“9 killed in shooting at Texas outlet mall” – ABC News Texas logged 4,613 firearms-related deaths in 2021, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It had the 27th-highest gun death rate of any U.S. state that year. – Washington Post The recent spate of gun violence in Texas — including …
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After mass shooting, Tennessee House moves to expel three members calling for gun control – Popular Info Holding a hand-drawn sign calling to “protect kids, not guns” and speaking through a megaphone, State Representatives Justin Jones, Justin J. Pearson and Gloria Johnson led chants and called on their colleagues to pass stricter gun laws, forcing the legislative …
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“TENNESSEE CONGRESSMAN TIM BURCHETT WINS AWARD FOR MOST F**KED-UP RESPONSE TO COVENANT SCHOOL SHOOTING” – Vanity Fair Burchett said that what had happened was “a horrible, horrible situation”… “we’re not going to fix it” and “Criminals are going to be criminals”. As a congressperson he is paid $174,000 annually with our tax dollars for such …
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There have been 130 mass shootings in 2023 till March 27. 193 killed. 498 injured. – Gun Violence Archive Where did these shootings occur? Who are the congressional reps and senators representing those districts? Where was the closest mass shooting to where you live? Who is blocking common sense gun safety reforms? How can you …
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Ten people were killed and another ten injured in a mass shooting in Monterey Park CA. – NBC It’s the 37th mass shooting this year. We’re 23 days into 2023 and over 2,200+ Americans have already died of gun violence. – Thom Hartmann How do you harness the horror and outrage into action? Make it easy for …
Oregon voters pass a Ballot Measure 114 to reduce mass shootings. The gun lobby loses, but gets Measure 114 blocked by judge in a small rural county. Ignoring the will of the people isn’t democracy. How many more people will have to die in mass shootings? “The court cannot sustain Measure 114 on mere speculation that the …
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A 15-year-old fatally shot five people and wounded others in Raleigh, N.C. – WaPo. Vote to end gun violence. The Raleigh shooting was the latest in a violent week across the country. Five people were killed in a shooting at a home in Inman, South Carolina. Two police officers were fatally shot in Connecticut. Police …
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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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How do you protect yourself against an active shooter? Black Voters Matter chatbot offers tips and builds lists to organize for gun safety. Mass shootings surge as the GOP blocks background checks and common sense gun safety measures. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) provide tips on how …
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Mass shooters at Uvalde and Las Vegas used guns from Daniel Defense, a GOP donor promoting assault weapons on FOX, YouTube and Facebook. “Maker of rifle in Texas massacre is deep-pocketed GOP donor” – Washington Post “Texas to allow carrying handguns without permit or background check” – NY Post “Salvador Ramos bought a Daniel Defense …
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