May 17, 2022 by V Leigh

HERO DOCTOR: Dr. John Cheng of Orange County is being hailed a hero for tackling the gunman involved in a church shooting in #LagunaWoods. “Without the actions of Dr. Cheng, it is no doubt that there would be numerous additional victims in this crime.”

BREAKING: Multiple people have been shot at a church in Laguna Woods in Southern California. Authorities say the suspect has been detained.
— Natasha ⚯͛ (@ndelriego) May 15, 2022

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A shooting at a church in Laguna Woods has left multiple people injured. This is upsetting and disturbing news, especially less than a day after a mass shooting in Buffalo. This should not be our new normal. I will work hard to support the victims and their families.
— Rep. Katie Porter (@RepKatiePorter) May 15, 2022

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What breaks my heart is, of course the churchgoers welcomed him when he attended service, but the suspect even spoke Taiwanese to everyone. Then he chained all the exits shut from the outside before he started shooting during a photo opp.
(via @latimes)https://t.co/MVGhAwbtyx
— esther tseng 鄭怜欣 (@estarLA) May 16, 2022

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Police say a Chinese-born gunman who attacked a church in Laguna Woods, California, was motivated by hatred against Taiwan, AP reports https://t.co/DPf5ErUHSU
— Bloomberg (@business) May 17, 2022

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OC Sheriff say it’s believed the suspect David Chou “was upset about political tensions between China and Taiwan” when he attacked the Taiwanese American Presbyterian congregation in Laguna Woods on Sunday, killing 1 and wounding 5. pic.twitter.com/UW7h0EBP5d
— Josie Huang (@josie_huang) May 16, 2022

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Investigators Say California Shooting Was Hate-Filled Attack https://t.co/M48AEz4Nus via @YouTube
— glenn robinson (@glncv) May 17, 2022

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Dr. John Cheng, the 52-yr-old man killed in the Laguna Woods shooting yesterday, had tried to disarm the gunman. Other parishioners were able to then hogtie the suspect. “W/o the actions of Dr. Chang, it is no doubt that there have been numerous additional victims in this crime.” pic.twitter.com/01Q4E2UCSI
— Josie Huang (@josie_huang) May 16, 2022

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Grim story on Laguna Woods church shooter. Meagre Social Security left him broke unable to afford $1400 apt rent in “shabby stucco fourplex” in Vegas, gov’t denied him rent assistance. Abused his cancer-stricken wife. A very ordinary American misery. https://t.co/s6F9uATp3D
— Mark Ames (@MarkAmesExiled) May 17, 2022

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Suspect in Laguna Woods church shooting is charged with murder with the special circumstance of the use of a gun and lying in wait, as well as five counts of attempted murder, the Orange County district attorney announced.https://t.co/iv9GdnUrVE
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) May 17, 2022

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HERO DOCTOR: Dr. John Cheng of Orange County is being hailed a hero for tackling the gunman involved in a church shooting in Laguna Woods. “Without the actions of Dr. Cheng, it is no doubt that there would be numerous additional victims in this crime.” 🙏🏼 https://t.co/VO7TTW5F2z pic.twitter.com/fUXl7SjtuE
— ABC7 Eyewitness News (@ABC7) May 16, 2022

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May 15, 2022 by V Leigh

The attack in Buffalo was America’s 198th mass shooting of 2022 — and we’re only 19 weeks into the year. That averages to about 10 attacks per week.

BREAKING: Multiple people have been shot at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, police there said, adding that the alleged shooter was in custody. Details on the number of people shot at the Tops Friendly Market weren’t immediately available. https://t.co/Yf6GP0Wb4J
— The Associated Press (@AP) May 14, 2022

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The FBI is launching a hate crime investigation as local officials call the shooting that left at least 10 people dead racially motivated. https://t.co/mL053zUREJ
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) May 14, 2022

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LISTEN: Police commissioner explains what happened today in Buffalo.

