Sentences with phrase «with gun safety laws»
«Now is the time to listen to the students, teachers, and parents demanding that we end this carnage once and for all with gun safety laws that keep guns out of the hands of those who shouldn't have them.»
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Survivors of the school shooting in Parkland organized the March for Our Lives in DC, on March 24 with the support of Everytown for Gun Safety, a gun law reform advocacy group.
Survivors of the school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School organized the March for Our Lives in Washington, DC, on March 24, with the support of Everytown for Gun Safety, a gun law reform advocacy group.
«States like New York with strong gun laws are proof that deaths can be prevented with common - sense gun safety measures,» said Peter Ambler, the group's executive director.
The Valentine's Day shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School by a gunman armed with an AR - 15 style assault rifle has reignited national debate over gun laws and school safety, including proposals by President Donald Trump and others to designate more people — including trained teachers — to carry arms on school grounds.
«He won't own up to the backroom deals he is making with groups like the Family Institute of Connecticut and the Connecticut Citizens Defense League that want to ban gay marriage and repeal our gun safety laws,» Connecticut Democrats said in a fundraising email.
Dubbed the «Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Act,» or SB 7026, the sweeping proposal provides for stricter gun control laws, including a three - day waiting period to buy any firearm, and a new age limit — 21 (up from 18)-- for firearms purchases, along with an all - out ban on bump stocks.
The Feb. 14 shooting deaths of 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland forced lawmakers to quickly deal with school - safety issues and spurred a contentious debate about gun laws.
The final budget deal, as expected, did not include a range of non-fiscal matters, including extending the statute of limitations in child abuse cases, school safety measures, gun control, relaxing certain criminal bail requirements and any bolstering of ethics and campaign finance laws in reaction to what has become an annual parade of Albany corruption cases, including two major trials this year of people with close ties to Cuomo.
With Carey's help, New York passed the nation's toughest gun safety law, but his murder underscores the fact that our federal gun laws are woefully inadequate,» Cuomo said in a statement.
The day, which is aimed at young people with more shooting experience, will include instruction on shooting safety, shotguns and cartridges, shooting law, gun fit and handling, patterning and range judging.
Everytown for Gun Safety, the gun violence prevention group with ties to former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg is endorsing Clinton for president today, arguing that she is the most likely candidate to take action to toughen the nation's gun laws.
The state's SAFE ACT, a package of gun - safety regulations signed into law by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo in 2013, requires gun owners to «safely store» their firearms if they live in a household with a felon or someone who has been involuntarily committed due to mental health illness.
Under a new gun safety law signed last month, it created the commission with investigating the Parkland shooting.
«Studies have proven that states, like New York, with stronger firearm safety laws, have fewer gun - caused deaths,» said Senate Democratic Minority Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins.
Pretend gun - free zones, where law - abiding adults (who pass a fingerprint - based background check and a safety training class) are still disarmed, are magnets for evildoers who know they will be able to murder at will with little threat of being fired upon.
Florida's new gun safety law includes the creation of a commission tasked with investigating the failings that led up to last month's mass school shooting in Parkland.
Under a new gun safety law signed last month, it created the commission with investigating the Parkland shooting.
It brought renewed urgency to the national debate over school safety, with young survivors tearfully calling for changes to gun laws, students walking out of classrooms to protest gun violence, and President Donald Trump urging schools to arm their teachers.