Sentences with phrase «supported gun control»

Trump embraced gun rights during his presidential campaign, though he supported some gun control before he became a candidate, backing an assault weapons ban and a longer waiting period to purchase a gun in a 2000 book.

He's proposed banning assault weapons and requiring trigger locks, and has openly supported gun control legislation through his entire political career.

In the case with Delta, only 13 people used the NRA discount, and Calkins says the airline never came out and said it supported gun control legislation.

Though he faces an uphill battle — he's a pro-business fiscal conservative who also supports gun control, abortion rights, and efforts to curb climate change — his personal war chest will come in handy.

Essentially, lots of Americans support gun control, but it's not really their top priority when they go out to vote.

On March 21 Breitbart News reported that Fallon encouraged late - night viewers to support the gun control march.

The research supports gun control: A 2016 review of 130 studies in 10 countries, published in Epidemiologic Reviews, found that new legal restrictions on owning and purchasing guns tended to be followed by a drop in gun violence — a strong indicator that restricting access to guns can save lives.

Seems like 92 % of evangelicals do not support gun control efforts.

As an evangelical, I do somewhat support gun control.

-- Mitt Romney «I don't support any gun control legislation.»

We will also filter for young voters in your area who are likely to support gun control legislation.

(His immediate predecessor, Michael Bloomberg, was a lifelong Democrat who ran as a Republican in 2001 and became unaffiliated with any party in 2007, and is frequently invoked by Republicans for supporting gun control measures.)

The move will also put members of the Independent Democratic Conference — who typically caucus with the GOP but support gun control — into a tight spot.

That used to be a Republican district until the Republicans refused to support gun control.

Wasserman Schultz is pro-choice on some issues [clarification needed], supports gun control legislation, and is a supporter of the LGBT community.

But like U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, who represented a conservative - leaning House district before becoming a statewide elected official, Hochul has emphasized support gun control measures as lieutenant governor.

McKinney has waited his entire career for this moment, but his candidacy has failed to catch fire among Republicans, some of whom can not forgive him for supporting the gun control legislation.

Long Island Congressman Steve Isreal (l.), Gabby Giffords and her husband Mark Kelly (r.) held a panel discussion on Hillary Clinton's record of supporting gun control on Sunday at Five Towns College in Dix Hills, Long Island.

But New York's senior senator says that while he supports some gun control, he doesn't want any legislation to go too far.

Schurin says on the other hand a majority of voters support gun control but aren't passionate about it.

He does, however, have a record of supporting gun control restrictions, going so far as to tell local communities they should pass their own restrictions on things like magazine capacity, even though Florida law forbids such local rules on gun rights.

State Senator Eric T. Schneiderman, one of five Democrats seeking to be New York attorney general, supports gun control and same - sex marriage.

A month after speaking at the March for Our Lives in his hometown of Austin, Texas, Matthew McConaughey says he supports some gun control but fears the youth - led movement could be «hijacked» by those hoping to eliminate all guns in the United States...

The SunSentinel reports the controversy involves history teacher Greg Pittman, who supports gun control, and junior Kyle Kashuv, who has defended gun rights after the mass shooting at their school.

For instance: if you support gun control policies, you will likely pay more attention to studies about gun violence (because they reinforce what you already believe) and less attention to reports of gun control policies precipitating higher gun violence (because it conflicts.)

«Supporting gun control is very important to me,» says James.

Burkeman then goes on to provide Strobel, Ford Nation and the rest of their ilk of #bikelash commentators with five new arguments they can use to fight the bicycult's war on the car, including «If you support gun control, you should support bike control.»

Liberal professors supporting gun control draw yawns.»

Stoneman Douglas student David Hogg, one of the movement's key organizers, urged Americans to vote for politicians who support gun control measures.

Also Tuesday, George and Amal Clooney said they are donating $ 500,000 to March for Our Lives demonstrations supporting gun control that have been called for across the country March 24.

There still exists what is called the gun - control paradox, which is the reluctance of Congress to support gun control regulations, even though the majority of US citizens are in favor of them.

The students stopped in the labyrinthine hallway to consult a schedule and map of the building, then crammed into the office of state Rep. Barrington Russell, a Democrat who supports gun control.

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.

They will likely also highlight Clinton's support for debt free college education and gun control, which are both critical issues for young voters.

Trump also tweeted Tuesday about strengthening background checks, indicating that he may support modest gun control measures.

Technology CEOs including Apple's Tim Cook and Microsoft's Satya Nadella sent out messages of support, but some went further and called for stricter gun control.

Twitter Chief Executive Jack Dorsey tweeted a link to the March For Our Lives page, a movement that is supporting stricter gun control, in response to a tweet from President Donald Trump.

While most Americans, Democratic lawmakers, and President Donald Trump have shown support for increased gun control measures like more thorough background checks, many Republican lawmakers continue to oppose any new gun regulations.

POTUS & VPOTUS support the Second Amendment, support strong due process and don't want gun control,» Cox said.

But as the student survivors have chosen to voice their support for gun control and criticize Trump's lack of action, he's apparently now feeling the pressure to at least give the illusion that he takes the situation seriously.

If you look at the polling, support for gun control, depending on which specific measure respondents are asked about, can be very high among both Democrats and Republicans.

Ohio Attorney General and gubernatorial candidate Mike DeWine (R) supports President Trump's executive gun control on bump stocks.

Outside the hall were millions of Canadians who, in many cases, support other parties precisely because of Harper's position on taxes, daycare, gun control and a hundred other issues.

The walk out was part of Will Riley's «Stand for the Second» event; a nationwide call to counter nonstop gun control campaigns with a walkout in support of the Second Amendment and our founding principles.

With President Trump and Rep. Mark Meadows (R - NC) voicing support for Congressional term limits it is important to remember that enacting artificial limits plays into the hands of gun control proponents.

What's remarkable about the polling is how much of it reflects bipartisan support for new gun control measures.

On Tuesday night, at least 200 people came out to a high school to listen to Dr. Tipirneni, who spoke of her support for a public health insurance option, «common - sense» gun control, and robust funding for Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.

Several of the students have criticized the president, whose election was strongly supported by the National Rifle Association and who ran on a platform opposing gun control.

Actors Robert De Niro and Julianne Moore are showing their support for student gun control activists by penning «excuse» letters for those who walked out of class on Friday support of gun control and to protest gun violence.

«I generally oppose gun control, but I support the ban on assault weapons and I support a slightly longer waiting period to purchase a gun,» he wrote in his 2000 book, «The America We Deserve.»