Sentences with phrase «passing gun control»

That's about the most the city can do, though, because state law prevents local governments from passing gun control ordinances, lest officials face firing and heavy fines.

Cuomo spent much of the speech highlighting his record, including passing gun control legislation, a property tax cap, gay marriage and a new push to pass a $ 15 minimum wage for all New Yorkers.

Both legislators were targeted for recall after passing gun control legislation through means that circumvented any possible voter referendum.

On any given day, he may or may not express the policy views associated with the American right — he will muse about raising taxes on hedge funds, or passing gun control into law, or slapping deep tariffs on foreign steel.

However, there are numerous examples of leaders «making a difference» after a terrible shooting by passing gun control measures.

Thirteen - year - old Vermont gubernatorial candidate Ethan Sonneborn, a Democrat, wants the state to pass a gun control bill, and he wants to be sure an «assault weapons» ban is added to it.

His only mentions of the massacre came in tweets Saturday contending that the FBI was too focused on the Russia investigation to respond to warnings about the alleged shooter and mocking Democrats for failing to pass gun control.

Both groups are meeting with legislators, urging them to pass gun control, school safety and mental health measures in the remaining weeks of the annual legislative session.

They are also planning a rally at noon pushing lawmakers to pass gun control measures.

Students at thousands of schools across the United States walked out of class Wednesday morning to pressure Congress and state lawmakers to pass gun control laws.

As the deadly shooting at a Parkland, Florida, high school, which killed 17 and injured more than a dozen others, sparks a national conversation around gun control, the White House is pushing Congress to actually pass gun control measures.

Close to a million students stood up and streamed out of classrooms across the country last week as part of the National School Walkout, which honored the victims of the Parkland shooting one month ago and called on lawmakers to pass gun control legislation.

Can you actually say to your child you did all you could do to protect him / her if you don't put pressure on repubs to pass gun control?

Cuomo's actions were illegal, done under the cover of night behind closed doors, ABSOLUTELY NO PUBLIC INPUT WAS ALLOWED, and he did it to be the first in the US to pass any gun control legislation before Obama!

Gov. Andrew Cuomo's message of necessity that skirts the three - day waiting period so lawmakers can pass his gun control legislation this week outlines what his office says is the immediate need to get the law in place.

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.

Former President Barack Obama and many of his fellow Democrats unsuccessfully pushed to pass gun control legislation after a gunman killed 20 children and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, in 2012.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — As President Barack Obama tried to pass gun control legislation after a young man with an AR - 15 semiautomatic rifle killed 20 children in a Connecticut elementary school, a Tennessee group started working to give away the same type of gun.

Gun groups exert power on politicians by having huge mailing lists of «single - issue voters» who will vote against anyone who wants to pass gun control.

Also not resolved - amending the state's recently passed gun control laws rescind a ban on the sale of 10 bullet magazines.

In his first term, they allowed him to pass gun control legislation and gay marriage legalization, and supported his larger business - friendly agenda.

They point out that last year Cuomo and the legislature passed gun control legislation on the very first day of their session, a full week before the budget presentation was due.

During his seven years as governor he has raised the minimum wage, introduced a free college program, passed gun control legislation, raised the age of criminal responsibility, legalized same - sex marriage, and banned fracking.

«We passed gun control laws in this state,» said Governor Andrew Cuomo early in the June 13 event, which drew thousands to the West Village, filling Christopher Street from Waverly Place to Seventh Avenue with the crowd spilling onto Grove Street.

Mr. Cuomo believed he could get the votes to pass a gun control measure in the Senate, but any doubt was erased by a Dec. 24 ambush in Webster, near Rochester, in which a lone gunman set fire to a car and his house, then killed two firefighters who responded.

He did, however, rail against the Obama administration on Twitter on Sunday for supposedly failing to pass gun control legislation when it had the chance.

Given the fact that New York was the first state in the nation to pass a gun control bill (the controversial SAFE Act) in the wake of the Newtown massacre and is headed by a Democratic governor who is also mentioned as a possible 2016 candidate, I imagine Cruz will have plenty to talk about.

And remember this, since Sandy Hook, when we passed our gun control law, we have had fewer gun deaths in the state of New York thanks to your good work.

Republican Assemblyman Steve McLaughlin released a video statement today apologizing for comparing Gov. Andrew Cuomo's push to pass a gun control law to Hitler and Mussolini.

New York lawmakers passed the gun control measures known as the SAFE Act five years ago after Sandy Hook, which continues to divide liberals and conservatives to this day.

the State of New York has passed a gun control law referred to as the New York SAFE Act signed by Governor Andrew M. Cuomo on January 15, 2013, and:

WHEREAS the State of New York has passed a gun control law referred to as the New York SAFE Act signed by Governor Andrew M. Cuomo on January 15, 2013, and:

In the ad, Sarah Brady lauds Cuomo and urges Washington to pass a gun control law a similar to New York's SAFE Act.

From consoling Boston and West, Texas to scolding Congress for failing to pass gun control legislation, the president's messages have been heavy.

A spokeswoman for the Independent Democrats says, in a statement, «We can not speculate on the motives of Senator Skelos,» and points out that the two groups passed gun control legislation, gay marriage and expansion of pre-kindergarten when they co-led the Senate.

Also not resolved — amending the state's recently passed gun control laws to rescind a ban on the sale of 10 - bullet magazines.

An ambitious lobbyist faces off against the powerful gun lobby in an attempt to pass gun control legislation.

Arne Duncan used his last speech as U.S. Education Secretary to draw attention to violence that claims the lives of thousands of children each year, saying that the «greatest frustration» of his seven - year tenure has been Washington's failure to pass gun control legislation.

(CNN)- One of the most vocal survivors of the mass school shooting in Parkland, Florida, is calling for people to boycott Florida for spring break until the state passes gun control legislation.

Trump's tweet Saturday said: «Just like they don't want to solve the DACA problem, why didn't the Democrats pass gun control legislation when they had both the House & Senate during the Obama Administration.

His only mentions of the massacre came in tweets Saturday contending that the FBI was too focused on the Russia investigation to respond to warnings about the alleged shooter and mocking Democrats for failing to pass gun control.

They passed a resolution urging state and federal lawmakers to pass gun control measures, including restricting the sale of ammunition and gun modifiers, to ban assault weapons, to limit the number of firearms a person can own, and institute a universal background check.

Guess they don't have a Marion Hammer in Oregon: The Associated Press's Andrew Selsky reports that Oregon appears to be the first state to pass a gun control measure since the Stoneman Douglas shooting.

Trump did allude to gun laws in a different tweet Saturday, accusing congressional Democrats of not favoring new gun laws: «Just like they don't want to solve the DACA problem, why didn't the Democrats pass gun control legislation when they had both the House & Senate during the Obama Administration.

Not exact matches

He and other Democratic leaders have previously criticized Republican members of Congress for failing to pass gun - control legislation after mass shootings.

Other wealthy countries have dealt with this problem, passing an array of gun control measures, from universal background checks to licensing requirements to outright bans and confiscation schemes.

The moratorium episode — the closest that Florida's Democratic gun - control proponents have come to success after a Feb. 14 shooting rampage, at a high school in Parkland, left 17 people dead — illustrates why it is so difficult to pass firearm restrictions in the State Legislature: When it comes to backing a significant change, even a popular one, the votes just aren't there.

As student activists walked out of class Friday morning, they did so demanding passage of a gun control requirement that the Parkland school shooter passed in order to acquire his gun.

Ron DeSantis, a leading Republican candidate for governor and self - described «big Second Amendment guy,» says he would have vetoed the historic Florida gun - control law passed in the aftermath of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School massacre.

Now, some cities want to undo a Florida law that prevents them from passing local gun - control laws.