Sentences with phrase «strengthen federal gun laws»

Creeden was the fourth teenager in a row at CPAC to tell me they'd be willing to strengthen federal gun laws in the wake of last week's shooting rampage at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida — a stark contrast to the event's official speakers and many other CPAC attendees.

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.

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In just one month since the Parkland shooting, the gun control movement has made some small gains: The Florida state legislature passed new firearm regulations, and the federal spending bill signed by President Trump on Friday contains modest steps toward tightening the nation's gun laws, including the Fix NICS Act, which strengthens the background - check system for gun purchases.

«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.

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.

Cuomo, in the wake of the shooting, has repeatedly called on federal lawmakers to strengthen the nation's gun laws — even suggesting that Democrats in Congress force a government shutdown to pressure reluctant lawmakers.