The Times is cowardly for not saying it in the tweet or headline.
Category: Guns
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 5 states with the highest gun homicide rates in the nation all have loose guns laws:
— Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) April 3, 2023
AK – 24.5 (deaths/100k people)
AL – 22
MT – 22
LA – 22
MI – 22
The 5 states with the lowest rates have some of the toughest laws:
HI – 3
NY – 4
MA – 4
RI – 4
CT – 5https://t.co/oFPtqmVCP6
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
Update on gun polls – 7/7/22
NATIONAL POLL: Support of #GunPolicies:
— MonmouthPoll (@MonmouthPoll) June 30, 2022
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
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.
— FiveThirtyEight (@FiveThirtyEight) July 5, 2022
https://t.co/QWRNwdKogV
NEW: Texas poll shows overwhelming support across the board for stronger gun laws and opposition to weakening them.
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) July 6, 2022
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
NATIONAL POLL: Which is more responsible for the recent mass shootings in the US?
— MonmouthPoll (@MonmouthPoll) June 30, 2022
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
Deseret News poll of Utah voters:
— Andy Larsen (@andyblarsen) July 7, 2022
– 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
Do you support or oppose requiring comprehensive background checks for all gun purchasers, including private sales between two individuals?
— PollingReport.com (@pollreport) July 4, 2022
Support 83%
Oppose 17%
(Monmouth U. Poll, 6/23-27/22)
trend: https://t.co/9fQDO9wRtM
AMONG CURRENT GUN OWNERS
— PollingReport.com (@pollreport) July 4, 2022
… 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)
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?
— PollingReport.com (@pollreport) July 4, 2022
Support 75%
Oppose 24%
(Monmouth U. Poll, 6/23-27/22)
more: https://t.co/9fQDO9wRtM
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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— Opinion Today (@OpinionToday) June 24, 2022
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
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?
— PollingReport.com (@pollreport) June 22, 2022
Support 28%
Oppose 61%
(Suffolk U./USA Today, RV, 6/12-15/22)
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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
Republicans in Congress don’t want gun safety laws
That’s what I think. They’re afraid of their voters – look how they treated Cornyn.
Republicans are looking for an excuse not to pass any gun safety bill.
— Harris Levy (@HarrisL585) June 18, 2022
The gun-control movement is better funded than it was a decade ago, coalescing into something candidates organize around. But the NRA remains a powerful organization with years of success in blocking legislative efforts to restrict gun sales. https://t.co/aSZuXKkd5p
— The New York Times (@nytimes) June 17, 2022
Many Republicans are upset with him over his work on gun legislation in wake of Uvalde shooting.https://t.co/u8kbJM2h9i
— Jeremy Wallace (@JeremySWallace) June 17, 2022
Just to be clear Republicans are holding up a (modest) deal on gun safety because they want (some) people who were CONVICTED OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE or SUBJECT TO A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RESTRAINING ORDER to still be able to buy guns
— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) June 17, 2022
GOP source familiar with gun talks says "it's going to be a "long time before bill text is released." Source blames D staff "for trying to relitigate and reopen issues in the bill text that have already been agreed to in principle at the member level."
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) June 17, 2022
Dem source disputes that
It is stunning that even as GOP legislatures are OK with banning abortions for rape and incest, GOP senators want domestic abusers to have access to guns. People will die as a result. Of course, it also tells us that the negotiations were a charade, a bait and switch. https://t.co/aLn3QIPCoa
— Norman Ornstein (@NormOrnstein) June 17, 2022
Senators are racing against the clock to try to nail down the details on a bipartisan gun safety package — with two major sticking points remaining before they leave Capitol Hill for the weekend. https://t.co/CTmBNRNyTQ
— CNN (@CNN) June 17, 2022
Quinnipiac Texas gun poll
TEXAS
— PollingReport.com (@pollreport) June 15, 2022
Do you approve or disapprove of the way Greg Abbott is handling gun violence?
Approve 38%
Disapprove 55%
(Quinnipiac U. Poll, RV, 6/9-13/22)
TEXAS
— PollingReport.com (@pollreport) June 15, 2022
Regardless of how you intend to vote, who do you think would do a better job handling gun policy: Greg Abbott or Beto O'Rourke?
Abbott 47%
O'Rourke 43%
(Quinnipiac U. Poll, RV, 6/9-13/22)
TEXAS
— PollingReport.com (@pollreport) June 15, 2022
Do you think that stricter gun laws would help to decrease the number of mass shootings, or don't you think so?
