1/ Conservatives pretend gun violence prevention advocates made up the term "assault weapon" to scare the public, but the truth is the industry described exactly these civilian versions as "assault rifles" & "assault pistols" b/c they saw it as a *selling point*
2/ 1982: Guns&Ammo published a book titled Assault Rifles, advertising "complete data on the best semi-automatics."

1984: Guns&Ammo advertised Assault Firearms "full of the hottest hardware available today....covers the field with...assault rifles from the armies of the world"
3/ 1988: Guns&Ammo's Jan Libourel defined "assault pistol" as: "A high-capacity semi-automatic firearm styled like a submachine gun but having a pistol-length barrel and lacking a buttstock."
4/ The firearm industry highlighted the increased lethality of assault weapons, their similarity to military-issued weapons as *selling points*...they literally advertised this....now, they're describing these very same weapons as "modern sporting rifles". That's PR spin, folks

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26 May
1/ Eight people were killed & others were injured in a shooting at a rail yard in San Jose, CA today. The gunman was also dead.

This appears to be the 15th mass murder & 231st mass shooting in the first 146 days of 2021 Image
2/ As gun violence ⬆️ , investing in the communities closest to the pain of interpersonal violence & tightening our nation's lax gun laws should be an absolute priority for lawmakers -- particularly those who *campaign* on these issues every election cycle #TheTimeIsNow
3/ Gun violence getting worse:

-  more mass shootings in 2021 (at this point in 2020, there were 135 now at 231)
- homicides in 34 cities ⬆️ 49% (compared to 2019) & 24% (compared to 2020)
- deaths at hands of racially motivated extremists⬆️
- threats against lawmakers ⬆️  107%
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21 May
1/ This story about GOP ignoring Dems' pleas for security $ as threats rise post Jan 6 needs 2 additional pieces of context

- threat is mostly from right-wing extremists

- threat is particularly high b/c of the easy availability of firearms in America

politico.com/news/2021/05/2…
2/ Political violence is ⬆️ & under certain circumstances, a significant number of Americans endorse the use of political violence. Support is much higher among those who believe white ppl experience discrimination comparable to Black people businessinsider.com/poll-shows-thi…
3/ There's actually a lot of data to contextualize this very troubling & dangerous reality:

White supremacist groups were responsible for 41 of 61 “terrorist plots and attacks” in the first eight months of 2021, or 67%

Even more context: csis.org/analysis/war-c…
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11 May
1/ I just read through Judge Harlin Hale's decision dismissing @NRA's bankruptcy case and it truly exposes the gun lobby's cynical efforts to avoid accountability and run away to Texas.

Follow along in this 🧵 if you're interested! #NRABankruptcyTrial
@NRA 2/ To offer some context:

In Aug, @NewYorkStateAG filed suit to dissolve @NRA given its abuse of state laws governing how non-profit tax-exempt organizations can operate

@NRA responded to @NewYorkStateAG’s lawsuit by filing for bankruptcy in Jan & suing the AG in Feb.
@NRA @NewYorkStateAG 3/ But the problem is, as Judge Harlin Hale explains, @NRA's explanation as to *why* it was filing for bankruptcy really evolved over time...
Read 13 tweets
5 May
1/ Given today’s bombshell news that a DOJ official is calling for the dismissal of @NRA’s bankruptcy filing or the appointment of an outside monitor, I’m doing 🧵 highlighting the major revelations from #NRABankruptcyTrial over the last couple of weeks

Buckle in….
@NRA 2/ In Aug, @NewYorkStateAG filed suit to dissolve @NRA given its abuse of state laws governing how non-profit tax-exempt organizations can operate (NRA has been chartered in NY since 1871)

The claims in her suit were absolutely jaw dropping ⬇️

@NRA @NewYorkStateAG 3/ @NRA responded to @NewYorkStateAG’s lawsuit by filing for bankruptcy in Jan & suing the AG in Feb.

This was a strategy to avoid litigation in NY, hide from angry vendors & run away and reincorporate in TX.

Here are the most damning revelations from that trial…
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26 Apr
1/ SCOTUS has announced it will hear New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Inc. v. Corlett, a case that challenges a NY law requiring ppl who wish to carry a handgun *in public* to demonstrate “proper cause” in order to obtain a license

🧵 on why this could threaten safety
2/ New Yorkers can obtain restricted licenses to carry guns in public, but to obtain one without restrictions an individual must “demonstrate a special need for self-protection distinguishable from that of the general community or of persons engaged in the same profession"
3/ Now, NY's licensing law has been in place since 1913 and it has *promoted public safety*

New York has some of the strongest gun laws in the country and the 2nd-lowest gun death rate. giffords.org/lawcenter/gun-…
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23 Apr
We're kicking off another #TheTimeIsNow press conference urging the Senate to prioritize gun reform and pass life-saving legislation *this year*

Watch it here: facebook.com/gunsdownameric…
2/ @gregoryjackson recalls how he fought for his life in 2013 after being shot by a stray bullet.

Over 800,000 people have been shot and killed by gun violence since then...yet Congress has refused to take action
@gregoryjackson 3/ @fred_guttenberg stresses that gun violence happens in every community across America.

Gun safety is public safety
Gun safety is community safety

"If we address gun violence, we all become safer." #TheTimeIsNow
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