“This seems to be the age of mass shootings.” https://t.co/X3y6CGG4ak
— Slate (@Slate) December 29, 2019
Gun Violence
It’s been seven years since the shooting at #SandyHook Elementary School, and Congress has done nothing to prevent another tragedy like this from happening.
Every 16 hours, a woman in America is shot and killed by a former or current partner.
Yet @senatemajld and @SenJoniErnst are REFUSING to reauthorize #VAWA to close the deadly "boyfriend loophole" that allows domestic abusers to access guns. This is a disgrace. #VAWA4ALL https://t.co/7YIdd4QBHX
— Brady (@bradybuzz) December 12, 2019
In any other situation with lives on the line we act w/o hesitation. Why are we not waking up to the 384 mass shootings, and the 35K that have died in just 2019?
The #NewOrleansShooting like each before it should be the last. We NEED to raise the standard for gun ownership. https://t.co/hqf5cGkzMb
— Guns Down America (@gunsdownamerica) December 1, 2019
We agree @SpeakerPelosi, gun violence prevention is an issue which can unite the nation. 97% of Americans support expanding background checks yet @senatemajldr refuses to hold a vote on **bipartisan** legislation which the House passed over 280 days ago.#PelosiTownHall
— March For Our Lives (@AMarch4OurLives) December 6, 2019
Yesterday during our rally outside the Supreme Court, @NRA employees harassed gun violence survivors and made videos mocking them, and their supporters interrupted a moment of silence for victims by reading the Second Amendment through a bullhorn.
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) December 3, 2019
▪️Leah Minda Ferencz owned the Kosher deli w/ her husband
▪️Douglas Rodriguez had immigrated from Ecuador 3 years ago
▪️Moshe Deutsch was a yeshiva student grabbing lunch
▪️Joseph Seals was a 15-year-veteran of the police department#HonorWithAction https://t.co/D3jXHsRnMC
— Brady (@bradybuzz) December 12, 2019
Today,
We mourn the loss of 20 children
& 6 adults that were lost at Sandy Hook Elementary School on this day 7 years ago. We are sending love & strength on this painful day to all who were affected, & pledge our continued action so that tragedy like this never happens again. pic.twitter.com/aVSoTtTXQo— March For Our Lives (@AMarch4OurLives) December 14, 2019
Seven years ago today, a gunman armed with an assault weapon murdered 20 children and 6 educators at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
We must end this country's gun violence epidemic. We vow to never stop fighting in their honor. #HonorWithAction #EndGunViolence pic.twitter.com/XpGHdYRkQ5
— Brady (@bradybuzz) December 14, 2019
It's been seven years since the shooting at #SandyHook Elementary School, and Congress has done nothing to prevent another tragedy like this from happening. pic.twitter.com/2NkfzMvLnu
— Guns Down America (@gunsdownamerica) December 14, 2019
Shooting on the edge of the French Quarter leaves 11 injured in New Orleans
#NewOrleansShooting pic.twitter.com/FxMsUZpahR
— March For Our Lives New Orleans (@march_nola) December 1, 2019
At least 11 people were shot in New Orleans overnight. The shooting happened a few hours ago on Canal Street. Police say two were critically injured and one person is in custody. #NewOrleansShooting pic.twitter.com/vwbHPaXkV7
— ⓐⓓⓡⓞⓩ (@adroz) December 1, 2019
Shooting on the edge of the French Quarter leaves 11 injured in New Orleanshttps://t.co/0MJDs0kHm5 pic.twitter.com/jyITq2ZbHF
— CNN (@CNN) December 1, 2019
The Gun Violence Problem
Remembering the 11 victims of the Tree of Life massacre:
Joyce Fienberg
Richard Gottfried
Rose Mallinger
Jerry Rabinowitz
David Rosenthal
Cecil Rosenthal
Sylvan Simon
Bernice Simon
Daniel Stein
Melvin Wax
Irving Youngerhttps://t.co/llpkIrmugo pic.twitter.com/pGOz1SROBP— Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (@PittsburghPG) October 27, 2019
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“I study terrorism. A white supremacist attack in my neighborhood woke me up to the danger at home” https://t.co/Ys3HG4iiKb An important read by Pittsburgh terrorism researcher @ColinPClarke
— bill peduto (@billpeduto) October 27, 2019
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Domestic violence and gun violence. You can’t adequately address one without the addressing the other.
