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DeborahChi retweeted
Congress needs to:
- Ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines
- Strengthen background checks
- Enact safe storage laws and red flag laws
- Repeal gun manufacturers’ immunity from liability
We can’t fail the American people again.
DeborahChi retweeted
If anyone can think of any reason for a civilian to have either an assault weapon or a high capacity magazine, does the reason compare with keeping our children safer? Of course not. Ban them both. Right now.
DeborahChi retweeted
I believe in science, I believe in common-sense gun safety, and I know that we can’t let the NRA or the filibuster stop us from protecting our people.
scientificamerican.com/artic…
DeborahChi retweeted
Nowhere is safe — not even our hospitals, our places to heal from gun violence.
Every minute we wait for action is a minute too late.
We can’t keep living like this. We won’t keep living like this.
cnn.com/2022/06/01/us/tulsa-…
DeborahChi retweeted
The Texas police official admitted it was "wrong" not to storm the Uvalde classroom sooner — and said a commander believed the incident was no longer an active shooter situation after the gunfire stopped.
npr.org/2022/05/27/110175416…
DeborahChi retweeted
Keep tweeting #GunOwnersForSafety let’s keep it trending
DeborahChi retweeted
Little kids shot in the face and the first thing Congress does is take a vacation.
Please spare me all the talk show BS about their seriousness.
DeborahChi retweeted
The New York Times reached out to all 50 Republican senators following the Texas elementary school shooting to see if they would support a pair of House-passed measures to strengthen background checks for gun buyers.
Here’s how they responded. nyti.ms/3a1ZoaZ
DeborahChi retweeted
Texas Gov. Abbott says the Uvalde school shooter had a "mental health challenge" and the state needed to "do a better job with mental health" — yet in April he slashed $211M from the department that oversees mental health programs. nbcnews.to/39VYlJE
DeborahChi retweeted
The vast majority of Americans, including most gun owners, support basic gun safety measures. We must break the NRA’s stranglehold & end the filibuster so Washington can finally act to prevent mass shootings & daily violence—from schools & homes to streets & playgrounds.
DeborahChi retweeted
The front page of The New York Times for May 26, 2022.
Follow our updates on the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. nyti.ms/3GiL3TB
DeborahChi retweeted
Let's be clear: Republican Senators are blocking common sense gun safety legislation against the will of the American people.
Polling shows that 90% of Americans want their federal lawmakers to take steps to prevent gunmen from perpetrating horrific violence trib.al/xW4mXme
DeborahChi retweeted
Britain, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Norway: All these countries had a culture of gun ownership, and they all tightened restrictions after mass shootings.
Only the U.S. has so consistently refused to reform gun laws, Max Fisher writes. nyti.ms/38no4du
DeborahChi retweeted
"'No Way To Prevent This,' Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens" has been republished 21 times in almost exactly eight years by The Onion. n.pr/3lIpwdg
DeborahChi retweeted
We’re doing another march on June 11th join us and create a march in your city. We can make this time different. But we need your help.
Go here:
marchforourlives.com/march22…
DeborahChi retweeted
Together, we rose up 4 years ago. 1 million of us demanded change. We built a movement. We voted for new leaders.
And the gun deaths increased.
Now is the moment we march again. Can we count on you to be there June 11?
Text MARCH to 954-954 to RSVP and learn more.
ALT In 2018 you marched with us to end gun violence. 4 years later, we're marching again. Mark your calendar, June 11, 2022. March in Washington, DC and in your community. Text MARCH to 954-954
ALT Ready to get involved? (1) Text MARCH to 954-954. We'll text you a link to find marches near you, information on hosting a march, and more opportunities for you to help us end gun violence and activate the nation. We're working round the clock to pull off a successful march in DC and support sibling marches nationwide. We'll keep you updated via text, email, and social media. (3) Support our movement. Finally, if you're able to donate, we need your support now more than ever. With your help, we can pull this off. Let's do this thing.
ALT Joe Manchin, Mitt Romney, Ted Cruz, Chuck Schumer mid-speaking pictured in a collage. "It's time our elected official step up and pass universal background checks. March with us on June 11th and demand action. Text MARCH to 954-954"
DeborahChi retweeted
Uvalde is the second-deadliest school shooting in U.S. history after Sandy Hook. In the 10 years between the two, gun laws in America have hardly changed.
n.pr/3GfHRbi
DeborahChi retweeted
The latest toll at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas, is 21. In Parkland, Florida, 17 were killed. At Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut, 26 were killed. Each eclipsed Columbine in 1999, when such events still had the power to shock the nation. nyti.ms/3wL37T5
DeborahChi retweeted
The idea that an 18-year-old can walk into a store and buy assault weapons is just wrong.
What in God’s name do you need an assault weapon for except to kill someone?