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It has been five years today since the shooting at MSD HS in Parkland.
There have been 67 mass shootings already in 2023, and its only February.
We woke up to another school shooting today at MSU.
Do something!
#HonorWithAction
Thread with suggestions on how to help.
There have been 67 mass shootings already in 2023, and its only February.
We woke up to another school shooting today at MSU.
Do something!
#HonorWithAction
Thread with suggestions on how to help.
PAWS OF LOVE from @fred_guttenberg, father of Jaime lost to us at Parkland, will provide emotional support dogs to families affected by gun violence.
Go to orangeribbonsforjaime.org to find out more.
Go to orangeribbonsforjaime.org to find out more.
Help Parkland parents of Joaquin Oliver (#VivaGuac), @manueloliver00 & @patriciapadauy and their organization @ChangeTheRef continue developing a high-tech school bus to defeat #GunViolence one mile at a time.
Learn more and donate here:
gofundme.com/f/help-guac-bu…
#HonorWithAction
Learn more and donate here:
gofundme.com/f/help-guac-bu…
#HonorWithAction
15 years ago, Americans learned about one of the deadliest mass shootings in the country.
32 people were killed and 23 others were injured at #VirginiaTech. Today we #HonorWithAction and remember the victims and survivors. 🧵
32 people were killed and 23 others were injured at #VirginiaTech. Today we #HonorWithAction and remember the victims and survivors. 🧵
Some of my friends were professors at Virginia Tech, and I remember the gut wrenching fear I experienced as I waited to learn if they were safe.
It was an awful day that I will never forget.
It was an awful day that I will never forget.
Survivor @clgoddard was in French class at #VirginiaTech when he was shot 4x.
Colin later worked with us at @bradybuzz and more recently joined our podcast to talk about what it means to be a survivor of gun violence.
Take some time to listen.⬇️
bradyunited.org/podcast/episod…
Colin later worked with us at @bradybuzz and more recently joined our podcast to talk about what it means to be a survivor of gun violence.
Take some time to listen.⬇️
bradyunited.org/podcast/episod…
A few months ago, I read this and wondered, how in the world did this guy buy 34 guns despite a court order?
Did he get them at a gun show? Did the background check take more than 3 biz days, allowing the purchase?
Nope. He found a loophole.
🧵on my new bill to prevent this
Did he get them at a gun show? Did the background check take more than 3 biz days, allowing the purchase?
Nope. He found a loophole.
🧵on my new bill to prevent this
The thought of an insurrectionist amassing this kind of arsenal was troubling, to say the least. So I asked my staff to look into it and see if there were any laws on the books that weren't being enforced or proposals we could sign onto to address this.
We couldn't find any. 2/
We couldn't find any. 2/
Federal law requires gun sellers to conduct a background check before completing a gun sale but doesn't prohibit the sale of guns to people who are prohibited from purchasing guns as a condition of a pretrial release court order. 3/
This is an absolutely appalling verdict in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial.
There is no right to carry a firearm — much less an illegally bought assault rifle — across state lines to terrorize and play “police officer.” He should be held accountable. 🧵
There is no right to carry a firearm — much less an illegally bought assault rifle — across state lines to terrorize and play “police officer.” He should be held accountable. 🧵
Let’s be clear, without guns at this protest, no lives would have been lost.
We must fight against the extremist gun lobby rhetoric that emboldened Rittenhouse’s white vigilantism, leading him to create a dangerous situation that resulted in the deaths of two people.
We must fight against the extremist gun lobby rhetoric that emboldened Rittenhouse’s white vigilantism, leading him to create a dangerous situation that resulted in the deaths of two people.
While this verdict is just an exclamation point on why more guns do not make us safer, SCOUTS just heard an NRA-filed Second Amendment case that could gut our gun safety laws.
We don't need another Kenosha tragedy. We must ensure SCOTUS rejects this case
bradyunited.org/act/nra-suprem…
We don't need another Kenosha tragedy. We must ensure SCOTUS rejects this case
bradyunited.org/act/nra-suprem…
2 years ago today, a white nationalist opened fire at the Chabad of Poway synagogue.
We remember Lori Gilbert-Kaye, who was killed, & survivors Noya Dahan, Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein & Almog Peretz.
We also NEED to talk about the specific AR-15-style rifle that was used.
🧵Thread
We remember Lori Gilbert-Kaye, who was killed, & survivors Noya Dahan, Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein & Almog Peretz.
We also NEED to talk about the specific AR-15-style rifle that was used.
🧵Thread
It was a Smith & Wesson Model M&P 15 Sport II semiautomatic rifle.
This weapon has been the weapon of choice for mass shooters in America.
In fact, it is the same type of AR-15-style rifle used by the gunmen in:
— Parkland, FL
— Aurora, CO
— San Bernardino, CA
and more
This weapon has been the weapon of choice for mass shooters in America.
In fact, it is the same type of AR-15-style rifle used by the gunmen in:
— Parkland, FL
— Aurora, CO
— San Bernardino, CA
and more
It is also, apparently, "2020’s top-selling semi-automatic rifle among all retailers." americanrifleman.org/articles/2021/…
3 years ago today, a gunman used an AR-15 to senselessly murder 4 young people at a Waffle House in Nashville. They had their whole lives ahead of them.
