Thread by @NewtownAction

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.

https://twitter.com/NewtownAction/status/1478399729788665856

We encourage @RepOHalleran from Arizona 1st and @RepGregStanton Arizona 9th to cosponsor HR748/Ethan's Law to require gun owners to safely store their guns to #KeepKidsSafe in Arizona & beyond. congress.gov/bill/117th-con… @AZforGunSafety #EndGunViolence

We encourage these California Reps to cosponsor HR748/Ethan's Law.
@RepJoshHarder (CA-10)
@RepJimCosta (CA-16)
@RepJimmyPanetta (CA-20)
@BradSherman (CA-30)
@RepRaulRuizMD (CA-36)
@katieporteroc(CA-45)
@RepMikeLevin (CA-49)
@RepScottPeters (CA-52)
@RepBeraCalifornia (CA-7)

@WAGV

We encourage @RepLBR to cosponsor HR748/Ethan's Law. Delaware expanded its safe gun storage law in 2019 & now it's time for Congress to pass this bill to #KeepKidsSafe everywhere. huffpost.com/entry/delaware… @DeCAGV

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…

In 2021, there were at least 342 unintentional shootings by children, resulting in 141 deaths and 219 injuries nationally. We encourage @RepSusieLee @RepHorsford to cosponsor & pass HR748/Ethan's Law to #KeepKidsSafe in Nevada and beyond. everytownresearch.org/maps/notanacci…

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. @ohioceasefire usnews.com/news/best-stat…

3 days before Sandy Hook, 17 people were shot & 2 people were killed in Clackamas Town Center outside Portland, Oregon with a stolen gun in 2012. We urge @RepPeterDeFazio @RepSchrader to cosponsor/pass HR748/Ethan’s Law for safe storage. americanprogress.org/article/risks-… @CeasefireOregon

9yo Nyssa Davis was shot in the head in her North Philadelphia home while playing unsupervised with her 12yo brother & 5yo cousin. We urge @RepConorLamb @RepHoulahan @RepSusanWild to cosponsor/pass HR748/Ethan’s Law to #KeepKidsSafe! inquirer.com/opinion/editor… @CeaseFirePA

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…

Santa Fe High School shooter used his dad’s unsecured guns to kill 8 students & 2 teachers. @RepSylviaGarcia has made a commitment to cosponsor HR748/Ethan’s Law to #KeepKidsSafe. We urge @RepGonzalez @JacksonLeeTX18 @JoaquinCastrotx @RepCuellar @RepFilemonVela to do the same.

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.

In 2014, a teenager shot & killed four classmates with his father’s unsecured gun at Marysville-Pilchuck High School in Washington. We urge @RepKimSchrier to cosponsor/pass HR748/Ethan’s Law to #KeepKidsSafe in their schools. nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna2… @WACeaseFire @WaGunResponsib

Children from Wisconsin & beyond are shot, injured or killed by unsecured guns & these shootings are #NotAnAccident. We urge @RepRonKind to cosponsor/pass HR748/Ethan’s Law to #KeepKidsSafe. wtmj.com/news/2021/09/0… #SafeStorageSavesLives @WaveEdFund