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Charlotte Clymer🏳️‍🌈 @cmclymer
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Hi, I'm a military vet and gunowner.

I've compiled a thread of fellow vets speaking out in support of gun control and/or against Trump's terrible idea of arming teachers, including links. Consider this a resource. I'll add to it as necessary. (thread)

#GunControlNow #BoycottNRA
Here's former U.S. Army intelligence officer Ashley Nicolas in @nytimes: nytimes.com/2018/02/22/opi…
Here are Marine combat veterans Pete Lucier, Kyleanne Hunter and Joe Plenzler in @washingtonpost: washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoin…
Here's Marine sniper Anthony Swofford--author of the well-known memoir "Jarhead"--in @nytimes: nytimes.com/2018/02/24/opi…
Here's Army veteran and engineer Anastasia Bernoulli in a brilliant blog post that went super viral this past week: agingmillennialengineer.com/2018/02/15/fuc…
Here's Army combat veteran Matt Martin in @CharlotteFive: charlottefive.com/arming-teacher…
Here's Marine vet Paul Szoldra with a brilliant thread on the subject:
A thread from Army combat veteran Jay Kirell:
A fairly cut-and-dry statement from @votevets, one of the largest veterans orgs in the country:
Retired Army General and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Martin Dempsey:
Retired U.S. Navy Admiral and Commander of U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM):
Here's a great article from military outlet @starsandstripes on the viral hashtag #VetsForGunReform, started by Army veteran Dennis Magnasco: stripes.com/news/us/combat…
Here's Army veteran Phillip Carter writing for @Slate: slate.com/news-and-polit…
This is retired U.S. Army Lt. Gen. @MarkHertling writing for @CNN: cnn.com/2018/02/21/opi…
Here's a piece put out by @Esquire featuring several veterans, including this write-up from Marine Corps veteran @will_c_fischer, Dir. of Government Relations at @votevets: esquire.com/news-politics/…
Here's West Point grad and Army veteran @BenjaminEHaas with a great point: newsweek.com/why-isnt-gun-v…
Here's retired U.S. Army General and former commander of Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) Stanley McChrystal in @nytimes: nytimes.com/2016/06/17/opi…
Here's Army combat veteran Nate Bethea in @NYTmag: nytimes.com/2016/06/16/mag…
Here's West Point graduate and Army veteran @BishopGarrison in @inkstickmedia: inkstickmedia.com/well-talk-guns…
Here's former HUD Deputy Asst. Sec. and Army veteran @BFriedmanDC in @NYDailyNews: nydailynews.com/opinion/arming…
Here's Navy veteran and business owner @TopRopeTravis announcing he's ending all his business with @FedEx in support of #NRABoycott:
Here's Iraq War veteran and @votevets Dir. of Government Relations @will_c_fischer with a pretty powerful video statement to the NRA:
Here's the fantastic @JasonKander, President of @letamericavote (among other things) and Army veteran:
Whoops, I forgot to add mine. Here's a piece I did for @NBCNews: nbcnews.com/think/opinion/…
Here's Congressman and Army combat veteran @sethmoulton:
Here's U.S. Senator and combat veteran @SenDuckworth:
Here’s former Army Ranger and current congressional candidate @JasonCrowCO6:
Here’s retired Marine pilot and congressional candidate @AmyMcGrathKY:
Here’s Army veteran, Rhodes Scholar, and congressional candidate @HelmerVA10:
Here’s Marine Corps veteran and congressional candidate @rdhjr:
Here’s Congressman and Marine Corps veteran @RubenGallego:
Here’s West Point grad and Army veteran @SenJackReed:
By the way, shout-out to @BenjaminEHaas for his research help on this.
Here’s Congressman and Air Force veteran @tedlieu:
Here's Army veteran and congressional candidate @IronStache:
Here's Army veteran and congressional candidate @danielfeehan:
Here’s Army veteran and congressional candidate @Kopser4Congress:
This is Air Force veteran and congressional candidate @HoulahanForPa: chrissyhoulahanforcongress.com/gun-violence-p…
Here's Marine Corps veteran @SenBlumenthal:
Here's Army veteran and congressional candidate @mark_osmack:
Here's Army veteran and congressional candidate @MaxRose4NY:
Here's West Point grad, Army veteran, and congressional candidate @PatRyanNY19:
Here's Naval Academy grad, U.S. Navy pilot, and congressional candidate @MikieSherrill:
Here's Marine Corps veteran, former Asst. Secretary for the VA, and congressional candidate @maurasullivan:
Here's former U.S. Army medical officer and current Governor of Virginia @RalphNortham:
Here's retired U.S. Army colonel and Congressman @RepAnthonyBrown:
Here's Marine Corps veteran and Congressman @RepCarbajal:
Here's U.S. Navy veteran and congressional candidate @GilCisnerosCA:
Here's U.S. Navy veteran and congressional candidate @AndrewLearned:
Here's former U.S. Navy JAG officer and congressional candidate @PamKeithFL:
Here's Army veteran and congressional candidate @DamonforNM:
Here's Marine Corps veteran and congressional candidate @McCreadyForNC:
Here's Marine Corps veteran and congressional candidate @DanWardVA07:
Here's retired U.S. Army Command Sergeant Major and Congressman @RepTimWalz:
Here's U.S. Navy veteran and congressional candidate @jonathan_ebel:
Here's currently-serving U.S. Navy Reserve officer and Mayor of South Bend, IN @PeteButtigieg:
Here's U.S. Army veteran and congressional candidate @JoeHelle:
Here's U.S. Air Force veteran and Ohio state rep. candidate @CaseyforOhio:
Here's Marine Corps veteran and congressional candidate @ConorLambPA:
Here's @ShuttleCDRKelly, U.S. Navy veteran, retired NASA astronaut, and husband of former Congresswoman and survivor of gun violence @GabbyGiffords:
Here's U.S. Army veteran and reporter @AlexHortonTX:
Here's Marine Corps veteran and military correspondent @JimLaPorta:
Here's Marine Corps veteran and NYT correspondent @CJChivers:
Here's military veteran and Founder & CEO of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (@IAVA) @PaulRieckhoff:
Here's a great thread from military veteran @ExumAM:
Here's U.S. Army veteran @josh_weinberg:
Here's U.S. Navy veteran, Tillman Scholar (and many other things) @AN_Goldstein:
Here's retired U.S. Marine colonel and congressional candidate @ApplegateCA49:
Here's U.S. Army veteran and Congresswoman @TulsiGabbard:
Here's former combat medic and current doctoral candidate @KateDahls:
Here's former U.S. Army JAG officer and congressional candidate @MDent4Congress:
Here's military veteran and father-of-two Chris Shields giving up his AR-15 and calling on other gun owners to do the same in a video by @Mic:
Here's retired U.S. Navy Chief Warrant Officer and writer @Stonekettle:
Here's U.S. Army veteran and Republican Congressman @BrianMastFL in @nytimes: nytimes.com/2018/02/23/opi…
Here's Vietnam veteran Daniel Olmstead in @seacoastonline: seacoastonline.com/news/20180225/…
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