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While we keep #LasVegas in our thoughts and learn more about the shooter let's remember some things we already know about #GUNviolence
Since 1970 more Americans have died from #GUNviolence than in all wars dating back to the American Revolution /2
Every day, some 92 Americans die from guns /3
American children are 14x as likely to die from guns as children in other developed countries, according to David Hemenway of Harvard /4
There have been more than 1500 mass shootings since Sandy Hook /5
According to researchers at SUNY Oswego and TSU, the US has more mass shootings than 10 other developed countries combined /6
#MassShootingsAreAWomensIssue Domestic violence is one of the most common causes of mass shootings and one of the biggest links in shooters
The most common indicator of mass shootings is DV vox.com/first-person/2…
#GunControlIsAWomansIssue A gun in the home makes DV 5x deadlier thetrace.org/2016/08/15-fac…
#GunViolenceIsAPublicHealthIssue Legally the CDC can't even study gun violence to help learn how to prevent it motherjones.com/politics/2017/…
#GunViolenceIsALiabilityIssue The gun industry currently enjoys unique immunity from lawsuits & liability protection americanprogress.org/issues/guns-cr…
The PLCAA protects the gun industry from normal liability suits that allow legal protections to consumers
While complicated, there are some #gunsense measures that can be passed now to prevent mass shootings & gun violence nytimes.com/2017/10/02/opi…
Universal background checks, assault weapons bans, gun confiscation for those w/ DV charges, scientific research could prevent #GUNviolence
Even now republicans in congress is working to remove gun regulations like making it easier to buy silencers everytownresearch.org/h-r-367-is-dan…
Silencers make it easier for a shooter to get away and harder to locate the shooter in a mass shooting situation
For more information and to get involved follow @Everytown @Bradybuzz @MomsDemand #GunControlNow #GUNviolence #gunsense
Three ways to help #LasVegas now are to donate blood, donate money, and contact your reps newsweek.com/las-vegas-shoo…
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