Sentences with phrase «seek gun reform»

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In the weeks after the deadly Parkland, Florida, school shooting, Trump has, at turns, been sympathetic to student survivors who are demanding action to address gun violence, and he has sought to appease gun - rights proponents who are impervious to calls for reform.

Hoping to capitalize on Democratic anger over the election of President Trump, Mayer and other Democrats argue the Westchester contest is critical to their hopes of controlling the Senate and enacting legislation long sought by progressives, including new gun control measures, campaign finance and ethics reforms, and a bill to strengthen New York's abortion laws.

If a city commission passes an ordinance regarding guns or ammunition, the law forcibly removes them from office; requires them to personally pay the legal costs of the industry group that seeks to overturn the reform, no matter how many of our residents demanded the reform; imposes a $ 5,000 fine personally; and, the law is invalidated anyway.»

We seek numerous reforms to gun ownership laws including raising the minimum age to purchase assault weapons, mandatory background checks, mandatory waiting periods, and gun violence restraining orders.