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Kid from North Dakota buys two AR-15 assault rifles on 18th birthday. In #Uvalde #Texas he kills 18 children, 3 adults. Let's include 10 Kevlar vests and 10 bulletproof backpacks in the price of each gun. #CostofBusiness #NRA 1/ yahoo.com/news/ruben-gal…
2/ #2A #2ndAmendment not for high-capacity guns but militia-men w/ muzzle-loaded muskets, etc. Ban high-capacity magazines. All gun sales or transfer, public or private, must require a background check and registration. Gun thefts/gifts must be reported.
3/ The Supreme Court MUST ask, "Would we allow concealed weapons here inside the Supreme Court? If not, why allow them in public?" #hypocrisy #2a #2ndAmendment #SCOTUS latimes.com/politics/story…
4/ So-called Universal background checks only apply in certain conditions. It's possible to buy guns without them or to receive them as gifts. Moreover, background checks are rather porous and must be tightened. 25% of gun sales are private sales: politifact.com/factchecks/201…

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