We remember their names:
— Joe R. Perez, 20
— Akilah Dasilva, 23 @akilah_the
— Deebony Groves, 21
— Taurean C. Sanderlin, 29
We remember their names:
— Joe R. Perez, 20
— Akilah Dasilva, 23 @akilah_the
— Deebony Groves, 21
— Taurean C. Sanderlin, 29
The 2018 Waffle House gunman wasn't stopped by a "good guy with a gun" — as is almost never the case. (This is a myth pushed by the gun lobby.)
Instead, he was stopped by @JamesShawJr9, who was unarmed. nytimes.com/2018/04/23/us/…
Instead, he was stopped by @JamesShawJr9, who was unarmed. nytimes.com/2018/04/23/us/…
More on that long-debunked "good guy with a gun" myth here. #EndGunViolence vice.com/en/article/evd…
Two years ago today, a white supremacist used an assault weapon to murder 51 people at two New Zealand mosques.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern immediately moved to ban assault weapons.
Meanwhile, in the U.S., we continue to suffer senseless massacres using these weapons.
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Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern immediately moved to ban assault weapons.
Meanwhile, in the U.S., we continue to suffer senseless massacres using these weapons.
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Time and time again, assault weapons are used in the deadliest mass shootings in America.
They are a weapon choice for America's mass shooters because they are uniquely lethal, allowing the most murders in the shortest amount of time. #BanAssaultWeapons
They are a weapon choice for America's mass shooters because they are uniquely lethal, allowing the most murders in the shortest amount of time. #BanAssaultWeapons
In shootings in which assault weapons or high-capacity magazines are used, 155% more people are shot and 47% people are killed compared to those without them.
These weapons of war have no place in civilian hands. #BanAssaultWeapons bradyunited.org/fact-sheets/wh…
These weapons of war have no place in civilian hands. #BanAssaultWeapons bradyunited.org/fact-sheets/wh…
Today, I introduced 5 #GunSafety reform bills.
These laws will keep guns away from criminals, close loopholes, promote smart gun tech, and much more.
This is just the start, but I hope in the 117th Congress we can finally pass laws to #EndGunViolence & #HonorWithAction 🧵
These laws will keep guns away from criminals, close loopholes, promote smart gun tech, and much more.
This is just the start, but I hope in the 117th Congress we can finally pass laws to #EndGunViolence & #HonorWithAction 🧵
Law enforcement officers need every tool available to go after gun traffickers & have been asking Congress to act for years.
The Gun Trafficking & Crime Prevention Act would make straw purchases, like the one Kenosha shooter Kyle Rittenhouse used to obtain a gun, a felony.
The Gun Trafficking & Crime Prevention Act would make straw purchases, like the one Kenosha shooter Kyle Rittenhouse used to obtain a gun, a felony.
Each year, about 5,200 gun shows are held across the US, attracting thousands. Many individuals who would otherwise not be able to purchase a firearm, can do so w/out a background check there.
The Gun Show Loophole Closing Act would close this dangerous loophole.
The Gun Show Loophole Closing Act would close this dangerous loophole.
The responses to my post yesterday have really touched my heart. I love/hate all the "should be's" you all have posted. It is a reminder that it can never be just about OUR shooting, OUR loved one, OUR pain. 1/4
It is the combining of all our shootings, all our loved ones, all our pain that there is real power to create change. I love each of you deeply and am so proud to stand as a warrior army with you. We...the collective we...2/4
must remember and always build bridges to others that have suffered as we all have. The disease of gun violence deserves the attention of every elected official, every faith leader, teacher, parent, person in our country. Let's never "settle for low hanging fruit"...3/4
1) Today is the grim one-year anniversary of nation's deadliest attack on Latinos in modern US history. A 22yo white extremist armed with an assault weapon killed 23 & wounded 22 at a @Walmart store in El Paso, Texas. #DisarmHate #BanWeaponsOfWar #EndGunViolence #HonorWithAction
2) While El Paso has scheduled a # of activities to mark the event, residents & victims' loved ones won't get to hug, touch or gather publicly as many communities have done in the past on the anniversaries of the country's accumulating mass shootings due to coronavirus.
3) Attacks against Latinos in the US didn't stop after El Paso mass shooting. google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.…
Live from @MFOLNOVA’s vigil at the NRA’s headquarters pscp.tv/w/cBi7kTFYSlFr…
For Dayton.
For El Paso.
For Chicago.
For the 13 black transgender women murder in 2019 alone.
For the 100 people killed everyday.
For the 300 people shot everyday.
#HonorWithAction
For El Paso.
For Chicago.
For the 13 black transgender women murder in 2019 alone.
For the 100 people killed everyday.
For the 300 people shot everyday.
#HonorWithAction
Some of the amazing student organizers from @MFOLNOVA with @RepWexton after their vigil tonight at the NRA headquarters.
#HonorWithAction #ENOUGH
#HonorWithAction #ENOUGH
Here with @MomsDemand @Everytown participants at their #GSU19 conference at an impromptu protest in light of today’s tragic events in TX. #OurHouse pscp.tv/w/cBYtAzFYSlFr…
Our friends from #StudentsDemandAction are leading this group of hundreds of @MomsDemand volunteers from the White House to the capitol building by way of the Trump hotel.
#EndGunViolenceTogether #TheYoungPeopleWillWin #ElPasoStrong #HonorWithAction
#EndGunViolenceTogether #TheYoungPeopleWillWin #ElPasoStrong #HonorWithAction
Texas @MomsDemand leaders are calling @JohnCornyn’s office requesting the Senate hold a vote on #S42.
#BackgroundChecksNow
#BackgroundChecksNow
