Tweets on the Washington Post coverage of AR-15s

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Read this article graphically explaining how AR-15s are far more dangerous than handguns.

Then recall Brett Kavanaugh's claim: "It is difficult to make the case that semi-automatic rifles are significantly more dangerous than semi-automatic handguns."https://t.co/c3n18otdSX
— Mark Joseph Stern (@mjs_DC) March 27, 2023

The AR-15 is the best-selling rifle in the United States.

It also has become a stark symbol of the nation’s gun violence epidemic.

Ten of the 17 deadliest U.S. mass shootings since 2012 have involved AR-15-style guns. https://t.co/i0BQHjEx1k
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) March 27, 2023

MAYODAN, N.C. — “You’re in the middle of a very pro-gun world.” @jdawsey1 and I spent several weeks chronicling what happens when a AR-15 factory moves into a small town. https://t.co/4ZEIJBhaBs
— Ashley Parker (@AshleyRParker) March 27, 2023

Compared with Americans as a whole, AR-15 owners are significantly more likely to be White, male and between the ages 40 and 65. They’re also more likely to have higher incomes, to have served in the military and to be Republican. https://t.co/HOIA6kDVP4
— Eugene Scott (@Eugene_Scott) March 27, 2023

Why do Americans own AR-15s? The Washington Post and @Ipsosus asked nearly 400 AR-15 owners to explain their reasons for having the weapon, what they use it for and how often they fire it. (@emgusk @aadittambe @jongerberg Washington Post) Details: https://t.co/LfFZyn0sfW pic.twitter.com/4HtodNvuNZ
— Opinion Today (@OpinionToday) March 27, 2023

Republicans will continue to block gun safety

They won’t care that kids were killed today because they didn’t really care when kids were killed in Sandy Hook, Parkland and Uvalde.

There is no reason for private citizens to own assault rifles.

"A report issued in May…analyzed FBI crime data in 271 American cities from 2020 and found that guns stolen from vehicles have become the nation’s largest source of stolen firearms — with an estimated 40,000 guns stolen from cars in those cities alone." https://t.co/CDy21a4hn8.
— Alec MacGillis (@AlecMacGillis) March 27, 2023

Disgusting Republican AR-15 pins

Disgraceful.

GOP Rep. Responsible For AR-15 Pins Permeating Capitol Reveals Himself https://t.co/jt38JiRrs6
— #TuckFrump (@realTuckFrumper) February 3, 2023

I wonder what leaders of other nations think when they see the American Congress wearing pins of Ar-15’s instead of the American Flag.

I know…

“WTF is wrong with these people. I bet they supported an insurrection as well!” pic.twitter.com/zTNADTsoYa
— Brian Krassenstein (@krassenstein) February 3, 2023

Imagine the reaction if members of Congress had worn Boeing 747 lapel pins after 9/11, or a replica of a U-Haul rental truck after the OKC bombing

Then explain how wearing an AR-15 — the killing machine that's gunned down hundreds of innocent Americans — is any different
— Will Bunch (@Will_Bunch) February 3, 2023

Most protesters with guns are Republicans

The Times is cowardly for not saying it in the tweet or headline.

It’s mostly Republicans protesting with guns. Too bad the tweet doesn’t say it. Read the article. https://t.co/fKVp2bFys7
— Harris Levy (@HarrisL585) November 26, 2022

surprise! https://t.co/pQbRpu6lNw
— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) November 26, 2022

Gun deaths are lower in states with strict laws

Gun deaths are higher in states without strict gun laws. However, Republicans think the solution to gun deaths is to pass laws that make it easier to get and carry guns.

Gun deaths are higher in the US than in other developed economies.

The stricter your gun laws the lower your gun violence. Sorry but it’s empirical evidence. The argument begins and ends here. pic.twitter.com/cPxm6xhvGE
— TL Duryea🇺🇦 (@TinaDuryea) November 23, 2022

denmark vs usa in gun violence deaths https://t.co/7JgGh2YN7q pic.twitter.com/xcvQPs2O3q
— ian bremmer (@ianbremmer) July 3, 2022

The GOP will offer thoughts and prayers after another mass shooting and then turn around and accept blood money from the gun lobby. They are depraved and no amount of death will ever be enough for them to do anything. The GOP represents the gun lobby.
— Piper for Missouri (@piper4missouri) November 23, 2022

Handgun permit applications in Maryland are way up since the bad Supreme Court ruling on guns

We don’t need more guns.

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Update on gun polls – 7/7/22

NATIONAL POLL: Support of #GunPolicies:

ALL AMERICANS / CURRENT GUN OWNERS
83% / 76% – Background checks
75% / 60% – Red flag laws
60% / 41% – National gun registry
55% / 33% – Ban assault weapon sales
42% / 18% – Mandatory buyback of assault weaponshttps://t.co/4NZ9MHxXgw pic.twitter.com/BnSAyWbzU0
— MonmouthPoll (@MonmouthPoll) June 30, 2022

66% for making gun laws more strict, rather than keeping them the same (25%) or less strict (8%). A big margin on a pretty salient issue–and one (unlike inflation, say) on which Congress directly legislates. Shouldn't Democrats should be able to capitalize on this in 2022? pic.twitter.com/a3ZPeh81gJ
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) July 5, 2022

34% of Republican and 87% of Democratic respondents said they were “very” or “somewhat” confident that stricter gun laws would reduce mass shootings, according to an ABC News/Washington Post poll conducted in September 2019.
https://t.co/QWRNwdKogV
— FiveThirtyEight (@FiveThirtyEight) July 5, 2022

NEW: Texas poll shows overwhelming support across the board for stronger gun laws and opposition to weakening them.

