Guns are the #1 killer of our generation. If Congress really cares about protecting kids, they’ll take action on gun violence. Tell your representative and senators to prioritize gun safety in the 119th Congress: https://t.co/X0YO6QKLtw pic.twitter.com/24dEVw5WlC
— Students Demand Action (@StudentsDemand) January 7, 2025
TRAGIC: Mollian Johnson, 43, her grandchildren, Jedorah, 5, and Jontavious, 1, and their mother Kaylyn Samuels, 26, were shot and killed by Mollian’s boyfriend—who then killed himself—at their home in Georgia.
— Everytown (@Everytown) December 13, 2024
Guns can make abuse fatal.https://t.co/GZLJFyh6k3
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When I started @momsdemand, if a mother was shot and killed unintentionally by her toddler it would have been major national news story. Now it happens so regularly that we all shrug. https://t.co/mckXMuAuta
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) December 12, 2024
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One CEO gets shot now all these corp dorks are hella scarred to back to the office. Imagine how our children feel going back to school.
— Monica💚Free 🇨🇩🇵🇸🇸🇩 (@BlakPantherBabe) December 11, 2024
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Today, Dec 11, is the 🎂 of Irma Garcia. The loving, devoted teacher died May 2022 at Robb Elem. The 2019 teacher of the year, she shielded students from bullets & died holding a child in her arms. 2 days later, Joe, her hs sweet❤️& husband of 25 years, died of cardiac arrest. pic.twitter.com/qH5DTpq8pT
— The Birthday Fairy Project 🟧 (@TBFPToodle_oo) December 11, 2024
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Charlotte
— GIFFORDS (@GIFFORDS_org) December 14, 2024
Daniel
Rachel
Olivia
Josephine
Dawn
Dylan
Madeleine
Catherine
Chase
Jesse
Ana
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Grace
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Jack
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Always remember the lives stolen at Sandy Hook. pic.twitter.com/CCQ10CCpIc
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NATIONAL GUN VIOLENCE VIGIL: People impacted by gun violence came together in Hyde Park, Sunday night, to mark 12 years since the Sandy Hook school mass shooting by also remembering the Chicago lives lost to gun violence and calling on continued gun reform.
— Tre Ward ABC 7 (@TreWardTV) December 16, 2024
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Right now, firearms are the leading cause of death for children and teens in the US.
— Nina Turner (@ninaturner) December 16, 2024
That’s unacceptable.
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Multiple people have been injured after a shooting at a Christian school in Madison, Wisconsin, police say https://t.co/ajKeHHukKf
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) December 16, 2024
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Gun violence is the NUMBER ONE cause of death for children and teens in the US.
— GIFFORDS (@GIFFORDS_org) December 16, 2024
Not car crashes. Not cancer. It’s guns.
Schools should be sites of learning for our kids, not centers of carnage.
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A student and a teacher were just killed in Madison, Wisconsin. Two other students are in critical condition. What’s doubly heart breaking is knowing the ruling class won’t blink. They won’t devote 1% of the energy to these people that they expended when one of their own died.
— Read Abolish Rent (@JPHilllllll) December 16, 2024
This week’s horrific shooting that critically wounded two kindergarteners was at least the 202nd shooting at a school this year, according to @Newsweek.
— Everytown (@Everytown) December 8, 2024
A future where our kids can go to school free from the threat of gun violence is worth fighting for.https://t.co/qbyi0pwQkB
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A dispute outside a Miami apartment yesterday turned fatal when two teens allegedly shot and killed 15-year-old Nolan King.
— GIFFORDS (@GIFFORDS_org) December 9, 2024
A young life was cut tragically short because of easy access to guns. This shouldn’t have happened.https://t.co/IWB6EBirfX
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AGAIN. A 2-year-old boy was unintentionally shot and killed by his 7-year-old brother, who found a loaded and unlocked gun in the glove box of their mother’s vehicle and discharged it.
— Moms Demand Action (@MomsDemand) December 4, 2024
Yet another family devastated by preventable gun violence.https://t.co/8HzQVpHhHO
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WOULD BE BREAKING NATIONAL NEWS IN A HEALTHY COUNTRY: Two children were wounded Wednesday in a shooting at a tiny religious K-8 school in Northern California and the shooter died from a suspected self-inflicted gunshot. https://t.co/X0UjG6Rq3z
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) December 5, 2024
The gun industry is one of the most protected industries in America—allowing gun makers to keep lining their pockets while guns remain the #1 killer of American children and teens.@StudentsDemand launched a campaign this week to expose the industry’s #KillerBusiness and ask:… pic.twitter.com/mbdFwNQYXw
— Everytown (@Everytown) November 22, 2024
“School shootings are recurring markers of a societal sickness, an unshakeable acceptance of violence and senseless death.” https://t.co/liSV6lbvoY
— Democracy Now! (@democracynow) September 8, 2024
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NEW: The man who opened fire and shot five people on a Kentucky highway today was out on bail after being arrested last month for making terrorist threats. According to police scanners, the suspect purchased an AR-15 and 2,000 rounds of ammo this morning. https://t.co/JMdKAXoZQc
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) September 8, 2024
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400 officers in Uvalde couldn’t stop an 18 year old with an assault rifle.
