Upstate gun owners are incensed
over the gun control laws.
Some were angry
over gun control laws passed in 2013.
The poll comes at a time when the number of deadly school shootings has reached 18 thus far into 2018, reawakening debate
over gun control laws and school safety initiatives.
The statement comes after Paladino called Skelos a «bum» and that he should resign, ostensibly
over the gun control law passage, but also for his working relationship with Cuomo over the last two years.
The state's District Attorney's association has threatened legal action over the appointment of the Attorney General as special prosecutor, and Senate Democrats have contemplated suing
over the gun control law changes.
Not exact matches
Over the weekend, Rick Santorum, a former Pennsylvania senator and Republican who previously ran for president, suggested that student protestors should learn CPR instead of pushing for stricter
gun control laws.
Hey Cappy, jealous that Canada has
gun control laws; or universal health care or is it jealousy
over our secularism and the fact that we really just don't give a damn what you think?
He singled out Skelos in particular for «treason»
over allowing a vote on the SAFE Act, the 2013
gun control law.
The attorney general said the hostility he and Giffords experienced at the show reflect New Yorkers» unrest
over a new
gun control law, the SAFE Act, «which doesn't have anything to do with what we're doing,» he said.
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.
Cuomo has clarified in recent weeks his remarks that he would support a government shutdown
over the issue, saying Democrats should leverage power through the threat of a shutdown by pushing for strong
gun control laws, similar to how Republicans in Congress have staged similar protests
over Planned Parenthood and spending issues.
The measures, which are also backed by Sen. James Seward of Oneida, would address major aspects of the
gun control law championed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, which he counts among his most significant accomplishments as governor
over the last four years.
All of this is separate from issues about what is moral, and what is right, but New York, California, and other places with stringent
gun laws are frequently and repeatedly sued
over them, California is currently a hotbed of lawsuits
over the raft of
gun control bills Jerry Brown signed recently.
State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman pointed to the trove of assault weapons confiscated this week in suburban Rochester and offered his own advice to a federal government embroiled in controversy
over gun -
control laws.
Democrats, women, liberals, moderates, New York City, black, and Jewish voters and voters
over the age of 55 said the incident should lead to stronger
gun control laws, while Republicans, men, conservatives, and upstaters said some acts of violence simply can't be prevented.
Republicans contend Cuomo's involvement in the race, however, could hurt Fiala given the opposition in upstate communities to his
gun control law as well as the controversy
over a ban on hydrofracking in the state.
One operative this weekend pointed out that Skelos is not an ally of grassroots conservatives, who remain at odds with him
over the perception he works too closely with Gov. Andrew Cuomo and his support for the
gun control law known as the SAFE Act.
Senate Republicans had taken political heat from its conservative base
over passing Cuomo's sweeping
gun control law in January.
Lawyers for Skelos tried to focus the judge on the senator's accomplishments, which they included as his help in getting passed —
over considerable GOP opposition
over the years — sweeping
gun control laws and the 2011 same - sex marriage statute.
Over the weekend, Remington said it would open a new plant in Alabama, which offered over $ 60 million in incentives, a move that Alabama officials said was prompted in part by New York's tough gun control law, the SAFE
Over the weekend, Remington said it would open a new plant in Alabama, which offered
over $ 60 million in incentives, a move that Alabama officials said was prompted in part by New York's tough gun control law, the SAFE
over $ 60 million in incentives, a move that Alabama officials said was prompted in part by New York's tough
gun control law, the SAFE Act.
Mental Health advocates have some concerns
over portions of the
gun control laws approved by Governor Cuomo and the legislature this week.
He is moderate on social issues — he has no plans to roll back Cuomo's
gun -
control law, supports same - sex marriage and abortion rights up to the third trimester — and endorsed Hillary Clinton
over Trump in 2016.
The book comes after The New York Times reported that HaprerCollins is «backing away» from a different book project from New York Post columnist Fred Dicker, who has staunchly disagreed with Cuomo on the
gun control law and the ongoing debate
over allowing hydrofracking in the state.
Former NYC Mayor Mike Bloomberg says he will match donations to Everytown for
Gun Safety, a
gun control advocacy group he founded, after the national debate
over gun laws was reignited by the Las Vegas shooting.
The GOP this year is banking on a large upstate turn out, counting on anger
over Gov. Andrew Cuomo's 2013
gun control law known as the SAFE Act, as well his the delay on making a decision
over hydrofracking, as key issues that will bring voters outside of New York City to the polls.
The
gun control law isn't the first tough vote that Cuomo has asked state legislators to take
over the last two - plus years.
The national NRA has not spent much time investing in New York races, despite the widespread controversy among
gun owners
over the SAFE Act, Gov. Andrew Cuomo's signature
gun control law from 2013.
The still roiling anger
over Cuomo's push of the
gun control law the SAFE Act through the Legislature could well translate into support upstate for Astorino, though sportsmen and
gun enthusiasts have not been known to vote in big numbers in the past.
05-14-13... Missouri Lt. Governor Peter Kinder, who presides
over senate, is urging the governor and legislative leaders to try to grow the
gun manufacturing sector, in part thru filed bills which declare federal
gun control laws unenforceable in Missouri and which give businesses tax incentives to
gun manufacturers to relocate to Missouri Ozarks First
Indeed, polls have shown Mr. Cuomo with a wide lead
over Mr. Astorino, whom the governor's campaign plans to attack as an «ultraconservative»
over his opposition to abortion rights, strict
gun control laws and same - sex marriage.
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