Sentences with phrase «votes against an assault»

The announcement, particularly the bit on the NRA, confirms one line of attack on Young will be her vote against an assault weapons ban — added after roll call — in the wake of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland.

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«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.

Lawmakers like Representative Carlos Guillermo Smith, a Democrat from Orlando, voted against the bill because it did not include a ban on assault weapons or other broad measures sought by survivors of all the shootings.

But my hope is that every Christian who has decided to vote for Trump has, at some point, spoken out against his comments regarding sexual assault, immigrants, women, and additional issues that defile all people who are made in the image of God.

US Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand still believes she can convince the last several senators who voted against her sweeping and controversial effort to change the way the military prosecutes sexual assault.

The possible expulsion or resignation of Queens senator Hiram Monserrate, who was convicted of a misdemeanor assault against his girlfriend, could remove another yes vote.

Nigerians did not vote against the Jonathan administration's impunity for corruption, only to be assaulted with another pernicious impunity for cronyism.

A second assault upon Brown's premiership was launched in September 2008 when Siobhain McDonagh — an MP who had never voted against the government [118]-- spoke of the need for discussion over Brown's position.

Under the banner «Never Again», these courageous young people organised high - profile rallies and protests, and then stood witness in the gallery as their state legislature continued to vote against control of assault weapons and high - capacity magazines.

But part of that hope was dashed hours later, when the Republican - controlled House voted 71 - 36 along party lines against bringing up a bill that would ban assault weapon sales and magazines of more than seven rounds, all but killing the measure for the year.

The same day, the Republican - controlled state House of Representatives voted against holding a debate over a bill to ban assault - style rifles, making it unlikely the Legislature will consider such a measure before its session ends March 9.

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Even as it voted against taking up a proposed ban on assault weapons, the Florida House voted to declare pornography a public health risk, the Associated Press's Joe Reedy reports.

But Tuesday, some students watched with dismay as the House voted against bringing up for discussion a bill that would have banned the sale or transfer of assault weapons.

The teens politely stood up and told their stories to the politicians, some of whom a day earlier had voted against a ban on assault weapons.

They stopped in at the office of state Rep. Robert «Bobby O» Olszewski, an Orlando - area Republican who had voted against a debate on an assault - weapons ban the day earlier, helping to kill the bill.