Sentences with phrase «toughest gun control law»
The law is the first gun control measure passed in the U.S. since the school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut and it gives New York state the toughest gun control law in the nation.
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«This coalition has proved we can govern in a bipartisan fashion,» said Senate co-leader Jeffrey Klein (D - Bronx), ticking off the wins: raising the minimum wage, passing the nation's toughest gun control law, and helping small business.
Registered (gun owning) Democrat here, pretty sure we already had some of the toughest gun control laws in the country.
Cuomo has been praised for on - time budgets, tough gun control laws and legalizing gay marriage.
Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner said she's been lobbying Congress to pass tougher gun control laws and the gun violence will continue until they do.
«In 2013, New York rose to the occasion and passed the toughest gun control laws in the nation.
When New York state passed «the toughest gun control laws in the nation» on Jan. 15, concern arose in a small upstate New York town built around a gun manufacturing company.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo proposed a bevy of policy ideas ranging from an increase to the state's minimum wage, equal pay for women and the toughest gun control laws in the nation in his third State of the State address.
(GOP gubernatorial candidate Rob Astorino said better mental health systems — not tougher gun control laws — were needed to combat mass shootings, but he has slashed funding and staffing for such services since taking office as Westchester county executive in 2010, budget figures show.)
GOP gubernatorial candidate Rob Astorino said better mental health systems — not tougher gun control laws — were needed to combat mass shootings, but he has slashed funding and staffing for such services since taking office as Westchester county executive in 2010, budget figures show.
In the same place where the gay rights movement began, outside of the Stonewall Inn on Christopher Street, Gov. Andrew Cuomo calling for tougher gun control laws.
Over the weekend, Remington said it would open a new plant in Alabama, which offered over $ 60 million in incentives, a move that Alabama officials said was prompted in part by New York's tough gun control law, the SAFE Act.
From guaranteed paid sick leave to tougher gun control laws, from a higher minimum wage to a comparably smooth rollout of the Affordable Care Act, few governors have embraced President Barack Obama's liberal policies with the zeal of Gov. Dannel P. Malloy.
The New York State Rifle and Pistol Association plans to appeal a ruling largely upholding tough gun control laws in New York and Connecticut.
«With approval ratings that consistently topped 70 percent, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo had the political capital to spend when he set out to pass the toughest gun control laws in the nation,» said Maurice Carroll, director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute, in a statement.
Mayor Bloomberg walked back his comment about police officers threatening to go on strike in the absence of tougher gun control laws, noting strikes by public employees aren't even legal in New York.
Hochul said the governor is reiterating that New York has the toughest gun control laws in the nation, but also deals with guns coming in from other states.
He described Cuomo's speech as «bold and aggressive» and said he believes the governor's call for the toughest gun control laws in the nation is the right thing to do.
During the press conference, Klein said his arrangement with Skelos was solid and has yielded results he's proud of, including on - time budgets, a tougher gun control law and a minimum wage increase.
When unbearable heartbreak struck our neighbors in Newtown, CT, New York State quickly passed the toughest gun control laws in the nation.
And in New York State, even with one of the nation's toughest gun control laws, chances are, he...
But the Clarence Republican's legislative proposal for overturning New York's tough gun control law, and others like it, remains a long way from becoming law.
Syracuse, N.Y. - Nearly 1,000 people have been charged under the NY Safe Act in the eight months since the tougher gun control law was passed, according to the state's Division of Criminal Justice Services.
On Saturday millions of demonstrators took to the streets in US cities and around the world in support of tougher gun control laws.
NEW YORK (AP)-- Support for tougher gun control laws is soaring in the United States, according to a new poll that found a majority of gun owners and half of Republicans favor new laws to address gun violence in the weeks after a Florida school shooting left 17 dead and sparked nationwide protests...
On Saturday millions of demonstrators took to the streets in US cities and around the world in support of tougher gun control laws.
Not exact matches
Like Cuomo, state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman used the petition denial to call on Congress and states to pass tougher gun - control laws.
Senator Jeff Klein, sponsor of S4392, which enacts «Nicholas's Law» said: «As the prime Senate sponsor of the SAFE Act, considered the toughest gun laws in the nation, I'm proud that New York has led the way on gun control.
(CNN)- Days after the shootings in Newtown, Connecticut, demands from the public and lawmakers for tougher gun control legislation were met by President Barack Obama's call for a re-examination of the country's gun laws.
Cuomo began the session in January with a hefty agenda, including an ambitious plan to make New York's gun control laws the toughest in the nation; and be the first state to react to the Newtown, Connecticut shootings in December.
Pollster Mickey Carroll says the governor's numbers started dropping right after Cuomo convinced the legislature to pass tough new gun control laws in mid-January.
The New York state legislature is passing the toughest in the nation gun control laws laid out by Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
Democratic U.S. Rep. Edward Markey is joining with other gun control activists to call on Congress to approve tough gun laws.
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP)-- Only days after calling for an overhaul of gun control in New York following the Connecticut school shooting, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says a tough proposal on gun control is ready to become law.
Governor Cuomo, whose 2013 SAFE Act was one of the toughest packages of new state gun laws to pass in recent years, responded to Gabey's shooting by calling greater national gun control measures.
The Central New York tragedy and Wednesday's refusal by a state judge to block New York's tough new gun law, have kicked the gun control issue into overdrive.
The New York state legislature is passing the toughest in the nation gun control laws laid out by Governor Cuomo.
The gun control law isn't the first tough vote that Cuomo has asked state legislators to take over the last two - plus years.
Hundreds of demonstrators marched across the Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday to call for tougher gun - control laws in an event underwritten by former NYC Mayor Mike Bloomberg.
ALBANY — A tough 2014 gun control law enacted in New York has resulted in 75,000 mentally ill people being dubbed by the state as too dangerous to own a firearm, Gov. Cuomo announced Thursday.
BY DUNCAN OSBRNE What was billed as a vigil for the people murdered by a gunman in an Orlando nightclub quickly became a rally in support of gun control legislation as elected officials, the head of New Yorkers Against Gun Violence (NYAGV), and even a trauma surgeon called for tougher federal laws to control -LSB-...]
PARKLAND, Fla. (AP)-- Pressure is growing for tougher gun - control laws after a mass shooting at a Florida high school, with thousands of angry protesters at state rallies demanding immediate action from lawmakers, and more demonstrations planned across the country in the weeks ahead.
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP)-- The National Rifle Association says the secret negotiations and lightning - fast passage of New York's tough new gun control laws squelched the powerful gun lobby's ability to mount opposition.
Pollster Mickey Carroll says the governor's numbers started dropping right after Cuomo convinced the legislature to pass tough new gun control laws, known as the New York SAFE Act, in mid-January.
December 11, 2013 • Colorado enacted several tough gun control measures after the shooting in Newtown, Conn. — and then voters ousted two lawmakers who backed those laws.
He recommended that Congress pass tougher gun - control laws and safety measures, including childproof locks.
Utah Legislature will tackle high - profile issues Politics» While the state budget and public education will dominate discussions as usual, lawmakers are expected to debate tougher ethics laws, weaker gun - control laws.