Gun violence is NOT the price of freedom. Gun violence is NOT normal
Gun violence is what happens when we allow an extremist minority rule our legislation and put guns ahead of human life.
WE can fix this. Text FED UP to 644-33 and join the millions fighting to
#EndGunViolence
People in the U.S. shouldn’t have to worry about getting shot while shopping, working, jogging, worshiping, watching a movie, walking to school, or sleeping.
Text FED UP to 644-33 to call your U.S. rep and demand they reinstate the bipartisan assault weapons ban.
@piper4missouri
What makes me livid is how the NRA has hijacked the 2nd amendment as their own personal weapon and have twisted it into a pretzel. We need to stop allowing them to play the civil rights card: what about the constitutional rights of gun violence victims?
The NRA blames the coronavirus for its worsening financial condition amid layoffs, reduced hours and pay cuts.
The tireless work of
@Everytown
and
@MomsDemand
volunteers is a big part of its decline as we work to
#EndGunViolence
@NRA
Let's be clear: the plan merely keeps guns out of the hands of people who shouldn't have one. It ensures that gun owners are law-abiding gun owners and is supported by around 90% of Americans (including a large proportion of gun owners)
This isn't gun control - it's GUN SAFETY
The
@NRA
and the gun lobby is pushing a lie. The lie is that having a gun will make you safer and that more guns will make our communities safer.
This is what more guns really means = more gun violence.
Let's work together to
#EndGunViolence
This America's gun violence epidemic.
This is what will result from the
@GOP
's soft-on-guns stance and their lack of support for sensible gun safety laws. This is why
@leezeldin
is a bad choice for New York State governor. Re-elect
@KathyHochul
A bill to allow permitless carry in Virginia FAILED.
This is good news for the safety and security of Virginians.
👍Good job to the
@MomsDemand
volunteers who testified against this dangerous bill
#MomsAreEverywhere
#EndGunViolence
This is the reality of America's gun violence epidemic: people left damaged and disabled. This is what happens when we put the
@NRA
gun rights ahead of human rights and let
@GOP
politicians do nothing
Let's work to
#EndGunViolence
. Text ACT to 644-33
@Jim_Jordan
You mean the Walmart that had an income of $532 billion in 2022? That Walmart? Jim, let's get real here, Walmart is not closing stores because of theft, if Walmart is closing stores its because they want higher profits. Please try and get a grip on reality
Me and a few of my co-workers honoring the first day of
#WearOrange
weekend to show support for the tens-of-thousends of gun violence victims and survivors.
Join a
#WearOrange
event in your community - text ORANGE to 644-33
At these mass shootings the weapon was:
👉Uvalde - bought legally
👉Buffalo - bought legally
👉Boulder - bought legally
👉Atlanta - bought legally
👉Dayton - bought legally
👉El Paso - bought legally
Maybe we need a better law - Text ACT to 644-33
@MomsDemand
@ResilientMF
@BlueSt0rmRising
Can't wait, I'm bringing a platter of Hillary's emails with a non- GMO, farm-to-table sesame sauce. Oh, almost forgot, I talked to George Soros and he's paying for the appetizers
When violence happens to a Democrat Republicans make jokes. When violence happens to a Republican they blame Democrats and Antifa and claim it's a plot against them.
Youngkin, like his
@GOP
brother, is a hypocrite and a danger to democracy
#VoteBlue
Tennessee law enforcement speaks out against Tennessee's permitless carry law, fearing impact on domestic violence incidents
Tennessee has taken a wrong turn which will only lead to more
#GunViolence
Speak out if you live in Tennessee
When I was 23 I was robbed & beaten at gunpoint at the entrance to my apartment building. I still remember every moment and thought that went through my mind. I didn't want to talk about it then. Now I use my voice to end gun violence
#MomentsThatSurvive
Is this what the
@NRA
and the rest of the gun lobby think the 2nd amendment is for; openly threatening lawmakers and public safety? Their true unlawful and unpatriotic intentions have been laid bare. More guns DON'T make us safer.
#EndGunViolence
The response of the
#GOP
to America's gun violence epidemic is to offer thoughts & prayers - and then do almost nothing but suggest the same retread ideas that have never worked in the past.
That won't cut it. Support common sense gun safety laws NOW
@nyccookies
Or we can just get rid of Mitch McConnell
Remember; he is up for re-election. If we all donate to his challenger Amy McGrath, and help her kick Mitch to the curb
When a gun is present there is a greater likelihood that things will turn violent and deadly.
This is why
@MomsDemand
volunteers work so hard for sensible gun safety laws and to
#EndGunViolence
Join us. Text READY to 644-33
Violating laws for profit is not being a responsible gun owner; it's being a gangster and is being seditious.
This is what happens when the fun lobby spreads false claims.
