Thread by @AFTunion

HAPPENING NOW: @rweingarten talks to @ABCNewsLive about gun violence, educator stress, and more. Follow along in the thread below.

.@rweingarten: There are some great aspects of technology, like me joining you from Buffalo after visiting an amazing elementary school. We’re headed to a unity rally next. We must lift up the victims of this senseless tragedy and not forget #Buffalo.

.@rweingarten: We know as educators that there are ways to #EndGunViolenceNow. When other countries have had mass shootings, they made common sense changed to prevent them from happening - in the name of the students and teachers in a Uvalde, shoppers in Buffalo, and more.

.@rweingarten: We are talking to Senators who have been opposed to common sense, common ground gun safety measures. This isn’t about taking away guns from hunters and responsible gun owners. This is about common sense prevention. #EndGunViolenceNow

.@rweingarten: These are policies and measures that the vast majority of Americans of all parties want to keep their communities safe. We are rooting for Republican and Democratic Senators to take the common ground Americans have found & take action. #EndGunViolenceNow

.@rweingarten: Our senators should be more focused on the needs of constituents and saving lives - kids, doctors, grocery store shoppers. Policies like background checks, age limitations on gun ownership, and red flag laws could save lives. #EndGunViolenceNow

.@rweingarten: I am not in favor of arming teachers. We don’t need more guns in schools. Teachers are in schools to teach. #EndGunViolenceNow