We have many more crimes that are committed by people
with illegal guns, and so our answer is always to go back to the legal gun owners.»
Democrats point to the gun lobby's donations to the GOP as a big reason the Senate has continued to refuse to pass the microstamping bill — even as crimes committed by perpetrators armed
with illegal guns are plaguing law enforcement efforts in the city.
In 1993, cops caught 1,232 people on the subways
with illegal guns.
«If he does nothing during his 2nd term, something like 48,000 Americans will be killed
with illegal guns,» Bloomberg told Meet the Press.
In 2007, Police Officer Russel Timoshenko was shot and killed by a career criminal armed
with an illegal gun brought in from out of state.
Not exact matches
Patrolmen were armed
with whips, and in some cases
guns, and were given the discretion to beat and even kill black people — even compliant ones (it was not
illegal at the time to kill a black person since they were deemed non-human).
The Trump administration made its first move Saturday to ban the deadly bump stock
with a proposed regulation would reclassify the controversial device as a «machine
gun,» making it
illegal to own, sell or manufacture bump stocks.
Robert Csak was arrested Saturday night after officers found the
guns, including one
with an
illegal bump stock, and high - capacity magazines, officials said.
«Eric Schneiderman has worked to reform our criminal justice system
with «smart on crime» policies, like changing the Rockefeller Drug Laws and taking effective steps to stem the flow of
illegal guns,» Koch said.
Americans for Responsible Solutions advocates for barring people
with domestic abuse convictions from buying firearms, for hardening penalties for
illegal gun trafficking, federally funding
gun violence research and for expanding and improving the national background check system, in order to cover weapons bought on the internet or at
gun shows.
In recent months, Cuomo has decried
illegal firearms coming into New York from states
with looser
gun control laws.
He therefore asked, «how else can [the military] react, when [the
illegal miners] have come out
with their
guns to attack you?»
Along
with king - pins David Soares also plans to go after
illegal guns.
«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.
The SAFE Act made more rifles subject to a state ban on assault weapons, increased sentences for
illegal gun possession and required mental health officials to report safety concerns about any patients
with access to
guns.
Nevertheless, Bloomberg has pressed ahead
with a coalition against
illegal guns that he launched several years ago, started an immigration reform coalition of mayors and business leaders, including Rupert Murdoch, and brought on three deputy mayors
with either national political or government experience — Howard Wolfson, Robert Steel and former Indianapolis Mayor Stephen Goldsmith.
Trump spoke about building a wall
with Mexico, stopping drugs from coming over the border,
illegal immigration, competing
with China, the Iran deal, veterans, Obamacare,
gun rights, ending Common Core, jobs and more.
Crime statistics for the City of Rochester in 2016 were unveiled Tuesday and
with that came optimism from Mayor Lovely Warren, who said shootings were down overall, thanks in part to a sharp focus on
illegal guns.
No, it's all to do
with 3D printing - you know those stories about that extremely hi - tech, scientific, borderline
illegal process when some clever people in the US make
guns using a printer.
«It will generate a demand, it will generate
illegal traffic around that demand — the problem
with hand
guns is that they are small and concealable and they are already the weapon of choice of gangs members and criminals.»
The legislation is not a full repeal of the law, which also dealt
with the use of
illegal guns as well as strengthening penalties for those who kill first responders.
Crime statistics for the city of Rochester in 2016 were unveiled Tuesday and
with that came optimism from Mayor Lovely Warren, who said shootings were down overall, thanks in part to a sharp focus on
illegal guns.
Aside from the concerns I have
with the SAFE Act, there are provisions I support, including addressing mental health issues and tougher penalties for
illegal use of a
gun.
He called for stiffer penalties and sentences for
illegal weapon sale, possession and use; a statewide registry of violent felons; increased penalties for anyone caught
with a
gun on the ground of a school or on a school bus; and a push to end gang violence.
«Our communities must join forces
with the New York Police Department to crack down on
gun possession, get
illegal weapons off the streets and spread the message that this kind of criminal activity has no place in our city,» Stringer said.
That is why Senator Gillibrand's leadership on this issue is so important and I applaud her work to stop the flow of
illegal guns and punish those who attempt to flood our streets
with dangerous firearms.»
I expressed surprise that Golden would break
with Mayor Bloomberg, who was in Albany to lobby for this bill today and even launched an ad campaign through his Mayors Against
Illegal Guns group.
