January 19, 2023 by V Leigh

Gun Violence in the 12 months of 2022

http://rodneymills.com/hnjaz/marvel-avengers-game-session-no-longer-exists.html The 12 months of 2022, as of #NewYearsDay:

•20,101 gun deaths
•38,448 gun injuries
•648 mass shootings
•989 children (age 0-11) shot
•5,127 teenagers (age 12-17) shot
•1,157 incidents of defensive use
•1,615 unintentional shootings
~24,090 suicides [CDC estimate]
— The Gun Violence Archive (@GunDeaths) January 1, 2023

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Although at least five helicopters responded to the deadly shooting at Robb Elementary, not one picked up anyone at the school from classrooms 111 and 112, where several victims were evacuated alive but critically wounded. https://t.co/N53uBoUKRK
— Texas Tribune (@TexasTribune) December 21, 2022

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Walmart mass shooting as three people gunned down in parking lot https://t.co/u54PrE4I64 pic.twitter.com/hBhhI2pDPj
— Newsweek (@Newsweek) January 5, 2023

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Gun violence is an epidemic felt in every corner of the country. Common sense legislation like this will get dangerous weapons out of our communities. This legislation is a step towards saving lives in Illinois. https://t.co/pvsZcjg6y8
— Dick Durbin (@DickDurbin) January 12, 2023

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Dozens of Illinois sheriff’s departments say they will not enforce a new state law banning assault weapons. The sheriffs say they believe the ban is unconstitutional.

Here’s a thread of their statements. Adams, Bond, Brown and Bureau Counties first: pic.twitter.com/1XuPQhlTHR
— Jake Sheridan (@JakeSheridan_) January 14, 2023

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December 12, 2022 by V Leigh

The soul of our nation is sick. Slaughter, devastation, bloodied “safe places.” This is what happens when the right to own guns supersedes shared responsibility for community. Mourning with Chesapeake, Charlottesville, and Colorado Springs.

Breaking News: Multiple people were shot and killed inside a Walmart in Chesapeake, Virginia, according to a police spokesman. The shooter was found dead at the store. https://t.co/RVy7GPsqiU
— The New York Times (@nytimes) November 23, 2022

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Today, I went to the House floor to honor the victims of the Chesapeake mass shooting.

Fernando Chavez-Barron, Kellie Pyle, Randy Blevins, Brian Pendleton, Tyneka Johnson, Lorenzo Gamble.

#ChesapeakeStrong pic.twitter.com/UVNDjkDRKU
— Rep. Bobby Scott (@BobbyScott) November 30, 2022

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The soul of our nation is sick.

Slaughter, devastation, bloodied “safe places.”

This is what happens when the right to own guns supersedes shared responsibility for community.

Mourning with Chesapeake, Charlottesville, and Colorado Springs.
— Be A King (@BerniceKing) November 23, 2022

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This spike of hate crimes is very clearly on Libs of TikTok, Matt Walsh and the anti-trans mainstream media that has smeared LGBT people as sexual deviants.https://t.co/MajBnxIeSV
— Brianna Wu (@BriannaWu) November 20, 2022

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The Colorado shooter’s dad: “I praised him for violent behavior really early. I told him it works… You’ll get immediate results.”

He then went on to praise the Colorado shooter’s grandpa, a MAGA Republican politician named Randy Voepel who supported the January 6 insurrection. pic.twitter.com/LAxevQwKDF
— No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen (@NoLieWithBTC) November 23, 2022

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Unfortunately, I have covered mass shootings multiple times in my career. This is the first time I can recall getting message after message from viewers like this. pic.twitter.com/w3uPqLERyn
— Ashley Michels (@ReporterAshley) November 23, 2022

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The politician identifies who to target for violence & where, passes laws to normalize the bigotry AND passes laws to enable access to guns.

The “mentally troubled” person they influenced & enabled goes to prison but the politician just gets to carry on in gov’t.
— 😷💉🧼 COVID, FLU, RSV WAVES UNDERWAY (@BreeNewsome) November 24, 2022

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We need stricter gun laws.

GOP: “No, it’s a mental health issue.”

Okay, let’s make mental health treatment free and accessible to everyone.

GOP: “No.”
— Robert Greenwald (@robertgreenwald) November 23, 2022

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November 23, 2022 by V Leigh

Ashley Paugh. Raymond Green. Derrick Rump. Daniel Aston. Kelly Loving. These are the 5 victims that were killed in the Club Q shooting in Colorado. Say their name.

