Thread by @AmberForIowa

I just want to say that those of us who have been working in gun violence prevention are not at all surprised by what happened this week. We have targeted, harassed & threatened by these kinds people for years. 1/@MomsDemand @Everytown @bradybuzz @GabbyGiffords @sandyhook

Many of us have reached out to @Twitter @Facebook @Google and law enforcement because they have threatened us with rape, home invasion, murdering our kids and pets and extended family members. @shannonrwatts has been especially targeted 2/

For those who are survivors of gun violence like @kharyp and @lucymcbath and the families of Sandy Hook, the harassment is particularly grotesque. Claiming loved ones never existed, blaming them for their own deaths.

I remember being out of the country on vacation and having to call law enforcement in Iowa because on New Years Eve, a man was in my @instagram DMs threatening to break into my home and shoot my family to “teach us why we need to own guns” (we already own guns but whatever)

Over and over we get labeled as “hysterical women” “snowflakes” and “libtards” for taking offense to the dick pics and anti-Semitic threats. But there was never, not even one moment, when we did not know that these people were capable of such violence. Never.

So maybe in the future we can try to #BelieveWomen and #BelieveSurvivors when we tell you these people are dangerous. #CapitolRiots