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Apr 23, 2023 11 tweets 10 min read Read on X
0/10: What can we do about the gun violence epidemic? As a #GunOwnerForGunReform, I can tell you we can do plenty.

My article, "It's the System, Stupid," lists 10 concrete steps we can take now that don't infringe on anyone's gun rights.

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1/10: Pass Universal Background Checks:
33 states don't require background checks for all gun sales. Close the Gun Show Loophole & expand background checks to include magazines and ammunition.

Read More: medium.com/armedwithreaso…

#JamiesLaw #GunOwnerForGunReform @fred_guttenberg
2/10: Close the Charleston Loophole:
Each year hundreds of thousands of potentially prohibited people buy guns from licensed dealers without a completed background check. Extend the time to complete one.

Read More: medium.com/armedwithreaso…

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3/10: Pass a national “Red Flag” law:
Allow family members, schools, and law enforcement to intervene by petitioning a court for an order to temporarily prevent someone in crisis from accessing guns.

Read More: medium.com/armedwithreaso…

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4/10: Pass Domestic Terrorism Legislation:
The US is seeing increasing levels of hate crimes. As we saw with ISIS & Al Qaeda extremists, radicalization doesn’t happen in a vacuum. Right-wing media must also be accountable

Read More: medium.com/armedwithreaso…

#GunOwnerForGunReform
5/10: Pass Mandatory Waiting Periods:
The Atlanta shooter got his gun an hour before his rampage. The Uvalde shooter purchased 375 rounds of ammunition and an AR-15 just days before the Uvalde massacre.

Read More: medium.com/armedwithreaso…

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6/10: Ban High-Capacity Magazines:
155% more people are shot when an assault weapon with a high-capacity magazine was used. Although 70% of Americans such a ban, only nine states have enacted laws to do so.

Read More: medium.com/armedwithreaso…

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7/10: Increase Legal Age for Guns & Ammunition to 21.
Over 2/3 of school shootings were committed by shooters under 18 while the median age was 16. Kids this age lack impulse control. 82% of Americans support this change

Read More: medium.com/armedwithreaso…

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8/10: Enforce Parental Accountability.
Only 23 states have Child Access Prevention laws to hold parents accountable when kids access guns. Many of those laws are watered down and prosecutions rare.

Read More: medium.com/armedwithreaso…

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9/10: Require Manual Trigger Safeties:
Gun makers aren't required to manufacture guns with manual safeties that could prevent the all-too-common act of a child pulling a trigger and “accidentally” killing mommy.

Read More: medium.com/armedwithreaso…

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10/10: End Gun Maker Immunity:
The threat of civil liability and punitive damages promote consumer safety. However, gun makers enjoy broad immunity from the justice system and are rarely held accountable.

Read More: medium.com/armedwithreaso…

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1) Why did the South secede?

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