New report from @amnesty: https://t.co/hhshR1Za70 pic.twitter.com/IVF5PUu58u
— Amnesty International (@amnestyusa) October 27, 2019
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NEW: Every 2020 candidate has a unique story to tell about gun violence.
We sat down w/ @JoeBiden, @CoryBooker, @PeteButtigieg, @KamalaHarris, @AmyKlobuchar, @BetoORourke, @BernieSanders, & @EWarren—watch each of their stories here⬇️ #GunSafetyPresident https://t.co/frfrgwl4VL
— Giffords (@GiffordsCourage) October 21, 2019
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Long Beach Shooting: Three Killed, Nine Injured in Southern California – DiversityInc https://t.co/OPfRPoG3W9
— glenn robinson (@glncv) October 31, 2019
A slew of new laws easing restrictions on firearms went into effect in Texas on Sunday, one day after a gunman went on a shooting rampage
Opinion: We analyzed 53 years of mass shooting data. Attacks aren't just increasing, they're getting deadlier https://t.co/WPL6Dyocyp
— Catherine Rampell (@crampell) September 1, 2019
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Several new laws loosening gun restrictions in Texas went into effect a day after a mass shooting killed 7 people and injured 22.
The laws:
– allow handguns in places of worship
– let people store guns, ammunition in school parking lots
– allow more armed guards in schools pic.twitter.com/BUAFE6Z8pq— AJ+ (@ajplus) September 2, 2019
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As of September 1, which was the 244th day of the year, there have been 283 mass shootings in the U.S.
After each mass shooting, the GOP defends the NRA more than children, families, and victims.
THIS HAS TO STOP.#VoteBlueToSaveAmericahttps://t.co/Lxdrzc9APh
— BrooklynDad_Defiant! (@mmpadellan) September 2, 2019
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Trump's response to the Odessa mass shooting during a media availability on Sunday was to thank law enforcement and say "it could've been worse." He didn't say a word about the victims or about guns. He quickly moved on to other topics. pic.twitter.com/v1NRJeFZJX
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) September 2, 2019
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It’s almost as if there’s a correlation between looser gun laws and mass shooting. https://t.co/TBq6jiv9eL
— Molly Jong-Fast (@MollyJongFast) September 2, 2019
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The @HouseJudiciary Committee will vote on multiple #GunViolence prevention bills on September 10th. These policies have broad bipartisan support among the American people, but I doubt Mitch McConnell will hold a vote. #Enough #EndGunViolence pic.twitter.com/cPG1OKqQ0S
— Steve Cohen (@RepCohen) September 2, 2019
Midland-Odessa, TX Mass Shooting
Frustrating&heartbreaking that we’re living through 279th mass shooting of 2019 (We’re on day 243 of 2019, btw)
But we have the power to stop this madness
In November 2020, we must vote out lawmakers who empower killers by ensuring guns are easy to get. It really is that simple
— igorvolsky (@igorvolsky) August 31, 2019
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Officials in West Texas say there were at least five people killed and 21 shooting victims https://t.co/H9n7JKbYS7 https://t.co/EMNtlzveYS pic.twitter.com/ymcbuF1AbY
— CBS News (@CBSNews) August 31, 2019
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1/ After a mass shooting left 8 dead in West Texas, a Texas lawmaker is asserting that he would not support any new gun restrictions.
He says that includes:
+ No "red flag" laws
+ No universal background checks
+ No bans on AR-15shttps://t.co/3VDxSSgKth #txlege #TexasShooting— Texas Tribune (@TexasTribune) September 1, 2019
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17-month-old Odessa-Midland shooting victim Anderson Davis & 6-year-old Gilroy shooting victim Stephen Romero make me wonder how GOP politicians still call themselves "#ProLife."#TexasShooting #MassacreMitch https://t.co/eP8cy4084O
— Matt (@nosoupforgeorge) September 1, 2019
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The latest on what we know on the #TexasShooting:
+ The gunman worked alone
+ The shooting left 8 people dead, including the shooter
+ 22 others were injured
+ The @WSJ, citing law enforcement, has identified the shooter as 36-year-old Seth Atorhttps://t.co/rifspi6lJg— Texas Tribune (@TexasTribune) September 1, 2019
“My son was murdered by this officer…That ain’t training. That’s cowardice.”
