If they weren’t moved by the deaths of children, the deaths in houses of worship and mass shootings of dozens of people at a time, nothing will make them pass better gun safety laws.
BTW, we have had some gun ballot measures the last few years. I wrote on them (https://t.co/2FYroYZGVi). Their performance was generally suggestive that the public is very divided on gun control.
— (((Harry Enten))) (@ForecasterEnten) April 18, 2021
You have to be out of your mind at this point to believe that the American people need to be more heavily armed. Or a Supreme Court justice, I guess. https://t.co/u5pdOYvqdy
— Charles P. Pierce (@CharlesPPierce) April 26, 2021
Americans respond to rash of mass shootings by breaking another gun sales record https://t.co/5OXQvfGN0y
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) April 26, 2021
NRA launches $2 million campaign to oppose Biden gun-control agenda https://t.co/ESGVVD1swK
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) April 22, 2021
Good morning.
— Heidi Przybyla (@HeidiNBC) April 18, 2021
The United States does not have more mental illness than other countries.
It has more guns.
Gun deaths per year (most recent year available):
— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) April 18, 2021
United States: 39,682
India: 3,655
Canada: 695
Spain: 282
Australia: 229
UK: 107
Japan: 9https://t.co/BUK7mhci29
In 1994, President Bill Clinton banned assault weapons: mass shooting deaths went down by 42%.
— Andrea Junker ® (@Strandjunker) April 18, 2021
In 2004, the GOP Congress let the ban purposely expire: mass shooting deaths spiked over 220% and have been climbing ever since.#GunReformNow
Texans own among the highest number of guns per capita: at least 21 per 1,000 people.
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) April 18, 2021
If more guns and fewer laws made Texas safer, it would be the safest state. Instead, it has high rates of gun suicide and homicide, and is home to 4 of the 10 deadliest mass shootings. #txlege https://t.co/pDe3XU6RYg
Sad! 