Charles Schumer is one of several politicians pushing for stricter legislation that would ban firearms created with 3-D printers.
Germany should seriously consider stricter legislation against hedge funds, he urged.
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"There were important advances in compliance in 2010-2012, with introduction of stricter legislation, wildlife trade controls and penalties in a number of countries, including China, India, Laos, Malaysia, Nigeria, Russia, South Africa and Zimbabwe, " it said.
Colorado is one of several US states that have considered stricter gun legislation following the shootings in Newtown, Connecticut and Aurora, Colorado.
Biden is expected to host an ongoing series of roundtable discussions around the country to promote the need for stricter gun control legislation.
However both he and Exum added that though they appreciated the White House calls, they were already staunch supporters of stricter gun control legislation.
And since the U.S. legislation is stricter than equivalent laws in other countries, it is unlikely to influence international distribution of such programs.
Scotland's fish farming industry could face stricter regulation through new legislation.
One element Tien would like to see in new legislation is stricter standards for federally-procured software to require that it be more securely coded, he says.
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Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley has spent tremendous political capital in his effort to enact several pieces of gun control legislation including stricter handgun purchaser licensing, banning the sale of assault weapons and ammunition-feeding devices with a capacity of more than 10 rounds, and expanded prohibitions for the dangerously mentally ill.
India's Parliament in March passed legislation to overhaul the country's criminal code, instituting stricter punishment for rape cases, and making many other forms of sexual assault and harassment punishable crimes.
But on the Senate floor Tuesday, the drama playing out publicly was over abortion specifically, the 54-45 defeat of an effort to impose an even stricter ban on federal funding for abortion than the one included in the overhaul legislation.
Obama, who's embraced immigration legislation as a top second-term priority, also praised the Senate bill Tuesday even though it is stricter in some areas than his own approach on immigration.
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