Sentence examples for for firearm control from inspiring English sources

As for 2013, Kornacki says Obama's push for firearm control might be mostly symbolic: Like with LBJ in '68, the best achievement for Obama here may simply be proving that it's possible to do something, anything on guns – and re-establishing the issue as a priority for Democrats going forward.

The pro-gun lobby, backed by tens of millions of dollars for political candidates, has virtually shut down meaningful discussion of firearms control.

After MA passed the toughest firearm control legislation in 1998, firearm ownership rates plummeted but violent crimes (476.1 468.9) and homicides (2.2 3.3) rose.

26 The significant FRF-rate increase in MA may be explained by the influx of firearms from the two neighbouring states (Maine and New Hampshire) with weak firearm control legislation.

32 Some states had lag in processing firearm control in responding to the Commonwealth regulation.

39 MA has relatively low violent crime rate (ranks 20th in the USA), 37 and stringent firearm control.

But despite Barack Obama's increasingly outspoken comments on the need for better national firearms control, the president has been unable to steer the debate and the country towards a tighter crackdown on the manufacture and sale of firearms.

French interior minister Bernard Cazeneuve had asked for an urgent EU-level meeting of interior ministers to strengthen borders and tighten firearms controls.

The aim of this study was to estimate annual and per-hospitalization cost for firearm injuries by intent, weapon type, and payer source, controlling for patient and hospital characteristics.

"Reducing the number of firearms in the community – particularly illegal firearms – does reduce the potential for firearm deaths.

It is hoped that such information will be useful for firearm experts in case of interpretation.