"My son was murdered by this officer…That ain't training. That's cowardice."
The father of a 21-year-old man mistakenly killed by a police officer in an Alabama mall says an independent autopsy shows his son was shot three times in the back. https://t.co/7pz0u8zpvN pic.twitter.com/ttIb2fRj8G
— ABC News (@ABC) December 3, 2018
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Alabama law allowed EJ Bradford Jr. to carry his gun in public. Police fatally shot him anyway.
The racial double standards of “the good guy with a gun” argument are lethal.https://t.co/PhstyozyrR
— ACLU (@ACLU) December 5, 2018
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EJ Bradford’s father speaks: “My son was shot three times…he was murdered…he couldn’t even scream.” @WVTM13 pic.twitter.com/ajzehJQfXe
— Larissa Scott (@LarissaWVTM13) December 4, 2018
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The @NRA wants you to believe that a good guy with a gun can stop a bad guy with a gun, but when the good guy is Black the results can be deadly. Police have recently killed two legally armed Black men and the NRA has remained uncharacteristically silent.https://t.co/mh0FIELTTc
— Guns Down America (@gunsdownamerica) December 6, 2018
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'He was murdered': EJ Bradford was shot three times from behind by officer, autopsy reveals https://t.co/v60C5LAGdx
— The Guardian (@guardian) December 3, 2018
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The findings of the independent autopsy said that Emantic "EJ" Fitzgerald Bradford Jr. “posed no threat” when he was fatally shot on Thanksgiving night. https://t.co/5XFL4wArbD
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) December 4, 2018
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'Say No Mo, Where is video?': The assassination of #EJBradford https://t.co/9cSm5Jypp9 pic.twitter.com/0HCDC43Sl3
— The Root (@TheRoot) December 3, 2018
Tennessee authorities identified the four victims who were killed when a partially naked gunman opened fire at a suburban Waffle House early Sunday. All four were young people of color with their whole lives of ahead of them. #WaffleHouse
BREAKING: He has been arrested.
Yeah, he’s alive and well. And that’s just fine that he will face justice.
It’s just so damn peculiar how unarmed Black men like Stephon Clark get slaughtered in a hail of bullets but these white murderers are always taken in peacefully. pic.twitter.com/xDzcfjXtHG
— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) April 23, 2018
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#WaffleHouse victimes and the Shooter, Why I don't hear the word "racist" on TV? He is crazy AND racist … Both need to be addressed. let's stop hiding it, we have a serious bias problem, and we need to speak about it to fix it. pic.twitter.com/xphpzH3rla
— François Piednoël 🇺🇸🇫🇷 (@FPiednoel) April 23, 2018
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James Shaw, 29 year old Tennessee State Alum and Alpha Phi Alpha Member, saved lives by tackling the Antioch Waffle House shooter while he was reloading . Please RT and show love to a true hero!! #JamesShaw #WaffleHouse #Hero #APHIA pic.twitter.com/OZG45rOCjG
— ATLGreekPicnic (@Atlgreekpicnic) April 22, 2018
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There's a distinct lack of coverage on how the #WaffleHouse shooting was likely racially-motivated.
All of the dead were people of color; the shooter was a white man with a history of white supremacy.
If we can't even talk about this, it won't ever be fixed.
— Pé Resists (@4everNeverTrump) April 23, 2018
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#ChikesiaClemons was arrested more violently than the #WaffleHouse shooter. 🤔@WaffleHouse
— ❤️💕✨🌟⭐️👸🏽👩🏽💻✨🌟⭐️💕❤️ (@SweetCaramelSug) April 23, 2018
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To justify what police did to #ChikesiaClemons is downright unacceptable..
Despite outrage over the viral video, Waffle House calls black customer's arrest 'appropriate' https://t.co/MSufxrXYOC via @usatoday #WaffleHouse
— NAACP (@NAACP) April 24, 2018
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A White man—accused of killing 4 people at @WaffleHouse—arrested w/o harm.
A Black woman—alleged to have a disagreement about plastic utensils at #WaffleHouse—arrested AFTER police tackle her, expose her breasts & threaten to break her arm.
