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Senate Bill 23-170: building on the success of Colorado's "Red Flag" law, this bill allows medical and mental health providers as well as teachers to join law enforcement and families in petitioning the court for an extreme risk protection order. We urge support. #copolitics
Jane Dougherty, whose sister died in the Sandy Hook shooting, testifies in support of the ERPO enhancement bill: "what if all those lives could have been saved?" #copolitics #coleg
Barton High School Teacher - Rachel is here! she is sharing about what's it like being a teacher in a high school where we have #GunViolence & regular #lockdowns & she talks about going from giggling with 9th graders to watching in horror
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Hello to all my new followers after last night’s #SOTU - I’m the founder of @OpePac (give them a follow too!), a 2018 candidate for Iowa Senate, and a recent graduate of the @DrakeUniversity Master of Arts in Communication & Public Policy. Life long Iowan and mom of three. 1/
I tweet a lot about #iowa politics, #education #mentalhealth #LGBTQ #metoo and #GunViolencePrevention I’m a lifelong Iowan and I’m devastated by what @KimReynoldsIA has done to our state.
Give me a shout out and let me know where you’re from! I’m glad you’re here! 3/
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
Thread: 1/ As a scientist whose entire professional life is devoted to #GunViolencePrevention, let me say these few things:
(1) It’s not mental illness. That doesn’t mean those who kill others or themselves don’t ever suffer from mental illness.
(1) It’s not mental illness. That doesn’t mean those who kill others or themselves don’t ever suffer from mental illness.
2/ (2) It’s not video games. That doesn’t mean it’s great for kids to play first person shooter games all day long.
(3) It’s isn’t the lack of prayer in schools. That idea is so stupid it doesn’t even warrant a follow up comment.
(3) It’s isn’t the lack of prayer in schools. That idea is so stupid it doesn’t even warrant a follow up comment.
3/ (4) It isn’t gun free zones. Trained law enforcement officers hit moving targets in non-chaotic situations at a low rate, so armed pedestrians in a mass shooting situation will not get it done. The Dayton shooter did his damage in 24 seconds.
