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Jul 14, 2018

Today we’re going to UT-2 home to Chris Stewart an A-rated NRA politician The vote differential was 41,330. Young people can determine the outcome of this district if they turn out to vote. There are 131,700 18-29 year olds in this district that can vote.

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David Hogg

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Jul 14, 2018

80% of gun deaths in Utah suicide From 2000 to 2015 suicide rate in Utah has gone up 51% Utah has no law imposing a waiting period prior to the purchase of a firearm which could help stop this epidemic.

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David Hogg

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Jul 14, 2018

According to a study conducted by Harvard researchers “Between 1970 and 2014, 43 states had waiting period laws in place for at least 1 year. The researchers compared guns per capita homicide rates in states with and without the laws over the same time periods.

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David Hogg

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Jul 14, 2018

They found that states with mandatory waits—no matter the total length—had on average 17% fewer murders and about 10% fewer suicides.”

science.org

Gun waiting periods could save hundreds of lives a year, study says

National waiting period from 1994–98 saw a 17% drop in gun homicides

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Waiting periods save lives.

4:21 PM · Jul 14, 2018

“parody” in their name

@opiateofblame

Jul 14, 2018

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you're talking to people who can't even handle women's periods, let alone gun waiting periods, or even sentence periods.

Jodys 4 Common Sense Policies

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Agree! They absolutely do save life's. #GunReformNow #NotOneMore #TimesUp NRA

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I'm Australian. We all know that. Look at our Gun Legislation. Take heed from our practices. They work. The only thing, the most common tools for pre-meditated murder here are knives and motor vehicles.

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Australia doesn't have a 2nd amendment though

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Tell Carol Bowne that... Oh, sorry...too late for that, she's dead. She died waiting for her Constitutionally protected #CivilRight... 'NJ Woman Stabbed to Death by Ex While Waiting for Gun Permit'freebeacon.com/issues/new-jer #neveragain #parkland #marchforourlives #roadtochange