Sentences with phrase «voted against the gun»

This fear of an NRA backlash might, at least in part, explain why Republican senators continue to vote against gun control legislation that's popular with their own conservative constituents.

DeFranciso voted against the gun - control legislation right alongside Nozzolio.

Gun rights groups claim a slim majority for their position in the Senate, given the two or three Democratic Senators representing rural districts who often vote against gun control — although there are also Republican Senators from urban districts who tend to waver.

Cuomo noted that Zeldin opposed the SAFE Act when he was a member of the Senate Republican conference, and has voted against gun control measures since arriving in Congress.

The only Republican incumbent who was defeated Tuesday was Rep. Michael Molgano of Stamford, who voted against the gun control bill after the Newtown shootings.

That distinction goes to Jason Paul, a little known Democrat from Colchester — a UConn law student challenging Democratic state Rep. Linda Orange, who voted against the gun control law.

Most members of the Western New York State Senate delegation voted against the gun control legislation that is making its way through Albany.

Orange, who has made constituent services a priority in her career, voted against gun - control legislation arising from the Sandy Hook school shooting in December 2012 — earning high marks from the National Rifle Association.

After the Pulse Nightclub shooting in Orlando in 2016, local artist and GSD member Kim Sillen organized the Senator Portrait Project — images of the US Senators who take NRA money and vote against gun safety laws.

Not exact matches

On the Democratic side, the appeal of stronger gun laws was evident in Clinton's attacks on rival Bernie Sanders over his past votes against background check laws and for limits on lawsuits against gun makers.

«So I think that if we just run against her record as it has been, she voted to take away our guns, she voted for an assault weapons ban.

There is 21 - year - old Howard University student Clifton Kinnie, who, in 2014, mobilized teenagers to organize against gun violence and register to vote after 18 - year - old Mike Brown was killed by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri.

«At the end of the day I'm not voting against a bill that is going to take guns out of the hands of 18 - year - olds,» said Rep. Jared Moskowitz, a Democrat from Broward County.

But 18 Republicans voted against it over objections to gun control measures they believe violate the Second Amendment.

«I just don, t get how these Southern Evangelical «Nut Jobs» keep voting against their own interest???? No Abortion and Guns are the only thing they vote for?

«Despite this, John Faso has worked against gun reform from the start, opposing even basic policies like background checks, and voting against the New York SAFE Act.

But the Democratic - controlled Senate voted against legislation pushed by the president that would have expanded background checks for firearm purchases to gun shows and online sales.

I only prefer Dems because clearly the Pubs only speak for the wealthy and donor class (and the single issue folks — Guns, God, anti-Gays, etc) they can fool into voting against their own interests!

Citizens can and do vote for or against politicians based on their position on guns.

The amendments, though voted down, come as Republicans in the state Senate have signaled support for possible gun control legislation, which could include making it harder for those deemed too dangerous to obtain a firearm and closing up loopholes in the prohibition against people convicted of misdemeanor domestic violence from keeping and obtaining guns.

The New York State Rifle and Pistol Association calls for gun owners to vote against the Convention because it «will be run by New York City special interest groups.»

Cuomo — who has also vowed to work against the re-election of Faso and a half - dozen other Republican members of Congress who oppose gun control measures — said Faso's personal «no» vote on did not get him off the hook.

Mr. Brindisi, a well - regarded member of a younger, progressive bloc of Democrats in Albany, noted that he had publicly criticized the Cuomo administration's economic development plans, and had voted against the SAFE Act, a 2013 gun control bill that has been a galvanizing issue for the governor's opponents upstate.

He voted against New York's gun control laws, known as the SAFE Act, and allowing medical marijuana.

Will you commit to voting against any further bills that would weaken current gun safety laws?

Bloomberg's Independence USA PAC put $ 6 million in ads behind Pennsylvania Sen. Pat Toomey for his leadership on gun control legislation after the Newtown shooting and punished New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte for voting against it with $ 8.5 million in ads backing her opponent, Gov. Maggie Hassan — while Bloomberg donated another $ 1 million to Planned Parenthood Votes to further boost Hassan.

Gun groups exert power on politicians by having huge mailing lists of «single - issue voters» who will vote against anyone who wants to pass gun control.

Also at 1 p.m., New Yorkers Against Gun Violence announces its 2016 rankings for members of the state Legislature based on their votes on gun bills since January 2013, City Hall steps, Manhattan.

Ms. Bacchiochi voted against the 2013 gun control bill, passed after the Sandy Hook school massacre, and makes it clear she is the only statewide candidate to have done so — a mark against her in our book.

