Sentences with phrase «only gun legislation»
The Manchin - Toomey bill, the only gun legislation in Congress after Sandy Hook that came close to becoming law, didn't even establish universal background checks.
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The spending legislation, which was viewed as the last opportunity this year for Congress to enact major new gun restrictions before the midterm elections in November, included only some school safety measures and modest improvements to the background check system.
In the case with Delta, only 13 people used the NRA discount, and Calkins says the airline never came out and said it supported gun control legislation.
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.
More than one in five Americans (23 %) say gun legislation should remain as it is, and only 5 % think the laws covering gun sales should be less strict.
«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.»
Katko, R - Camillus, submitted his legislation only two days after he chaired a House Homeland Security subcommittee hearing that examined recent security breaches at airports, including one that involved an insider scheme to smuggle guns on planes.
Removing firearms from domestic abusers - the legislation would build on existing restriction on gun ownership which currently only bars gun ownership from individuals convicted of a felony domestic abuse, not those convicted of a misdemeanor.
Those at the gathering called for a greater investment in the technology, while New Jersey State Senate Democratic Leader Loretta Weinberg advocated for legislation making smart guns the only weapons that could be purchased once they are available.
The governor signed the legislation only days after thousands of people in Wisconsin participated in marches to protest gun violence.
At a televised White House session, he appeared to back broad gun control legislation, only to muddy his position after an evening meeting with the N.R.A.'s chief lobbyist.