing populist issues like abortion and capital punishment largely off the table in Canadian politics, the long - gun registry took on disproportionate importance for that portion of the Conservative base.

Nix shows how psychographically categorized voters can be differently addressed, based on the example of gun rights, the 2nd Amendment: «For a highly neurotic and conscientious audience the threat of a burglary — and the insurance policy of a gun.»

Marjory Stoneman Douglas High will not allow gun rights advocate Charlie Kirk to speak on campus.

Several gun rights groups have said they will oppose the new age limit as an infringement on the rights of adults.

The onus, he said, was on the Senate to craft a bill that addressed the gaps in the current law but protected gun owners» rights.

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.

And Giuliani shifted right on a number of issues — including gun control and public funding of abortions — during his failed presidential run four years later.

Most of the 3,000 ads, which ran between June 2015 and May 2017, focused on divisive issues such as immigration, gun control, gay rights and race.

Oliva said he was looking forward to meeting with more students on Wednesday but warned that when dealing with constitutional rights, «we have to be very careful» and the solutions should focus on more than guns.

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For all of us on the right, it should have been a lightbulb moment on Friday, when David Hogg, the 17 - year - old student - turned - gun - control - activist, said to CNN's Alisyn Camerota, «I think it's great that corporate America is standing with me and the rest of my friends.»

Sen. Kamala Harris (D - CA) said on Monday that the gun - control March for Our Lives rallies reminded her of the 1960s civil rights movement.

And Giuliani shifted right on a number of issues - including gun control and public funding of abortions - during his failed presidential run four years later.

But it also means that gun rights activists have started to ramp up the rhetoric on how liberals supposedly want to take away people's guns and infringe on the Second Amendment.

Just this past March, the group posted its highest fundraising totals in more than a decade, and gun - rights supporters still have a hold on Congress and the White House.

It briefly offered discounts to NRA members attending a single conference, 13 people took advantage of it and, when the airline axed that offer — saying it wanted to be «neutral» on a polarizing issue — a backlash was sparked among supporters of gun rights.

Those ads targeted Facebook users on hot - button subjects including gun rights, gay rights, religion and presidential candidates Trump and Hillary Clinton.