MRI machine causes Wisconsin woman's gun to fire, shooting her in buttocks https://t.co/nDyrHx3Pk8
— Josh Mankiewicz (@JoshMankiewicz) December 13, 2023
Category: Gun love
Deadly by design
Let’s face the truth: gun violence isn’t random or inevitable. It’s systematic.
Today we’re launching a new project: PA survivors share the losses they’ve suffered under a system that’s #DeadlyByDesign & working exactly as-planned. Watch their stories at https://t.co/rVGcGtv2si pic.twitter.com/hpJD02DVCw
— CeaseFirePA (@CeaseFirePA) December 6, 2023
Just another day
Today @SenSchumer, @SenatorDurbin and @SenWarren came to the floor to pass the Assault Weapons Ban.
Republicans blocked it.
Enough is enough.
We will keep working to get this done. pic.twitter.com/yeDnCRRTbL
— Senate Democrats (@SenateDems) December 6, 2023
The scene at University of Nevada, Las Vegas after another shooting in America unfolds. Multiple victims, suspect is down. pic.twitter.com/xZz1CYxGTP
— Nerdy 🅰🅳🅳🅸🅲🆃 (@Nerdy_Addict) December 6, 2023
Happy holidays
I guarantee you that at least one ex-husband will walk into his former in-laws house on Christmas day and slaughter his ex-wife and children. I wish it wasn’t true, but it happens EVERY YEAR.
Last night, four people were shot by a man who opened fire inside an Ohio Walmart. The night before, two people were shot to death outside a Walmart in Alaska. This is what we call holiday shopping in America. https://t.co/bwZ0o2iK78
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) November 21, 2023
The ones who live
Across the United States, firearm injuries were the leading cause of death for people ages 1 to 19 in 2020 and 2021, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: https://t.co/J7kJMFxhuS pic.twitter.com/v8TXMZc4tN
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) November 19, 2023
This is why we should get rid of assault weapons
So if your congress person wears one of those adorable AR-15 lapel pins, tell them they’re a piece of shit. Via MedPage Today:
Richard King, MD, the medical director for trauma at Central Maine Healthcare, told Reuters and CBS News the damage to patients shot in yet another mass shooting was like nothing he had ever seen before.
“This was the first time that I’d actually taken care of someone with high-velocity gunshot wounds,” King told CBS News. “I’d read about them … but to actually see them in person and see the destructive ability of those rounds was really quite sobering.”
Unlike other gunshot wounds, King described the exit wounds from the semi-automatic rifle to CBS as “gaping holes,” and injuries with “complete destruction of the surrounding tissue.” When these rounds hit bone, for example, it can shatter and form a missile or projectile that causes more damage outside the bullet track.
King told Reuters that about 30 surgeons were on site within minutes of the first ambulance arriving. They rushed to stop the bleeding and treat about a dozen patients. They were concerned about running out of blood, but the hospital’s program manager was able to quickly secure more units from nearby hospitals.
In total, 18 people were killed — almost the average number of homicides in Maine for an entire year, according to Reuters.
Happy Halloween
I was at this some years ago, and it was so packed, it was nuts. The city fenced in the whole neighborhood, and they would only let you in when other people left.
But of course, the real problem with this shooter is his heart, and the lack of Jesus in it. Doesn’t have a thing to do with THE FUCKING GUNS THAT ARE EVERYWHERE.
SHOOTING PANIC: A live streamer captured the moment when a shooting caused panic in Ybor City. Police say two people are dead, and another 18 were injured. Read more: https://t.co/OqQHRWijdf
(Video by @Dasgasdom3 ) pic.twitter.com/loITeCCJgU
— WFLA NEWS (@WFLA) October 29, 2023
https://twitter.com/ScooterCasterNY/status/1718594154463367300
Every day fights between people may now also involve the use of guns with predictable and deadly results. This is because of terrible legislation like permitless carry and stand your ground. It wasn't always this way and it doesn't need to be this way. https://t.co/Wm7sZtcMoZ
— Fred Guttenberg (@fred_guttenberg) October 29, 2023
‘But gun laws don’t work!’
Here’s the map the @GOP and the @NRA don’t want you to see. pic.twitter.com/J8mKTjvidd
— Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) November 29, 2022
Finally
Rep. Golden is a Democrat in a Trump district, so he’s sticking his neck out.
Democratic Rep. Jared Golden of Maine, one of the most moderate Democrats in the House, is now calling for an assault weapons ban in the wake of the Lewiston mass shooting. Golden has routinely opposed such bans in the past.
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) October 26, 2023
Golden: I have opposed efforts to ban deadly weapons of war like the assault rifle he used to carry out this crime. The time has now come for me to take responsibility for this failure. Which is why I now call on the United States congress to ban assault rifles pic.twitter.com/0k60XJQoaB
— Acyn (@Acyn) October 26, 2023
Gun love
MAINE DOES NOT:
Require background checks on all gun sales
Have a red flag law
Prevent domestic abusers from accessing guns
Ban assault weapons
Limit magazine capacity
Require concealed carry permits
Restrict open carry
Have a waiting period— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) October 26, 2023
https://twitter.com/shannonrwatts/status/1717349221651857786