Sentences with phrase «terrorism watch list in»

Sen. Chuck Schumer (D - New York) has openly supported Democratic bills including one that expands the background check requirement to gun shows and online purchases and another that would stop anyone who's been on the federal terrorism watch list in the past five years from purchasing a gun.

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Democrats have said the sit - in will continue until a vote is called on legislation that proposes greater background checks and a ban on sales to anyone on a terrorism watch list.

Shortly after, Senate Democrats introduced a measure that would have restricted anyone on the federal terrorism watch list, also known as the no - fly list, from being able to purchase firearms in the U.S..

Democratic challengers in some of this year's most competitive races are appealing to Americans» fears about terrorism to broach gun control, specifically by calling out Republican incumbents for not backing New York Republican Rep. Peter T. King's bill, first introduced nine years ago, to prevent people on the terror watch list from purchasing firearms.

With the mass shooting in California last week focusing attention on terrorism and guns, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy of Connecticut announced that he intended to sign an executive order barring people on federal terrorism watch lists from buying firearms in the state.

Sen. Chuck Schumer and Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, at a news conference in lower Manhattan on Sunday, Dec. 13, 2015, call on the federal government to allow states to bar people on terrorism watch lists from buying guns.

Here, Poitras walks us through the exhibition, reveals what it was like being on a terrorism - related watch - list in the early aughts, plus what she really thinks of Homeland.