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The deadly shooting at a Texas church Sunday has renewed calls for stricter gun control laws in the United States.

In his remarks Sunday night at an interfaith service at in Newtown, Connecticut, President Barack Obama vowed to use «whatever power» he has to prevent more mass shootings, and he all but promised to push for stricter gun control laws in the next U.S. Congress.

He lives in a town with some of the strictest gun control laws in the US and yet is the Murder capital of the US.

In 2000, Pataki helped lead the legislature in passing some of the then - strictest gun control laws in the country.

Not exact matches

While there is a vocal minority who want gun laws in the U.K. relaxed, they do appear to be very small — all the mainstream political parties support strict gun laws, and much of the debate centers on whether the U.K., which already has some of the strictest gun laws in the entire world, needs more control.

Others buy them in case U.S. gun control laws become stricter.

In the days following the February 14 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, students who witnessed the deaths of their peers traveled to the Florida State Capitol to demand stricter gun control laws.

The basic problem: If a city or state passes strict gun control measures, people can simply cross a border to buy guns in a jurisdiction with laxer laws.

I live in Canada and due to our strict gun control laws we are not seeing the same types of insane killing and I'm thankful for that.

Historically, mass shootings don't usually lead to stricter regulation on gun control laws — they actually loosen them in states with Republican legislatures.

Cuomo, noting that the state teachers union didn't endorse him in either of his two races for governor, said overhauling the education system would be as important to his legacy for him as winning approval of gay marriage and enacting strict gun - control laws.

Heller dealt with a strict District of Columbia law that banned ownership of any handgun in the district and also required that any gun (even rifles and shotguns) should be kept unloaded and under the control of a trigger lock at all times when not in use.

Trump told governors gathered in D.C. that he would take action to ban the sale of bump stocks without Congress, and said it's «OK» to push back against the NRA «every once as a while,» as the powerful gun lobbying group fights calls to enact stricter gun control laws after the shooting.

On Tuesday afternoon, Cynthia Nixon vowed to fight for stricter gun - control laws, stand up for black voters, and support the legalization of marijuana in her first national TV interview since declaring her candidacy for governor of New York.

Cuomo — who noted that the state teachers union didn't endorse him in either of his two races for governor — said overhauling the education system would be as important to his legacy for him as winning approval of gay marriage and enacting strict gun - control laws.

He can take credit for progressive accomplishments under his reign like a phased - in $ 15 minimum wage, paid family leave, and strict gun control measures, ignoring the fact that regular Democrats endorsed all these things and would have passed them into law if they too sat in the majority.

We came together, both Democrats and Republicans, to enact strict gun control measures because we fundamentally believed that we could both protect our communities while safeguarding the constitutional rights of law - abiding gun owners in our state.

«The reality is we do have very strict gun control laws, but all around us we're surrounding by states that don't,» she told reporters in Syracuse on Wednesday at a promotions ceremony for law enforcement.

Governor Cuomo, who championed strict new gun control laws in New York after the 2012 Newtown, Connecticut, shootings killed 20 children, says national gun policy is «insanity» and «disgusting.»

A new poll finds Governor Cuomo is paying a political price with Republicans in New York for enacting the nation's strictest gun control laws.

Kolb said he voted against the strict gun control measures approved by Cuomo and the Legislature after the Sandy Hook, Connecticut, shootings in 2012, saying they unfairly harm law - abiding gun owners.

The GOP candidate would try to repeal strict new gun control laws championed by Cuomo that in part require gun owners to register their firearms with the state.

He recycled several attacks on Mr. Astorino, the Westchester County executive: the governor said Mr. Astorino is the type of «ultra-conservative» «Washington» Republican that wants to repeal the state's strict gun control laws, over-turn abortion protections and somehow undo the law allowing same - sex marriage in the state.

In both cities, the call from survivors of the Parkland massacre last month is for Congress to pass stricter gun control laws and to end gun violence.

These things happened because of our state's gun control laws, which Gov. Andrew Cuomo has called the strictest in the country.

Governor Andrew Cuomo's championing of strict new gun control laws in New York has taken a toll on his popularity.

The FBI is «stretched very thin» and lawmakers in Washington «prostitute themselves» to the NRA to block stricter gun control laws, NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton said during a TV appearance this morning.

ALBANY — Pro-gun GOP lawmakers are smoking mad that they voted for millions of dollars in funding for the SAFE Act — the state's strict gun - control law — claiming they didn't know the spending was hidden in state budget bills.

An issue of concern to many voters expected to turnout is gun control — specifically opposition to the stricter gun law passed in Connecticut following the 2012 school shooting in Newtown.

