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đź’”Every victim of gun violence had a beating heart.
đź’”Every child & every adult had a beating heart.
đź’”Every family will always grieve.
đź’”Every victim had a right to safety & security
#WisDems #VoteBlue2024 #GunSafety #AssaultWeaponsBan
đź’”Every child & every adult had a beating heart.
đź’”Every family will always grieve.
đź’”Every victim had a right to safety & security
#WisDems #VoteBlue2024 #GunSafety #AssaultWeaponsBan
It's a fact: The USA has a gun problem & a
#GunViolence problem that NO other developed
western democracy has -- even though they also have the same mental, social, addiction problems.
#DemVoice1 #WisDems
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#GunViolence problem that NO other developed
western democracy has -- even though they also have the same mental, social, addiction problems.
#DemVoice1 #WisDems
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We can do better! But, the #GOP perpetuate myths about gun violence & gun ownership.
We need to end the myths. #FactsMatter
#DemViolence1 #WisDems
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We need to end the myths. #FactsMatter
#DemViolence1 #WisDems
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🧵 This week marks one year since 10 Black people were murdered by a white extremist with an AR-15 in Buffalo.
5/24 marks one year since 21 children and educators were slaughtered at Robb Elementary School.
Call these Members of Congress and urge them to take action!
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5/24 marks one year since 21 children and educators were slaughtered at Robb Elementary School.
Call these Members of Congress and urge them to take action!
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🧵 Call @SenatorDurbin and urge him to give us a vote on the #AssaultWeaponsBan.
đź“ž (202) 224-7703
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🧵 Call @SenSchumer and urge him to give us a vote on the #AssaultWeaponsBan.
đź“ž (202) 224-654
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đź“ž (202) 224-654
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How about a #thread on why the #AssaultWeaponsBan is a very Jewish thing to do?
Let's dive in.
#thread #ThreadsOfLight #threadseries #AssaultWeapons #AssaultWeaponsBanNOW
Let's dive in.
#thread #ThreadsOfLight #threadseries #AssaultWeapons #AssaultWeaponsBanNOW
As a rabbi, I’ve had the horrible privilege of writing and speaking about the countless mass shootings that have occurred in this country. I wrote after Sandy Hook, after Las Vegas, after Orlando, the list is seemingly endless./1
Just recently, about 10 minutes down the road from me, there was a shooting at a mall, where a married couple was shot and killed. And for so long I was without hope because somehow we had not moved an inch as the blood of men, women, and children cried out from the ground./2
NEW: Chair @RepMaloney issued the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed the #AssaultWeapons Ban of 2021: oversight.house.gov/news/press-rel…
Gun violence is a uniquely American problem, and the overwhelming majority of Americans support common-sense gun reform.
This epidemic has ravaged our nation, and an #AssaultWeaponsBan is more critical than ever.
This epidemic has ravaged our nation, and an #AssaultWeaponsBan is more critical than ever.
On June 8, following shootings in Uvalde, TX, and Buffalo, NY, survivors and victims’ families testified at an @OversightDems hearing to share their stories and demand action from Congress to pass gun safety legislation.oversight.house.gov/legislation/he…
Today @HouseDemocrats take a historic step to advance the Assault Weapons Ban Act of 2022, which restores and updates the prior assault weapons ban that kept weapons of war out of our communities for a decade before Republicans opposed its renewal. 1/
As we have learned all too well, assault weapons are the weapon of choice for mass shootings. These military-style firearms are designed to kill the most people in the shortest amount of time.
Quite simply, there is no place for them on our streets. 2/
Quite simply, there is no place for them on our streets. 2/
These killing machines were banned in 1994 and countless lives were saved, but that ban was allowed to lapse 10 years later. Since then we have seen the predictable results: mass shootings have increased exponentially and our public spaces have all become vulnerable to attack. 3/
#Biden has "outlined a suite of policies that, taken on their own terms, would be the most ambitious governing agenda of any modern #Democrat." If he wins, he'll be the "the most #progressive Democratic nominee in history." vox.com/2020/1/29/2107…
#Biden is "notably to the left" of #Hillary, #Obama, #Kerry & is advancing a #progressive platform. On #healthcare, his proposal for a public option would be a "significant expansion" of the #ACA & includes "expanded subsidies well into the middle class." reason.com/2020/03/04/joe…
#Biden has proposed a $1.7 trillion #ClimateChange plan "similar in scope to many candidates on his left." He has a $750 billion #education plan that includes increases to #teacher salaries & expanded access to #PreK. @reason 3/4/20
We’re on the hill all day fighting for #GunViolencePrevention!
First up: the @HouseJudiciary Committee Hearing on the #AssualtWeaponsBan
Then we’ll join @MichaelPfleger @stsabinachurch @BeBraveChicago and dozens of partners for a national rally to #EndGunViolence!