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) September 6, 2024
Secret Service in Butler couldn’t stop a 20 year old with an assault rifle.
SROs in Winder couldn’t stop a 14 year old with an assault rifle.
JD Vance: More security will fix it. https://t.co/B2QsZqBU2y
“When I was president, I totally protected the guns.” -Donald Trump, 8/8/24
— Robert Reich (@RBReich) September 4, 2024
How about we start protecting kids?
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In the 25 years since Columbine, gun violence has become the leading cause of death for American children.
— Robert Reich (@RBReich) September 4, 2024
We are failing our nation’s children by letting NRA-backed politicians (almost all of one party) stand in the way of meaningful gun reform. pic.twitter.com/GqqLpypcjn
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More than 3,600 American kids have been shot already this year. Nearly a thousand of them were killed.
— Robert Reich (@RBReich) September 4, 2024
When will we break the gun lobby’s grip on our politics?
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The next time you hear someone repeating NRA propaganda, you can respond with these 5 points. pic.twitter.com/nYwojkOkqi
— Robert Reich (@RBReich) September 4, 2024
Under Trump, gun sales went up, gun crime went up, and mass shootings went up. pic.twitter.com/Z52DldVThK
— Robert Reich (@RBReich) August 10, 2024
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“When I was president, I totally protected the guns.” —Donald Trump
— Robert Reich (@RBReich) August 8, 2024
That’s true. Too bad he didn’t work as hard to protect the children. Guns became the leading cause death for American kids under Trump.
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Kamala Harris is right: When abusers come armed, it can be deadly. Every month, an average of 70 women are shot and killed by an intimate partner, nearly 1 million women have had a gun used against them by intimate partners, and over 4.5 million women have been threatened with a… pic.twitter.com/Hgh9ibXkQ5
— Moms Demand Action (@MomsDemand) August 9, 2024
Gun violence is the #1 cause of death among America’s children.
— Rep. Barbara Lee (@RepBarbaraLee) July 9, 2024
And yet @HouseGOP are making it easier for guns to end up in the wrong hands.
Watch live as I join @AppropsDems today in pushing back against Republicans’ dangerous legislative agenda ⬇️ https://t.co/paNTQmFFIM
U.S. child/teen firearms death rates at 6x higher than Canada.
— K-12 School Shooting Database (@K12ssdb) June 26, 2024
U.S. rate is 30x higher than Germany.
U.S. rate is 60x higher than UK.
U.S. rate is 100x higher than Japan. pic.twitter.com/DJykTyQL3D
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NEW: The gunman who opened fire in an Arkansas grocery store today, killing three people and wounding 11 (including two police officers), is a 44-year-old white man. He wasn’t taken down by law enforcement or armed citizens — he’s alive and in jail. https://t.co/MSvzbWMqA0
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) June 22, 2024
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Pedro “Pete” Arredondo and a former school police officer were indicted by a Uvalde County grand jury on charges of child endangerment for their roles in the bungled police response to the 2022 mass shooting, sources said. https://t.co/BKxNYIT5m8 pic.twitter.com/NV2v7djsAs
— San Antonio Express-News (@ExpressNews) June 27, 2024
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BREAKING: The former Uvalde school police chief and another former officer have reportedly been indicted on child endangerment charges more than two years after the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Texas. https://t.co/XRe6nHMq8h pic.twitter.com/4xvoS5uQY9
— CBS Evening News (@CBSEveningNews) June 27, 2024
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Today, June 30, is the birthday of Andre Pablo Anchodo. He would be 28 but died in the 2019 El Paso Walmart attack w/his wife, Jordan. When the shooter opened fire, Andre desperately tried to shield his wife, & she desperately tried to shield their infant son. pic.twitter.com/lHoVx8i4QN
— The Birthday Fairy Project 🟧 (@TBFPToodle_oo) June 30, 2024
BREAKING: The Supreme Court invalidates a ban on bump stocks enacted after the deadliest shooting in modern U.S. history. https://t.co/hUAiOKRv5b
— CBS News (@CBSNews) June 14, 2024
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Guns have more autonomy than women.
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) June 14, 2024
Guns have more autonomy than women.
Guns have more autonomy than women.
Guns have more autonomy than women.
Guns have more autonomy than women… https://t.co/DvugrE5Dqc
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Welcome to America: pic.twitter.com/aRfDu7JAk0
— Meacham 🌊 🌊 (@MeachamDr) June 14, 2024
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“And when the next Las Vegas happens, it will not be enough to blame it on the madness of a single deranged individual.”
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) June 14, 2024
That’s right. We can blame it on the six SCOTUS extremists hellbent on sacrificing American citizens on the altar of gun industry profits.…
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UPDATE: At least 9 people shot after gunman ‘randomly’ opens fire at Michigan splash pad.
— BNO News (@BNONews) June 16, 2024
“It appears the individual pulled up, exited a vehicle, approached the splash pad, opened fire, reloaded, opened fire, reloaded and left.” https://t.co/ysOXRqOk5D
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NEW: A couple who brought their two daughters to a Michigan splash pad last week were shot seven times while trying to shield their bodies when a gunman opened fire. They are two of the nine shooting victims, which also include a 4- and 8-year-old. https://t.co/8HRFiEw02O
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) June 17, 2024