A nearly 15 - hour filibuster to push a vote on gun control legislation quickly elevated U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy's national profile and cemented his place as a leader in the Democratic movement for stricter gun laws following the mass shooting at an Orlando club.

Days later, a New York Times editorial called for stronger gun control laws in response to the murders, pointing to the ease with which Ferguson obtained a handgun in California, which had one of the country's stricter gun laws at the time.

Governor Andrew Cuomo, who championed strict new gun control laws in New York after the 2012 Newtown, Connecticut shootings killed 20 children, says national gun policy is «insanity» and «disgusting.»

While Mr. Cuomo and his aides made the argument that his support of legalizing same - sex marriage and stricter gun control laws more than cemented his progressive bona fides, many in the WFP remained unconvinced that Mr. Cuomo — who bragged at the State Democratic Convention about how he had slashed taxes — could adequately represent their party's core values.

HARTFORD — The day after a self - radicalized gunman killed 49 people in a crowded Florida nightclub, members of Connecticut's congressional delegation said stricter gun control laws are necessary to aid in the fight against the Islamic State.

Connecticut's stricter gun control law, signed by Malloy after the school shooting in Newtown, is expected to feature prominently in the debate.

Bernie Sanders» pro-gun-rights voting record could burn him in New York City, which has among the strictest gun - control laws in the nation, political analysts say.

The owner of the Remington Arms factory in upstate New York has finally made a statement about the state's strict gun control laws, calling them unconstitutional, nearly four months after their enactment.

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.

Senate GOP Leader Dean Skelos says the hasty manner in which New York's strict new gun control laws, call the NY SAFE Act, were passed during the first full day of the legislative session this year was «wrong,» and he hopes not to repeat that when deciding key end - of - session issues in June like siting casinos or approving an anti-corruption package.

Bratton's main point on MSNBC's «Morning Joe» appeared to be that law enforcement officers can not just surveil their way out of the problem of terrorism and mass shootings, but rather need stricter gun control laws to help them in their efforts.

In his first interview as a candidate, Katko took aim at the New York SAFE Act, a strict gun - control law that Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed one month after 20 children and six adults were shot dead at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, ConnIn his first interview as a candidate, Katko took aim at the New York SAFE Act, a strict gun - control law that Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed one month after 20 children and six adults were shot dead at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connin Newtown, Conn..

A nearly 15 - hour filibuster to push a vote on gun control legislation quickly elevated U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy's national profile and cemented his place as a leader in the Democratic movement for stricter gun laws following the mass shooting at an...

The Post-ABC poll also finds that 58 percent of adults say stricter gun control laws could have prevented the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, but there is no rise in support for banning assault weapons compared with two years ago and the partisan divide on this policy is as stark as ever.

Pro-gun control activists in Golden's Bay Ridge district say liking the tweet indicates Seravalli is sympathetic to conspiracy theories saying the vocal teens from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School are actors in a plot to impose stricter gun laws.

But her limited coffers — she raised $ 980,000 compared with more than $ 7 million by her opponent — put her at a distinct disadvantage in countering claims that she favored strict gun control laws and that her views on the economy made her a communist.

August 15, 2012 • In one House race, a conservative group is accusing a Democrat of politicizing the shootings after he called for stricter gun control laws.

John Madden (Shakespeare In Love) is directing the film, which will see Chastain playing «a powerful lobbyist who sacrifices her career on Federal Hill in order to successfully pass an amendment enforcing stricter gun control laws.&raquIn Love) is directing the film, which will see Chastain playing «a powerful lobbyist who sacrifices her career on Federal Hill in order to successfully pass an amendment enforcing stricter gun control laws.&raquin order to successfully pass an amendment enforcing stricter gun control laws.»

Instead of going to college this fall, Marjory Stoneman Douglas high school senior Ryan Deitsch will focus on turning out the youth vote in November's midterm elections in hopes of a fresh push for stricter gun control laws.

Most buyers of classic shotguns are British or European, though approximately 25 % of Holt's buyers are from the U.S.. However, this is one boom that's not — so far — being fed by an increasingly wealthy Asia, in part because of strict gun - control laws in China and Japan.

In the NRA video, he criticized National School Walkout Day — in which students left classes to pay tribute to the 17 people killed at Florida's Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School a month earlier and to demand stricter gun control lawIn the NRA video, he criticized National School Walkout Day — in which students left classes to pay tribute to the 17 people killed at Florida's Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School a month earlier and to demand stricter gun control lawin which students left classes to pay tribute to the 17 people killed at Florida's Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School a month earlier and to demand stricter gun control laws.