Sentences with phrase «people shooting guns»

There's all these stories of politicians making deals in this mysterious back room, and people shooting guns, and rock stars hanging out after the shows.

In almost every case where guns are used to kill other people, either the people who do the shooting were using illegally - obtained guns anyway, and so better gun control wouldn't have stopped them from getting the guns in the first place, OR the people shooting the guns would have qualified to own guns by any proposed gun control standard.

Do you see Asian people shooting guns randomly?

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Since the mass shooting at a gay club in Orlando, in which 49 people died, the entire media ecosystem — from late - night comedians to TV anchors to newspapers — have been focused on America's gun violence epidemic.

Delta's move to end discounts for NRA members came in the wake of this month's deadly school shooting in Parkland, Florida, which left 17 people dead and reignited the gun control debate in America.

«Its theory seems to be: Let's get lots of people to push for all sorts of things and the world will get better, it's kind of a shot gun approach rather than a targeted one.

The union is part of a national wave of activism trying to get the firearms industry to improve gun safety and sales policies after another deadly mass shooting, this time at a Florida high school in February that left 17 people dead.

High profile shootings such as the one in Orlando, Florida amplify fears of crime, leading some people to buy guns.

It's the first time an executive at the nation's second - largest bank has publicly laid out how it will deal with gun - industry clients following Feb. 14 shootings at a high school in Parkland, Florida, that left 17 people dead.

Authorities said a lone shooter who had carried a gun in his checked bag got off a plane at the Fort Lauderdale - Hollywood International Airport Friday afternoon and shot 13 people, killing five of them, at a baggage claim area.

The National Shooting Sports Foundation strips its background checks data of applications for conceal - carry permits, typically made by people who already own guns, to give a better reflection of actual purchases.

Nikolas Cruz, the 19 - year - old suspect that killed 17 people in a mass shooting in Parkland, Florida, Wednesday, was armed with an assault rifle and had a gun obsession.

The type of gun and bullet used, the range of the shot, where on the body a person was shot, and whether or not the bullet exited the body afterward all make a difference.

Whatever spurred the event, it is now the deadliest mass shooting in US history — and Paddock's victims join a growing number of people in the US that were intentionally killed at the end of a gun.

Even before recent mass shootings that killed dozens of people, a group of nuns quietly put together a plan to pressure gun makers

The Parkland, Florida shooting that killed 17 people at a high school has sparked a national debate on gun control.

If Japanese people want to own a gun, they must attend an all - day class, pass a written test, and achieve at least 95 % accuracy during a shooting - range test.

Several Republican politicians and government officials including President Donald Trump have suggested that mental illness was to blame for the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Wednesday that left 17 people dead — but researchers say evidence suggests there is no traceable link between mental illness and gun violence, and that a much more widespread issue is to blame.

The sporting - goods chain sold a gun to Nikolas Cruz, the 19 - year - old accused of killing 17 people at a high school in Parkland, Florida, on February 14, though a different gun was used in the shooting.

High - profile technology executives have called for increased gun control in the wake of the shooting at YouTube's headquarters that left at least three people injured and the suspect shooter dead.

Fourteen people died and 22 others were wounded in the shooting attack by a married couple who were inspired by Islamic State militants and died in a gun battle with police.

Following the shooting that killed 17 people in Parkland, Florida, the nation has been engulfed in a debate over gun control.

You just have to treat it like a gun: assume it's loaded, keep the safety on, pointed away from people, finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot.

As Congress returns from recess this week, the big question is whether the shooting in Parkland, Florida, which killed at least 17 people, and injured more than a dozen others, will push Congress to actually do something on guns.

The comments come after the Air Force admitted that it failed to submit records that may have blocked Devin Kelley, who shot and killed 26 people at a Sutherland Springs, Texas, church on Sunday, from buying guns.

Although preparing for the worst is necessary, some people argue that school shootings may be prevented through gun control legislation.

The NRA, bolstered by Trump, has been a vocal proponent of allowing more guns in public places, including schools, but the exception for the convention has raised eyebrows and prompted skepticism among students and at least one parent who lost his child in the Feb. 14 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., in which 17 people were killed and others injured.

