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Sep 8 • 5 tweets • 3 min read
I would typically let this go, but Clay is a a Tennessee business leader and this tweet was liked by his colleague @EdwardBurchTN.

Armed teen serial killers ARE political, Clay. Otherwise, your governor wouldn’t have signed the permitless carry bill at a fucking GUN FACTORY.
Saying teen serial killers will get access to guns no matter what is INSANE. You know why, @ClaytonRWalker and @EdwardBurchTN? BECAUSE IT DOESN’T HAPPEN IN PEER NATIONS.

States with weak laws have more gun violence; states with strong gun laws have less. cnn.com/2022/01/20/us/…
So guys, let’s extrapolate that data to your state. Tennessee has the 8th-highest rate of gun homicides in the US. In an average year, 1,273 people die by guns in Tennessee. And you’re “businessmen” - did you know gun violence costs Tennessee $18 billion EACH YEAR? #tnleg
Back to permitless carry. It’s associated with an increase in gun violence and gun theft. It also makes it easier for prohibited purchasers - including teens - to access guns. And 18 to 20-year-olds commit gun homicides at TRIPLE the rate of those over 21. fox17.com/news/local/per…
So yeah, I’m going to tweet about guns “right in the middle of a serial killer shooting up Memphis,” Clay, because gun violence in America is political AND preventable. Bless your heart.

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