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GOP blocks common sense gun safety measures that would reduce mass shootings in return for donations from the NRA and Koch funded dark money groups

Independence Day mass shooting: Mapping the Republicans blocking gun safety reform

Leave a Comment / Cartoons, Getting Out The Vote (GOTV), Mapping and Story Mapping, Messaging, Mobilizing Supporters and Voters / By Deepak Puri

Six dead, dozens injured in mass shooting at July Fourth parade outside Chicago. The shooting comes weeks after a racist mass shootings at a Buffalo grocery store where 10 people died. President Biden invoked the sites of some of those other massacres, including El Paso, Pittsburgh and Charleston, S.C. Ten days after the massacre in Buffalo, A gunman killed 19 students …

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Texas GOP gun laws and shooting victims resources: Illustrated edition

Leave a Comment / Getting Out The Vote (GOTV), Mobilizing Supporters and Voters, Power mapping / By Deepak Puri

‘Texas Republicans have repeatedly loosened gun laws despite mass shootings.’ – SourceNM What bills has Greg Abbott passed? How do they relate to the surge in mass shootings? What resources do Texas Republicans offer shooting victims. Follow along with this relationship map and see what can be done to reduce gun violence? HB1927 – No …

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2022 Mass shooting dashboard as Republicans block gun safety measures with the filibuster

GOP filibuster kills gun safety bills as children die in mass shootings

Leave a Comment / Getting Out The Vote (GOTV), Mapping and Story Mapping / By Deepak Puri

In 2022, there have been 206 mass shootings as of May 25th, killing 236 Americans and injuring 888. Mass shootings seem to occur so frequently that it’s easy to get numb to the tragedy behind each statistic. These numbers are innocent school children, people praying and shopping for groceries. Visualize the price Americans pay for …

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Common sense gun measures reduce mass shootings

Mass shootings, NRA influence & Republican obstruction: editorial cartoons

Leave a Comment / Cartoons, Messaging, Uncategorized / By Deepak Puri

“The country grappled with yet another bloody rampage in Indianapolis, only weeks after back-to-back mass shootings last month in Atlanta and Boulder, Colorado” – NYT These editorial cartoons highlight the NRA’s influence, Republican obstruction and the urgent need for common sense gun safety laws. DeepakDemLabs Common sense gun safety measures – GIF Common sense gun …

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