Sentence examples for support for firearms from inspiring English sources
So they have found a new breed of candidate for those contests people who either don't take a stand on guns, or who trumpet their support for firearms and the N.R.A. at every opportunity.
It is from Jason Kander, a Democratic candidate for Senate in Missouri, a veteran who explains his support for firearms background checks using a blindfold and an assault rifle.
Scott's enduring position on gun rights reflects the entrenched support for firearms in Florida, despite several of the most deadly mass shootings in U.S. history occurring in the state during his tenure.
Other gun rights activists, however, warned that the Democrats may be overestimating the support for firearms curbs, and they say that 2020 — with the presidency at stake — will not be the same as 2018.
Two cases were uppermost in the commissioner's mind that led him to make the plea for support for firearms officers the key point of his last set piece speech.
The White House on Sunday announced support for firearms training for some teachers to protect schools, and has backed off an earlier call by President Donald Trump to raise the age individuals can purchase assault-style weapons from 18 to 21.
Fueling this burst of organizing is a newfound confidence among gun control leaders that public support for regulating firearms is as high as it has ever been.
In May, Mr. Ashcroft sent a letter to the National Rifle Association expressing his view that the Second Amendment protects an individual's right to own guns -- a departure from prevailing thinking of the Clinton administration and a strong signal of support for a firearms group that had fought gun control.
But it hasn't translated into support for restricting firearms.
These ended up on the list, it says, because they "have assisted in the attack on Second Amendment rights … portray firearms in a negative manner in an attempt to generate public support for restrictions on firearms ownership … [or] refused some or all of NRA's advertisements".
The UofC study supports stiffer sentences for firearms violations.
