2) And if you're guilty of saying "Nothing happened after #SandyHook so nothing ever will," you're not only wrong - you're the problem.
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3) We didn't get here overnight - the
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4) Here's what's happened since
#SandyHook. The first grassroots army to prevent gun violence assembled:@MomsDemand, part of@Everytown.Show this thread -
5) We have 60,000 active volunteers (like me) and 4M supporters. We are in every single state. We pass good bills and stop bad bills.
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6) We helped pass background checks in 7 states, bringing total to 19. 50% of Americans now live in states requiring them on every gun sale.
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7) We helped pass laws in 24 states - red and blue - to keep guns away from domestic abusers. Just last week we passed one in Rhode Island.
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8) In 2017 alone, 7 states enacted domestic gun violence laws, almost all of them led by Republican governors: LA, NV, NJ, ND, TN, UT, RI.
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9) We've passed bills to strengthen our background check system and bills that enable emergency gun violence restraining orders.
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10) We've killed HUNDREDS of
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11) In fact, gun safety was silver lining of 2016 election: Gun safety ballot initiatives won in NV, WA and CA - despite
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12) And we're changing US culture by getting companies like Trader Joes, Target, Starbucks and Levis to prohibit open carry inside stores.
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13) After open carry was passed in Texas,
@MomsDemand volunteers went door to door and convinced 500+ local businesses to prohibit it.Show this thread -
14) After bill passed allowing guns in Ohio daycares,
@MomsDemand volunteers went convinced more than 1,500 daycares to prohibit guns.Show this thread -
15) We are fiercely and fearlessly taking on the most powerful lobby this nation has ever seen – and we are winning. But this is a marathon.
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16) 93 Americans are shot and killed every day, hundreds more injured. That's the equivalent of nearly two Las Vegas shootings every day.
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17) Americans shouldn’t worry about being shot at concerts, theaters, schools, churches and nightclubs. We don’t have to live like this.
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18) This is a defining moment: Do we want to live in a country where
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19) Or do we want to live in a country where we feel safe in our daily lives? Will we fight for stronger gun laws that make us all safer?
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20) Here's how to start. First, text ACT to 64433 and join us. We'll keep you updated on fights in Congress and the state where you live.
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21) Now text SILENCERS to 64433; tell Congress to vote NO on silencers and concealed carry reciprocity -
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22) Now Google
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23) Vow today to get off the sidelines; protect your family and community - your own life. Commit to ACT in honor of Las Vegas
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24) Here’s how to act today. Text REJECT to 64433 and warn Congress that we‘ll hold them accountable for not acting.
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25) Finally, PLEASE GIVE to support
@MomsDemand volunteers (like me)!@MikeBloomberg will match dollar for dollar:https://twitter.com/mikebloomberg/status/915625847977074688 …Show this thread
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