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1 of 19) GUN THREAD!
Republicans like @SenTedCruz are spewing disinformation that Democrats are seeking bans & #guncontrol legislation that will "do nothing" to save lives
This #GunOwnerForGunReform reviews US gun laws & exposes Republicans for yet another "Big Lie"
#HR8 #NoRA
Republicans like @SenTedCruz are spewing disinformation that Democrats are seeking bans & #guncontrol legislation that will "do nothing" to save lives
This #GunOwnerForGunReform reviews US gun laws & exposes Republicans for yet another "Big Lie"
#HR8 #NoRA
2) No law can stop all crime. What laws do (like laws against running red lights) is give law enforcement a way to deter, enforce, and prosecute.
More Americans have died by gun since 1968 than ALL US Wars combined. Here are a few ideas to save lives.
#HR8 #GunOwnerForGunReform
More Americans have died by gun since 1968 than ALL US Wars combined. Here are a few ideas to save lives.
#HR8 #GunOwnerForGunReform
3) Background checks have stopped nearly TWO MILLION prohibited persons from buying guns, but BGCs are only required by licensed dealers. NICS data sharing is voluntary & exemptions for private sales across 38 states make BGC's easy to circumvent.
#HR8 #GunOwnerForGunReform
#HR8 #GunOwnerForGunReform
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
Welcome to the Member of Congress Tracking Report for the week ending November 10, 2019. With Congress on recess this week, we are going to do things a bit differently this week. We are going to take a dive into #McConnellsGraveyard.
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#MoCTrack 1/33
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#GOP keeps trotting out their tired talking point about the “do-nothing-Dems” and all we can concentrate on is #Impeachment.
NOT TRUE.
What you’ll find below are 30 bills of the 300+ that #McConnell has stalled in the Senate.
#MoCTrack #DemCast 2/33
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NOT TRUE.
What you’ll find below are 30 bills of the 300+ that #McConnell has stalled in the Senate.
#MoCTrack #DemCast 2/33
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HR 1 - #ForThePeople
A bill that would improve voting rights, fix campaign finance regulations, and mandate ethics and accountability reforms.
💯 over 100 co-sponsors (236)
#MoCTrack #McConnellsGraveyard 3/33
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A bill that would improve voting rights, fix campaign finance regulations, and mandate ethics and accountability reforms.
💯 over 100 co-sponsors (236)
#MoCTrack #McConnellsGraveyard 3/33
vox.com/2019/3/8/18253…
Hi #PA01 folks. I am live tweeting the @RepBrianFItz #Telephony #TownHall. I got included late, so we are joining in the midst of his intro speech.
#PA01 #Telephony #TownHall /1
#PA01 #Telephony #TownHall /1
@RepBrianFitz Our @RepBrianFitz is talking about something with educating girls, but I caught him at the end of it, so not sure of the details.
#PA01 #Telephony #TownHall /2
#PA01 #Telephony #TownHall /2
@RepBrianFitz Right now Fitz is asking a polling question about a ban of e-cigarettes. Because that is the most pressing issue of our day, amirite? #ImpeachmentInquiry
#PA01 #Telephony #TownHall /3
#PA01 #Telephony #TownHall /3
In 2015, the Charleston loophole in our gun safety laws allowed a self-proclaimed white supremacist to buy a gun that he then used to kill 9 black parishioners at a Bible study—despite a record of illegal drug possession that should have disqualified his purchase.
In 2016, the Charleston loophole meant that 4,170 guns were sold to people with criminal records, mental illnesses, or other circumstances which should have prevented them from being able to buy a gun—because FBI background checks weren’t completed in a three day window.
It’s time to close the #CharlestonLoophole. That’s why I’m supporting a commonsense bill sponsored by @WhipClyburn that will extend the waiting period for firearm purchases to 10 days, to ensure that guns don’t end up in the wrong hands.
