Wait, what?
Translation: We know what the problem is, but let's talk about something else instead because....
reasons.
#2A
#gun
#GunDeaths
#suicide
#mentalillness

@realTuckFrumper

‘Despite his anti-government rhetoric, Robertson was described as the “teddy bear” in the church congregation who was so immobilized that he’d drive 200 yards to church…

‘Clark said to the News. “We all knew he had guns, that he collected guns ... but I mean, it’s Utah.”’

What if these people knew that people who have guns are much more likely to be shot?

#USpol #GunDeaths #Utah

Another tragic accidental gun death!
In NZ you have to have your gun locked away and the bolt locked away somewhere else. You also have to have a license to own a gun in NZ.
As sad as this story is these people should not continue to have a child in their presence — obviously they shouldn’t have guns!
#sadday #gundeaths #somepeopleshouldnothaveguns #children #gunsawayfromchildren

https://abc13.com/1-year-old-accidentally-shot-by-sibling-fallbrook-san-diego-county-accidental-shooting/13518887/

by #AlanBerlow in @WashingtonMonthly:

"While plenty of gun owners are responsible, a shocking number are not—the data do not lie, from leaving unsecured arms near children to failing to report stolen guns to shooting while intoxicated. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court keeps abetting their recklessness."

https://washingtonmonthly.com/2023/06/02/the-myth-of-the-responsible-gun-owner-an-american-nightmare-part-i/

#SecondAmendment #2ndAmendment #guns #SupremeCourt #SCOTUS #GunOwners #GunDeaths #GunViolence #GunCulture

I saw this post on the bird site from @ DennisPCrawford: “GOP activist Charlie Kirk: “I think it’s worth to have a cost of, unfortunately, some #GunDeaths every single year so that we can have the #SecondAmendment to protect our other God-given rights. That is a prudent deal. It is rational.” Don Bacon with Charlie Kirk.”

Historian #HeatherCoxRichardson commented that Kirk’s comment reminded her of the short story by Shirley Jackson, “The Lottery” and then wrote,

@noahshachtman

While I applaud the desire to protect vulnerable people from the far-right. This escalation of gun-carrying will likely lead to #GunVIolence (which is probably what the far-right wants).

“The number of guns appears to be directly related to the number of gun deaths in America...

There are many extenuating circumstances that lead to gun deaths in the US.

Let’s start with the easy one: guns."

https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/23141964/america-gun-violence-epidemic-chart

#Guns #GunViolence #GunDeaths #USA #News

#GunDeaths

Farmington, New Mexico on May 15, 2023:

Another Mass Murder Shooting in the US proudly sponsored by the American Republican Party.

#gunViolence #gunDeaths #gunControl #handguns #assultWeapons

Tragic. #guns #gundeaths #massshootings

@DiamondHeighter There are valid reasons to own some guns. I see no valid reason for a civilian to own an assault rifle. The very existence of so many guns is the cause of many gun deaths, even suicide. #guns #gunownership #gundeaths

@ohiorob
I'm so glad that enough Americans went to the polls in 2020 so that the #CDC is now allowed to publish information on #GunDeaths in USA.

The Sucking Chest Wound.
the acrid Smell that lingers.
again, “Thoughts and Prayers”.

#Haiku #GunViolence #GunDeaths #Death #Apathy #MassShooting #GunViolenceIsAPolicyChoice #FollowTheMoney #ThoughtsAndPrayers #AmericanExperience #AmericanDream #Haikoot

Oh Acapulco, once so grand and fair
Where tourists would come from far and near
But now death comes to the beach
And the sounds of gunshots within reach
Your beauty fades with each and every fear

#acapulco #mexico #gundeaths #tourism #ode #poetry

https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/2-men-shot-death-beach-mexican-resort-acapulco-98443862

I have gifted this article so that anyone here can read it. There are a lot of interesting statistics included in the article; it is interesting to note that we were able to cut down deaths from cigarettes and automobile accidents via advertising and other measures such as seat belt requirements and taxing. Perhaps we should treat gun fatality prevention in the same way.

#GunViolence #GunDeaths

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/24/opinion/gun-death-health.html?unlocked_article_code=IfROdtopaD8a0odK3s1IwzmKluhF2rZSkjZetU9U42gvCAtPBPWmRxgMHRAo_zP6dV3LSh0IicyEUPYVfJbVuKLS3qawDW-08z1BfT9KlNmtV5UTUuUhGV8cqSY6qE4_XJXJuv4nVdPw7g_fTQ9Y0lJpF1HDSubEO_KxzLT1RxFumyXC61g1c_hFXIYXhGnFNR_yYoexsMa5BgWgsiNkke9GTQjYgRJR7ygQlgkhjHNMalPH_pb7igjo7ERJaRPxPO-q5kq_zLW8nbjqc8ZHIqoSyYex5FWLK0IgEl6mz4Y7TvQRbOJQEqmnXuP8JrrIdM-XxEC9ozB_0w&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Good idea? Do you think making gun makers liable for what their products cause would be helpful?

https://deanobeidallah.substack.com/p/want-to-reduce-gun-violence-repeal?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=1266886&post_id=111458625&isFreemail=true&utm_medium=email

#GunControl #GunDeaths #Guns #GunViolence

Isn't it time that America took notice of the NRA - The National Reading Association and not The No Remorse Association*

#NRA #NoRemorseAssociation #GunDeaths #ThoughtAndPrayers #NoActionToGunDeaths

"Thoughts and Prayers" hit a new low.

If you suspected they didnt give a tinkers damn about you and getting shot, if you considered thoughts and prayers to be the least they cared, here's the new low disposable citizens. Here's the new low.

Vanderbilt University Caught Using ChatGPT In to "Consol Students" After Shooting

#chatbs #gundeaths #SchoolShooting #ArtificialPsychopath

#Money #Is #ThoughtsAndPrayers

1 dead, 3 injured at El Paso Mall shooting; 2 suspects in custody
#ElPaso #Texas #GunViolence
#GunShooting #GunDeaths #Guns #GunFatalities
#GunInjuries #GunRampage #GunViolence
#AmericanGunViolence #AmericasSadReality #EnoughIsEnough #EnoughAlready #Guns
https://www.dcnewsnow.com/news/us-and-world/gunman-at-large-after-shooting-in-el-paso-shopping-mall/?email=39e8767a93e346d60f9da703908bcfb10cfd3070&emaila=1d24b2241af6dcf317ab48eb89d3fb42&emailb=c3a50d054de53c79636cfaaed6f77f0e3ce2bc5fbdd9c779f40f1b29bbd65ad2&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Breaking%20News%20-%20WDVM%20-%20Breaking%20News%20-%20February%2016%2C%202023%2C%201:58%20am%20UTC&utm_term=Breaking%20News

Our national affliction. By the Washington Posts’s Ann Telnaes.
#politics #gunlobby #gundeaths

RT @allentien@twitter.com

#GunDeaths #SharedFacts https://twitter.com/GavinNewsom/status/1604616222598828033

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/allentien/status/1604970097826725889