If you care about saving lives from gun violence, sign up to get out the vote for gun sense candidates in Texas now. Text READY to 644-33. #txlege https://t.co/V0ooMtWpht
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) July 6, 2022

NATIONAL POLL: Which is more responsible for the recent mass shootings in the US?

55% – mental health issues
33% – ease of getting guns

Republicans (80%) point to mental health issues and Democrats (62%) say it is the ease of getting guns. https://t.co/4NZ9MHxXgw
— MonmouthPoll (@MonmouthPoll) June 30, 2022

Deseret News poll of Utah voters:

– 90% support background checks on all gun sales
– 79% support raising age limit for guns to 21
– 72% support red flag laws
– 60% support outright ban of assault rifles and high-capacity magazineshttps://t.co/iI8vHofSl8
— Andy Larsen (@andyblarsen) July 7, 2022

Do you support or oppose requiring comprehensive background checks for all gun purchasers, including private sales between two individuals?

Support 83%
Oppose 17%

(Monmouth U. Poll, 6/23-27/22)
trend: https://t.co/9fQDO9wRtM
— PollingReport.com (@pollreport) July 4, 2022

AMONG CURRENT GUN OWNERS
… For each one I read, please tell me if this is a major reason, minor reason, or not a reason why you own a gun: To defend against possible government tyranny.

Major reason 30%
Minor reason 24%
Not a reason 44%

(Monmouth U. Poll, 6/23-27/22)
— PollingReport.com (@pollreport) July 4, 2022

U.S. Sen. John Cornyn shepherded landmark gun legislation through the Senate last month. Between April and June, his disapproval rating went from 39% to 50%, according to a Texas Politics Project poll. https://t.co/OQd6EV7N0R
— Texas Tribune (@TexasTribune) July 6, 2022

Do you support or oppose a federal red flag law that would allow police to temporarily take away the guns of someone who poses a threat to themselves or others?

Support 75%
Oppose 24%

(Monmouth U. Poll, 6/23-27/22)
more: https://t.co/9fQDO9wRtM
— PollingReport.com (@pollreport) July 4, 2022

NPR/@Ipsosus: The overwhelming majority of gun owners are in favor of universal background checks, of raising the minimum age to buy guns to 21 and so-called "red flag" laws to remove guns from potentially dangerous people. (@DomenicoNPR @Ericnpr) Details: https://t.co/VHO1Tbh0Ei pic.twitter.com/EWlldUDFdD
— Opinion Today (@OpinionToday) July 8, 2022

List of 2022 US mass shootings

A joint statement from this country's professional historians: it is “imperative that historical evidence and argument be presented according to high standards of historical scholarship. The Court’s majority opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson does not meet those standards” https://t.co/EXOL7hF6rT
— Timothy Stewart-Winter (@timothysw) July 6, 2022

More polls related to terrible Supreme Court decisions

A historically unpopular Supreme Court just made a historically unpopular decision… https://t.co/ZggSlVNzvH
— (((Harry Enten))) (@ForecasterEnten) June 26, 2022

Supreme Court goes against public opinion in rulings on abortion, guns https://t.co/kV4hn7RcZx
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) June 25, 2022

In 10 of the 26 states that have already banned abortion or are now most likely to do so, more voters favor abortion rights than oppose them, according to a poll that has surveyed nearly a quarter million registered voters since 2016. https://t.co/6Cjb9Q7zGF
— NYT Politics (@nytpolitics) June 25, 2022

Of Americans living in states with trigger laws to immediately ban abortion after the overturn of Roe, only 45% realized that was the case, according to a May KFF poll. 42% were unsure.https://t.co/DzKq7LDCO4
— Ariel Edwards-Levy (@aedwardslevy) June 24, 2022

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NBC News Poll: Support for abortion rights has reached a record high, and nearly two-thirds of Americans oppose the U.S. Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade (@mmurraypolitics @chucktodd) Details: https://t.co/Z3zjwdcQwZ pic.twitter.com/4wHY83pz2H
— Opinion Today (@OpinionToday) June 24, 2022

The Supreme Court is expected to decide soon on overturning Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision that ensured access to abortion during the first several months of pregnancy. Do you support or oppose overturning Roe?

Support 28%
Oppose 61%

(Suffolk U./USA Today, RV, 6/12-15/22)

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— PollingReport.com (@pollreport) June 22, 2022

States with gun laws had fewer gun deaths

This week’s terrible Supreme Court decision will lead to more gun deaths.

Just so everyone knows, these are the states – including Massachusetts – that had one of their gun laws overturned today. pic.twitter.com/fSZIt46Wzr
— Seth Moulton (@sethmoulton) June 23, 2022