@charliekirk11
@RealCandaceO
Bigotry, mysogeny, white nationalism, anti-science, racism, nationalism & sexism are not "other ideas". They are the wrong ideas.
The radical right isn't being denied a voice. But the rest of America doesn't have to agree. Nor do you have a right to your voice w/o challenge.
New York City turned ORANGE for the 2023
@MomsDemand
#WearOrange
walk across the Brooklyn Bridge to call attention to America's gun violence epidemic and stand in solidarity with those impacted
#EndGunViolence
I'm a gun violence survivor in New York City, joining the
#RoadTrip4BGC
because I know that background checks save lives -- and I'm calling on the Senate to act now!
JOIN ME & learn more here:
@MomsDemand
@Everytown
@Jim_Jordan
This proves that thoughtful people can change their mind when confronted with evidence.
Proof common sense gun safety laws work:
Proof more guns don't make us safer
Are you willing to change your mind?
This is what working together to
#EndGunViolence
looks like: NYC
@MomsDemand
chapter meeting to learn everything we can do to make our communities safer.
Join us: text READY to 644-33 today
Gun violence has increased 13.4% in 2022 over 2020 at a time when millions of guns were purchased. The correlation between more guns and more gun violence is obvious and was predicted. So let me make this plain:
More guns = more gun violence
We need to
#EndGunViolence
STOP CALLING IT A CRIME EPIDEMIC. IT IS A GUN VIOLENCE EPIDEMIC RELATED TO A GUN SURGE THROUGHT THE PANDEMIC. THIS SURGE IN GUN VIOLENCE WAS PREDICTED. WE MUST NOW WORK TO LOWER THE INSTANCES OF GUN VIOLENCE. IT BEGINS WITH CONFIRMATION OF
@SteveDettelbach
AS ATF DIRECTOR.
Guess what America,
We don't have to accept gun violence as normal. We can make the sensible changes needed to save lives in our communities.
WE can do this. Text ACT to 644-33 and join the millions of men and women of
@MomsDemand
fighting to
#EndGunViolence
This year, New York
@MomsDemand
volunteers helped override PLCAA in the state by supporting a new law that allows gun violence victims to hold the gun industry accountable for negligence:
Help us pass this law in more states: Text ACT to 644-33
@KYGOP
Maybe instead of empty thoughts and prayers you should have enacted commonsense gun safety laws - instead of doing the opposite.
States with strong gun safety laws have LESS gun violence, while states - like Kentucky - with weak gun safety laws have MORE.
Yesterday New Yorkers came out for
@MomsDemand
2023
#WearOrange
march to demand an end to America's gun violence epidemic. We say it's NOT normal; it's NOT the price of freedom and it's not OK.
Let's work together to
#EndGunViolence
- text FED UP to 644-33
@Everytown
How do we END GUN VIOLENCE? We
#EndGunViolence
by electing Gun Sense Candidates up & down the ballot!
Text ELECTIONS to 644-33 to join me and other
@MomsDemand
volunteers on our Elections Team, help us get out the vote!
#MomsAreEverywhere
Senate Democrats proposed 3 potentially life-saving gun safety bills yesterday. The
@GOP
blocked them.
Hours later 3 people were killed and 1 seriously injured in a shooting on the UNLV campus - the 639th mass shooting in 2023
Speak up and DEMAND change - text READY to 644-33
Did you know that
@Everytown
and
@MomsDemand
have helped pass 115 important gun safety bills in 2023.
That's what working together to
#EndGunViolence
looks like.
Join us: text READY to 644-33 today!
@SenatorTimScott
@BankingGOP
Could it have been because the
#GOP
repealed the Dodd-Frank Act in 2018 and exempted many banks, like Silicon Valley Bank, from financial oversight that would have prevented this collapse?
Now Hannity, Nunes and Rohrabacher are under investigation?
Perhaps Trump can start a new, officially Trump-branded resort/prison called Trump World Club Fed.
It will only be open to Republicans - and will be filled by Christmas
#GOPTraitors
This is the 565th mass shooting in 2023.
This is not the price of freedom. This is the price of America's toxic gun culture and do-nothing politicians
We CAN fix this: text READY to 644-33 and join the millions fighting to
#EndGunViolence
@Everytown
WOW!
@VP
Kamala Harris will be speaking at
@Everytown
's 2023 GSU. As a New York
@MomsDemand
volunteer, I appreciate her leadership in the movement to end gun violence and make America safer! It will take all of us to
#EndGunViolence
.
#GSU2023
Gun violence impacts thousands of Americans each and every year. February 1st through 7th is National Gun Violence Survivors Week when we share the stories of gun violence survivors to show the impact of
#GunViolence
has on our communities
#GVSurvivorsWeek
@MomsDemand
@fred_guttenberg
@BernieSanders
@JoeBiden
An armchair pundit friend of mine says the biggest threat to Bernie's popularity is his supporters; with each tweet and comment they scare away more potential voters.
