On the Senate floor, Sen. Marco Rubio, R - Fla., said he sympathizes with people who want action but claimed that recent proposals
restricting access to guns would not have prevented the tragedy.
National PTA also advocates
restricting access to guns from persons who may endanger public safety.
That legislation includes further
restricting access to guns to people convicted of misdemeanor domestic abuse as proposed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, closing what supporters call loopholes in the federal law while also tightening other laws for gun ownership.
The research supports gun control: A 2016 review of 130 studies in 10 countries, published in Epidemiologic Reviews, found that new legal restrictions on owning and purchasing guns tended to be followed by a drop in gun violence — a strong indicator that
restricting access to guns can save lives.
That includes legislation to
restrict access to guns to people convicted of misdemeanor domestic abuse, which has been proposed by Governor Andrew Cuomo, and tightening other laws for gun ownership.
On the same day, the Broward County Sheriff's Office filed the risk protection order to
restrict his access to guns using a part of the new Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Act, which went into effect earlier this month.
Not exact matches
A 2016 review of 130 studies in 10 countries, published in Epidemiologic Reviews, found that new legal restrictions on owning and purchasing
guns tended
to be followed by a drop in
gun violence — a strong indicator that
restricting access to firearms can save lives.
In Republican - controlled legislatures, the number of laws proposed
to loosen
gun control increased by 75 percent, where in Democrat - controlled legislatures, the number of laws proposed
to restrict gun access increased 10 percent, according
to the Harvard Business School study.
And no amount of
restricting gun access to law abiding citizens will make the criminals weaker.
Only by limiting the
access to guns you can
restrict them.
Mr Trump, who frequently boasts about his support for the National Rifle Association, made no mention of
gun violence or any new measure
to restrict access to firearms during remarks on Thursday about the shooting.
Pediatricians are joining the «March for Our Lives» in downtown Buffalo Saturday morning, declaring
gun violence a public health threat
to children and demanding stricter
gun laws and
restricting children's
access to guns.
«This crucial bill would create an Extreme Risk Protection Order that can temporarily
restrict a person's
access to guns when warning signs indicate that they're likely
to use them
to harm themselves or others.
Cuomo has blasted federal inaction on
guns, and said recent calls
to restrict access to those under 21 are «incremental at best.»
During debate over the
gun control legislation approved in the State senate and Assembly, the issue of mentally ill people using
guns to kill others came up a number of times, particularly among legislators who are opposed
to restricting access to assault weapons and other
guns.
Across the board, student protesters pressed for similar change: Broaden background checks for weapons purchases,
restrict access to assault rifles, enforce mental health screenings for
gun owners and increase security at schools.
While research has shown that police chiefs are more likely
to back measures that
restrict access to firearms, police officers tend
to gravitate towards
gun rights.