Today is #NationalGunViolenceAwareness Day. As a former prosecutor, I've seen 1st-hand the kind of damage guns can cause to communities and families. 58% of American adults say they or someone they care for has experienced gun violence. It is time to put an end to this bloodshed.
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Domestic violence is more likely to turn deadly when a gun is present in the home. An abusive partner’s access to guns increases the risk of homicide for women 5x. About 4.5 million women in the U.S. report having been threatened w/ a gun by an intimate partner.
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I wrote
#HR1287, the No Guns for Abusers Act, to combat this. Anyone charged with or convicted of a domestic violence crime shouldn’t have access to firearms.Show this thread -
And its long past time we take weapons of war off of our streets. That's why I wrote
#HR2959, the Freedom from Assault Weapons Act, which would ban assault weapons and require the government to buy them back, removing them once and for all from American communities.Show this thread -
I'm an original co-sponsor of
#HR8, the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019, which expands the federal background check system while also incentivizing states to provide more accurate info for the national background check database.Show this thread -
It's been 100 days and the Republican-controlled Senate still hasn't called for a vote on
#HR8. Together, we can#EndGunViolence in America. It is time to stand up and say#EnoughIsEnough.Show this thread
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As a firefighter, I’ve been on my share of suicide calls. Only one has used a gun. The others have included hanging, jumping in front of a moving semi truck, jumping off a bridge, etc. Even if guns are removed from the equation people will still find a way.
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And when they don’t have a gun they do it by other means....
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At least you accurately stated that most gun deaths come from suicide, not shootings. I notice you didn't address the mental health issue though. You still can't have my firearms.
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He stated that they could nuke citizens if we didn’t give them up, remember that one?
Dems are embarrassing themselves, no matter how much media love they receive.
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