Indeed: pic.twitter.com/YFdgj7k3Uo
— David Cay Johnston (@DavidCayJ) September 4, 2023
Category: Gun love
If you blinked, you might have missed it
UPDATE: The suspected gunman was one of the people killed in the shooting, cops said. https://t.co/xATZs3nMun
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) September 1, 2023
Oopsy
NEW: A Tennessee 4-year-old was shot to death over the weekend by a 25-year-old woman who claims she was teaching the girl “firearm safety.” Police say Evangeline Gunter was shot point-blank in the chest. https://t.co/FIpvtzJqnL
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) August 31, 2023
Fuckers
New: Hawaii currently cannot enforce a new ban on carrying guns in some public spaces – from beaches to bars – now that a federal judge says the state did not prove how the law does not infringe on gun owners' Second Amendment rights. @CourthouseNews https://t.co/t2QGy08foJ
— Natalie Hanson (@nhanson_reports) August 9, 2023
She will make a great mayor
Most people know her as the mother of the girl with the green sneakers, but she is also a relentless activist against guns. Send her money if she asks:
Kimberly Mata-Rubio—mother of victim Alexandria "Lexi" Rubio who was killed in the Robb Elementary School massacre last year—announces she is running for mayor of the community. https://t.co/KfDHEQptAH
— ABC News (@ABC) July 27, 2023
No wonder Republicans try to keep them from voting
.@Everytown partnered with @splcenter and @PERIL_AU to conduct a first-of-its-kind study exploring how young people view guns and our country’s gun violence crisis.https://t.co/jbnTiXWfDx
— John Feinblatt (@JohnFeinblatt) July 25, 2023
Yes!
A federal judge has ruled Oregon’s voter-approved gun control measure – one of the toughest in the nation – is constitutional. https://t.co/ou5ozf43h3
— ABC News (@ABC) July 18, 2023
Everything’s bigger in Texas
A Houston man shot at a car because it didn’t immediately move forward at a stoplight; two bullets hit a 7-year-old girl sitting in the backseat.
Permitless carry went into effect in Texas in 2021; Texas has more road rage shootings than any other state. https://t.co/sXjTBwpt7i
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) July 12, 2023
Florida is not safe
#Florida man fires 30 AR-15 rounds at guy he thought was intruder but was actually his pool cleaner. Cleaner suffered minor injuries from shrapnel & flying glass. Sheriff says no charges will be filed b/c of idiotic Stand Your Ground law. https://t.co/EIGy5X0Nqb via @EmmaUber7
— Craig Pittman (@craigtimes) June 26, 2023
That’s right
Rep. Jim McGovern: "We heard a lot of words from the gentleman, and from other Republican who speak on these issues. But you know what we don't hear? Any empathy for the families who have lost loved ones to gun violence … all we hear about is, 'don't take away my toys.'" pic.twitter.com/W2WzfrSHeh
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 13, 2023