11 people were killed after a gunman opened fire in #MontereyPark and 7 were killed in #HalfMoonBay.

In this moment of grief and frustration, I’ll explain the whole scope of these recent tragedies and what we can do to prevent them. 🧵
The nation was rocked when CA had to deal with two mass shootings just one day apart from each other.

This tragedy comes days after brand new CDC data crunched by @bradybuzz shows 2021 had the most mass shootings and gun deaths in recorded U.S. history.
bradyunited.org/blog/cdc-data-…
Every day in America, +300 people are shot.

Some of these tragedies make the news, but most of them do not.

They include unintentional shootings, domestic violence, suicide and more.
bradyunited.org/key-statistics
For the past two weeks, we have been processing the news of a Virginia first-grader who brought a gun to school and shot a teacher.

We know that 76% of school shooters get their guns from the home. These tragedies can be prevented. #EndFamilyFire
cnn.com/2023/01/06/us/…
Days later, security footage showed a toddler wandering the halls of an apartment complex with a loaded firearm.

8 kids a day are unintentionally injured or killed w/ a misused firearm, a major factor in our gun violence epidemic that is often overlooked.
The link between domestic violence + gun violence must be addressed.

Earlier this month, @WhiteHouse responded to a man who shot + killed his wife, mother-in-law + 5 kids in Utah.

Every 16 hours, a woman is shot and killed by a former or current partner.
whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/…
These instances of gun violence are just a few reason why:

❌ gun violence is the #1 cause of death for kids in the U.S.
❌ a record 48K+ people were shot + killed in 2021

Our nation’s gun violence epidemic is uniquely American. We don't have to live like this. #EndGunViolence
But let me be clear, we have evidenced-based solutions to end this public health crisis.

They include:
✅ Child Access prevention laws
✅ Banning assault weapons
✅ Expanded background checks
bradyunited.org/act
We can't sit idle + let 2023 become another record-setting year for gun violence tragedies in America.

If you’re sick and tired of gun violence in America, please join me and @bradybuzz in demanding solutions.

We deserve better, and we should demand it.
bradyunited.org/join

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Jan 10
I was horrified when I learned about a 6-year-old who shot their first-grade teacher.

A first grader should never have easy access to a firearm.

This tragedy brings a larger conversation around the efficiency of child access prevention laws and #SafeStorage. Let me explain.🧵
A 6-year-old brought a loaded firearm to his first-grade classroom and shot his teacher Ms. Abby Zwerner. Ms. Zwerner is facing life-threatening injuries, and the children in the class are traumatized.

However, this could have been prevented.
washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/…
Child access protection laws (also known as CAP laws) are critical to safeguarding kids from preventable firearm tragedies.

A new analysis on gun policy research breaks down the effectiveness of CAP laws.
rand.org/research/gun-p…
Read 9 tweets
Aug 12, 2022
The gunman, Ricky Shiffer, who today opened fire on an FBI building in Cincinnati appears to have ties to extremist groups, including one that participated in the Jan. 6 insurrection.

This is Second Amendment extremism at work. And these threats are growing.

🧵I'll explain—
Shiffer, who was armed with an AR-15, appeared to post to social media that he was “ready for combat” after the FBI raided Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home.
thedailybeast.com/cops-get-into-…
His armed attack comes a day after FBI Director Christopher Wray warned against threats of violence against agents and the Justice Department following the Mar-a-Lago raid.
Read 13 tweets
Jul 7, 2022
Last month, Congress passed the first gun violence prevention legislation in 30 years and proved that bipartisan solutions are possible.

But the Highland Park tragedy quickly reminded us that we can’t stop there. We have so much more to do if we want to end this crisis.

1/
In order to reduce America's gun violence epidemic and set the stage for generations of progress, we must:

1. Fix our unjust democratic systems
2. Expand the Brady Background Check System
3. Uniquely address and treat the many sources of gun violence bradyunited.org/reports/legisl…
Gun violence goes beyond the catastrophic mass
shootings that make the front page. It is a public
health epidemic that profoundly impacts millions
of Americans every single day.

With over 40,000 people killed with guns each year, we cannot wait another minute to demand action.
Read 6 tweets
May 16, 2022
.@TheJusticeDept announced they are investigating the #Buffalo shooting as an act of "racially-motivated violent extremism."

11 of the 13 victims were Black.

This shooting is an unfortunate reminder that domestic terrorism is a very real threat across America. #DisarmHate 🧵
Just last year, Attorney General Merrick B. Garland + Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas said the greatest domestic threat facing Americans came from “racially or ethnically motivated violent extremists.”
nytimes.com/2021/06/15/us/…
Domestic terrorism has been a growing issue across the country for quite some time and it’s not going away anytime soon.

According to @washingtonpost, domestic terror incidents have surged.

Adding guns into this mix should worry Americans.
washingtonpost.com/investigations…
Read 10 tweets
May 11, 2022
A @teamtrace article reveals the NRA has pressured lawmakers to block the collection of critical gun ownership data.

The NRA is clearly aware of what this data will show — more guns equal more violence, and we need gun violence prevention solutions.🧵
thetrace.org/2022/05/nra-la…
Without research, it is difficult to develop new solutions or revamp existing solutions to prevent gun violence.

We can only improve these efforts if we have adequate data and research.
bradyunited.org/blog/biden-har…
The NRA is fully aware of that.

For 20 years, the NRA backed Dickey Amendment was interpreted to ban federal funding for gun violence prevention research.

It wasn’t until 2019, that Congress appropriated federal funding to study gun violence.
bradyunited.org/press-releases…
Read 11 tweets
Apr 17, 2022
Today marks 9 years since the Senate failed to pass life-saving gun violence prevention reform because of the filibuster.

Let’s be clear, #TheFilibusterIsKillingUs and we must eliminate it. [Thread 🧵]
washingtonpost.com/news/post-poli…
Following the Sandy Hook massacre where 20 children and 6 adults were senselessly killed, Americans continued to demand Congress strengthen America’s weak gun laws.

We all rallied together to urge our leaders to take action.
@NewtownAction @sandyhook
In response, leaders from across the aisle decided to #TakeActionNotSides and took up a series of gun reform bills.

The reforms included a bipartisan bill to expand Brady Background Checks, also known as– “Manchin-Toomey”.
npr.org/sections/thetw…
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