Sheriff followed up calling this shooting that killed 10 people, including a retired Buffalo police officer, a racially-motivated hate crime. @news4buffalo pic.twitter.com/qTWJ3YRUyC
— Austin Kellerman (@AustinKellerman) May 14, 2022

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Buffalo mayor on mass shooting: “Enough is enough” https://t.co/xVoZYR6cdx pic.twitter.com/526dkydp0D
— The Hill (@thehill) May 15, 2022

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Shocked Buffalo residents mourn victims of mass US shooting https://t.co/4zOCADHoLn
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) May 15, 2022

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Suspect in the deadly Buffalo supermarket shooting had threatened his high school, was referred for mental health evaluation https://t.co/0OKAoKwQUx
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) May 15, 2022

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NEW: A mass shooter in Buffalo, NY who killed at least 10 people had posted a manifesto online espousing the White Replacement Theory, per @BNONews.

White Replacement Theory has been long promoted and championed by Tucker Carlson on Fox News.pic.twitter.com/LaO82WpzfH
— Brian Tyler Cohen (@briantylercohen) May 14, 2022

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Cable companies like @ATT, @comcast, & @Verizon must take responsibility for amplifying the white nationalist conspiracy theory that inspired the murder of 10 Black people by a white supremacist in Buffalo, NY.

Tell cable carriers to drop Fox News: https://t.co/otsP1ls3Im https://t.co/CV9J0FnXwp
— ColorOfChange (@ColorOfChange) May 15, 2022

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Buffalo shooting news conference: officials say it was racially motivated – yet not a single law enforcement or elected official on the mic has said the word Black. Not once. Calling racism out by its name means you have to actually call racism out by its name. Fully.
— Femi Redwood (@femiredwood) May 14, 2022

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The attack in Buffalo was America’s 198th mass shooting of 2022 — and we’re only 19 weeks into the year.

That averages to about 10 attacks per week.https://t.co/NWZtTl7jjZ
— NPR (@NPR) May 15, 2022

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December 20, 2021 by V Leigh

As a nation, we owe the families of Newtown — and all the other victims of gun violence — more than our prayers. We owe them action.

Nine years ago today, we lost 20 precious first-graders and six heroic educators at Sandy Hook Elementary School. As a nation, we owe the families of Newtown — and all the other victims of gun violence — more than our prayers. We owe them action. pic.twitter.com/rfLywlcZUa
— President Biden (@POTUS) December 14, 2021

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The total number of children and teens killed by firearms is two and half times the total U.S. military casualties of the Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan wars combined.

Funding for gun violence prevention research:
$25 million

Yearly Military spending:
$778 BILLION
— Brave New Films (@bravenewfilms) December 3, 2021

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Just this past weekend, 111 people across our country lost their lives to gun violence and 254 were injured.

It’s time to end the filibuster, pass common sense gun reform, and save lives. This can’t wait any longer.
— Rep. Pramila Jayapal (@RepJayapal) December 13, 2021

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Gun violence in America could soon get a lot worse https://t.co/tNLolc5CWw
— Mother Jones (@MotherJones) December 12, 2021

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We shouldn’t be losing so many lives to gun violence.

There is legislation that is proven to lessen the number of lives lost to gun violence.

Meanwhile the state legislature spends its time trying to make it easier for guns to fall into the wrong hands. It’s maddening. pic.twitter.com/PTbOWJeqHA
— Governor Tom Wolf (@GovernorTomWolf) December 6, 2021

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Crime overall didn’t increase. Violent crime rates didn’t spike. Property crime is down. But shootings? Up. Even murders without guns aren’t spiking – it’s gun violence specifically that’s increasing.
— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) December 9, 2021

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“Black and brown gun violence victims are seen as statistics. Their deaths or injuries are reported without emotion. In more affluent suburban communities, victims are described with care and dignity.” This must change to #endgunviolence in all communities https://t.co/2lVrglvr0O
— Gregory Jackson Jr. (@gregoryjackson) December 14, 2021

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December 2, 2021 by V Leigh

Just this past weekend, 114 Americans died as a result of gun violence and 250 were injured.

