Since the Oxford High School shooting on 11/30, 26 @HouseDemocrats have cosponsored HR748/Ethan's Law to require gun owners to safely store their guns when kids are around. We need the remaining 52 Dems to cosponsor the bill & pass this crucial gun safety bill to #KeepKidsSafe.
Hawaii prohibits persons from storing firearms on property they control when they know or reasonably should know that a minor is likely to gain access to the firearm without the permission of the parent or guardian of the minor. We encourage @RepKahele to cosponsor HR748.
If Georgia won't pass safe gun storage laws to #KeepKidsSafe then @RepLucyMcBath & @SanfordBishop could cosponsor & pass HR748/Ethan's law. All children in America must be protected from unsecured guns. @GAGunSense
Stolen guns seep into communities of color & black/brown children are disproportionately impacted. In Chicago-101 residents <age 20 were murdered in 2020-up f/ 76 in 2019. We encourage @RepCheri Bustos to join all other Dem IL Reps by cosponsoring HR748/Ethan's Law. @GPacIllinois
Iowa safe gun storage/child access prevention law applies to kids under 14. We encourage @RepCindyAxne to cosponsor & pass HR748/Ethan's Law to keep all kids less than 18 years old safe from unsecured guns. giffords.org/lawcenter/stat…@Ia4gs#KeepKidsSafe
We thank @RepDavids from Kansas 3rd for making a commitment to cosponsor HR748/Ethan's Law. We look forward to seeing your name listed on this cosponsor list. congress.gov/bill/117th-con…
Last yr, the Maine legislature passed a safe gun storage measure to make it illegal to negligently store a loaded unsecured firearm if a child accesses, uses or discharges the gun. We encourage @RepGolden to cosponsor & pass HR748/Ethan's Law in Congress.
Maryland has not passed a safe gun storage law as of yet. We encourage House Majority Leader @StenyHoyer to champion HR748/Ethan's Law to keep all American children safe from unsecured guns. #KeepKidsSafe
In Massachusetts, all guns must be stored in a locked container or equipped with a tamper-resistant mechanical lock or other safety device. We encourage @RepRichardNeal & @sethmoulton to cosponsor & pass HR748/Ethan's law on the federal level to help #KeepKidsSafe. @stophandguns
Minnesota has safe storage requirement for gun owners when kids are around. We encourage @RepAngieCraig & @IlhanMN to cosponsor & pass HR748/Ethan's Law on the federal level to #KeepKidsSafe in every state. @protect_mn
Missouri has the fifth highest rate of injury and death from unintentional child shootings. We encourage @CoriBush to cosponsor HR748/Ethan's Law to #KeepKidsSafe in Missouri and beyond. kansascity.com/news/state/mis…
13yo Bennie was killed by another 13yo Juan who had access to his parents unsecured gun. New Mexico is one of 20 states with no child access prevention law. It’s time for @RepTeresaLF (NM-3) to cosponsor & pass HR748/Ethan’s Law to #KeepKidsSafe. washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2021/…@NMPGVnow
Nicholas’s Law was passed in New York after 13yo Nicholas Naumkin was fatally shot while playing with his friend who found his father’s unlocked & loaded handgun. It’s time for @AOC@repdelgado to cosponsor & pass HR748/Ethan’s Law in Congress. pix11.com/news/state-law…@NYAGV1
Three-year-old Aylee Gordon died in North Carolina on Dec. 28 after accidentally shooting herself with a pistol left by someone visiting the family for Christmas. We urge @GKButterfield to cosponsor/pass HR748/Ethan’s Law to #KeepKidsSafe. amp.usatoday.com/amp/9054438002@NCGV
5-year-old girl died in an accidental shooting in Ohio when she was shot in the head after apparently getting hold of the weapon in an apartment in Columbus. We urge @RepMarcyKaptur to cosponsor/pass HR748/Ethan’s law to #KeepKidsSafe. @ohioceasefireusnews.com/news/best-stat…
A 4-year-old South Carolina boy shot himself with an unsecured gun in his parent’s bedroom. We urge @WhipClyburn to cosponsor/pass HR748/Ethan’s Law to #KeepKidsSafe. All gun owners must lock up their guns when kids are around. wistv.com/2021/11/19/she…
Safe gun storage lowers the risk of injury & suicide by ~70% (JAMA). Guns killed 75 people in Vermont in 2020. 67 of those were deaths by suicide & 8 were homicides. We urge @PeterWelch to cosponsor/pass HR748/Ethan’s Law to #KeepKidsSafe! vtdigger.org/2021/03/29/fir…@GunSenseVT
4 yrs ago in Virginia, a 2yo Roanoke boy shot himself & died. On the same day, a 4yo boy shot & killed his 2yo brother near Charlottesville. We urge @RepElaineLuria@RepSpanberger to cosponsor/pass HR748/Ethan’s Law to #KeepKidsSafe. 76% of gun owners support safe storage.
(1/7) Meet #GenerationLockdown: the made-in-America student generation begging to survive the school day. Join us on March 24th in DC alongside students, survivors, victims & educators impacted by school shootings as we demand Congress uphold our right to education, unthreatened.
(2/7) Only in America will the same student survive a mass shooting in elementary school and again in college. Since Columbine occurred in 1999, nearly 350,000 students have experienced gun violence in school in America. Schools should be safe spaces, not warzones.
(3/7) We’re demanding the Senate vote on S.25, the federal assault weapons ban, ASAP. Our survival in school depends on it. You can find us Friday, March 24 @ 11 am at Union Square in Washington, D.C
We must keep the House to pass strong federal gun laws during next Congress. We endorsed 183 House incumbents who voted for Ethan's Law to #KeepKidsSafe from unsecured guns, assault weapons ban, & the universal background check legislation during this Congress. #VoteGunSafety2022
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/…
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