Thread by @igorvolsky

1/ @JoeBiden & @KamalaHarris received the most votes cast for a presidential ticket in U.S. history.

THREAD on why they have a decisive mandate to tackle our nation’s gun violence crisis & build safer American communities with fewer gun injuries and deaths

@JoeBiden @KamalaHarris 2/ Biden & Harris, ran on one of the most ambitious and comprehensive gun reform agendas in history.

They'll take office in the midst of a surge in gun sales & increases in gun deaths and injuries

Suicides, homicides, unintentional shootings, and mass shootings are on the rise

@JoeBiden @KamalaHarris 3/ According to data from @GunDeaths, childhood deaths alone have increased by 42% this year compared to 2019; teenage deaths are up by 37%

https://twitter.com/GunDeaths/status/1325855145494671360?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet

@JoeBiden @KamalaHarris @GunDeaths 4/ @JoeBiden & @KamalaHarris have a mandate to aggressively tackle our nation’s public health crisis through executive, regulatory, and legislative action for 4 primary reasons....

@JoeBiden @KamalaHarris @GunDeaths 5/ Voters across the political divide support stricter gun laws overwhelmingly. This is true nationally AND in the battleground states that decided the election.

WI: 51% of voters said they supported stricter gun laws

PA: 58%

GA: 58%

NC: 54%

NV: 53%

AZ: 50%

@JoeBiden @KamalaHarris @GunDeaths 6/ And remember: at least 90% of Americans regularly tell pollsters they support expanding background checks to all gun purchases and there's majority support for most other gun reform measures as well

@JoeBiden @KamalaHarris @GunDeaths 7/ In this election, there was almost NO support for the gun lobby’s position to weaken our nation’s gun laws.

WI: only 10% of voters wanted gun laws made less strict.

NC: 10%

PA: 9%

AZ: 12%

NV: 13%

GA: 13%

@JoeBiden @KamalaHarris @GunDeaths 8/ As @JoeBiden said, “African American community stood up again for me. They always have my back, and I’ll have yours”

AAs disproportionately impacted by gun violence, experiencing nearly 10x the gun homicides, 15x the gun assaults, and 3x the police shootings of whites

@JoeBiden @KamalaHarris @GunDeaths 9/ Young people also overwhelmingly supported @JoeBiden and his gun reform agenda

Surging youth turnout in a number of key states helped propel Biden to victory, with preliminary numbers suggesting an increase of 10% in youth voter turnout and high engagement in 11 swing states

@JoeBiden @KamalaHarris @GunDeaths 10/ Biden & Harris won support of 61% of people aged 18-29. While 53% of all voters said gun violence prevention policies should be more strict, young people were more likely to say so: 57% of youth and 71% of youth of color feel that gun reform laws should be more restrictive.

@JoeBiden @KamalaHarris @GunDeaths 11/Dealing with impacts of COVID -a key priority for @JoeBiden- requires tackling gun crisis

Some American cities, where economies have been ravaged by COVID, are experiencing ⬆️ in gun violence

Homicides ⬆️ average of 53% across 20 major American cities during the summer

@JoeBiden @KamalaHarris @GunDeaths 12/12 @JoeBiden & @KamalaHarris are proud supporters of gun reform.

The American people gave them a mandate to tackle our nation's gun crisis and save lives