Ashley Paugh. Raymond Green. Derrick Rump. Daniel Aston. Kelly Loving. These are the 5 victims that were killed in the Club Q shooting in Colorado. Say their name. pic.twitter.com/IOupUrtFit
— MEFeater Magazine (@mefeater) November 23, 2022

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Police: Gunman kills 5 at gay nightclub, subdued by patrons https://t.co/BSlisRdEkg via @YouTube
— glenn robinson (he/him) (@glncv) November 20, 2022

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After Trump elevated anti-immigrant & anti-Latino rhetoric, we had the deadliest anti-Latino shooting in modern history.

After anti-Asian hate w/COVID, Atlanta.

Tree of life. Emanuel AME. Buffalo.

And now after an anti-LGBT+ campaign, Colorado Springs.

Connect the dots, @GOP.
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) November 20, 2022

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Jaimee Michell of Gays Against Groomers said the shooting at Club Q was predictable and more will keep happening until gender affirming care is banned. This is the explicit endorsement of terrorism against LGBTQ people and Tucker Carlson just smirked as she said it. https://t.co/mleTBocIZw
— Alejandra Caraballo (@Esqueer_) November 23, 2022

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Absolutely horrifying.

It’s been 3 days since the shooting at Club Q and America is already being forced to process another mass murder.

It. Should. Not. Be. Like. This. https://t.co/bgb1jirJyt
— Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) November 23, 2022

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Heartbroken to hear that 23 people were shot in Colorado Springs. My heart is with the LGBTQ+ community and everyone who lost a loved one. We must fight for a future where LGBTQ+ people no longer have to live in fear, and demand that the Senate passes gun violence prevention now.
— Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (@RepRashida) November 20, 2022

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Secretary Buttigieg to CBS on the Club Q attack: “I don’t want to hear ‘thoughts and prayers’ from somebody who has been actively singling out this group for hate.”
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) November 22, 2022

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This man is a hero. He is an example of the best in America. If not for him, because of hate and guns, many more would have died.https://t.co/EmX8KohqFA
— Fred Guttenberg (@fred_guttenberg) November 22, 2022

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This Club Q shooting should be a reminder that members of the LGBTQ+ community continue to be targeted by hate, by judgment and by violence. 32 transgender people have been killed so far this year. It is an everyday fear people are living with…in 2022
— Jen Psaki (@jrpsaki) November 22, 2022

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yes yes nothing to see here obviously the far-right’s love for army vets has its limits when lgbtq lives are involved https://t.co/1HoRwPDzL6
— Leah Feiger (@LeahFeiger) November 23, 2022

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“This was our only safe space in Colorado Springs. Where are we going to go?”

Take two minutes and watch this. pic.twitter.com/y6Nh6sfMRz
— Matt McDermott (@mattmfm) November 20, 2022

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The victims of the Colorado Springs shooting at Club Q have been named.

Know their stories. Know their names 🕯 pic.twitter.com/D7f0wqXuae
— GAY TIMES (@gaytimes) November 22, 2022

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Say their names…

Ashley Paugh (She/Her)
Daniel Aston (He/Him)
Derrick Rump (He/Him)
Kelly Loving (She/Her)
Raymond Green Vance (He/Him)

RIP angels.#ClubQ #StopTheHate #StopTheViolence #GunReformNow #LGBT #LGBTQ #ColoradoSpringsStrong #ColoradoSprings https://t.co/PseEWTQdoP
— Out Magazine (@outmagazine) November 22, 2022

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September 30, 2022 by V Leigh

NEW: 5 shot and 1 teen has died in shooting outside of #Roxborough High School. Philadelphia Police leadership encouraging parents to get more involved in their children’s lives. “Parents talk to your kids. Make sure they understand death is final.” @6abc #Philly #GunViolence

NEW: 5 shot and 1 teen has died in shooting outside of #Roxborough High School. Philadelphia Police leadership encouraging parents to get more involved in their children’s lives. “Parents talk to your kids. Make sure they understand death is final.” @6abc #Philly #GunViolence

We can end gun violence
— David Hogg ☮️ (@davidhogg111) September 29, 2022

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21-Year-Old Man Fatally Shoots Black Woman In Fit Of Road Rage https://t.co/Eb1kdaFdcJ via @YouTube
— glenn robinson (he/him) (@glncv) September 13, 2022

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Gun violence is a national problem and a local one. To keep our communities safe, we need to tackle both problems at once.

