1. Today, the @POTUS, VP @KamalaHarris, & Attorney General Merrick Garland will be in the Rose Garden @ 11:45AM ET to deliver remarks on the initial set of executive actions to #EndGunViolence & the nomination of @davidchipman as the ATF Director. Tune in: whitehouse.gov/live/
2. Review @POTUS@JoeBiden’s initial actions to #EndGunViolence. He has been dedicated to addressing our country’s epidemic of gun violence throughout his entire career. He has taken on & beaten the NRA twice, & he believes we can do it again together. whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/…
3. Even when they don’t make the headlines, senseless gun tragedies take lives every day & leave lasting trauma in communities, especially communities of color. @POTUS is making an investment in community violence Intervention programs to #EndGunViolence. whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/…
4. The @POTUS is committed to taking action to reduce all forms of gun violence – community violence, mass shootings, domestic violence, unintentional shootings, & gun suicides. That is why he is calling on Congress to pass a set of comprehensive gun laws to #EndGunViolence.
5) On the campaign trail, @JoeBiden promised to take on @NRA & win. Today, he’s living up to that promise by taking initial administrative actions to reduce all forms of gun violence. We urge @POTUS & Congress to take the next steps & pass legislation tightening our lax gun laws.
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1. Watch Day 3 of the NRA Bankruptcy Trial starting at 11:30AM ET. Yesterday, it was revealed Wayne Lapierre's assistant used $40,000 of NRA $ to pay for her son's wedding & other expenses. She was required to pay it back but she still works for Lapierre. txnb.uscourts.gov/sites/txnb/fil…
2. @maddow explains why @NewYorkStateAG filed a lawsuit to #DissolveTheNRA. The NRA allowed Wayne Lapierre and others to use its funds illegally and inappropriately for lavish personal expenses.
At 11:30AM EDT, watch the NRA’s six-day bankruptcy trial where NRA executives including Wayne Lapierre will be examined and cross-examined. Find Judge Hale’s WebEX link here: txnb.uscourts.gov/judges-info/he…#DissolveTheNRA
2. History: On 8/6/20, the @NewYorkStateAG Tish James officially filed a lawsuit to #DissolvetheNRA after investigating the organization since Feb 2019 & found the senior leadership had illegally used the NRA's charitable finances for personal use. marieclaire.com/politics/a3405…
3. The NRA filed for bankruptcy on 1/15/21 & made an announcement that it would leave New York State to reincorporate in Texas to evade accountability and the @NewYorkStateAG office's oversight. cnn.com/2021/01/15/bus…#DissolveTheNRA
1/ President @JoeBiden beat the NRA & passed the Assault Weapons Ban & the Brady bill in 1994. After the Sandy Hook tragedy, he led the @WhiteHouse task force to #EndGunViolence & met with the victims' families & gun violence prevention groups. #TheTimeIsNow
2/ Judge Garland has been lauded for his flawless & inspiring work as the leading fed prosecutor in the Oklahoma City bombing case after a domestic terrorist killed 168 people including 19 children in 1995. He brought everyone to the table including the families & survivors.
3/ Throughout his career, Judge Garland has demonstrated his commitment to civil rights. In his recent acceptance speech when nominated by President Biden for Attorney General, he expressed that one of his top priorities will be “ensuring racial equity”.
1/ Gun control does not lead to gun confiscation. In 1934, Congress passed the National Firearms Act to limit the availability of machine guns/short-barreled shotguns/short-barreled rifles/silencers/other similar weapons that were often used by criminals during the Prohibition.
2/ The National Firearms Act (NFA) imposed a tax on the manufacture, import, and distribution of NFA weapons and required a REGISTRY of 'all NFA firearms in the United States. hsdl.org/?abstract&did=…
3/ National Firearms Registration & Transfer Record (NFRTR) is the central registry for all items regulated under the NFA. >3 million items are currently registered in the NFRTR, since 1934. There has been no gun confiscation in 87 years. atf.gov/firearms/natio…#GunControlNow