As the services and funerals of the victims of gun violence hold our sorrow and grief, we also mourn the senseless loss and celebrate their lives with their families and communities. 🧵 1/8
Firearm injury is now the LEADING cause of pediatric mortality in the U.S. This does not have to be the case. We demand that our political leaders take immediate action.
Gun violence is a complex issue requiring a multi-faceted public health approach. There is no single simple solution. There are many actions that we can all support and we make the following updated policy recommendations:
1. Reinstate the ban on assault-style weapons
2. Ban high-capacity magazines
3. Call for Universal Background checks
2. Ban high-capacity magazines
3. Call for Universal Background checks
4. ERPO (extreme risk protection order) laws
5. Safe Storage Laws (Child Access Protection laws)
6. Handgun Trigger Safety Act
5. Safe Storage Laws (Child Access Protection laws)
6. Handgun Trigger Safety Act
7. Prohibit 3D printed guns/”ghost guns”
8. Smart gun laws
9. Federal funding for firearm injury prevention research
8. Smart gun laws
9. Federal funding for firearm injury prevention research
10. Expansion of Mental Health resources
11. Support of legal minimum purchase age of 21 years for all firearm types
12. VOTE!!
11. Support of legal minimum purchase age of 21 years for all firearm types
12. VOTE!!
#EndGunViolence #AssaultWeaponBan #SavingLifetimes
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