Sentence examples for broad gun from inspiring English sources

Mr. Engel favors broad gun control.

By not viewing the amendment as a basic, individual right, this decision left room for broad gun ownership regulation.

The Senate could vote as early as Tuesday on expanded background checks for gun buyers — a centerpiece of broad gun legislation — but leading lawmakers said Sunday that approval of the measure remained uncertain.

But in Washington, a federal ban on high-capacity magazines faces long odds, as the Democratic White House has been struggling to get traction on its broad gun agenda even in the Democratic-led Senate.

WASHINGTON — Deep divisions within both parties over a bipartisan measure to extend background checks for gun buyers are threatening its chances as the Senate this week begins debating the first broad gun control legislation in nearly 20 years.

Further, there are Senate Democrats up for re-election in 2014 who are loath to get behind the president's broad gun agenda, which includes a renewal of the assault weapons ban, a restriction on size of ammunition magazines and new background checks.

ALBANY — Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and lawmakers have agreed they want to ban military-style weapons and high-capacity magazines, but continue to negotiate over the fine print of a broad gun-control package that would include such a ban, state officials said Thursday.

America's "gun culture," wrote Lankford, is deeply rooted in the idea that broad gun-ownership is a bulwark against the emergence of tyranny.

The decision not to hear the case does not set a Supreme Court precedent, but gives tacit approval for states and local governments to enact broad gun-control laws.

This wouldn't change the broader gun control framework in Australia.

Last week, 68 senators voted to overcome a filibuster threat that would have quashed the debate on a broader gun bill that seeks to stem illegal gun trafficking and increase the number of gun sales subject to background checks.