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Jul 29 • 8 tweets • 4 min read
Today @HouseDemocrats take a historic step to advance the Assault Weapons Ban Act of 2022, which restores and updates the prior assault weapons ban that kept weapons of war out of our communities for a decade before Republicans opposed its renewal. 1/ The Assault Weapons Ban Act of 2022
As we have learned all too well, assault weapons are the weapon of choice for mass shootings. These military-style firearms are designed to kill the most people in the shortest amount of time.

Quite simply, there is no place for them on our streets. 2/
These killing machines were banned in 1994 and countless lives were saved, but that ban was allowed to lapse 10 years later. Since then we have seen the predictable results: mass shootings have increased exponentially and our public spaces have all become vulnerable to attack. 3/
The #AssaultWeaponsBan Act prohibits the sale, manufacture, transfer, or possession of semiautomatic assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices, while grandfathering existing weapons and having protections for law enforcement and responsible gun owners. 4/
.@HouseDemocrats have advanced legislation to conduct background checks for all gun sales, to close the Charleston loophole, to close the boyfriend loophole, and to keep guns away from those who are a danger to themselves or others. 5/
.@HouseDemocrats advanced Chairman @RepJerryNadler's bill, the Protecting Our Kids Act, and sent @POTUS the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, which was signed into law and will save lives. 6/
Today, @HouseGOP has another chance to take the action needed to make our communities safer. Will they stand with @HouseDemocrats? Or will they stand with an industry that right now is promoting a weapon to civilians as powerful enough to shoot through bulletproof vests? 7/
Will @HouseGOP defend the weapons of choice for mass murderers and those who seek to target law enforcement? Or will they defend Americans who simply want to go to school or go shopping without the fear of having a target on their back?

It should be an easy choice. 8/8

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Following mass shootings in Buffalo, NY and Uvalde, TX, Chairman @RepJerryNadler and Rep. @JacksonLeeTX18, introduced the Protecting Our Kids Act, which will reduce gun-related violence in communities across the country.

1/ Protecting Our Kids Act
The Protecting Our Kids Act, comprised of several popular proposals, will address many of the loopholes that have allowed these horrific attacks to occur.
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.@RepAnthonyBrown's Raise the Age Act would raise the lawful age to purchase an AR-15 semiautomatic assault rifle from 18 to 21 years old.

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101 years ago, a White mob fueled by hate, looted and destroyed nearly 40 square blocks of the Greenwood district in Tulsa, known as the #BlackWallStreet.

We must never forget the hundreds of lives and livelihoods that were lost during the Tulsa-Greenwood Race Massacre of 1921. The Tulsa Race Massacre of ...
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The federal Judiciary is one of the three branches of the federal government, and it's tasked with deciding the meaning of laws and how to apply them. America’s federal courts are the envy of the world, and Congress must ensure that this reputation is maintained.

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Not a year seems to go by without another example in which a justice fails to recuse themselves despite having a financial connection to a party or having participated in a case before they became a justice—clear grounds for recusal.

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