In 2010, then - candidate Cuomo pushed for stemming the tide of
illegal guns falling into the hands of criminals, as well as interstate cooperation
with governors on
illegal guns.
«I passed what is probably the toughest
gun law in the nation,» said Cuomo, who said
illegal guns continue to come to New York thorough other states
with looser laws.
«It amazes me, the insanity of the United States Congress, that they just don't get it,» Bratton said at a press conference
with Mayor Bill de Blasio and Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance to announce a major takedown of suspected
illegal gun dealers.
Cuomo also wanted to establish a partnership among other governors in other states that would share information on
illegal gun trafficking and develop a «working group» of law enforcement officials to establish best practices and share resources
with federal authorities.
Dicker has made clear his view that banning assault weapons will do little to reduce
gun violence in New York, which is most often carried out
with illegal handguns.
After meeting
with a
gun victim's parents in Brooklyn last week Gillibrand said she would work for after - school programs as an alternative to gangs and to write «the first anti-trafficking bill» to halt the flow of
illegal guns into New York.
The mayor, along
with Bronx State Senator Jeff Klein, held a press conference in Morris Park this morning to announced the introduction of a state law that would make it
illegal to carry
guns while drunk.
While much of the discussion about
gun reform revolves around high caliber fire arms, the Brooklyn students and their families deal
with issues around smaller
illegal hand
guns and gang violence in their communities.
In statements after the Newtown shooting on Friday, IDC Leader Senator Jeff Klein said we must «continue to reevaluate the place of
guns in our state and our society» Senate Republican Leader Dean Skelos, who will jointly lead the new Senate governing coalition
with Senator Klein, says he's interested in pursuing measures to «curb
illegal gun use by increasing penalties and enacting mandatory minimum sentences».
EBay has already banned the sale of bullets,
guns and pornography on its site and plans to crack down on endangered animal sales
with the help of software filters that flag words such as «ivory» and prevent sellers from posting listings of
illegal items, Cartwright said.
According to an analysis of Elsevier's Scopus database by the group Mayors Against
Illegal Guns, the proportion of all publications dealing
with U.S. firearms and their impacts declined by 60 percent between 1996 and 2010.
The experimental study required participants to respond to persuasive political policy statements such as «You should support stronger
gun control laws,» «You should support deportation of
illegal immigrants,» or «You should support same - sex marriage,» delivered
with different pitched voices.
With guns drawn, police break into an apartment and discover dead bodies and
illegal drugs.
I should point out: It's also
illegal to shoot an animal
with a BB -
gun!).
Opening: «Eduardo Sarabia: Ballads» at Other Criteria Combining decorative art objects
with motifs referencing the Mexican and Mexican - American drug scene — ranging from
guns, skulls, and nude pin - up models to marijuana leaves and animals symbolizing specific
illegal drugs — Eduardo Sarabia makes art from Narco culture.
However, the «smoking
gun» which Greenpeace claims links companies to
illegal deforestation amounts to no more than an allegation that trade that has been «contaminated»
with some beef from farms that had extended into rainforest.
I've had the pleasure of working
with Mayor Palmer, Mayor Nickels, Mayor Diaz — and many others in this room — through our coalition of Mayors Against
Illegal Guns, which now includes more than 240 mayors from all around the country — Republicans, Democrats, and independents.
«Our theory is that transforming vacant lots from a space overgrown
with vegetation and filled
with trash to a clean and green space may make it difficult for people to hide
illegal guns and conduct other
illegal activities such as drug use in or near the space.
It ignores the data that the vast majority of
gun violence is perpetrated by individuals
with criminal records, in many cases gang ties, and who are in
illegal possession of the
gun used in the crime.
They may have to claim that your recording was interfering
with something they or other emergency responders were doing, that you disobeyed a direct order to stop, that they interpreted your recording as being aggressive against them in some way, that they thought your recording device might be a
gun, or that you were watching something
illegal, etc.; especially the latter few would give them grounds to shoot you dead.
It might behoove the Minister to recall that, under his watch, mandatory minimum sentences are already being imposed for «
illegal drugs and
guns» along
with new sentencing provisions for involvement in criminal organizations.
One problem
with laws as written is that while it is
illegal to modify a semi-automatic weapon to be full automatic, it is not
illegal to add attachments that will effectively change the firing nature of the
gun.
With UberRUSH, which I forgot still existed, people can request deliveries for items no more than 30 pounds in size, except animals, alcohol,
illegal items, stolen goods and dangerous items like
guns and explosives.