«The choice for Republicans is clear: they can keep Richard Hanna, who votes to raise taxes, to extend U.S. debt to economically dangerous levels by voting with Obama, Reid and Pelosi to raise the debt ceiling while bankrupting our nation, or they can choose a commonsense Republican like me who has a proven record of voting to reduce taxes, voting against the implementation of Obamacare in New York, votes against funding an illegal database (including ammunition database) against legal gun owners, voting against increasing our debt ceiling in New York and supports countless initiatives to reduce the burdens of government red tape on individuals and small businesses, including family farms,» Tenney said.

Kolb said he voted against the strict gun control measures approved by Cuomo and the Legislature after the Sandy Hook, Connecticut, shootings in 2012, saying they unfairly harm law - abiding gun owners.

A City Council hopeful who came within a couple hundred votes of scoring an upset against Chinatown Councilwoman Margaret Chin is gunning for a rematch after unexpectedly winning the Independence Party line.

Skelos» legacy as majority leader includes allowing senators to vote for the first time on bills that legalized gay marriage and the NY Safe Act, a strict gun control measure, although Skelos personally voted against both laws.

The Rockland County Times has learned that freshman Assemblyman James Skoufis (D - Stony Point, Orange County) was one of only a handful of Assembly Democrats to vote against Governor Cuomo's NY SAFE gun control act.

About one - third of state legislators received a failing grade for votes on gun issues since the passage of Cuomo's SAFE Act in 2013, the group New Yorkers Against Gun Violence announced.

«I voted against the NY - SAFE Act when it was first proposed and have joined law - abiding gun owners in calling for full repeal of this over-reaching, flawed policy ever since it was rushed into law,» Seward said in a statement.

A polarized US Senate voted against expanding background checks for more gun purchases, rejecting the proposal a day after the latest mass shooting left 14 people dead in California.

It's most baffling that as a state representative, Mr. Carter voted against reasonable gun control legislation just months after Newtown, part of which he represents, was shattered by gun violence in 2012.

The NPP gunning 78 % as against unsatisfactory votes of about 25 % by the NDC during the last elections in the Presidential slots.

Mr. Sanders, representing a rural, gun - loving state, voted against the 1993 Brady Bill and for a federal law granting weapons manufacturers immunity from lawsuits by shooting victims.

- is virulently against private gun ownership - is a HUGE supporter of quotas and racial set asides (yet decries racism)- is pro DC voting rights / statehood - is very much pro-choice - is against the death penalty - favors raising taxes (and letting Bush's expire), not cutting spending - favors a nationalized health care plan

Cuomo has appeared at rallies with students against gun violence and promoted an early voting rally that was held by the liberal Indivisible group.

Like Clinton, Cuomo tore into Sanders for voting against the Brady bill and for his vote to shield gun manufacturers from liability for mass shootings.

Another section of the resolution links New York's strict gun laws to the state's low rates of gun crime, while criticizing some state senators who have voted against «common sense» gun laws like a ban on bump stocks, improved background checks and state funding for research on gun violence.

Pre-Campaign Community Service / Activism: Worked extensively with Family of Woodstock, Rip Van Winkle Council of Boy Scouts of America, establishing Ulster County Habitat for Humanity, Ralph Darmstadt Homeless Shelter, Ulster County Board of Health and Ulster County Human Rights Commission, Caring Hands Soup Kitchen Board Member, Midtown Rising Board Member, Teacher at Woodbourne Prison, part of Rising Hope Program Platform At a Glance Economy: Supports farming subsidies, job creation through infrastructure investments in rural broadband and sustainable technology, in favor of strong unions Healthcare: Medicare for All Women's Rights: Pro-choice, supports fully funding Planned Parenthood, birth control to be paid for employer, supports equal pay for equal work Racial Justice: Will work to prevent discrimination of all kind Immigration: Supports comprehensive immigration reform that includes path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants Foreign Policy: Supports increased pressure on North Korea but not military intervention Environment: Supports measures to stall climate change and create green jobs LGBTQ: Supports anti-discrimination of all people Gun Control: Will not take NRA money, supports common sense gun control and against Faso's vote to allow the mentally disabled to obtain firearms

Trump and his campaign did not treat his remark as a joke; instead, they insisted he was merely urging gun rights supporters to vote as a bloc against Clinton.

He voted against the 2013 gun bill because, he said, it didn't do enough to address handgun violence in cities — opposing the good because it wasn't perfect.

A number of upstate lawmakers, along with gun rights advocacy groups, were pulling for DeFrancisco, who voted against a strict gun control measure known as the SAFE Act, which is largely unpopular upstate.

Russell battled against a huge backlash in the North Country to the SAFE Act gun control law, which she voted for.

-LSB-...] The Courage to Stand (Almost) Alone — The Rockland County Times has learned that freshman Assemblyman James Skoufis (D - Stony Point, Orange County) was one of only a handful of Assembly Democrats to vote against Governor Cuomo's NY SAFE gun control act.