Sentences with phrase «other gun groups»

Still, both legislators and group leaders agreed that the influence of the NRA and other gun groups stemmed from their credible threat of mobilising essentially single - issue voters for or against a candidate.

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A day after the shooting at Stoneman Douglas, gun control advocacy groups occupied the Massachusetts State House, demanding action on a bill that would prevent individuals who pose extreme risks to themselves or others from possessing a firearm.

The numbers underscore why major health industry trade groups like the American Medical Association (AMA), the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), the American College of Emergency Physicians, the American Psychiatric Association, and others have all endorsed legislative reforms they believe can help turn the tide against gun violence.

In other tweets, Pwn All The Things also pointed to a smoking gun to show a series of hacks targeting U.S. political figures was carried out by the same group, dispelling the suggestion that the DNC hacks could have been carried out by a 14 - year - old or any other single individual.

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.

The private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management bought the company in 2007 for $ 118 million and rolled it up with other gun manufacturers into a conglomerate called Freedom Group.

But since Thursday, those companies and several others have announced they have ended or will soon end their corporate partnerships with the gun group.

Students at the Florida school where 17 people died last week said Sunday they will organize nationwide marches for gun control next month and try to create a «badge of shame» for politicians who take money from the National Rifle Association and other gun rights groups.

Black Lives Matter and other groups have been advocating for stricter gun laws similar to those the marchers are demanding for years.

I know why don't we just all stand in a big circle and point guns at each other and decide as a group who's the biggest sinner until just one person is left.

Cuomo 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.

The Multi-national Joint Task Force (MNJTF) on Wednesday disclosed that its operations to rid the Lake Chad Basin Commission Countries of Boko Haram terrorism, has resulted in the killing of 59 terrorists, capture of 5 others, killing of 3 suicide bombers and the destruction of 6 gun trucks belonging to the group.

Notably, in 2010, the ACLU testified against «the use of terror watch lists to screen gun purchases,» writing that the «deeply flawed» terror watch list process led the group to conclude, «Given these problems, we do not believe that anyone should be deprived of the right to purchase a gun, or the right to fly, or any other benefit of membership in civil society based solely on placement on a terror watch list.»

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.

Also at 7 p.m., a vigil marking the fifth anniversary of the Sandy Hook massacre and advocating for an end to gun violence nationwide with NYC Councilman Jumaane Williams, the New York Coalition to End Gun Violence and a coalition of dozens of other groups, Rutgers Presbyterian Church, 236 W. 73rd St., Manhattan.

The Westchester Children's Association (WCA) and National Black Law Enforcement organization, Blacks In Law Enforcement of America were among the many groups who publicly supported and called for a permanent ban on gun shows at the Westchester County Center or other County property.

Brooklyn Sen. Martin Golden, a former city cop, plans to introduce legislation stiffening penalties against people who plant so - called community guns — weapons hidden in key locations for use by groups of gang members and other criminals.

In the wake the tragic shooting death of Shamoya McKenzie, 13, in Mount Vernon on New Years Eve, other groups were aso caling for a ban of the gun show at the County Center.

Meanwhile, other gun control groups quickly leapt to Schumer's defense.

He pointed to the group's work passing stricter gun control, universal pre-k for New York City and minimum wage increases, among other accomplishments, since the group allied with Republicans in 2012.

Vice President Joe Biden will meet Thursday with the National Rifle Association and other gun - rights groups, an administration official said.

There was deep overlap between the attendees, Tea Party groups and other dissatisfied conservatives whose anger with state politics was forged by Cuomo's 2013 gun control law, the SAFE Act.

Cuomo also wanted to establish a partnership among other governors in other states that would share information on illegal gun trafficking and develop a «working group» of law enforcement officials to establish best practices and share resources with federal authorities.

Candice Giove, a spokeswoman for the independent Democrats, said the group was «proud of its record of achievements,» listing its support for gun - control legislation, a $ 15 minimum wage and paid family leave, among other issues.

all law enforcement groups which have sent a copy of a resolution or other statement regarding the SAFE act or second amendment or gun rights

Towards this end, states governments have been given a 21 days ultimatum to disarm vigilantees and neighbourhood watch group, hunters and watch - night men or any group or association under any capacity or guise other than statutory security agencies recognized and gazetted by the Federal Government of Nigeria to bear firearms of specified category; who are currently possessing and using prohibited / illegal firearms such as Pump action gun and the likes for whatsoever purpose.

Michael Bloomberg's group and other advocates are also claiming victory in gun lobby losses.

One of the group's officers was arrested last year for allegedly bribing cops with cash and other goodies to expedite gun permit requests.

«All too often, pollsters ask Americans whether they support more or less gun control, or frame gun policies as controls on gun ownership generally rather than as measures to keep guns from criminals or other high - risk groups,» Barry says.