That’s why I sued 10 national gun distributors for fueling the gun violence crisis and endangering New Yorkers.
— Tish James (@TishJames) September 28, 2022

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In America, gun homicide is the leading cause of maternal death and gun violence is the leading cause of death among children. Yet Republicans’ policy platform is to ban abortion and give dangerous people easier access to guns. #thisisnotok https://t.co/OTC4wX3Ybn
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) September 24, 2022

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Victims of a mass shooting that claimed the lives of seven people and injured dozens at a July 4 parade in Illinois have filed lawsuits against a gun manufacturer, the accused shooter and the shooter’s father, court documents show https://t.co/2W4jUt007w
— CNN (@CNN) September 29, 2022

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BREAKING: At least five people have been shot on a campus in Oakland, California, that houses four schools, grades K through 12. Highland Hospials confirms they’ve received at least three victims. #caleg https://t.co/z5opzG7Rgq
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) September 28, 2022

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NEW: 5 shot and 1 teen has died in shooting outside of #Roxborough High School. Philadelphia Police leadership encouraging parents to get more involved in their children’s lives. “Parents talk to your kids. Make sure they understand death is final.” @6abc #Philly #GunViolence pic.twitter.com/LwDneOJN5L
— Sharrie Williams (@WilliamsSharrie) September 27, 2022

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July 11, 2022 by V Leigh

The country has already experienced at least 308 mass shootings so far. At least 308 in just over 26 weeks. This averages out to more than 11 a week.

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— Vee Bruno (@veebruno1) July 4, 2022

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AGAIN: A Houston man with a military-style rifle and a handgun killed two people and wounded four others before turning the gun on himself.

Permitless carry went into effect in Texas last year. #txlege https://t.co/EvuTr16X7Z
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) July 6, 2022

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earning a right not to get murdered by voting is some truly next level means-testing, coming from the most powerful man in the country no less https://t.co/5jOfRvqcbO
— inverted vibe curve: burgertown must be defended (@PatBlanchfield) July 4, 2022

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After last night’s shooting, a reporter asks: You’re looking forward to not being mayor?

Mayor of Philadelphia: “Yeah, as a matter of a fact.”

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— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) July 5, 2022

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This is the scene in Philadelphia during reported active shooter during firework show tonight.

We need to stop debating and start acting on gun safety. All Americans- left and right do not want gun violence to continue. It doesn’t have to be this way.

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— David Hogg ☮️ (@davidhogg111) July 5, 2022

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Today is day 185 of the year, and the country has already experienced at least 308 mass shootings so far. At least 308 in just over 26 weeks. This averages out to more than 11 a week. https://t.co/BWkow3uRv4
— NPR (@NPR) July 4, 2022

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July 10, 2022 by V Leigh

This is the reflection of who we are right now as a nation. #HighlandPark

“This is the reflection of who we are right now as a nation. We are not safe anywhere, and it is just so important to remember that we have the power to stop this and that comes by out-organizing… these radical extremists” – @shannonrwatts w/ @NicolleDWallace pic.twitter.com/WYrPHurKcc
— Deadline White House (@DeadlineWH) July 6, 2022

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“At least six dead and 24 injured in shooting at Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Illinois, police say” https://t.co/Cbk0VPB8rd
— glenn robinson (he/him) (@glncv) July 4, 2022

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I grew up in Evanston, Illinois and the city is closed down after a white male between 18-20 years decided to go on a shooting spree in Highland Park killing 6 people and seriously injuring many more. pic.twitter.com/u04d7k2fCq
— Lisa Ericsson Murphy 🌊🌊TrumpIncitedTheMob (@lisakrstin) July 4, 2022

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At least 6 people have been killed and two dozen injured in a shooting at a Fourth of July parade in a Chicago suburb, authorities say https://t.co/H07W0ox97B
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) July 4, 2022

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Police apprehended a man suspected of killing 6 and wounding 24 without shooting him.

And after a brief chase.

I didn’t want police to kill him.