Just this past weekend, 114 Americans died as a result of gun violence and 250 were injured.

It’s time to end the filibuster and pass common sense gun reforms. Every week the Senate continues to block this necessary legislation, they have blood on their hands.
— Rep. Pramila Jayapal (@RepJayapal) November 15, 2021

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Gun violence in America could soon get a lot worse https://t.co/1okXwA6DGY
— Mother Jones (@MotherJones) November 27, 2021

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The toll of gun violence in America stands out amongst the world. More guns equals more gun violence & death. Our rights to life, freedom of speech, etc are now directly affected by the 2A & 400,000,000 guns. The time to deal with this is long overdue. https://t.co/gkgiAWbO2X
— Fred Guttenberg (@fred_guttenberg) November 26, 2021

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It’s way past time for Americans to stop shrugging at the facts — that violence against women is the gateway drug to mass shooting and other forms of terror. Bloomberg News found 60% of mass shootings have domestic violence links https://t.co/zgBM8oWxVe
— Will Bunch (@Will_Bunch) November 23, 2021

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Ground News: Police: Student kills 3, wounds 6 at Michigan school https://t.co/UmmswhhYmO
— Fund the people. Disarm the police. (@glncv) November 30, 2021

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Another school shooting. 3 killed, more injured, hundreds terrorized. Until there are gun laws with teeth in this country—such as those in Great Britain—our children will continue to be sacrificed on the altar of the 2nd Amendment.
— Stephen King (@StephenKing) December 1, 2021

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It’s so tragic that a school shooting that involves 3 dead children is so commonplace it will be forgotten in a few days.

When will it end?
— BrooklynDad_Defiant! (@mmpadellan) November 30, 2021

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“They didn’t deserve to die tonight.”

A community in Michigan is mourning the loss of four students who were killed in a mass shooting at Oxford High School. https://t.co/sDGsN0CzsV pic.twitter.com/wekZauSZUC
— ABC News (@ABC) December 1, 2021

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October 25, 2021 by V Leigh

“America will literally do anything except regulate guns.”

A new report out by the @VPCinfo investigates women murdered by men. 91 percent of women killed by men were murdered by someone they knew and the most common weapon used was a gun. #EndGunViolence #DomesticViolence
— Stop Handgun Violence (@stophandguns) October 2, 2021

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Ground News: 2 dead, 13 injured in shooting at Kroger grocery store in Tennessee https://t.co/MRDkTION3l
— Fund the people. Disarm the police. (@glncv) September 23, 2021

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Researchers say a host of factors contribute to cities’ gun violence crises, including deficits in social determinants of health such as income, housing, healthy living environments, quality education and food insecurity. #moleg https://t.co/Fr0TuPxrmT
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) October 10, 2021

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Four years ago today, 60 lives were cut short — and countless more were forever changed — in a mass shooting in Las Vegas. Today we remember those lost and reaffirm our commitment to reducing gun violence across the country.
— President Biden (@POTUS) October 1, 2021

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“America will literally do anything except regulate guns.”

After a student was found with a gun in her backpack, this school district is banning backpacks in an effort to curb gun violence. pic.twitter.com/kZ5qyhdyBR
— AJ+ (@ajplus) October 1, 2021

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This is the reality of gun violence in America in 2021: A high school football game in Alabama was interrupted by a mass shooting at the stadium — and cell phone footage shows the scene as the players either fled or sheltered on the field. pic.twitter.com/uSJ4Lgbx5l
— NowThis (@nowthisnews) October 18, 2021

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WATCH: Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz pleads guilty to all charges for the attack that killed 17 people and injured 17 others https://t.co/3JfAQzUmCm pic.twitter.com/WJBX223Kei
— CBS News (@CBSNews) October 20, 2021

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June 13, 2021 by V Leigh

Five years ago, we lost 49 loved ones and witnessed 53 others be injured in the horrifying Pulse shooting.

5 years ago today we saw one of the biggest mass shootings in American history.

It was the largest hate crime against the LGBTQ community. Today we don’t just remember the tragedy but we honor those taken too soon.

Let us never forget these 49 beautiful souls taken too soon. pic.twitter.com/FJZg8pZgSE
— Daniel Hernandez Jr (@danielforaz) June 12, 2021

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Five years ago today, 49 were killed and 53 wounded at the Pulse nightclub mass shooting in Orlando.

Today, we woke up to three more mass shootings and 32 shot: on Austin’s 6th street; in a Savannah, Georgia, neighborhood; on the south side of Chicago.https://t.co/SeO38bIDZD
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) June 12, 2021

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Five years ago, 49 LGBTQ+ lives were lost in the #Pulse Nightclub shooting. Today, we honor their lives and stand behind the LGBTQ+ community & all communities impacted by discrimination and bigotry. #Pride #OrlandoUnited pic.twitter.com/3BN7HMBFk8
— Legal Defense Fund (@NAACP_LDF) June 12, 2021

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I’m grateful for @BJoeWolf and everybody who’s stayed in this fight to honor the memory of the Pulse victims with action—to ensure full equality, end gun violence, and make sure we don’t forget what happened five years ago.https://t.co/r6iHsjwBhq
— Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) June 12, 2021

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Five years ago today, we lost 49 loved ones and witnessed 53 others be injured in the horrifying Pulse shooting.

Let’s honor their memory today and every day by continuing the fight for gun safety reform. https://t.co/3kQnOTZAov
— Rep. Pramila Jayapal (@RepJayapal) June 12, 2021

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5 Years After Pulse Shooting Killed 49, Nightclub Owner Says, ‘It Does Not Get Any Easier’ https://t.co/SEXcuoOcsw
— People (@people) June 12, 2021

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April 20, 2021 by V Leigh

Another day of gun violence in this country!?!!

Another day of gun violence in this country!?!!
Having made a deal with the devil and prioritized profit over people’s lives, America is experiencing the inevitable consequences. This is what Malcolm X, referred to as “Our chickens, coming home to roost!”
— LeVar Burton (@levarburton) April 16, 2021

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President Biden calls gun violence in the US an “epidemic”: “Our flag was still flying at half-staff for the victims of the horrific murder of eight primarily Asian-American people in Georgia, when 10 more lives were taken in a mass murder in Colorado” https://t.co/spd2klgGPm pic.twitter.com/LsyikiGcUx
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) April 8, 2021

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Today we’re unveiling the Gun Violence Memorial—an installation of 40,000 flowers on the National Mall to show the scope of our gun violence crisis.

40,000 people are killed with guns each year.

This is a tribute to them and a call on the Senate to find the #CourageToAct. pic.twitter.com/YVmWCLHZva
— Giffords (@GiffordsCourage) April 13, 2021

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Too many Americans have lost a loved one to gun violence.

We’ve placed nearly 40,000 flowers outside the Capitol—one for each person shot and killed every year.@GiffordsCourage‘s memorial is both a tribute and a message to Congress: We must find the #CourageToAct. pic.twitter.com/Xf4lWWr0Xx
— Gabrielle Giffords (@GabbyGiffords) April 13, 2021

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March 25, 2021 by V Leigh

The Shootings Never Stopped

A small business. A vigil. A neighborhood. A club. A party. A grocery store. In seven days there were seven mass shootings, as everyday gun violence has taken countless lives.
— Vice President Kamala Harris (@VP) March 24, 2021

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They Survived a Global Pandemic, But Not America’s Gun Epidemic. https://t.co/QkoWw22kMU
— glenn robinson (he/him) (@glncv) March 23, 2021

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You can purchase a gun, go out, and shoot someone the same day in Georgia, but you can’t register and vote on the same day. As long as these types of laws reflect politicians’ values, you’ll see racist tragedies like we’ve seen this week. pic.twitter.com/vTIK4uXyyo
— Dr. Jason Johnson (@DrJasonJohnson) March 20, 2021

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We now know FULL names of the 8 killed (names of Korean women released by officials, not understanding Korean name structure.)

