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Neil deGrasse Tyson
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New York City
haydenplanetarium.org/tyson/
Joined January 2009

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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 2 Oct 2015

    Guns don’t kill people. Bullets kill people. Fired from guns, brandished by people, who shoot you by accident or on purpose.

    9:35 AM - 2 Oct 2015
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    810 replies 19,239 retweets 24,572 likes
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      2. Tom Bro Dude‏ @tombrodude 4 Oct 2015
        Replying to @tombrodude

        what your nerd ass forgot to take into account was strong guys like me who can throw a bullet faster than any gun can fire it @neiltyson

        0 replies 33 retweets 71 likes
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      2. Steven‏ @MaVASteve 2 Oct 2015
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson hiv kills people, ban sex?

        44 replies 11 retweets 77 likes
      3. Christopher Ejugbo‏ @cejugbo 2 Oct 2015
        Replying to @MaVASteve

        @ArlingtonSteve @neiltyson yes, it's illegal for people who are aware of their positive HIV status to have unprotected sex with others.

        4 replies 2 retweets 61 likes
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      5. Steven‏ @MaVASteve 1 Nov 2015
        Replying to @ox0x0x0x0x0x0xo

        @Kingsleezy @cejugbo @neiltyson there's a major movement to decriminalize even knowingly infecting people

        0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
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      2. Ragnar Belial‏ @RagnarBelial 2 Oct 2015
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson If only people would have more guns, so they could protect themselves.

        29 replies 8 retweets 124 likes
      3. Marco Sánchez‏ @satchito 2 Oct 2015
        Replying to @RagnarBelial

        @RagnarBelial @neiltyson Or kill more people.

        1 reply 0 retweets 22 likes
      4. Ragnar Belial‏ @RagnarBelial 2 Oct 2015
        Replying to @satchito

        @satchito For example… (BTW: sarcams) @neiltyson

        1 reply 0 retweets 4 likes
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      2. John Wicca‏ @andymoney69 2 Oct 2015
        Replying to @neiltyson

        shut the fuck up you dumbass nerd @neiltyson

        9 replies 3 retweets 23 likes
      3. Ryan Tabatabai‏ @SirTabatabai 2 Oct 2015
        Replying to @andymoney69

        @andymoney69 @neiltyson with out nerds you wouldn't have Twitter, Facebook, computer, and the list goes on.... So be quiet

        1 reply 0 retweets 6 likes
      4. John Wicca‏ @andymoney69 2 Oct 2015
        Replying to @SirTabatabai

        shut up you dumbass nerd @sirtabatabai

        2 replies 0 retweets 11 likes
      5. Ryan Tabatabai‏ @SirTabatabai 2 Oct 2015
        Replying to @andymoney69

        @andymoney69 I think you should look up the definitions of nerd and dumbass.

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      6. John Wicca‏ @andymoney69 2 Oct 2015
        Replying to @SirTabatabai

        dumbass nerd @sirtabatabai

        0 replies 0 retweets 8 likes
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      2. Bimmerella #KavaNOPE 🌊‏ @bimmerella 6 May 2016
        Replying to @neiltyson

        .@neiltyson oh boy Neil....you're going to unleash the "cracked-ones" aka gun humpers! 😂pic.twitter.com/HEKksFAHfu

        2 replies 8 retweets 16 likes
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      1.  🎃 stream shallow‏ @ROARyals 2 Oct 2015
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        @neiltyson preach king of astrophysics

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      2. Sonar Jose‏ @SonarJose 2 Oct 2015
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson prove it

        9 replies 1 retweet 56 likes
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      4. Johnny Weed Seed‏ @weedman1967 2 Oct 2015
        Replying to @DavidDavidhin98

        @DavidDavidhin98 @SonarJose If all guns disappeared I wouldn't be sad, but that is pure fantasy. I will defend me and mine

        2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      6. Johnny Weed Seed‏ @weedman1967 2 Oct 2015
        Replying to @DavidDavidhin98

        @DavidDavidhin98 @SonarJose ??that I will protect myself? If you want to take it that way go for it. You live in a fantasy world

        0 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
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