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20 Apr, 5 tweets, 5 min read
1/ Since Senate was last in session on April 15, we saw

- 429 instances of gun violence
- 156 gun deaths
- 309 injuries

And so I was surprised that when Senate gaveled back in at 3pm today, @SenSchumer took to the floor w/o mentioning these fatalities or a plan to end them...
@SenSchumer 2/ Following @SenSchumer's remarks, @DickDurbin took to the Senate floor & did address the public health crisis of gun violence, promising to hold more hearings in the Senate Judiciary Committee and urging Republicans to support gun reform measures

Watch: c-span.org/video/?c495936…
@SenSchumer @DickDurbin 3/ @DickDurbin noted @POTUS' 6 initial steps for reducing gun violence and celebrated the President's commitment to invest in community-based gun violence intervention programs
@SenSchumer @DickDurbin @POTUS 4/ But I have to say, I'm genuinely surprised that after the spike in publicized shootings over the last couple of days (and the never-ending daily toll of gun violence) that Senate leaders have yet to lay out a comprehensive plan for tackling this crisis....
@SenSchumer @DickDurbin @POTUS 5/ It's likely that we'll only get a strong background check bill through the Senate if we reform or eliminate the filibuster...But we really *need to see* @POTUS & @SenSchumer work together to make progress on crucial issue.

What are they waiting for? #TheTimeIsNow

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20 Apr
1/ As we commemorate the 22nd anniversary of the shooting in Columbine High School today, it looks like there's a mass shooting event unfolding at a Stop & Shop in West Hempstead, NY. It appears that 3 people are shot, 1 may be dead, shooter got away: nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-c…
2/ We don't know all the details, but early reports suggest this may be workplace related. Unfortunately, such shootings are common

We just experienced the FedEx shooting in IN on Thursday, which left 8 dead. So far, we've had at least 16 shootings at workplaces in 2021
3/ We absolutely need Congressional action to strengthen our gun laws

Since Columbine 22 years ago, at least 748,192 people have died from guns...we've all waited long enough and frankly we refuse to wait any longer #TheTimeIsNow Image
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16 Apr
1/ I really appreciate this statement from @POTUS on the tragic mass shooting in Indiana.

I know this issue is a priority for @POTUS & entire White House.

But I think this statement is missing a line like this: “I will actively engage with Congress to get this done THIS YEAR”
@POTUS 2/ I say this b/c that's what @POTUS promised us on the campaign trail.

He didn't run on urging the Senate to act, he ran on brining lawmakers together to get big things done -- including on gun reform.
@POTUS 3/ I'm asking him to live up to those promises & to treat gun violence reform w/ the same priority & engagement that he treated COVID & now infrastructure
Read 9 tweets
igorvolsky Profile picture
16 Apr
1/ Gun violence is a public health crisis we can solve if leaders *live up to their campaign promises* & prioritize life-saving community investments and gun reform legislation

#TheTimeIsNow for our leaders to act and for us to hold them accountable to the promises they made us
2/ In the early days of the Biden administration we've seen:

- House pass life saving reforms
- Biden take key steps & commit $50B to community programs
- Senate has done *NOTHING*
3/ We are way past done waiting for our lawmakers to find just the right political moment to act.

#TheTimeIsNow to find a credible path forward on reforms
Read 5 tweets
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13 Apr
1/ This story quotes an anonymous "Democratic strategist" who argues "voting on an assault weapons ban would help fuel Republican arguments that the Biden administration is coming to take their guns" 

This 🧵explains why this kind of thinking isn't supported by data or facts
2/ Pundits have long recycled notion that lawmakers who support gun safety are minutes away from losing their seats. Narrative began after Dem loses in 1994 following Clinton's gun reform push

Do me a favor: ignore the pundits & ask the statisticians who actually study this...
3/ "The vote for gun control mattered, but the vote for the tax increase and healthcare were more important," says Gary Jacobson, who has done a statistical analysis of what votes affected the outcome of the 1994 election. More on that here: usnews.com/news/articles/…
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10 Apr
1/ 🧵 I want to take a moment to talk about hate & abuse that's directed at those of us who work in progressive politics or policy....
2/ I'm struggling with how to frame this thread. I don't want to come off as just complaining about some nasty comments at a time when there are so many larger injustices that folks -- particularly women and people of color -- confront every single day
3/ But I also don't want to stay silent. I don't want to normalize coordinated online attacks against me for simply being who I am. I don't want to accept daily directed hate as part of the cost of speaking out in our democracy. I want to find a proactive way of combating it.
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9 Apr
1/ I want to take a moment to highlight some of @POTUS' priorities for fighting the public health pandemic of gun violence in the administration's just-released skinny budget...they're really exciting! 🧵
@POTUS 2/ @POTUS is supporting existing programs to improve background check systems 👏

This is crucially important because the background check system has been strained by the surge in gun sales. (Note: during Trump, @FBI asked for more funding to keep up with the demand)
@POTUS @FBI 3/ @POTUS is seeking investment in new programs to incentivize State adoption of gun licensing laws.

10 states have licensing laws & we know that they're essential for ⬇️ gun violence & trafficking. (IE after CT implemented licensing, gun homicides ⬇️ 40%, gun suicides ⬇️ 15%)
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