But I also know #JaylandWalker should be alive, and his body not riddled with 60 bullets. #StateOfTheUnion #HighlandPark
— Be A King (@BerniceKing) July 5, 2022

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These stories out of Highland Park about kids knowing exactly what to do when the shooting began, and guiding parents based on their active shooting drills, embody the burden of violence this next generation of kids endure because of the inaction of their elders
— Ahmed Baba (@AhmedBaba_) July 5, 2022

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Emotionally, this is the most important piece I’ve ever published. May it move you and yours to action, so it can also be important in the fight for gun reform.https://t.co/yYz54T6ze4
— Julia Fine (@finejuli) July 8, 2022

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June 18, 2022 by V Leigh

‘He had no chance’ — Watch as Buffalo’s police commissioner refutes the argument that a ‘good guy with a gun’ can stop a mass shooting

“This is not normal… This is about blood money.”@AOC blasted the illegal trafficking of guns across states and the stark ratio of US mass shootings compared to G-7 countries https://t.co/rhtWFi59dQ pic.twitter.com/dPXq8NgKZH
— Bloomberg Quicktake (@Quicktake) June 8, 2022

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Rep. @AOC (D-NY): “Between 2009 and 2018, how many school shootings did the United States have?”@BeckyPringle: “288.”

AOC: “Let’s look globally, our G7 partners…how many school shootings did those countries have?”

Pringle: “Five.”

AOC: “It is internationally embarrassing.” pic.twitter.com/pWMgSSuxSK
— The Recount (@therecount) June 8, 2022

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“There is no discussion about gun violence in New York City without discussing the iron pipeline,” says @AOC, referring to a flow of guns out of states with looser gun restrictions and into crime scenes hundreds of miles away. pic.twitter.com/acxuAVfaeu
— LX News (@NBCLX) June 8, 2022

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— Ken Klippenstein (@kenklippenstein) June 15, 2022

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Or we could just ban assault weapons and keep some people from acquiring guns altogether…pic.twitter.com/C0oHRnsf4j
— Rex Chapman🏇🏼 (@RexChapman) June 12, 2022

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JUST IN: 11 dead and 45 injured in weekend mass shootings https://t.co/ntBdFe14ss pic.twitter.com/nszeJ3nw3j
— The Hill (@thehill) June 13, 2022

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BREAKING: Police say multiple people were shot at an Alabama church in the Birmingham suburb of Vestavia Hills and that a suspect is in custody.

The police statement didn’t elaborate on the number of victims or their conditions. https://t.co/V7I1323D8t
— The Associated Press (@AP) June 17, 2022

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Breaking Update: One dead, 2 injured in Vestavia Hills church shooting. Here’s the latest: https://t.co/QPHOxh4aFv pic.twitter.com/vlCEMkxApL
— #WVTM13 (@WVTM13) June 17, 2022

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‘He had no chance’ — Watch as Buffalo’s police commissioner refutes the argument that a ‘good guy with a gun’ can stop a mass shooting pic.twitter.com/s7EDpYfptx
— NowThis (@nowthisnews) June 9, 2022

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June 4, 2022 by V Leigh

Time after time we’ve given the GOP a chance to help us stop gun violence—and time after time, they’ve chosen to put their right to kill over our right to live.

Guess what happened where the red line is. Anyone? pic.twitter.com/vkahBGCkbj
— Mike Jason (@mikejason73) May 27, 2022

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— Freedom from Prejudice 🌊🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@iPicNews) June 2, 2022

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At least 33 children have been killed in school shootings in 2022 so far.

20 cops have been shot and killed in the line of duty.

It is more dangerous to be a student than a police officer in America in 2022.

(Sources: https://t.co/1h3A95z5xY https://t.co/ldfCOgOWe7)
— No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen (@NoLieWithBTC) May 24, 2022

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For all of our mass shooting talk and angst….the Las Vegas shooting doesn’t get talked about enough.

The scope of the carnage caused by 1 MAN and a weapon of mass destruction.

Almost 500 people shot. 60 killed.

That is horrifying. Terrifying. #NotTalkedAboutEnough
— Eileen🇺🇲🇺🇦🌻 (@Eileenleftnotri) May 30, 2022

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Can you imagine if pro-lifers focused on ending gun violence? Or stopping police killings? Or fighting poverty?

You know, things that would actually save lives…
— Robert Reich (@RBReich) May 25, 2022

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She smeared blood on herself and played dead: 11-year-old reveals chilling details of the massacre – CNN https://t.co/aPHPo5K32j
— Robert Greenwald (@robertgreenwald) May 28, 2022

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The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns.

