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Jul 31 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
On August 2, Kansans will decide the fate of reproductive freedom in their state as they vote on a ballot measure that, if approved, would eliminate any right to abortion in the state constitution. #ksleg
Anti-abortion lawmakers intentionally placed the amendment on the August primary ballot, when fewer Kansans would turn out to vote than would in the November general election. Republicans are used to turning out for August primaries -– Democrats and unaffiliated voters are not.
Kansas is the ONLY state with a ballot initiative on abortion this year that is not being considered during the general election — a clear indication opponents know that a majority of Kansans support abortion rights, and their hope for victory was a low turnout race.
Despite the strength of abortion rights supporters in Kansas, the opposition is relying on misinformation and structural disadvantages to win. This is expected to come down to the wire. Tell friends and family in Kansas to show up and VOTE NO. cjonline.com/story/news/pol…

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Aug 1
MORE AMERICAN FREEDOM: The long-running Music Midtown festival at Piedmont Park in Atlanta in September has been called off because recent changes to Georgia gun laws prevent the festival from banning guns on the publicly owned festival grounds. #gapol billboard.com/pro/atlanta-mu…
The new changes to the law created a pathway for gun carrying individuals, who had also purchased tickets to the festival, to successfully sue event organizers if they were denied entry to an event taking place on public property.
Every festival and event in Georgia on public property is now at stake - an economic blow to a state that has been marketed a music mecca, not to mention a cultural loss for citizens being held hostage by Republicans who value gun rights more than the right to public safety.
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Jul 31
Reminder that Georgia Rep Lucy McBath - a gun violence survivor and former @MomsDemand volunteer - has been helping to pass gun safety bills for FOUR YEARS since her election in 2018 when we flipped the House by outspending the NRA. washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/…
McBath co-sponsored or pushed for bills to expand background checks for gun purchasers, close loopholes, prohibit the unfettered sale of a firearm at gun shows or online, and close the “Charleston loophole” by extending the background check review period from three to 20 days.
She also co-sponsored legislation to fund training for detectives and for the personnel who support shooting victims and their families, reintroduced legislation that would expand background checks, and stood by President Biden as he signed executive orders to curb gun violence.
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Jul 30
Thank you to every single Republican and Democrat in the House who voted for the assault weapons ban today. Some of you took a risk taking this vote before an election. We see you. And we know we won’t stop gun violence until every lawmaker is on the right side of this issue.
And for those of you who voted against an assault weapons ban, we see you, too.
Our theory of change: Show lawmakers when they do the right thing, we’ll have their backs. When they do the wrong thing, we’ll have their jobs. Regardless of party. It’s how we flipped the US House in 2018, won Virginia in 2019, and won the presidency and the US Senate in 2020.
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Jul 29
IT PASSED! Our gun sense majority in the House continues to show the country what action on gun safety looks like by advancing legislation for the first time in 30 years to regulate assault weapons.
Assault weapons have been used to cause unspeakable harm in matters of seconds – in grocery stores and schools and at parades - and are the weapon of choice for mass shooters for a reason.
Our fight doesn’t end here. As assault weapons ban legislation advances to the Senate, @momsdemand and @studentsdemand will fight to get the bill considered and passed — especially as President Biden expressed his strong support for the legislation.

Join us: Text READY to 644-33
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Jul 29
NEW: Speaker Pelosi announces the House will vote on assault weapons ban bill TODAY before heading out for their August recess: “Today, our Democratic Majority will take up and pass the Assault Weapons Ban legislation.” Image
During America’s federal prohibition on assault weapons, there were fewer mass shootings. Today, only eight states prohibit the purchase and possession of assault weapons.

Reinstating the assault weapons ban would save lives. #GunLawsSaveLives Image
Earlier this week, a panel of gun industry executives faced the House Committee on Oversight and Reform and were interviewed about their “disturbing, exploitative and reckless" business practices, including marketing assault weapons to young men. nytimes.com/2022/07/27/us/…
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Jul 28
ARIZONA: There are EIGHT @MomsDemand volunteers and gun violence survivors endorsed by @Everytown on the ballot next week. Follow this thread to see how you can support them! #demandaseat #azpol #azleg
Follow and support @danielforaz who is running for Congress:danielhernandezforcongress.com

And help GOTV docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…
Follow and support @AaronJMarquez who is running for a seat in the AZ State Legislature: aaronmarquez.com

And help GOTV this weekend: mobilize.us/jevinhodge/eve…
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