November 5, 2017 by V Leigh

At least 20 people are dead after a shooting during a Baptist church service in Texas, sheriff says.

At least 20 people are dead after a shooting during a Baptist church service in Texas, sheriff says. Gunman is dead https://t.co/hhadTYmkdl pic.twitter.com/9jp8GFg9dF

— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) November 5, 2017

https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

Local police say that the gunman who opened fire at a church near San Antonio, Texas, is now dead. https://t.co/KV1KsDwzM8

— Twitter Moments (@TwitterMoments) November 5, 2017

https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

This.
Does.
Not.
Happen.
This.
Often.
In.
Countries.
With.
Stricter.
Gun.
Laws.#SutherlandSprings

— Denizcan James (@MrFilmkritik) November 5, 2017

https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

If thoughts and prayers alone prevented gun violence, we wouldn't be shot in places of worship. God calls on us to ACT. #SutherlandSprings

— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) November 5, 2017

https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

October 17, 2017 by V Leigh

1,516 mass shootings in 1,735 days: America’s gun crisis – in one chart

1,516 mass shootings in 1,735 days: America's gun crisis – in one chart ………. https://t.co/k9Mb0RwJmH

— DcSlumdog (@DcSlumdog) October 10, 2017

//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

Vegas shooter fired at security guard six minutes before concert massacre ………… https://t.co/gT9nCETjUn

— DcSlumdog (@DcSlumdog) October 10, 2017

//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

October 4, 2017 by V Leigh

Las Vegas shooting victims. These are some of their stories.

Jenny and Bobby Parks were high school sweethearts. They were together Sunday night when she was shot in Las Vegas. https://t.co/XzyUG8kdZR

— The New York Times (@nytimes) October 3, 2017

//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

Breaking News: The Las Vegas gunman used a device that makes rifles rapid-fire, an official said https://t.co/3GkrsB1DDd

— The New York Times (@nytimes) October 3, 2017

//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

"They should be praying for God to forgive them for letting the gun lobby run this country."

– @jimmykimmel #LasVegasMassacre pic.twitter.com/EgrKkdQrfD

— Shareblue Media (@Shareblue) October 3, 2017

//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

There ARE words : Gun Control.

— Tessa Thompson (@TessaThompson_x) October 2, 2017

//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

The gun control debate summed up in 37 seconds… #LasVegasMassacre pic.twitter.com/oHy3qtJ7TQ

— EmmeEyeLléllo🇧🇧 (@QaizerSoze) October 3, 2017

//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

Allegedly objective media distorts news with bias. It's no accidental pattern via @ShaunKing #LasVagasShooting https://t.co/e0JrfqzYCY

— Grant Stern (@grantstern) October 3, 2017

//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

When there's a white gunmen, terrorism is "the price of freedom." With Muslims, it must be stopped at all costs. https://t.co/CwGkzb98qK

— Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) October 2, 2017

//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

If Stephen Paddock voted for Trump he is a terrorist

If Stephen Paddock voted for Clinton he is a terrorist

If Stephen Paddock voted for Stein or Sanders he is a terrorist

If Stephen Paddock did not vote he is a terrorist

I don't need to wait..

Stephen Paddock is a terrorist

— Tony Posnanski (@tonyposnanski) October 2, 2017

//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

Weapons Stephen Paddock used in his rampage in Las Vegas could have been readily and legally acquired in Nevada. https://t.co/NwtvpbYhaG pic.twitter.com/wr8fTb4BhH

— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) October 3, 2017

//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

Please stop assuming Stephen Paddock must have been ‘mentally ill’ https://t.co/YGaXlyvAZk pic.twitter.com/KiFdRdWt85

— The Root (@TheRoot) October 3, 2017

//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

Please take a moment to honor the victims of the #LasVagasShooting by viewing their portraits & reading their names https://t.co/IKFfUBdZ2U

— Daniel Goddard (@DanielGoddard) October 3, 2017

//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

A nurse, a teacher and a police employee were among the Las Vegas shooting victims. These are some of their stories. https://t.co/Zi4whDuS3k pic.twitter.com/xC8KjTgyx6

— CNN (@CNN) October 3, 2017

//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

July 8, 2016 by V Leigh

Dallas Shooting

3 police officers in Dallas killed and 7 wounded, Dallas Police Chief says in statement. https://t.co/NWDMm7H35J pic.twitter.com/Q2Z0BO1xqr

— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) July 8, 2016

Interesting how folks are calling on Americans not to be "divisive" after #Dallas. Nothing the day before when #PhiladoCastile died on FB

— britni danielle (@BritniDWrites) July 8, 2016

Ex-Rep. Joe Walsh deletes a tweet calling for a "war" on Obama following #Dallas https://t.co/CxfquhKDeJ pic.twitter.com/GZ2DuK8Zxu

— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) July 8, 2016

From Martin Luther King. I'm just going to leave this right here… #Dallas pic.twitter.com/Ynb6KyNQ1D

— Charles M. Blow (@CharlesMBlow) July 8, 2016

Leaders of the Black Lives Matter movement condemn the slayings of police in Dallas. https://t.co/XDrDDdAsBj

— The Associated Press (@AP) July 8, 2016

Dallas shooting victims include transit cop who just got married https://t.co/soGtfSPPvC

— TIME.com (@TIME) July 8, 2016

December 30, 2015 by V Leigh

#GunViolence Tweets 12.29

In US, gun homicides are about as common as car accident deaths In Japan, they're as rare as deaths from lightning pic.twitter.com/XeJiTai8CN

— Conrad Hackett (@conradhackett) December 27, 2015

December 23, 2015 by V Leigh

#GunViolence Tweets 12.22

The shocking difference in how Black and White people are killed by guns: https://t.co/p38AT0Rbjj

— Advancement Project (@adv_project) December 19, 2015

16 gun massacres since Newtown. 14 of them carried out with legally obtained weapons. https://t.co/y98UrUVTJb pic.twitter.com/x9LjxnCstu

— Mark Follman (@markfollman) December 14, 2015

December 10, 2015 by Oppression Monitor

Former top Australian official calls for travel warning to U.S. due to gun violence

“It’s time to call out the U.S.A.,” Tim Fischer said.

Continue reading

Sourced through Scoop.it from: thehill.com

HT Steven Riley @mixed_race

We decide how much violence and murder is acceptable. Our culture, U.S. culture decides. – @getgln

December 5, 2015 by Oppression Monitor

Who owns guns in America? White men, mostly.

White men make up 32 percent of Americans — and 61 percent of gun owners.

Sourced through Scoop.it from: www.vox.com

Guns – the invention made to kill more people faster.

December 5, 2015 by V Leigh

#GunViolence Tweets 12.4

These past couple of weeks have been filled with violence and mass shootings which are a common occurrence in America today. They enter and exit the mainstream media news cycle on a regular basis, creating outrage and sadness but little action to remedy the causes. Here are some words for the weekend on that note. Stay safe family and love one another.

“Gun violence is more than a political problem; it’s a spiritual problem – an empathy gap.” –@SharonBrous pic.twitter.com/mHvWkk0726

— Auburn Seminary (@AuburnSeminary) December 3, 2015

December 4, 2015 by V Leigh

#BlackLivesMatter Tweets 12.3

😰 student discipline files in Higher Ed are kept longer than this. #TheSystemWasBuilt2ProtectItself https://t.co/5a4YARdeTb

— Natina Renee (@NatinaRenee) December 3, 2015

ProfBlackTruth – WHITE TERRORISTS ATTACK MINNEAPOLIS #BLACKLIVESMATTER & SHOOT 5 PEOPLE #LaquanMcDonald #notonedime https://t.co/oH8rfgvZZJ

— TrueBlackNews (@trueblacknews) November 27, 2015

How black people can emotionally protect themselves in the age of #BlackLivesMatter: http://t.co/Lm6qVFMWXa #SelfCare #SandraBland

— Karen Attiah (@KarenAttiah) July 25, 2015

#BlackLivesMatter #Justice4Jamar – Activists Shot By White Supremacists in Minneapolis at the #4thPrecinctShutDown: https://t.co/Rb3c5dSg4z

— Osha Karow (@OshaKarow) November 24, 2015

A year after the failure to indict, my father's killer is still on NYPD's payroll — by Erica Garner (@es_snipes) https://t.co/ybpRbvjcR2

— HuffPost BlackVoices (@blackvoices) December 3, 2015

Oppression Monitor Daily

A Community Village Site

gun violence

At least 20 people are dead after a shooting during a Baptist church service in Texas, sheriff says.

Like this:

1,516 mass shootings in 1,735 days: America’s gun crisis – in one chart

Like this:

Las Vegas shooting victims. These are some of their stories.

Like this:

Dallas Shooting

Like this:

#GunViolence Tweets 12.29

Like this:

#GunViolence Tweets 12.22

Like this:

Former top Australian official calls for travel warning to U.S. due to gun violence

Like this:

Who owns guns in America? White men, mostly.

Like this:

#GunViolence Tweets 12.4

Like this:

#BlackLivesMatter Tweets 12.3

Like this:

Share this:

Like this:

Share this:

Like this:

Share this:

Like this:

Share this:

Like this:

Share this:

Like this:

Share this:

Like this:

Share this:

Like this:

Share this:

Like this:

Share this:

Like this:

Share this:

Like this: