Sentences with phrase «stronger gun control»

The latest episode has prompted a renewed and growing call for stronger gun control.

It certainly helps that the leaders of the movement to implement stronger gun controls are articulate and smart, often seeming far more articulate and much smarter than the politicians who oppose them.

The calls for stronger gun control measures by New York state's elected officials are by no means sudden or shocking.

So four days after the shooting, she tweeted an offer to host young protesters coming to Washington for the newly announced March For Our Lives rally in support of stronger gun control measures.

(CNN)- Florida school shooting victim Carmen Schentrup would have turned 17 years old on Wednesday, and her classmates and survivors of the massacre marked her birthday by flooding the state capital to demand stronger gun control laws.

Oprah Winfrey has joined George and Amal Clooney in pledging to donate $ 500,000 to the March for Our Lives, a demonstration to advocate for stronger gun control after the school shooting in Parkland.

Cuomo, eager to be seen as the first governor in the country to pass stronger gun control laws in the wake of the December 2012 school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, pressured Senate Republicans to pass his package of laws, known collectively as the SAFE Act.

Dr O'Brien said: «Coming from countries with strong gun control policies, and a 30-fold lower rate of gun - related homicides, we found the arguments for opposing gun control counterintuitive and somewhat illogical.

High school students and allies seeking stronger gun control laws in North Carolina following last month's Florida school shootings walked through downtown Raleigh in solidarity with a similar weekend rally in Washington.

New York (WBEN / AP)- New York Governor Andrew Cuomo favors stronger gun control, but says it must be done at the federal level.

Officials were already pitching the plan as a continuation of Cuomo's «progressive» agenda for New York, which the governor counts as including a sharp rise in the minimum wage, the marriage equality law and stronger gun control provisions known as the SAFE Act.

Gov. Dannel Malloy talks about stronger gun control measures while on the campaign trail for Hillary Clinton.

There is a loud minority of New Yorkers who have soured on the governor over his steps toward stronger gun control, but numerous polls have shown that the SAFE Act has support as Cuomo continues his progressive lean in 2015 and maintains gun control as a signature issue in his second term.

Their ultimate objective is to rally support for legislative candidates who champion stronger gun control measures.

Equity Team member senior Shawn Pollard said honoring the victims and encouraging stronger gun control were also key messages at the event.

On Wednesday, Cuomo was back in the boroughs, joining students engaging in the national walkout demonstration in support of stronger gun control and lashing out against the NRA and the national GOP.

In it, Zeff defended Mayor Bloomberg for being outspoken about the need for stronger gun control laws in the wake of the Aurora, Colo. shooting.

Fallon then pledged to join the students» «March For Our Lives» demonstration to advocate for stronger gun control after the Parkland school shooting.

If any legislature in the country had the political momentum to quickly pass strong gun control laws this year it seemed that Connecticut did, where 26 children and women were killed in the Newtown school massacre Dec. 14.

And the governor has reiterated his push for stronger gun control laws nationally in the wake of a series of mass shootings.

The students said they wanted to encourage others to use their voices, honor the victims of Parkland, and seek stronger gun control measures.

UPDATE 12:58 p.m.: Thousands of students and supporters rallied at the state Capitol to call for stronger gun control measures, including students who survived last week's massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and hundreds of college students who marched from Florida State University and Florida A&M University.

Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo favors stronger gun control, but says it must be done at the federal level.

Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School students board buses to head to Tallahassee on Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018, to demand stronger gun control.

Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School students Julia Salomone, 18, and sister Lindsey, 15, celebrate with other students as their bus leaves Coral Springs bound for Tallahassee on Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018, to demand stronger gun control.

After Newtown, you said, «If you passed the strongest gun control legislation tomorrow, I don't think it will have a profound effect on the tragedies we have seen.»

In June, he called for stronger gun control, saying that «it's insane» that it's easier to get a gun than a drivers license in an appearance on Tim Kawakami's podcast.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has repeatedly pointed to the SAFE Act giving New York some of the strongest gun control measures in the country.

«I look forward to continue working with Governor Cuomo to improve educational opportunities, create jobs, fight for stronger gun control, and once again be proud of our state government.»

During his two terms representing New York Senate's 15th district, Senator Addabbo has fought for the issues that matter most to his constituents including the creation of jobs, access to affordable health care, stronger gun control laws, senior services, and quality education.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo in a radio interview Thursday continued to press the case for gun control on the national level and for congressional Democrats to call the question with a strong gun control bill.

Cuomo has pointed to the SAFE Act as one of the strongest gun control measures in the country and has largely emphasized a national push on the issue.

Cuomo has clarified in recent weeks his remarks that he would support a government shutdown over the issue, saying Democrats should leverage power through the threat of a shutdown by pushing for strong gun control laws, similar to how Republicans in Congress have staged similar protests over Planned Parenthood and spending issues.

«From being the first big state to pass marriage equality, to passing the nation's strongest gun control and paid family leave laws, to enacting a $ 15 minimum wage and making the opportunity [to get] a college education a right, we'll put this Governor's record up against anyone else's without hesitation.»

As Gov. Andrew Cuomo pushes for both campaign finance reform and the strongest gun control laws in the nation, the Center for Working Families is tying both those issues together.

Democrats, women, liberals, moderates, New York City, black, and Jewish voters and voters over the age of 55 said the incident should lead to stronger gun control laws, while Republicans, men, conservatives, and upstaters said some acts of violence simply can't be prevented.

He led our state to be the first to pass the strongest gun control laws in the nation and passed marriage equality.

Lumaj frequently describes himself as «the only true conservative» in the field and his views on fiscal and social issues generally hew close to the conservative line: he is opposed to stronger gun control measures, favors tougher voter ID laws, would place new restrictions on labor unions and endorses a voucher program for students to attend private and parochial schools.

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.

New York generally is considered to have some of the strongest gun control laws in the country.

Though the editorial board was attempting to push for stronger gun control, the Journal News unintentionally aided the gun rights movement by taking focus off of the Newtown massacre and onto its own bizarre objectification of its readership, portraying liberal activists in the worst possible light and making conservatives look good in comparison.

Tom King, president of the New York State Rifle and Pistol Association, appeared on The Capitol Pressroom to voice his group's opposition to stronger gun control laws.

Rockland County Democratic Chairwoman Kristen Stavisky said as a Democrat she is supportive of stronger gun control but noted, «I understand this is a different issue.»

The experimental study required participants to respond to persuasive political policy statements such as «You should support stronger gun control laws,» «You should support deportation of illegal immigrants,» or «You should support same - sex marriage,» delivered with different pitched voices.

On that day, students across the country are planning walkouts and other events to demand stronger gun control.

«American citizens and students in Israel, Pantsuit Nation Israel, Democrats Abroad - Israel and survivors of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School are standing together to stop the epidemic of mass shootings in the United States by advocating for stronger gun control laws,» rally organizer Marni Mandell said.

Oprah Winfrey has joined George and Amal Clooney in pledging to donate $ 500,000 to the March for Our Lives, a demonstration to advocate for stronger gun control after the school shooting in Parkland.

Tim takes a moment to recognize all the student marches across the nation this past weekend calling for stronger gun control.