The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate.

Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care.

Pharma buys off Congress. No action on drug prices.

Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
— Robert Reich (@RBReich) June 2, 2022

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Think about it: If a plane crashed every day w/ 110 people on it, Congress would be outraged. It would act immediately to prevent more deaths. Yet everyday, 110 people die from gun violence & NOTHING changes. Instead, shootings occur day after day after day. This is NOT normal.
— Jackie Speier (@RepSpeier) June 2, 2022

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Infographic: #Massshootings in the US over the past 10 years – https://t.co/mh6Epg8ODP
— Dc Slumdog (@DcSlumdog) June 3, 2022

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Time after time we’ve given the GOP a chance to help us stop gun violence—and time after time, they’ve chosen to put their right to kill over our right to live.

The time for chances is over. I’ve had enough. pic.twitter.com/DUPG9S7FF3
— Rep. Mondaire Jones (@RepMondaire) June 2, 2022

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June 2, 2022 by V Leigh

Unfortunately powerful people are already trying to rehabilitate police and give them even more money, so we need to say, again, that what happened in Uvalde wasn’t police failing. It was the outcome of us relying on cops to keep us safe when that is not their purpose.

Unfortunately powerful people are already trying to rehabilitate police and give them even more money, so we need to say, again, that what happened in Uvalde wasn’t police failing. It was the outcome of us relying on cops to keep us safe when that is not their purpose. 🧵
— Read Wobblies and Zapatistas (@JoshuaPotash) May 30, 2022

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Most Americans assume that cops have a duty to protect us, which is why there’s a seemingly endless amount of funding offered to police. But the Supreme Court ruled that there’s no duty to protect in 2005. https://t.co/wK0rT9GZIV
— Amanda Marcotte (@AmandaMarcotte) May 27, 2022

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I have spent the past few days researching the training of Uvalde officers, including the tactics they were expected to use to halt school shooters.

The documents are jarring. Here’s a thread of our findings so far.

1/9
— Mike Baker (@ByMikeBaker) May 28, 2022

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Holy shit. Texas DPS just admitted that the on-scene commander incorrectly thought that there were no alive children in the barricaded classroom when in fact there were (they were calling 911) – and that the police did not do anything to save them. #UvaldePolice
— Jo Kaur (@SikhFeminist) May 27, 2022

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reading this live blog is making me physically ill https://t.co/pGTD4ZUcme pic.twitter.com/ccVtNzmJhK
— Charlie Warzel (@cwarzel) May 27, 2022

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75 minutes.

Texas Police now admit that they had officers IN THE SCHOOL from 11:35AM until the shooter was killed at 12:50pm and did virtually NOTHING that whole time.

Even when they heard more shots they refused to make a move.

Even when kids called 911 they refused to move.
— Shaun King (@shaunking) May 27, 2022

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Uvalde Medic Learns Of Daughter’s Death While Responding To The Shooting https://t.co/Vx3ZXo5XC6 via @YouTube
— glenn robinson (@glncv) May 27, 2022

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Coward Cops REFUSED To Save School Children’s Lives During Texas Shooting https://t.co/sRvXhrnkaz via @YouTube
— glenn robinson (@glncv) May 27, 2022

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In 1984, at a McDonald’s in San Ysidro, 22 were gunned down. It was one of the first and one of worst mass shootings in US history. It happened on border, victims were mainly Mexican-Americans. SWAT took 77 minutes to end it. Nothing’s changed in 40 years.https://t.co/bdgiUbOhx4
— Arun Gupta Insane Anglo Warlord (@arunindy) May 28, 2022

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May 27, 2022 by V Leigh

A video has surfaced on social media showing parents desperately pleading with law enforcement officers to save children from a gunman’s rampage at a Uvalde elementary school. Warning: Some may find this video disturbing.

