Easy access to guns is deadly for women & families. While you hear most about mass shootings in public places like schools, churches or grocery stores, the fact is over half are domestic violence-related. Horrifically this weekend alone, two men shot and killed entire families 🧵
In Maryland, Sara Mann, her mother Sommaly, brother Kai, and acquaintance Javon Watson were shot and killed by her ex-boyfriend before he shot and killed himself.
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In Florida, a man shot and killed his girlfriend, her sister, her 49-year-old mother, and a 4-year-old girl while two other small children hid for safety. wesh.com/article/orland…
Women in the US are 28 times more likely to be killed by guns than women in other peer nations and every month, an average of 70 women are shot and killed by an intimate partner, and many more are shot and wounded.
The impact of domestic violence goes far beyond the boundaries of the home and often devastates entire communities. Vote for gun safety on #ElectionDay, because lives are on the line — especially women’s and children’s. #votebluetomorrow #mondaymotivation
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