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#RepublicanEndorsedShootings
#ItsTheGuns
White Americans cling to guns as a symbol of strength & independence. They see its loss as a final, fatal blow.
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#RepublicanEndorsedShootings
#ItsTheGuns
White Americans cling to guns as a symbol of strength & independence. They see its loss as a final, fatal blow.
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Yes, the gun lobby & weapons manufacturers fuel the violence with easily available assault-style weapons, whose small caliber 5.56 mm cartridges make them largely useless for hunting. Yes, the lax gun laws & risible background checks are partially to blame. But America also
Yes, the gun lobby & weapons manufacturers fuel the violence with easily available assault-style weapons, whose small caliber 5.56 mm cartridges make them largely useless for hunting. Yes, the lax gun laws & risible background checks are partially to blame. But America also
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fetishizes guns. This fetish has intensified among white working-class men, who have seen everything slip beyond their grasp: economic stability, a sense of place within the society, hope for the future & political empowerment. The fear of losing the gun is the final crushing
fetishizes guns. This fetish has intensified among white working-class men, who have seen everything slip beyond their grasp: economic stability, a sense of place within the society, hope for the future & political empowerment. The fear of losing the gun is the final crushing
Marching, protesting, demanding, calling, writing, testifying, donating, advertising โ none of these will bring the change we must have without voting.
The one way to effect change on gun legislation in this country is to vote for the person who will change laws.
The one way to effect change on gun legislation in this country is to vote for the person who will change laws.
Vote like you mean it.
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We need Dem candidates to run in WY, TN, IN, UT & FL. @DNC @harrisonjaime
Anti-Gun Reform Senators up for reelection in 2024
John Barrassoย (R-WY) v TBD
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We need Dem candidates to run in WY, TN, IN, UT & FL. @DNC @harrisonjaime
Anti-Gun Reform Senators up for reelection in 2024
John Barrassoย (R-WY) v TBD
Marsha Blackburnย (R-TN) v TBD
Mike Braunย (R-IN) v TBD
Kevin Cramerย (R-ND) v Kristin Hedger (D)
@kristinhedger 52 followers
Ted Cruzย (R-TX) v Colin Allred (D)
@ColinAllredTX 84k followers
Deb Fischerย (R-NE) v Alisha Shelton (D)
@AlishaKShelton 9k followers
Mike Braunย (R-IN) v TBD
Kevin Cramerย (R-ND) v Kristin Hedger (D)
@kristinhedger 52 followers
Ted Cruzย (R-TX) v Colin Allred (D)
@ColinAllredTX 84k followers
Deb Fischerย (R-NE) v Alisha Shelton (D)
@AlishaKShelton 9k followers
The thing about #CovenantSchool that should scare every last Tennessean is no matter how exclusive your private school, no matter how Christian, no matter how armed the teachers are or how well-prepared staff are, a shooter can still kill your kids, & @TNGOP wonโt help you. 1/ 
In fact, if you enroll your kids in a TN private Christian school, & teachers are armed, & active shooter prep exceeds police expectations, & a shooter *still* kills children, you donโt *dare* approach your @TNGOP supermajority on your childrenโs behalf. 2/
Because if you petition your @TNGOP for the sanctity of your childrenโs lives at school, even a well-prepared teachers-armed exclusive private Christian school, & even if you are nonviolent & sing gospel songs, you will be called a violent extremist. 3/
The ableism of the right wing listen to the parents movement simply canโt be understated. When asked in CNN town hall last night about 6 year olds brandishing killing machines, @GlennYoungkin pivoted away from guns, straight to mental health. His mental health plan is a farce.
Itโs a boondoggle for abusive mental health facilities, big money campaign donors, and more cops, because you know, all we need are more cops to work with disabled people. People w/mental health diagnoses are more likely to be victims of violence than perps of it. #itstheguns
Two children in Virginia brought their parentsโ guns to school to shoot their teachers and this ableist POS is blaming that on mental health issues. That is what ableism looks like. They also fight vehemently against disability accommodations in schools, or equity and inclusion.
