Sentences with phrase «says federal gun laws»

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«I'll set the record straight: You can not carry a gun on a plane unless you're a federal agent or a law enforcement officer on official business,» Price said.

Rep. John Katko, a longtime gun rights supporter, said he will consider supporting changes in federal gun laws that would raise the minimum age to buy a firearm and require universal background checks for all gun sales.

Cuomo said if he were president, he would not hold back on advocacy for federal gun control laws.

A measure that would hinder the carrying out of a controversial gun control law in New York on the federal level would be challenged by Gov. Andrew Cuomo in court, he said on Tuesday.

The governor again lamented the Republican - controlled Congress's reluctance to strengthen federal gun laws, which he said are key to staunching the problem of gun violence.

Kaminsky said the law is needed as a safeguard for school districts if current laws are changed, such as the president's promise to eliminate federal gun - free zones.

However, the federal government's continued inaction on this issue has not only allowed the epidemic of gun violence to spread, but it has actually prevented the laws like the SAFE Act from being fully effective,» Cuomo said.

Despite lax federal gun control laws, de Blasio said, he credited the NYPD for «rapidly» making more gun seizures and arrests.

«The recent wave of mass shootings is horrifying, and the federal government's failure to act on any form of meaningful gun safety laws is unconscionable,» Cuomo said in a statement.

With Carey's help, New York passed the nation's toughest gun safety law, but his murder underscores the fact that our federal gun laws are woefully inadequate,» Cuomo said in a statement.

He said because federal laws are weak, illegal guns are bought in other states and brought into New York.

Federal law bans gun ownership by those convicted in domestic violence cases, but the law varies by state and how it is enforced, as well as how it is reported to authorities, state officials said.

The mayor, who has been crusading against illegal guns for years now, said the videos reveal a «dangerous gap in our existing federal gun laws.»

«We support this and other legislation that will further strengthen the strongest gun safety laws in the country, but as the governor said, to most effectively curb gun violence we need federal action and the lack of federal action on this is alarming,» Cuomo spokesman Rich Azzopardi said.

Many of the customers - a range of ex-military men, off - duty law enforcement officers and a sprinkling of women learning how to handle a firearm for self - protection - said they have grown up around guns and are leery of interference by the federal government on gun rights.

Murphy said he is forming an alliance with other governors to put pressure on the federal government to pass stricter gun laws.

- Lawmakers are also discussing a provision that would strip gun owners of their firearms if convicted of domestic violence, tightening what gun control advocates say are loopholes in the state and federal law.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is «stretched very thin» and lawmakers in Washington «prostitute themselves» to the National Rifle Association to block stricter gun control laws, said NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton during a television appearance on Tuesday morning.

In a July interview with Syracuse.com, Katko said he opposes the New York SAFE Act and any new federal gun laws.

Governor Cuomo, who says the Newtown shooting is «every parent's worst nightmare,» says the state already has some of the toughest anti gun laws in the nation, so the focus should really be on the strengthening of federal laws.

WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. John Katko, a longtime gun rights supporter, said Friday he will consider supporting changes in federal gun laws that would raise the minimum age to buy a firearm and require universal background checks for all gun sales.

The law, known as the Gun - Free School Zones Act, was struck down last fall by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, which said that Congress exceeded its authority under the commerce clause of the Constitution when it made gun possession near public or private schools a federal offense.

Saying she fears for her safety, a young woman who wants to join the National Rifle Association's challenge to a new Florida law that made it illegal to sell guns to anyone under age 21 is asking a federal court to keep her identity secret.

Sen. Marco Rubio said he plans to introduce similar federal legislation that would give «law enforcement and close family members» the ability to obtain a court order to prevent future gun sales or remove guns from individuals who may pose a threat.