What can be done to prevent gun suicides as U.S. rate hits all-time high

If you or someone you know is struggling with depression or suicidal ideation, you can call 988 to access the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline or find help online at https://988lifeline.org.

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/what-can-be-done-to-prevent-gun-suicides-as-u-s-rate-hits-all-time-high
#news #UnitedStates #suicide #GunViolence #MentalHealth

@kitoconnell @TexasObserver

"Shootings, with horrific consequences, have become almost commonplace at Texas schools, houses of worship, restaurants, shopping malls, and concerts. This time, Sanchez feared she’d have to explain to Luna that she might not even be safe from gunfire in her own home...

“So when your house is not safe anymore, you’re like, ‘Well, that sucks. I failed.’”
https://www.texasobserver.org/short-term-rentals-airbnb-vrbo-neighborhoods/

#Texas #AirBnB #STRP #ShortTermRentalProperty #Violence #GunViolence #USA #News

"Events like the UNC shooting, as well as the 2021 Atlanta spa shootings, highlight a culture that’s prone to gun violence and the vulnerability of Asian immigrants in America, said Eileen Chengyin Chow, a Duke University associate professor of the Practice of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies."

https://www.wunc.org/race-demographics/2023-09-08/unc-shooting-asian-americans-history-violence-chapel-hill

#aapi #aanhpi #gunviolence #gunsafety #gunsense #enough

#GunViolence #MassShooting #NRA #GunWankers

2 Mass Shootings Today
(SO FAR)
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Indianapolis, Indiana
5 injured
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Detroit, Michigan
2 injured
2 killed

yesterday 21 shot and killed in the divided states #gunviolence

This is not the correct way to fix the problem, historically, this thinking has led to horrible results…

https://reason.com/2023/09/10/new-mexicos-governor-suspends-the-right-to-bear-arms-saying-the-second-amendment-is-not-absolute/

#GunControl #GunViolence #NewMexico #GunReform

Gun rights group sues New Mexico governor over emergency firearm ban

"It took the courage of a Woman to take control of gun violence"

Michelle Lujan Grisham announced open and concealed carry restrictions on Friday after the deaths of three children

“These are disgusting acts of violence that have no place in our communities,” Lujan Grisham said on Thursday, adding that Bernalillo county needed a “cooling off period” during an epidemic of gun violence.

#gunviolence

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/sep/10/new-mexico-gun-restrictions-lawsuit

24 dead on Saturday as a result of #gunviolence in the divided states

Governor suspends right to carry firearms in public in Albuquerque due to gun violence Gun violence was also declared a public health emergency in New Mexico.

https://abcnews.go.com/US/governor-suspends-carry-firearms-public-albuquerque-due-gun/story?id=103055114

#GunViolence #PublicHealthEmergency #Albuquerque #FirearmsBan #NewMexico #Governor #Politics #News

Listen to the most recent episode of my podcast: New Mexico Governor's Anti-2A Executive Order https://anchor.fm/loki-luck-3/episodes/New-Mexico-Governors-Anti-2A-Executive-Order-e294eo0
#NewMexico #2A #GunViolence #Nullification2023 #DemoniacResistance

#NewMexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Friday issued an emergency order suspending the right to carry firearms in public across #Albuquerque and the surrounding county for at least 30 days in response to a spate of #GunViolence.

The Democratic governor said she expects legal challenges but was compelled to act because of recent shootings, including the death of an 11-year-old boy outside a minor league baseball stadium this week.

https://apnews.com/article/albuquerque-guns-governor-concealed-carry-fc5b4b79bf411b8022c3ad58975724d7

As of July, the #UnitedStates has had over 400 mass shootings for the year, setting the stage for a record-breaking year in gun violence. Gender-based violence is also on the rise. The stats are both sad and frightening. I feel a sense of national shame.
https://medium.com/prismnpen/flash-from-bbc-news-canada-warns-lgbt-travelers-of-us-risks-8a004fffcf59?sk=44eef981b95a4a20d260ede5151a2eaf

#LGBTQ #GunViolence #Violence #HumanRights #Freedom

yesterday 12 reported dead as a result of #gunviolence in the divided states

#GunViolence #MassShooting #NRA #GunWankers

No Mass Shooting Today
(SO FAR)

#GunViolence #MassShooting #NRA #GunWankers

3 Mass Shootings Today
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Jackson, Mississippi
3 injured
1 killed
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El Paso (Socorro), Texas
4 injured
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Brooklyn, New York
4 injured

Guns
Death, rise, toll
Children, teens, take toll
Southern states, worst rates
Painful

#guns #gunviolence #youth #children #us #cinquain #poetry

https://arstechnica.com/health/2023/09/gun-deaths-among-us-children-reached-new-record-high-in-2021-study-finds/

#gunviolence #america #police #secondamendment Just when you think you can’t be shocked any more, it happens again. What’s going on with the police in America? The Judge Dredd style of law enforcement’s clearly a reality.
https://news.sky.com/story/philadelphia-police-officer-who-shot-motorist-dead-inside-car-charged-with-murder-12957647

#Ohio - Additional bodycam footage is released in the death of pregnant Black mother Ta'Kiya Young

> footage [..] shows Young and two other women [..] Young can be seen putting multiple bottles of alcohol into her purse and a tote bag while out of sight of the cash register. She and the two other women then leave without paying.

> bodycam footage also shows [..] the tote bag full of liquor (which) is visible as they drag her from the car.
https://news.yahoo.com/additional-bodycam-footage-released-death-201919325.html #GunViolence

Is this why the corporate ruling class, esp. #TechBros, don't care if millions of us die from #Covid, #GunViolence, the #ClimateCrisis... Many of us won't be needed if they get their way:

Generative #AI will upend the workforce, McKinsey says, forcing 12M job switches & automating away 30% of hours worked in the U.S. economy by 2030.

#UnionStrong

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/careers/generative-a-i-will-upend-the-workforce-mckinsey-says-forcing-12-million-job-switches-and-automating-away-30-of-hours-worked-in-the-u-s-economy-by-2030/ar-AA1erMpm

on thursday 20 reported shot and killed as a result of #gunviolence in the divided states