If more guns and fewer gun laws made us safer, America would be the safest nation in the world.
But 400,000,000 guns in the hands of civilians coupled with weak gun laws have given us a 25 times higher gun homicide rate than any peer nation.
It’s the fucking guns.
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For people wanting to help aid the people of Florida who are getting rocked right now by #HurricaneIan, here are four groups that I have personally worked/collaborated with in disaster theaters and who are pre-positioned to help immediately after the storm passes. 1/3
TW: Mass Shooting
We were there. Right there.
We live in Highland Park, IL and today we were in the middle of a murderous attack.
I had to pull my infant child to safety as people were dead and dying around us.
I got separated from my wife when she carried my 6 yo to safety
NO MATTER WHAT those dorks @ the Supreme Court say about abortion — you (yes, YOU!) can get abortion pills mailed to you no matter where you live.
Mifepristone + Misoprostol 💊💊
If this was about babies, there would be universal healthcare. Free education. Free daycare. Southern states would be doing all they can to drop the Black maternal mortality rate. This is about power and control