Soon Chung Park, 74
Hyun Jung Kim*, 51
Suncha Kim, 69
Yong Ae Yue, 63

Xiaojie Tan, 49
Daoyou Feng, 44
Delaina Ashley Yaun, 33
Paul Andre Michels, 54
— Frances Wang (#FrannyInMiami) (@FrancesWangTV) March 19, 2021

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Watching people claim the alleged murderer of 6 Asian women was not motivated by racism, only by ‘sexual addiction,’ I’m reminded of the 2015 Chapel Hill execution-style shooting of 3 Muslim students, which we were told was not a hate crime but merely a ‘parking dispute’.
— Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) March 18, 2021

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And that’s the point. Efforts to strip the word “democracy” of its meaning are mirroring efforts to strip the word “racism” of its meaning.

When democracy loses its meaning, no one will know when it dies. When racism loses its meaning, no one will know when it lives. https://t.co/hBf2LODhWH
— Ibram X. Kendi (@DrIbram) March 18, 2021

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Good morning to everyone who knows you don’t need a racist misogynist to say “I’m a racist mysogynist” to know they’re a racist mysogynist.

If Asian women are targeted as a “temptation” you feel the need to “eliminate,” you’re a racist mysogynist.

We shouldn’t have to say this
— brittany packnett cunningham is on extended break. (@MsPackyetti) March 18, 2021

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Why We Should’ve Seen The Atlanta Shootings Coming | The Daily Social Di… https://t.co/Jj22OtiuwZ via @YouTube
— glenn robinson (he/him) (@glncv) March 18, 2021

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11 senators are more worried about their elections than the next shooting

Blood is on the hands of those who love power more than our children

Tears fill the eyes of millions of Americans that have had loved ones stolen from them by gun violence

Haven’t we had enough?
— David Hogg (@davidhogg111) March 24, 2021

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America has a gun death rate 11 times that of other high-income countries. We are not powerless to stop this—we can save lives. On behalf of the millions of Americans who have experienced gun violence, we must renew our fight to end this epidemic. #EndGunViolence
— Sen. Cory Booker (@SenBooker) March 24, 2021

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A Colorado judge blocked Boulder from enforcing its 2-year-old assault rifle ban on March 12 after the NRA sued. A week later, a gunman with an “AR-15 style rifle” opened fire in a Boulder supermarket, killing 10 people, including a Boulder Police officer. https://t.co/Kle76shPjn
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) March 23, 2021

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JUST IN: Multiple people, including a Boulder police officer, have been killed at a supermarket in Boulder, Colorado, authorities say. A person of interest was taken into custody, police Commander Kerry Yamaguchi said. https://t.co/RI1HEiv12J
— CNN (@CNN) March 23, 2021

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AP: Court documents show that the 21-year-old suspect in the Colorado supermarket shooting purchased an assault rifle less than a week before the attack that killed 10 people
— Jesse Rodriguez (@JesseRodriguez) March 23, 2021

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The people killed at the King Soopers supermarket ranged in age from 20 to 65. Here are their stories. https://t.co/WuYUI44aQG
— BuzzFeed (@BuzzFeed) March 23, 2021

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Shootings never stopped during the pandemic: 2020 was the deadliest gun violence year in decades https://t.co/eOfWZtl1sv
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) March 24, 2021

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March 9, 2021 by V Leigh

As the Biden administration works with states and cities to implement the bill over the coming months, they shouldn’t pass up the opportunity to combat the pandemic’s companion public health crisis: #GunViolence

Arkansas school shooting: Student reportedly shot on first day of in-person learning – New York Post https://t.co/Z2y5YsIR2l via @GoogleNews
— glenn robinson (he/him) (@glncv) March 1, 2021

