1/ America just hit a grim milestone. Today’s Santa Fe High School shooting was at least the 100th mass shooting in the US since 1982.
We know that because we’ve been counting. See for yourself: bit.ly/2LbfJsY
We know that because we’ve been counting. See for yourself: bit.ly/2LbfJsY
2/ Gun violence has become so common that Santa Fe student Paige Curry said about today’s shooting: “It’s been happening everywhere. I’ve always kind of felt like eventually, it was going to happen here too.” bit.ly/2wSrSjl
3/ The parents who lost children in Parkland are now the parents we called for reactions to the latest mass school shooting. That massacre happened just over three months ago. bit.ly/2LerO0f
4/ After reporting on mass shootings for years, we’ve learned a few things.
Mass shootings often prompt a flood of conspiracy theories, fake news, and trolls on the internet. Here’s how the Kremlin exploited the Texas church massacre to attack America: bit.ly/2IvML9m
Mass shootings often prompt a flood of conspiracy theories, fake news, and trolls on the internet. Here’s how the Kremlin exploited the Texas church massacre to attack America: bit.ly/2IvML9m
5/ Remember when the Vegas shooter was Antifa, ISIS, and part of the Illuminati all at once? (He wasn’t.) bit.ly/2KyWB7a
6/ Some of the gun lobby’s favorite arguments are full of holes. Here are some of the most common myths (and no, nobody is “coming for your guns”): bit.ly/2wUOP5z
7/ Here’s what the NRA doesn’t want you to know: The average cost to taxpayers for a single gun homicide in America is nearly $400,000. And we pay for 32 of them every single day. bit.ly/2Ex7k3p
8/ Mass shootings aren’t random accidents. They’re preventable. @MarkFollman reports: bit.ly/2LaXPq8
9/9 As student leader Danielle Johnson recently told us, “We should be learning. We should be studying. We shouldn’t be having to worry about these issues.” bit.ly/2L9zAsi