This video make so much more sense now. The cops literally stopped parents from helping their kids. pic.twitter.com/zhQfUjlpjd https://t.co/DqgZUH3uCC
— Matt Novak (@paleofuture) May 26, 2022

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Brave of those police officers to make sure nobody went inside. Including themselves. https://t.co/GofEJcF50w
— Gareth Reynolds (@reynoldsgareth) May 26, 2022

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Breaking from law enforcement presser in Uvalde:

– There was *not* a school officer on scene, despite initial reports
– The backdoor gunman used was unlocked
– It took an hour to take the gunman out after he entered
– Gunman shot at witnesses in the street before entering
— Reese Oxner (@reeseoxner) May 26, 2022

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Refusing to wait for the police who were CUFFING HER AND OTHER DESPERATE PARENTS — she entered the building where the massacre was occurring and rescued her children herself.
— Ida Bae Wells (@nhannahjones) May 26, 2022

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“Protecting” kids from masks, from LGBTQ people, from history, from getting health care but not from getting shot and killed at school.

Got it.
— Chase Strangio (@chasestrangio) May 25, 2022

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Between the lack of police action at the subway shooting when there’s a cop on every inch of the platform to the 911 dispatch hanging up on a Buffalo victim to the starting police negligence in TX, I really don’t know how anyone can continue to justify the existence of the police
— Stop Donating to BLM National and Shaun King! (@WrittenByHanna) May 26, 2022

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Those cops have assault weapons, so that blows the idea that they want to project that they were out gunned. You have cops with assault weapons and tactical gear who refused to assault the building with one shooter. So, they were there for crowd control? This gets worse by minute https://t.co/WvVZNQPuVL
— Neville Pearson, Jr (@1TRUMPHATER) May 26, 2022

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The police didn’t go in because they knew what an AR-15 could do. They knew. And, they were scared.
— AntifaPuddin’Pop™️ (@Andie00471) May 26, 2022

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Witnesses said families BEGGED police to enter the school for nearly an hour, but that it wasn’t until Jacinto threatened to go into the school himself that police finally mustered up the courage to go.

Then police took ANOTHER 30 minutes to FIND A KEY. I kid you not. https://t.co/Lj0WZBG6Xe
— Shaun King (@shaunking) May 26, 2022

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“There was at least 40 lawmen armed to the teeth but didn’t do a damn thing until it was far too late. The situation could’ve been over quick and we as a community witnessed it firsthand.”

-Jacinto Cazares, father of 10-year-old shooting victim Jacklyn Jaylen Cazares, told ABC pic.twitter.com/LBQjLsE8Ys
— Shaun King (@shaunking) May 26, 2022

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“We’ve been given a lot of bad information so why don’t you clear all of this up now and explain to us how your officers were in there for an hour but yet no one was able to get inside that room?” pic.twitter.com/VIgTazT3I9
— Acyn (@Acyn) May 26, 2022

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A video has surfaced on social media showing parents desperately pleading with law enforcement officers to save children from a gunman’s rampage at a Uvalde elementary school. Warning: Some may find this video disturbing. https://t.co/8jc8Erp6qP
— KSAT 12 (@ksatnews) May 27, 2022

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Gun Violence in the 12 months of 2022

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The soul of our nation is sick. Slaughter, devastation, bloodied “safe places.” This is what happens when the right to own guns supersedes shared responsibility for community. Mourning with Chesapeake, Charlottesville, and Colorado Springs.

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Ashley Paugh. Raymond Green. Derrick Rump. Daniel Aston. Kelly Loving. These are the 5 victims that were killed in the Club Q shooting in Colorado. Say their name.

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NEW: 5 shot and 1 teen has died in shooting outside of #Roxborough High School. Philadelphia Police leadership encouraging parents to get more involved in their children’s lives. “Parents talk to your kids. Make sure they understand death is final.” @6abc #Philly #GunViolence

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The country has already experienced at least 308 mass shootings so far. At least 308 in just over 26 weeks. This averages out to more than 11 a week.

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This is the reflection of who we are right now as a nation. #HighlandPark

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‘He had no chance’ — Watch as Buffalo’s police commissioner refutes the argument that a ‘good guy with a gun’ can stop a mass shooting

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Time after time we’ve given the GOP a chance to help us stop gun violence—and time after time, they’ve chosen to put their right to kill over our right to live.

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Unfortunately powerful people are already trying to rehabilitate police and give them even more money, so we need to say, again, that what happened in Uvalde wasn’t police failing. It was the outcome of us relying on cops to keep us safe when that is not their purpose.

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A video has surfaced on social media showing parents desperately pleading with law enforcement officers to save children from a gunman’s rampage at a Uvalde elementary school. Warning: Some may find this video disturbing.

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