Sentences with phrase «passing gun control measures»

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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.

TALLAHASSEE — For the first time in two decades, the Republican - controlled Legislature passed Wednesday night major gun - control measures while also agreeing to arm some teachers and other school staff.

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.

The basic problem: If a city or state passes strict gun control measures, people can simply cross a border to buy guns in a jurisdiction with laxer laws.

Senate GOP lawmakers since the passage of the SAFE Act have largely resisted efforts to pass new gun control measures, though pushes to repeal the law have faltered.

Now he's pushing state lawmakers in Albany to take up the first major gun control measure since the SAFE Act passed in 2013.

With a sweeping gun control measure behind them, the leaders of the newly formed IDC - GOP Senate coalition believe they've passed a major hurdle toward convincing Albany they can manage the state Senate.

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.

The state Legislature passed and Cuomo approved this March its first piece of gun control legislation since the SAFE Act was approved, a measure that tightens restrictions on gun ownership for those convicted of misdemeanor domestic violence.

Republicans have not ruled out passing new gun control measures that would make it harder for people convicted of domestic abuse or who have mental illnesses from owning firearms.

In a statement, Cuomo — who ushered the SAFE Act through the Legislature — used the court's denial to call on Congress to pass national gun - control measures.

He can take credit for progressive accomplishments under his reign like a phased - in $ 15 minimum wage, paid family leave, and strict gun control measures, ignoring the fact that regular Democrats endorsed all these things and would have passed them into law if they too sat in the majority.

Assemblyman Bill Nojay (R - Livingston County) said one way for Flanagan — who voted for the gun control measure — to prove he is serious is to refuse to pass any extension of the rent regulation laws without agreement on «meaningful» SAFE Act changes.

Just after the Sandy Hook school shooting, a lot of states passed tougher gun control measures.

All this, piled on top of the gun control and same - sex marriage measures he passed in his first four years in office, made it seem few could accuse Cuomo of being a closet Republican again.

The House passed one of the legislative session's biggest gun control bills late Tuesday night — a measure banning «bump stocks,» the devices that allowed a shooter to fire faster and kill nearly 60 people last year at a concert outside a Las Vegas hotel.

Cuomo, too, has benefited from the IDC - GOP coalition in the chamber, and often cites his record to pass measures such as a new gun control law and the legalization of same - sex marriage, while also racking up tax cuts aimed at businesses and property owners in the state budget.

With Cuomo, Skelos allowed votes on a host of long - sought Democratic measures ranging from the legalization of same - sex marriage to a sweeping gun control law in 2013 that was passed in the wake of a school shooting in Connecticut.

The backlash against New York's new gun control law, the NY SAFE Act, continues, with the Wilton GOP announcing today it unanimously passed a resolution in opposition to the measure and calling on fellow party committees to do the same.

The gun control measure passed with Republican support and Klein pointed to the input of the GOP lawmakers in the process for making it happen, giving it the appearance of bipartisan deal making.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo's plan to take it slow on a legislative response to the Eric Garner and Michael Brown cases contrasts with his speedy effort a year ago to pass the nation's first gun control measure after the Newtown tragedy.

At the same time, they point to Flanagan's vote in favor of the 2013 gun control law known as the SAFE Act (Flanagan and the Senate passed a package of SAFE Act changes at the end of session, but those measures were unlikely to be taken up in the Democratic - led Assembly).

Before New York's new gun control law was even passed, lawmakers were acknowledging that they would have to pass a second measure to clean up some of its errors.

Candice Giove, a spokeswoman for the conference, said it would «remain a separate conference focused on fighting for the people of New York and continuing our record of success,» citing votes for a $ 15 minimum wage, paid family leave and the Safe Act, a set of tough gun - control measures that passed in 2013.

Supporters defended Cuomo's liberal credentials throughout the campaign, noting his work to pass same - sex marriage and gun control measures while also working to cut state government dysfunction and boost the economy through business - friendly tax policies and initiatives designed to spur economic development in western New York.

After being nominated by a host of prominent speakers, including former President Bill Clinton (via video) and Mayor Bill de Blasio (in person), Mr. Cuomo underscored the liberal achievements of his administration, including legalizing same - sex marriage and passing strict gun control measures, apparently pushing back on left - leaning Democrats who have questioned his progressive credentials.

Governor Cuomo, whose 2013 SAFE Act was one of the toughest packages of new state gun laws to pass in recent years, responded to Gabey's shooting by calling greater national gun control measures.

The 2013 law, passed in the wake of the Sandy Hook school massacre, led to a ban on new sales of military - style rifles and shotguns and other gun control measures.

The bill comes after several other state and local governments have passed contentious gun - control measures in the wake of the February mass shooting at a Florida high school.

As dislikeable as he can be, Andrew Cuomo is the choice, if for no other reason than that he had the guts to push through the SAFE act gun control measure, a mild reaction to heinous events, but more than anyone else could muster and that he's passed four balanced on time budgets in a row in a state that couldn't for two previous decades.

In the weeks after politicians in Albany quickly passed the new gun control measures, fears in the plant's nearly 200 - year - old hometown of Ilion rose about the company closing or relocating.

«We look forward to working with Governor Cuomo to push a number of issues that are important to him but have been blocked by the Senate Republicans including raising the minimum wage, real campaign finance reform and passing common sense gun control measures like microstamping,» said Senate Democratic spokesman Mike Murphy.

The law is the first gun control measure passed in the U.S. since the school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut and it gives New York state the toughest gun control law in the nation.

Questions have been swirling since New York State passed the toughest gun control measures in the nation.

Two weeks after passing new gun control measures, New York officials are holding public forums around the state to discuss what's in the law.

Supporters of the deal say having a Democratic - controlled Senate will make it easier to pass long - stalled initiatives like the Child Victims Act, early voting, stronger abortion protections and more gun control measures.

Democrats in Congress heard from students, parents and others who have been impacted by gun violence and who are urging Congress to pass gun - control measures.

He recommended that Congress pass tougher gun - control laws and safety measures, including childproof locks.

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee is reiterating his call for state lawmakers to pass a series of what he calls «common sense» gun control measures.

In response, legislators passed gun - control measures for the first time in 20 years.

Nine more wrote that the amendment should be rewritten to allow for gun control measures that currently would not pass constitutional muster, such as the Washington, D.C., handgun ban that was overturned in the landmark 2008 District of Columba v. Heller decision that also found Americans have an individual right to own firearms, never mind all this «well - regulated militia» business.

Gun control has long been one of the most divisive and contentious issues in Washington, and the rush to legislate on school safety reflects the difficulty of passing measures that have anything to do with guns.