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Today marks 26 years since our namesake Brady Bill went into effect on Feb. 28, 1994. To date, Brady Background Checks have saved countless lives.
The story of the people behind this lifesaving law — Jim & Sarah Brady — is vitally important. #BackgroundChecksSaveLives
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The story of the people behind this lifesaving law — Jim & Sarah Brady — is vitally important. #BackgroundChecksSaveLives
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In 1981, Jim Brady was @WhiteHouse Press Secretary. He was shot in the head during the assassination attempt on Reagan. He spent the rest of his life recovering. #EndGunViolence #BackgroundChecksSaveLives
The shooter who left Jim Brady paralyzed could have been blocked from buying his gun under the Brady Bill.
He'd lied on the federal form when he bought the firearm. The tragedy had been prevented. #BackgroundChecksSaveLives
He'd lied on the federal form when he bought the firearm. The tragedy had been prevented. #BackgroundChecksSaveLives
Tonight's debate is over, but we need to talk more about the shooting at Emanuel AME Church — which is just a block from the debate stage.
How did the Charleston shooter get a gun? B/c of a deadly gap in our nation's background checks system. #DemDebate #GunReformNow
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How did the Charleston shooter get a gun? B/c of a deadly gap in our nation's background checks system. #DemDebate #GunReformNow
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The Charleston shooter would have failed a background check.
But our laws allow gun sales to go thru after 3 days — even if a background check hasn’t been completed.
𝟑 𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬.
That's all it takes to give a gun to a white supremacist intent on murder. #DemDebate
But our laws allow gun sales to go thru after 3 days — even if a background check hasn’t been completed.
𝟑 𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬.
That's all it takes to give a gun to a white supremacist intent on murder. #DemDebate
This week marks a year since the House passed @WhipClyburn’s bill to fix this deadly gap, called the #CharlestonLoophole.
This loophole is no small gap. In 2016-17 alone, it let +9,000 prohibited buyers obtain firearms.
That puts every one of us at great risk. #DemDebate
This loophole is no small gap. In 2016-17 alone, it let +9,000 prohibited buyers obtain firearms.
That puts every one of us at great risk. #DemDebate
