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#Republicans largely oppose stricter #GunLaws, saying the right to bear arms is established in the #UnitedStates Constitution's #SecondAmendment. That stance has remained fixed even in the face of a steady stream of #MassShootings that have led to calls from many #Democrats to impose more controls on #guns.
"In my 2nd term, we will roll back every #Biden attack on the 2nd Amendment. The attacks are coming fast & furious," #Trump said.
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During the speech, #Trump repeated a pledge to fire the director of the Bureau of #Alcohol, #Tobacco, #Firearms & #Explosives, known as the #ATF, on Day One of a potential administration. He accused that agency, which enforces #UnitedStates #GunLaws, of being heavy-handed w/ #FirearmOwners & revoking licenses on frivolous grounds.
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"I think you're a rebellious bunch. But let's be rebellious & vote this time."
The nation's top #gun rights group has now endorsed #Trump 3X - in 2016, 2020 & 2024.
The org cheered on Trump during his 2017-2021 term, as he appointed 3 #conservative justices to #SCOTUS & took a series of steps sought by the #GunLobby.…Including designating #firearm shops as “essential businesses” during the #COVID19 #pandemic, allowing them to stay open.
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The address to thousands of #NRA members at the group's annual Leadership Forum in Dallas was *light* on new #policy, but he used the platform to urge #gun supporters to go to the polls in the Nov #election.
"We've got to get gun owners to vote," #Trump said in his *wide-ranging* *speech*, which covered everything from his #criminal trials to #trade & #immigration over >90 mins.
#Trump pledges to 'roll back' Democratic President Joe #Biden’s #gun #regulations put in place by Democratic President Joe #Biden & to fire the #ATF chief during a lengthy rally speech to the #NRA on Sat, during which he accepted the influential group's #endorsement.
#BidenHarris2024 #VoteBlue #GunCulture #GunViolence #GunEpidemic #law
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/donald-trump-fire-up-supporters-nras-annual-us-gathering-2024-05-18/
Catastrophic fear, panic, chaos on the side of the police.
Videos show Chicago police fired nearly 100 shots over 41 seconds during fatal traffic stop
https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/videos-show-chicago-police-fired-nearly-100-shots-over-41-seconds-during-fatal-traffic-stop-1.6840185
CTVNewsVideos show Chicago police fired nearly 100 shots over 41 seconds during fatal traffic stopPlainclothes Chicago police officers fired nearly 100 gunshots over 41 seconds during a traffic stop that left one man dead and one officer injured, according to graphic video footage a police oversight agency released Tuesday.
@Independent 
Nothing wrong with the US police policy of shoot first, ask questions later in the land of the hypocritical and the home of the trigger-happy:
Sheriff's deputies gun down fleeing 15-year-old girl hostage who was following their instructions.
https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/news/kidnap-victim-police-savannah-graziano-video-b2522164.html
#USAUSA, #GunCulture, #Policing, #FriendlyFire, #OnlyInAmerica, #TuckersBalls
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As I've posted frequently, I am opposed to all use of firearms. I believe that to stop
#GunViolence, we must put an end to #GunCulture.
'Murica:
"Dallas mom killed by stray bullet while on her way to pick up daughter’s prom dress during Mother’s Day weekend
A mother in Dallas, Texas, was going to pick up a prom dress with her daughter when she was fatally shot by a stray bullet – just a day before Mother’s Day.
Ana Moreno, 39, was driving with her teenage daughter when she was struck by the bullet at around 4 p.m. Saturday, the Dallas Police Department said in a statement. Individuals in two other vehicles had been shooting at each other while driving, police said."
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A gentle reminder from an old retired prof = #ClimatChange is the greatest threat we face as a species. As horrendous as the growing #Facism, #GunCulture, and move toward #Theocracy are, #ClimateChange is the real threat. We have only a short time before the consequences of inaction become irreversible. It is time to #Decarbonize, time to remove those in power who oppose action and elect leaders who will act. It took over 50 years to fall into this pit, we don't have that much time to climb back out. If we do not act, our children and grandchildren will curse us and the memory of our failure.
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2023/05/texass-solution-to-school-shootings-training-8-year-olds-in-battlefield-trauma-care Texas’s Solution to School Shootings: Training 8-Year-Olds in “Battlefield Trauma Care” The law also stipulates that the “bleeding control station” must include “tourniquets approved for use in battlefield trauma care by the armed forces of the United States.”
This is what it’s come to #GunCulture #TooManyGuns #GOPdeathParty #TexasFascism #SchoolShootings #GunReform #BanAssaultWeaponsNow
Vanity FairTexas’s Solution to School Shootings: Training 8-Year-Olds in “Battlefield Trauma Care”
april 30 (fixed link)
the next generation (not star trek)
remember that picture of a kid aiming a hand gun at his photographer at the NRA gun show.
the sheer levels of wrong are hard to parse.
4 min video
In today’s post on @medium, I call for an end to #GunCulture. We need to proselytize #peace.
MediumGun Control Will Not Fix Gun Culture - Pax Ahimsa Gethen - Medium
Contrary to popular belief, firearm deaths in the U.S. are statistically more likely in small towns, not major cities, according to new research. Across the country, gun suicides are more common than gun homicides, and gun suicides are largely responsible for an increase in gun deaths over the past few decades, the study also finds.
EurekAlert!Gun deaths more likely in small towns than major citiesContrary to popular belief, firearm deaths in the U.S. are statistically more likely in small towns, not major cities, according to new research. Across the country, gun suicides are more common than gun homicides, and gun suicides are largely responsible for an increase in gun deaths over the past few decades, the study also finds.
https://patch.com/maryland/bowie/grandma-fatally-shot-while-town-grandsons-funeral-police. Its not safe to come to the US .. #TooManyGuns A 62-year-old grandmother from El Salvador who was in Capitol Heights for her grandson's funeral was fatally shot March 28 shortly after 9 p.m. The grandson, 25-year-old Moises Martinez, was killed March 22 in a car crash #GunCulture #GunReformNow #BanAssaultWeapons
PatchGrandma Fatally Shot While In Town For Grandson's Funeral: Police
Bullet proof safe room for US schools.
Tell me again how drag queens are the problem.
(I predict we are less of 5 years away from Republicans suggesting US children should attend school in full riot gear to protect against school shootings - rather than address the gun issue, of course. Kids love riot gear! It comes in cool colors!)
#SchoolShootings #GunControl #GunCulture #GunViolence #USPol
WBRCNew safe room system in Cullman to protect students, staff in case of active shooter emergencyThe Rapid-Deploy Safe Room System is a fold-out room that can expand in less than 10 seconds. It provides a ballistic shield in case of an active shooter, or serve as an emergency shelter during severe weather.