Heineman ultimately settles on a pair of divisive figures from both sides of the border: On the one hand, Dr. José Manuel Mireles, the galvanizing leader of the Michoacán - based militant group Autodefensas, provides a welcome alternative to the weak efforts of the state's police to combat cartel - related violence; on the other, by virtue of taking the law into his own hands, his gun - wielding army sets a dangerous precedent.

Soon after, the woman, named Lucy (Brittany Snow), will have run into the streets, witnessed multiple people being gunned down, seen others in plastic handcuffs, and observed a well - organized group of men in military - style garb shooting and detaining people.

Nonetheless, he barrels forward with the impatience of a man intent on getting to the babes - fight - monsters mayhem, introducing Baby Doll to a group of girls with similarly sexualized names and skanky attire — Rocket (Jena Malone), Blondie (Vanessa Hudgens), and Amber (Jamie Chung)-- and then having her regularly retreat into virtual worlds of guns - and - swords violence that marry components of (among others) Kill Bill, The Lord of the Rings, the PS3's Killzone, and sci - fi animé.

In a statement, New Leaders joined a non-partisan, interdisciplinary group of education, public health, and other organizations and experts calling for the adoption of evidence - based strategies to prevent gun violence in schools.

To help tackle this critical issue, New Leaders has joined a nonpartisan, interdisciplinary group of education, public health, and other organizations and experts calling for the adoption of evidence - based strategies to prevent gun violence in schools.

They must rely on beta readers, other writers in groups, and professional «hired gun» freelance editors to help them identify and develop the potential in their work.

Juvenile offenders and others accustomed to solving disagreements with fists, knives and guns, who attend ARISE group sessions, soon become equipped to make responsible decisions, manage their anger, and develop the social life skills society demands.

Gathering a group of friends and gunning after each other with bombs is what the franchise is all about.

In a follow up to the gallery's critically acclaimed group show «UPRISE / ANGRY WOMEN,» which opened during the week of the 2017 presidential inauguration, exhibition ONE YEAR OF RESISTANCE features artwork across all mediums addressing the issues our society has faced since the election such as immigration rights, women's rights, transgender rights, health care, climate change, white supremacy, gender equality, gun control, sexual harassment, as well as countless other issues which have given rise to mass protest throughout the United States and abroad over the past year.

Given the fact that he hasn't shown any substantial amount of work in the States for about two decades — aside from a few group shows, art fairs, and his inclusion in the famously identity - politics - focused 1993 Whitney Biennial, where he showed a series of weapon - like wall sculptures (dealing with notions of surveillance, the police state, militarization) that were pieced together with vintage gun parts, carved branches, and coyote bone among other sundry items — «At the Center of the World» was a rare treat for countless artists, curators, and critics who could only follow Durham from afar while his work continually appeared abroad at august venues like the Venice Biennale, Documenta, and galleries and museums across Europe and Latin America.

In a follow up to the gallery's critically acclaimed group show «Uprise / Angry Women,» which opened during the week of the 2017 presidential inauguration, exhibition One Year Of Resistance features artwork across all mediums addressing the issues our society has faced since the election such as immigration rights, women's rights, transgender rights, health care, climate change, white supremacy, gender equality, gun control, sexual harassment, as well as countless other issues which have given rise to mass protest throughout the United States and abroad over the past year.

Media Matters and 20 other civil rights and gun violence prevention groups are asking iHeartRadio to break its silence and publicly state whether it honored Berry.

This framing of the issue could thus end up pitting members of these two groups — already at odds over climate change, nuclear power, gun control, and various other risks — against one another.

The Kochs, Scaifes & others have used their billions to construct a vast «Potemkin Village» (in the words of science historian Naomi Oreskes) of denialism, by funding groups like «Americans For Prosperity», the «Heartland Institute», the «Competitive Enterprise Institute» and a whole cadre of other front groups, organizations, and hired guns implicated in the campaign to discredit climate science and climate scientists.

But when two groups started to fire guns at each other through the crowd, the merriment turned to chaos.

Gary is a frequent speaker before such groups as the State Bar of Texas TEXPERS, the National League of Cities, Guns & Hoses and others.

Complicating the matter is the fact that the National Rifle Association and other pro-gun groups tend to use violent media as a way to deflect criticism of gun control and prevent legislation related to the access to firearms.

Student Sarah Chadwick famously edited herself into a National Rifle Association public service announcement telling the gun rights group their time was running out — a riff on NRA spokeswoman Dana Loesch's warning that «time's running out» for a number of other groups, including the «lying media, every Hollywood phony, to the role model athletes who use their free speech to alter and undermine what our flag represents.»

The group has said any effort to prevent future school shootings needs to «keep guns out of the hands of those who are a danger to themselves or others, while protecting the rights of law - abiding Americans.»

Gunning after Skype, Houseparty, and other video chat apps and services, Facebook Messenger is now sporting its own split - screen group video chat.

Playing war as a carefree kid may have been fun, but as an adult, I couldn't be happier that in my lifetime the sacrifices made by others over so many years ensured that I'd never have to strap on a real gun with a group of my own young buddies.