That stunt was not funny. It was not thoughtfull. It was childish. I'm so sorry if it hurt.
When a gun enters the picture situations that are potentially contentious become situations that are potentially deadly.
More guns = more gun violence. Let's work together to
#EndGunViolence
. Text READY to 644-33 to join
@MomsDemand
I'm an architect, GV survivor & vintage radio collector & NY
@MomsDemand
volunteer who knows politicians owe us
#MoreThanThoughtsAndPrayers
to prevent gun violence!
With just two clicks, tell your rep to introduce & pass background checks on all gun sales:
@EliseStefanik
Elise, as a member of the
#GOP
you have no credibility complaining about the debt since YOUR party added about 25% to it to pay for tax cuts for corporations and billionaires. If you cared about the debt you'd reverse those tax cuts to lower the debt.
Will you?
#GOPHypocrisy
@Angry_Staffer
@LindstromCheryl
This Gym-tantrum is nothing more than radical right fake outrage desperately trying to deflect attention from their sugar daddy: the loser former president
Hey all,
So now that
#Facebook
is down and you have some time on your hands, how'd you like to add your voice to the 6 million
@Everytown
/
@MomsDemand
volunteers advocating 📢 for gun safety reform?
Great! Just text READY to 644-33 today. Everyone is welcome
@LibertarianLars
BEWARE
Libertarians are just rebranded far-right Goldwater Republicans who will end Social Security, Medicare, consumer protections, environmental protections and worker safety rules. Libertarians are funded by right-wing billionaires.
CHECK BEFORE YOU SUPPORT
@KamalaHarris
But the Republicans won't listen to the American people. They don't represent the majority of the American people so why would they start listening now? In fact, they want to consolidate their power against the majority of Americans.
November 6th is coming....
@GOPChairwoman
Stop spreading false claims.
1. Millions of illegal immigrants DID NOT vote in New York. In fact, not one claim of substantial voter fraud ANYWHERE has been substantiated. NOT ONE
2. Every single challange to the 2020 election has Failed.
2024 is 17 days old
There's already been 1,796 people killed by gun violence
There has already been 12 mass shootings
Tired of thoughts & prayers instead of ACTION?
Text READY to 644-33 - join the millions of
@Everytown
and
@MomsDemand
volunteers fighting to
#EndGunViolence
@MeidasTouch
@trw8511
Well the
@GOP
certainly had something to do with ballooning the deficit, due to the Republican Tax Scam, but they just as certainly had nothing to do with reducing it.
Isn't it interesting that the deficit always INCREASES under the GOP but DECREASES under Democrats?
We don't have to accept the gun violence epidemic.
@MomsDemand
volunteers are at today's
#UnityInTheCommunity
basketball game at NYC South Street Seaport
Let's work together to
#EndGunViolence
- text READY to 644-33
Just finished my first
#NYpol
Advocacy Day meeting with fellow New York
@MomsDemand
volunteers. We are telling our politicians they owe us
#MoreThanThoughtsAndPrayers
.
We want ACTION for sensible gun safety reform.
How do we end gun violence?
We end gun violence by electing
#gunsense
candidates to office.
@MomsDemand
Action's Demand-a-Seat program is helping aspiring gun sense candidates run.
Congratulations to the 60 NY
#gunsense
candidates who won their New York primary yesterday.
@Mike_Pence
The
#GOP
added 25% of the current debt to fund the
#GOPTaxScam
that gave corporations and billionaires they didn't need and didn't deserve. You helped raise the debt ceiling 3 times under Trump.
You have no standing to talk about the debt. YOU helped create it
#GOPHypocrisy
@shannonrwatts
@ljburns
@MomsDemand
Note that Indiana has a gun violence rate of 15.3%, more than neighboring Illinois, with 13.7% (impacted by guns from Indiana) and far higher than New York, at 3.7% and Hawaii, at 2 5%.
States with strong gun safety laws have less gun violence.
Indiana showed its true colors
Next Saturday, 6/4, is
#WearOrange
in honor of victims of gun violence. Getting psyched for the march across the Brooklyn Bridge so decided to wear my orange
#EndGunViolence
shirt for a run in Prospect Park
Come join 6/4 in Foley Square!
New York
@MomsDemand
volunteers joined
@gaysXgunsNY
and community groups from all over New York City at a vigil for O'Shae Sibley, a young man who was shot and killed outside of a gas station in Brooklyn because he was gay.
