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11 May, 5 tweets, 6 min read
This decision is a historic win for the rule of law and a sure sign of defeat for the NRA and its corrupt leadership.

The NRA cannot escape justice. Americans are sick of their lethal abuse.

Full @bradybuzz statement here: bradyunited.org/press-releases… #EnoughIsEnough
Defeating the NRA has long been a mission of @bradybuzz, the org I am proud to lead.

For too long, the NRA has funneled blood money into blocking solutions to gun violence.

They even tried to stop the Brady Bill and background checks from becoming law. vanityfair.com/news/1991/01/g…
When Jim Brady was recovering from his bullet wounds to the head, Sarah Brady called the NRA and left a voicemail.

“My name is Sarah Brady. And you’ve never heard of me, but I am going to make it my life’s ambition to try to put you all out of business.” #DissolvetheNRA
Thank you, Sarah Brady. Thank you, Jim Brady.

Thank you to all of the survivors and activists who *never* should have had to join the fight to prevent gun violence — but who were forced to because of the NRA's deadly greed and corruption.

The end is near. #DissolveTheNRA
P.S. Let's go —

dissolvethenra.org

#DissolvetheNRA
#EnoughIsEnough

@bradybuzz @fred_guttenberg @JosephSakran @po_murray @igorvolsky @ChangeTheRef @EthansLaw2 @AprilSchentrup @shannonrwatts

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Kris Brown | President, bradyunited.org Profile picture
11 May
Thx to @TishJames, we were just delivered news of a MAJOR legal win against the NRA.

Meanwhile, *right now* @bradybuzz leaders are testifying for vital gun violence prevention bills in both Colorado and Nevada.

Naturally, the NRA is opposing both of these bills.

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The Colorado bill (SB 21-256) would empower localities to adopt gun safety measures that meet the needs of their own local communities.

That's common-sense. It's exactly what local govts should do, esp in the face of CO's gun suicide crisis.

But the NRA thinks it's "confusing." Image
Right now, Coloradan & gun violence survivor @MaishaFields is testifying in support of this crucial gun violence prevention bill.

Major urban areas here in CO have seen astronomical spikes in gun violence. Coloradans need sensible and lifesaving solutions, like SB 21-256. #COleg
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27 Apr
2 years ago today, a white nationalist opened fire at the Chabad of Poway synagogue.

We remember Lori Gilbert-Kaye, who was killed, & survivors Noya Dahan, Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein & Almog Peretz.

We also NEED to talk about the specific AR-15-style rifle that was used.

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It was a Smith & Wesson Model M&P 15 Sport II semiautomatic rifle.

This weapon has been the weapon of choice for mass shooters in America.

In fact, it is the same type of AR-15-style rifle used by the gunmen in:

— Parkland, FL
— Aurora, CO
— San Bernardino, CA

and more
It is also, apparently, "2020’s top-selling semi-automatic rifle among all retailers." americanrifleman.org/articles/2021/…
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22 Apr
3 years ago today, a gunman used an AR-15 to senselessly murder 4 young people at a Waffle House in Nashville. They had their whole lives ahead of them.

We remember their names:

— Joe R. Perez, 20
— Akilah Dasilva, 23 @akilah_the
— Deebony Groves, 21
— Taurean C. Sanderlin, 29
The 2018 Waffle House gunman wasn't stopped by a "good guy with a gun" — as is almost never the case. (This is a myth pushed by the gun lobby.)

Instead, he was stopped by @JamesShawJr9, who was unarmed. nytimes.com/2018/04/23/us/…
More on that long-debunked "good guy with a gun" myth here. #EndGunViolence vice.com/en/article/evd…
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21 Apr
GREAT NEWS: Amid growing threats around homemade "ghost guns," both California AND Nevada just advanced bills to prevent the dangerous spread of these untraceable & unregulated firearms.

Thank you to @sandra4nv, @AsmCottie, @ca_brady & Brady Nevada! #EndGunViolence #CAleg #NVLeg
More on the California ghost gun bill here, led by @AsmCottie.

“If it looks like a gun, and shoot like a gun, it’s a gun. Closing [the ghost gun] loophole is simple common sense.” #CAleg @ca_brady @bradybuzz ocregister.com/2021/04/21/gho…
And here is the crucial Nevada bill, led by October 1 survivor @sandra4nv.

“What we want to do is make sure that we’re closing that loophole. That we’re not allowing someone who can’t pass a background check the ability to purchase a ghost gun.” #NVleg
capradio.org/articles/2021/…
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17 Apr
Today's the anniversary of the Senate’s deadly failure to pass gun violence prevention reform via the filibuster.

What happened on 4/17/13 shows exactly why we must #AbolishTheFilibuster — & why we must stop at nothing to push the Senate to pass background checks today.

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The legislation that was killed on the Senate floor 8 years ago today was in response to the Sandy Hook shooting, where 20 first-graders & 6 school employees were senselessly murdered.

Americans across the country, DEMANDED Congress strengthen our weak gun laws. @NewtownAction
In response, the Senate took up a series of gun reform bills. The reforms included a bipartisan bill to expand Brady Background Checks, aka “Manchin-Toomey”.

Why background checks? A shocking 1 in 5 guns in America is sold without a background check.
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17 Apr
Huge thank you to @JohnWoodrowCox for joining us on the @bradybuzz podcast to talk about his new book, "Children Under Fire."

We are failing our children if we do not change our nation's weak gun laws. Pleases give this episode a listen. #EndGunViolence bradyunited.org/podcast/episod…
A big part of our conversation was about safe firearm storage — which too often is not a part of the conversation around gun violence.

Yet every day in America, 8 kids are killed due to "family fire," or a shooting involving an improperly stored or misused gun. @EndFamilyFire
.@JohnWoodrowCox told us he sent his book to members of Congress — hoping they'd understand the apolitical importance of safe storage laws.

"It's baffling to me that there's very few people saying, 'Hey, why don't we just lock up the guns that we have?'" #EndFamilyFire
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