Sentences with phrase «stronger gun control measures»

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.

Republican Sen. Marco Rubio was challenged at a town hall Wednesday night by angry students, teachers and parents who were demanding stronger gun control measures after the school shooting that killed 17 people at a Florida high school.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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However, there is still strong resistance by many in the party to any gun - control measures, leaving the fate of new restrictions unclear.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo, meanwhile, has reiterated a push for gun control on the national level, pointing to the SAFE Act, approved in 2013, as one of the strongest measures for gun control in the country.

Many observers credited his strong opposition to New York's SAFE Act gun - control measure as attracting votes outside the City of Buffalo, but his office has also been embroiled in recent controversies including deaths in the Erie County Holding Center — that could serve as campaign fodder.

Senator Jose Peralta, NYLGVP Steering Committee Member and sponsor of S470, which requires microstamping of semi-automatic pistol ammunition, said: «I have always been a strong advocate for gun control and gun safety measures.

The poll also shows strong support by New Yorkers for gun control proposals by the governor and the Assembly's Democratic majority as well as measures to better protect schools from shooting sponsored by the Senate's Republican majority.

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Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy, a strong proponent of gun control legislation, said President Trump is «trying to have it both ways» as his administration waffles on measures to curb gun...

McMurray — who has repeatedly said he supports the Second Amendment right to bear arms as well gun control measures such as stronger background checks for gun purchases — vowed to wage an aggressive campaign against Collins.

Supporters of the deal say having a Democratic - controlled Senate will make it easier to pass long - stalled initiatives like the Child Victims Act, early voting, stronger abortion protections and more gun control measures.

However, there is still strong resistance by many in the party to any gun - control measures, leaving the fate of new restrictions unclear.

Rubio is being challenged by angry students, teachers and parents who are demanding stronger gun - control measures.