First up: the @HouseJudiciary Committee Hearing on the #AssualtWeaponsBan
Then we’ll join @MichaelPfleger @stsabinachurch @BeBraveChicago and dozens of partners for a national rally to #EndGunViolence!
You can watch @HouseJudiciary Committee Hearing on assault weapons from home!
#BanAssaultWeapons #BanWeaponsOfWar
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#BanAssaultWeapons #BanWeaponsOfWar
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At the @HouseJudiciary Committee hearing:
@davidchipman, Former ATF Agent and @GiffordsCourage Senior Policy Advisor explaining why the #AssaultWeaponsBan is needed and ways in which we should improve upon the 1994 version of the ban
@davidchipman, Former ATF Agent and @GiffordsCourage Senior Policy Advisor explaining why the #AssaultWeaponsBan is needed and ways in which we should improve upon the 1994 version of the ban
TODAY: House Judiciary is holding a critical hearing on assault weapons.
Get the facts on why we need to #BanAssaultWeapons here 👉🏻👉🏾 ampr.gs/2ZVeQi9
Get the facts on why we need to #BanAssaultWeapons here 👉🏻👉🏾 ampr.gs/2ZVeQi9
Assault weapons are weapons of war, used by soldiers in active conflict zones.
They have no place in civilian life.
They have no place in civilian life.
The inventor of the AR-15 designed this gun for the battlefield. Not for hunting. Not for target practice. For active combat.
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As long as @SpeakerPelosi continues to throw wet blankets on #ImpeachmentInquiry momentum, all Trump’s corruption will be normalized forever.
In 1973, @HouseJudiciary Chair Rodino hired an "inquiry staff" of 100, which included 44 lawyers. Pelosi has hired ZERO.
In 1973, @HouseJudiciary Chair Rodino hired an "inquiry staff" of 100, which included 44 lawyers. Pelosi has hired ZERO.
“The Framers were concerned that a president could abuse his authority in ways that would undermine the democratic process and that could not wait to be addressed. So they created a mechanism for considering whether a president is subverting the rule of law…
...or pursuing his own self-interest at the expense of the general welfare—in short, whether his continued tenure in office poses a threat to the republic. This mechanism is impeachment.”
theatlantic.com/magazine/archi…
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Call these @HouseJudiciary Dems. Ask why they’re afraid to frame the debate.
Tell them to REINSTATE #AssaultWeaponsBan & propose Feinstein Sen. Bill 66.
@GregStantonAZ #AZ09 202-225-9888
@RepSwalwell #CA15 202-225-5065
@TedLieu #CA33 202-225-3976
Tell them to REINSTATE #AssaultWeaponsBan & propose Feinstein Sen. Bill 66.
@GregStantonAZ #AZ09 202-225-9888
@RepSwalwell #CA15 202-225-5065
@TedLieu #CA33 202-225-3976
@HouseJudiciary @gregstantonaz @RepSwalwell @tedlieu Call these @HouseJudiciary Dems. Ask why they’re afraid to frame the debate. Tell them to REINSTATE #AssaultWeaponsBan & propose Feinstein Sen. Bill 66.
@RepLouCorrea #CA46 202-225-2965
@RepKarenBass #CA37 202-225-7084
@RepZoeLofgren #CA19 202-225-3072
@RepLouCorrea #CA46 202-225-2965
@RepKarenBass #CA37 202-225-7084
@RepZoeLofgren #CA19 202-225-3072
@HouseJudiciary @gregstantonaz @RepSwalwell @tedlieu Call these @HouseJudiciary Dems. Ask why they’re afraid to frame the debate. Tell them to REINSTATE #AssaultWeaponsBan & propose Feinstein Sen. Bill 66.
@JoeNeguse #CO02 202-225-2161
@RepValDemings #FL10 202-225-2176
@RepTedDeutch #FL22 202-225-3001
@JoeNeguse #CO02 202-225-2161
@RepValDemings #FL10 202-225-2176
@RepTedDeutch #FL22 202-225-3001
#Parkland parents on board headed to @FloridaCRC St Pete hearing today to urge for #AssaultWeaponsBan on ballot. @Daniel_Sweeney @MaryEllenKlas @JoyAnnReid @CNN @Fla_Pol @MSNBC @nbc6 @WPLGLocal10 @CBSMiami @LWVFlorida @TB_Times
We're almost at the St Pete hearing of the @FloridaCRC
Exciting amendment to ban assault weapons just filed by several @FloridaCRC Commissioners flcrc.gov/Proposals/Comm…
OK, new thread! Greetings from the Senate Appropriations, where they're set to hear the school safety/mental health/gun access bill as well.
To clarify, the last absurdly long thread was House Appropriations. Now we're in Senate Approps. They'll do their version of the bill here, which is now unlike the House version in several significant ways, esp. after amendments in House Approps.
After this, both bills will head to the floor in either chamber.