REP
Would help decrease 23%
Don't think so 76%
DEM
Would help decrease 93%
Don't think so 5%
(Quinnipiac U. Poll, RV, 6/9-13/22)
TEXAS
— PollingReport.com (@pollreport) June 15, 2022
Do you think that stricter gun laws would help to decrease the number of mass shootings, or don't you think so?
Would help decrease 51%
Don't think so 47%
(Quinnipiac U. Poll, RV, 6/9-13/22)
TEXAS
— PollingReport.com (@pollreport) June 15, 2022
Do you support or oppose raising the minimum legal age to buy any gun to 21 years old nationwide?
Support 73%
Oppose 25%
(Quinnipiac U. Poll, RV, 6/9-13/22)
TEXAS
— PollingReport.com (@pollreport) June 15, 2022
Do you support or oppose a nationwide ban on the sale of assault weapons?
Women
Support 59%
Oppose 37%
Men
Support 35%
Oppose 62%
(Quinnipiac U. Poll, RV, 6/9-13/22)
TEXAS
— PollingReport.com (@pollreport) June 15, 2022
Do you support or oppose a nationwide ban on the sale of assault weapons?
REP
Support 29%
Oppose 66%
DEM
Support 88%
Oppose 11%
(Quinnipiac U. Poll, RV, 6/9-13/22)
TEXAS
— PollingReport.com (@pollreport) June 15, 2022
Do you support or oppose a nationwide ban on the sale of assault weapons?
Support 47%
Oppose 49%
(Quinnipiac U. Poll, RV, 6/9-13/22)
TEXAS
— PollingReport.com (@pollreport) June 15, 2022
Do you support or oppose requiring background checks for all gun buyers?
Among gun owners:
Support 93%
Oppose 6%
(Quinnipiac U. Poll, RV, 6/9-13/22)
TEXAS
— PollingReport.com (@pollreport) June 15, 2022
Do you support or oppose requiring background checks for all gun buyers?
Support 93%
Oppose 6%
(Quinnipiac U. Poll, RV, 6/9-13/22)
TEXAS
— PollingReport.com (@pollreport) June 15, 2022
Do you support or oppose stricter gun laws in the United States?
Support 58%
Oppose 38%
(Quinnipiac U. Poll, RV, 6/9-13/22)
TEXAS
— PollingReport.com (@pollreport) June 15, 2022
If the election for governor were being held today …
Greg Abbott (R) 48%
Beto O'Rourke (D) 43%
(Quinnipiac U. Poll, RV, 6/9-13/22)
I expect Republicans to sabotage the gun safety bill
Republicans will find some lame excuse to undermine the possible bill. They really don't care about gun safety. https://t.co/nf1Wa2T344
— Harris Levy (@HarrisL585) June 15, 2022
I wouldn’t be surprised if Republicans find a way to sabotage this – either reducing what’s in it or making sure it doesn’t pass. https://t.co/d3o0lm9vEH
— Harris Levy (@HarrisL585) June 14, 2022
On Monday, Tucker Carlson said red flag law proposal would lead to gun confiscation, and attacked the Republican senators who supported it, calling out Cornyn specifically for "Democratic talking points" from Pelosi and the DNC. https://t.co/sme7cJVW9w https://t.co/fcJjbyjH1x
— Matthew Gertz (@MattGertz) June 15, 2022
I’ll say it again:
— Nancy Pelosi (@TeamPelosi) June 14, 2022
No one’s political survival is more important than our children’s survival.
Republican Senators cannot look away from the gun violence epidemic or block the House reforms.
We all have a duty to pass lifesaving commonsense gun reforms that #ProtectOurKids! https://t.co/jq0xHDzsqo
The vast majority of Republican senators tell CNN they want more details about the announced bipartisan gun safety framework before saying where they stand https://t.co/2RxRKWFX6p
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) June 14, 2022
This reminds me of Republican states who won't expand Medicaid even though the federal government would pay most of the costs.
— Harris Levy (@HarrisL585) June 15, 2022
I expect Republicans to bail out on this and blame it on Democrats. They're afraid to cross the hard-line pro-gun supporters who don't want any changes. https://t.co/hPWeEcvg7k
— Harris Levy (@HarrisL585) June 16, 2022
Sad! 