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My heart breaks for the family of Reuben Lewis, and for every other family that has lost someone to violence in this community. Reuben was a father and a youth mentor and will be dearly missed. We can’t forget that gun violence is another pandemic and we must end it. https://t.co/MbkJHFYrre
— Rep. Barbara Lee (@RepBarbaraLee) March 1, 2021

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U.S. District Judge Esther Salas says the FBI found evidence that the man who killed her son also targeted Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor. Bill Whitaker reports, Sunday. https://t.co/RZn8X3QjEK pic.twitter.com/kBuQPvzR1i
— 60 Minutes (@60Minutes) February 19, 2021

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As the Biden administration works with states and cities to implement the bill over the coming months, they shouldn’t pass up the opportunity to combat the pandemic’s companion public health crisis: #GunViolence #AmericanRescuePlan https://t.co/PSZe6lPlpx
— Joseph Sakran (@JosephSakran) March 7, 2021

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40,000 Americans die annually from gun violence & Republicans have introduced 0 bills to save lives from gun violence.

0 evidence of election fraud & Republicans have already introduced 253 bills in 43 states to suppress the right to vote.

GOP was never about life or liberty.
— Qasim Rashid, Esq. (@QasimRashid) March 1, 2021

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January 25, 2020 by V Leigh

An estimated 1,444 Americans have been killed by guns in the first two weeks of 2020.

8 children have been shot in St. Louis since the start of the new year. The youngest one year old.

Mass shootings can’t be the only gun violence that grabs our nation’s attention. These children deserve attention and action too. https://t.co/lYftykyhR3

— Giffords (@GiffordsCourage) January 18, 2020

"The public sees media reports of mass shootings happening in movie theaters, schools, night clubs and beyond—these are the ones that keep us all up at night…But the majority of these mass shootings involved intimate and family member victims." https://t.co/PexIbT1rZK

— Protect Minnesota (@ProtectMN) January 25, 2020

Collectively, mass shootings have killed 125 and wounded 137 people in these nine mayors’ cities. Enough is enough – we need universal background checks now. #MayorsDemandAction #MayorsDC2020 pic.twitter.com/jY3kKXzKj4

— U.S. Mayors (@usmayors) January 24, 2020

Listening to mayors discuss their experience with mass shootings. Such a raw, powerful and emotional discussion. #MayorsDC20 pic.twitter.com/BZU5D6HPC7

— Alisha Powell Gillis (@GillisAlisha) January 24, 2020

In an attempt to intimidate lawmakers and subvert the will of voters, the @NRA gave away high-capacity magazines – similar to those used in America's deadliest mass shootings – to random civilians at the Virginia statehouse today. #valeg https://t.co/bbnN3rm7I3

— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) January 14, 2020

VA is in a state of emergency because white supremacists and nazi’s are using their 2nd amendment rights to shutdown the 1st amendment rights of students, veterans, and clergy.

Tweet out a video with your support for laws that protect kids, not guns with.#IStandWithVirginia pic.twitter.com/wPiRSVDGZu

— David Hogg (@davidhogg111) January 19, 2020

Kids should be worried about their homework, not their survival #IStandWithVirginia

— David Hogg (@davidhogg111) January 19, 2020

We came with flowers and signs. They came with assault rifles and riot shields.

Our message is so powerful that they are scared to face us unarmed. We’re just a bunch of kids that want to be safe and not get shot. #IStandWithVirginia

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— March For Our Lives (@AMarch4OurLives) January 20, 2020

Gun rights supporters — many heavily armed — are rallying today in Richmond. (Steve Earley/The Virginian-Pilot)

Live updates: https://t.co/hQZOI3BC9x pic.twitter.com/ZG5HsUPzz8

— The Virginian-Pilot (@virginianpilot) January 20, 2020

An estimated 1,444 Americans have been killed by guns in the first two weeks of 2020. This includes 924 suicides and 8 mass shootings. At least 121 children have been killed or injured by guns this year, according to data from the Gun Violence Archive pic.twitter.com/eK0jN6pUvN

— NowThis (@nowthisnews) January 15, 2020

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