If you are tired of hearing about another school shooting every week, and more gun fatalities every single day, you are not alone. The question is: what can we do about it? Here are some ways we can actually reduce the number of gun deaths/violence in the United States?
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1. BAN WEAPONS OF WAR
Mass shootings are almost always committed with assault weapons like AR-15’s that are military-grade killing machines. They serve no legitimate purpose for and should not ever be in the hands of civilians. We can renew the ban Republicans let expire in 2004
Mass shootings are almost always committed with assault weapons like AR-15’s that are military-grade killing machines. They serve no legitimate purpose for and should not ever be in the hands of civilians. We can renew the ban Republicans let expire in 2004
2. REDUCE LARGE-CAPACITY MAGAZINES
Research supports this; even if it may take time to have an effect. It’s also common sense. Gunmen are less deadly when they have to stop to reload. Even if this only reduced shootings by 1% that would be over 650 fewer shootings every year.
Research supports this; even if it may take time to have an effect. It’s also common sense. Gunmen are less deadly when they have to stop to reload. Even if this only reduced shootings by 1% that would be over 650 fewer shootings every year.
3. KEEP GUNS AWAY FROM KIDS
If you have a gun at home, it is your responsibility to keep it secure. This means storing it in a locked safe or container with a tamper-resistant lock. Safe-storage laws have been found to substantially reduce youth suicides and accidental shootings
If you have a gun at home, it is your responsibility to keep it secure. This means storing it in a locked safe or container with a tamper-resistant lock. Safe-storage laws have been found to substantially reduce youth suicides and accidental shootings
4. UNIVERSAL BACKGROUND CHECKS
We need background checks FOR EVERY PERSON EVERY SINGLE TIME they purchase a gun. This is such a basic common sense and straightforward practice that could save thousands of lives every year. It’s also supported by over 90% of the U.S. population.
We need background checks FOR EVERY PERSON EVERY SINGLE TIME they purchase a gun. This is such a basic common sense and straightforward practice that could save thousands of lives every year. It’s also supported by over 90% of the U.S. population.
5. REDUCE THE OVERABUNDANCE OF GUNS
There are ~390 million guns in America. That’s almost 60 million more guns than PEOPLE. We can reduce this by implementing buyback programs, limiting the number of guns that can be purchased at a time & holding gun dealers & owners accountable
There are ~390 million guns in America. That’s almost 60 million more guns than PEOPLE. We can reduce this by implementing buyback programs, limiting the number of guns that can be purchased at a time & holding gun dealers & owners accountable
6. REGULATE GUNS LIKE CARS
This means requiring people to be trained and licensed to operate a firearm before getting one. It would mean that every gun is registered to its legal owner in a nationwide database, which would also incentivize more people to keep their guns secure.
This means requiring people to be trained and licensed to operate a firearm before getting one. It would mean that every gun is registered to its legal owner in a nationwide database, which would also incentivize more people to keep their guns secure.
7. END CITIZENS UNITED
This is the law that opened the floodgates of money into politics and keeps an endless amount flowing directly from lobbying groups for big corporations (like the @NRA) to our politicians’ coffers. The majority of NRA-backed candidates are Republicans.
This is the law that opened the floodgates of money into politics and keeps an endless amount flowing directly from lobbying groups for big corporations (like the @NRA) to our politicians’ coffers. The majority of NRA-backed candidates are Republicans.
8. ADDRESS TOXIC MASCULINITY’S GUN FETISH
The vast majority of shooters are men, most of them white. Men commit over 90% of violent crime. This isn’t due to biological differences but the way boys are socialized to equate expressions of violence with strength, power and control
The vast majority of shooters are men, most of them white. Men commit over 90% of violent crime. This isn’t due to biological differences but the way boys are socialized to equate expressions of violence with strength, power and control
9. STOP GLORIFYING GUN VIOLENCE
This is where we see a huge partisan divide, with Republicans & right-wing pundits almost unilaterally to blame. The @GOP venerates people like Kyle Rittenhouse & Ashli Babbitt and continually embraces domestic terrorist & white supremacist groups
This is where we see a huge partisan divide, with Republicans & right-wing pundits almost unilaterally to blame. The @GOP venerates people like Kyle Rittenhouse & Ashli Babbitt and continually embraces domestic terrorist & white supremacist groups
10. SUPPORT GUN CONTROL ORGS
As powerful as the gun lobby is in the U.S, it is rivaled by some incredible organizations that are fighting for gun control and safety like @MomsDemand, @Everytown, @GiffordsCourage, @CSGV & @AMarch4OurLives. Follow, volunteer & donate if you can
As powerful as the gun lobby is in the U.S, it is rivaled by some incredible organizations that are fighting for gun control and safety like @MomsDemand, @Everytown, @GiffordsCourage, @CSGV & @AMarch4OurLives. Follow, volunteer & donate if you can
Other great follows for Gun Control Advocacy on twitter include: @fred_guttenberg, @shannonrwatts, @davidhogg111, @GabbyGiffords.
#GunControlNow
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