Guns + Hate = deadly violence
#EnoughIsEnough
BROOKLYN IS IN THE HOUSE! As a NY
@MomsDemand
volunteer I am happy and proud that Gun Sense champion
@RepJeffries
has been named to lead the House Dems. I live in his district and know he's a strong, principled leader who will fill Nancy Pelosi's shoes with distinction.
Thank you
@POTUS
for focusing on the terrible toll that America's gun violence epidemic is taking on our communities.
There's been 70 mass shootings in just 2 months. This is not OK.
Together we CAN
#EndGunViolence
The NRA knows that David Chipman will be an excellent leader for the ATF. That's why they're smearing him.
I’m a New York
@MomsDemand
volunteer & I just called my senators to tell them to
#ConfirmChipman
. There’s no time to waste -- text CHIPMAN to 644-33 to call yours NOW!
The ONLY people who want 3D-printed, untraceable ghost guns are those who can't pass a background check and who have dangerous intentions.
Ghost guns must be banned nationwide.
This story shows exactly why strong gun safety laws work and save lives.
@TheCenteredEgg
@coleyworld
My brother, who lives in Lubbock, TX, says that almost every house in his neighborhood has a Beto sign out front. Only one house has a Cruz sign. And Lubbock is very conservative
2 things I know for sure:
1️⃣Pizza should not have pineapple on it
2️⃣Politicians owe us
#MoreThanThoughtsAndPrayers
to stop gun violence
Tell your rep to cosponsor
#HR8
, background checks on all gun sales: Text CHECKS to 644-33 to connect w/ your rep.
@MomsDemand
Gun store owner voices support for Pres. Biden's plan to close the 'gun show loophole', "it outs us equal footing".
It will also save lives.
Let's work together to
#EndGunViolence
@GregAbbott_TX
Greg, you are a liar.
Nobody is "opening the floodgates" and the border is not opening. The
#GOP
has refused to fix our broken immigration system for decades and now wants to CUT Homeland Security's budget by 18%
Again, sir, I call you out as a liar and a faker
@realDonaldTrump
@g7
It was you, Mr. Trump, that made a clown out of yourself at the G7. Our trading partners are organizing without us. How are you going to explain that when the job losses start, oh great deal maker? Hopefully the US won't suffer same fate as your casinos, the University...
There have been 566 mass shootings this year.
35,289 Americans died by gun violence this year.
Now IS NOT the time to be silent. Now is the time to get loud and demand change. Now is the time to DEMAND an assault weapons ban.
Text BAN to 644-33 today
@MomsDemand
*taps 🎤* Every member of the House of Representatives is up for re-election in 2024. Call them. Make sure you know where they stand on semi automatic weapons then make a decision on how you plan to vote.
At 23 I was robbed and beaten at gunpoint.
I'm one of nearly 58% of Americans who've been impacted by gun violence.
This Nat'l Gun Violence Survivors Week I'm sharing my story to show the impact of gun violence
#GVSurvivorsWeek
@Everytown
@MomsDemand
@fred_guttenberg
My deepest sympathy to all of the families and friends of these 17 innocent souls. But sympathy is not what America needs; it's
#GunReformNow
that we need. Let's work together to
#EndGunViolence
Glocks' refusal to make a simple design change to prevent their guns being made automatic is exactly why we need gun safety laws at the state and federal level.
#EndGunViolence
@Everytown
@MomsDemand
10 yrs ago
@MomsDemand
began fighting to
#EndGunViolence
. As a gun violence survivor, I joined them in NY because allowing the gun lobby to block life saving laws is literally killing people
Join me: Text ACT to 644-33 join millions of Americans in the fight
#10YearsOfMoms
Sending out a huge 'thank you' to every survivor who participated in National Gun Violence Survivors Week. As a New York
@MomsDemand
volunteer, your powerful stories will inspire me to fuel my activism year-round.
#GVSurvivorsWeek
@Everytown
As a gun violence survivor and a
@MomsDemand
volunteer, I know the devastating impact of gun violence. Pres. Biden
@POTUS
is putting our safety ahead of the dangerous and irresponsible gun lobby.
#BidenHarris2024
For so long, unlicensed gun dealers have sold guns without running background checks, allowing them to wind up in the hands of abusers and violent felons.
My Administration is clarifying that all those in the business of selling guns must get a license and run background checks.
While the
#GOP
offers NOTHING but empty thoughts and prayers as gun violence rages, Pres. Biden honors the victims and survivors with ACTION.
As a NY
@Everytown
and
@MomsDemand
volunteer, and a gun violence survivor, I thank
@POTUS
for his LEADERSHIP
#EndGunViolence
February 1st through the 8th is National Gun Violence Survivors Week.
This is why we keep having this week each and every year. This is unacceptable and it IS preventable.
#GVSurvivorsWeek
@Everytown
@MomsDemand
#KeepGoing