Black skin—presumed dangerous. pic.twitter.com/bIE73Y98ug
— Rev. Cornell Wm. Brooks, Esq. (@CornellWBrooks) April 23, 2018
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If your dog is set loose and kills someone, you are charged with their murder.
This is no different.
It’s time that parents, who give firearms to their mentally unstable children, start serving jail time.#WaffleHouse https://t.co/Yde51F31yj— A Liberal Marine (@USMCLiberal) April 22, 2018
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.@realDonaldTrump I just happened to notice you've not tweeted out thoughts & prayers for the 4 people who were shot & killed with an assault rifle at a TN #WaffleHouse. No doubt many lives were saved by James Shaw Jr., an UNARMED hero. No praise for him? 🤔#BanAssaultWeapons https://t.co/o3kvZueW7d
— Sally Deal (@SallyDeal4) April 22, 2018
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Tennessee authorities identified the four victims who were killed when a partially naked gunman opened fire at a suburban Waffle House early Sunday.
All four were young people of color with their whole lives of ahead of them. https://t.co/qBPJMSJsPd #WaffleHouse pic.twitter.com/MdbhSBRq6r
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) April 23, 2018
Parkland School Shooting
In a private Instagram group chat, confessed school shooter Nikolas Cruz repeatedly espoused racist, homophobic and anti-Semitic views and displayed an obsession with violence and guns. https://t.co/DlvwqwQ5GA
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) February 17, 2018
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FBI admits it did not investigate Nikolas Cruz despite being warned of stockpiled guns and desire to kill SIX Weeks before massacre https://t.co/iyd0w0J3C0
— Tammy Bruce (@HeyTammyBruce) February 17, 2018
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Parkland shooting survivors claim 'blood of 17' is on GOP's NRA enablers: 'They left us to people like Nikolas Cruz' https://t.co/dWhMPR1Fxq
— (((DeanObeidallah))) (@DeanObeidallah) February 17, 2018
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Opinion: The survivors of the Parkland massacre are take action to stop mass shootings. Will we let them down, again? https://t.co/NMnndgRnhX via @POLITICOMag pic.twitter.com/TjJ6urXMZq
— POLITICO (@politico) February 17, 2018
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These are the 17 people who lost their lives in the Parkland shooting pic.twitter.com/EaGwRdoPOt
— NowThis (@nowthisnews) February 17, 2018
2 of the 5 deadliest mass shootings in modern US history have happened in the last 35 days
2 of the 5 deadliest mass shootings in modern US history have happened in the last 35 days https://t.co/2ENudNND4O pic.twitter.com/owhbeWCTrR
— CNN (@CNN) November 6, 2017
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Texas gov. says 26 people dead in Sutherland Springs church shooting, the largest mass shooting in state’s history https://t.co/9ZcIK72dI4 pic.twitter.com/PE8dLkLaSK
— CNN (@CNN) November 6, 2017
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At least 26 people were killed after church shooting in Sutherland Springs, Texas. Here’s how the incident unfolded https://t.co/n0HBxvOVdr pic.twitter.com/LOfXiIO1w5
— CNN (@CNN) November 6, 2017
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There is only ONE nation where you legitimately risk death by mass shooting simply by attending a concert, a movie, kindergarten or church.
— Darren Hayes (@darrenhayes) November 6, 2017
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The wife of First Baptist Church Pastor Frank Pomeroy says their teen daughter was killed in Texas church shooting https://t.co/Hx6zerSjZs pic.twitter.com/k2FCEBKzHb
— CNN (@CNN) November 5, 2017
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It's about mental illness, not guns, @realDonaldTrump says of the #TexasChurchMassacre. https://t.co/vSHfSF36zr
— TribLIVE.com (@TribLIVE) November 6, 2017
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— Shawn T 🇯🇲🇵🇷 (@reallovepunk) November 6, 2017
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26-year-old Devin Kelley, the gunman in the #TexasChurchMassacre, had a violent past. https://t.co/VCg3X9UeFs
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) November 6, 2017
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The smallest victims can bear the biggest burdens in mass killings. https://t.co/0v4QbgE3lk #TexasChurchMassacre
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) November 6, 2017