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.

National Harbor, Maryland (CNN) The head of the biggest gun lobby in the US has accused Democrats of pushing a «socialist» agenda to deprive gun owners of their weapons, in an uncompromising speech just a week after 17 people died in the Florida school shooting.

Wall Street has started to rethink its close ties with gun makers, especially since the shooting in Parkland, Fla., in February that left 17 people dead and touched off a series of protests and boycotts against companies linked to the firearms industry.

At a candlelight vigil Thursday night for the 17 people killed in a Florida school shooting, attendees chanted, «No more guns.»

Florida's newest tool to prevent mass shootings — empowering police to seize guns from people deemed to be dangerous — could pose serious legal challenges that are likely to be debated for years to come.

Republicans called for prayers, but argued that no single fix to the nation's gun laws would deter a shooting like the one on Wednesday in Parkland, Fla., that left 17 people dead, many of them children.

The only reason more people weren't shot: Shaw reportedly rushed the gunman while he reloaded, «grabbed the gun's barrel, pulled it away and threw it over the Waffle House counter,» suffering a gunshot wound and second - degree burns on his right hand from the weapon's barrel while disarming the shooter, later identified by police as 29 - year - old Travis Reinking.

Paddock had 12 bump stocks, Ken Dilanian reported for NBC News, among an arsenal of 23 guns at the hotel he shot people from and 19 at his house, at least some of which were AR - 15 — and AK - 47 — style weapons.

After the Las Vegas shooting, which left 58 people dead last October, there appeared to be bipartisan agreement to take some kind of narrow legislative action to ban bump stocks, an accessory that can effectively turn a semiautomatic rifle into a machine gun.

The survey — conducted in the wake of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, that left 17 people dead — also finds that significantly more Americans believe mass shootings in the United States are due more to mental health issues than inadequate gun laws.

Among those polled, 57 % said mass shootings in the United States were more of a reflection of problems identifying and treating people with mental health problems, while 28 % blamed «inadequate gun laws.»

The FBI said the caller provided information about «Cruz's gun ownership, desire to kill people, erratic behavior, and disturbing social media posts, as well as the potential of him conducting a school shooting.»

Gun share prices rise after mass shootings with the perception that tighter gun control rules will follow and that people need to better protect themselves.

Teenagers are forcing lawmakers to consider changing their state gun laws — demanding action after a school shooting in Parkland, Florida, left 17 students dead and added to the list of instances where people have opened fire on school grounds in 2018.

Walmart and Dick's Sporting Goods said they would no longer sell guns to anyone under 21 years old, as two of the country's biggest gun sellers tightened their policies in the wake of a high - school shooting that left 17 people dead in Parkland, Fla..

Every person who insists on unrestricted gun ownership instead of school safety and neglects to recognize the pain of the victims, deserves some of the condemnation for these shootings.

State lawmakers passed no restrictions on guns after the fatal shooting of 49 people at Orlando's Pulse Nightclub in 2016 and the mass shooting that killed five at the Fort Lauderdale - Hollywood International Airport in 2017.

Shot Show is a playground for people who like guns, but it's also a great event for business opportunities.

The people who have risk protection orders filed against them range in age from a 14 - year - old boy who classmates claimed «wanted to kill someone to see how it feels» to a 63 - year - old man who, court records state, was «seeing spirits» and purchased two shots guns and two handguns, insisting «I can buy as many (firearms) as I want.»

Student survivors of the Feb. 14 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School that left 17 people dead are now leading a massive national gun control movement.

FBI background checks for gun sales spike after mass shootings By John Maines and Yiran Zhu March 12, 2018 While mass shootings may drive some people away from owning firearms, for others they are motivation to buy.

With every mass shooting, Republicans have been careful to avoid conversations around expanding background checks or imposing any kind of gun control measures, outside of arming more people.

Many of the young people who showed up for the March for Our Lives rally in Washington, D.C., were concerned not just about mass shootings, but the kind of gun violence that draws fewer headlines.