#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.
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.
Republicans in Tennessee are out of their fucking minds. What kind of insanity is this?
The solution to school shootings isn’t to arm teachers!
America is a shit show beyond all logic. The unfathomable has become reality here. Nationalists like to say “these colors never run.” But they do. The color red plentifully runs through our streets.
The U.S. has had 7 mass shootings in 24hrs.
There are more guns in America than people and the U.S. Supreme Court will not do anything to limit the right of citizens to bear arms - it’s written into their Constitution.
‘A well regulated militia is essential to a free state’ !
I mean this could have been relevant in the 18th century but in the 21st century ?
Hundreds of children and teenagers have already been killed this year and over 4000 deaths related to gun violence so far in 2024.
It’s so ingrained in American culture that apparently it forms part of your identity…hmm
This sends a chill down my spine and further strengthens my resolve that I would never set foot in the U.S. - it’s just far to crazy and scary
Last year republican fascists in the Oregon senate tried some shady shit. Instead of serving their constituents, they dipped for 6 weeks to stall bills on abortion, transgender health care, and gun safety.
This month, the Oregon Supreme Court ruled that because they fucked around, they’re finding out. They are no longer eligible to run for re-election.
Gun control is a contentious issue in the United States. Its origins are complex, tied to a history of racial tension, political power dynamics, & competing interpretations of the Second Amendment. One significant chapter in this history is the emergence of the Black Panther Party and their role in the gun control debate.
A new publication from UT Press provides a troubling twist on the vow “until death do us part.” Often overlooked in other tellings of the events, Unheard Witness reveals the story of Kathy Leissner Whitman, one of the first victims of the UT #Austin Tower sniper, murdered by her husband before he killed so many others.
Trump this: “…DeSantis’ gun bill allowing people to carry concealed weapons w/o a permit went into effect” on July 1, in what the state GOP called “a victory for 2nd Amendment lovers.” Meanwhile, state Capitol windows were upgraded “to the tune of $61.6M”! Why so expensive? The windows are “bulletproof.” #gunlaws#florida#desantis
US sets a grim milestone with new record for the deadliest six months of mass killings
WHEN IS THE GOP GOING TO MAKE 2ND AMENDMENT DAY A HOLIDAY?. AFTER ALL GETTING MASS MURDER OF AMERICANS "ACCEPTED" BY THE AMERICAN PEOPLE BY THE NRA LOBBY AND THE GOP IS A BIG DEAL AND SHOULD BE COMMEMORATED!
On the face of it, it looks like the toxic influence of the #NRA but in the end from afar it does seem that surely the lack of politic will has deeper roots?
Whatever it is, the death toll from rampant #gunviolence continues to rise; elsewhere countries manage to stop this (indeed even some states - Massachusetts for instance - have reduced fatalities through some further regualtion)...
My American friends, elsewhere this is not normal!
Earlier today there was a post on Masscusetts #gunlaws which are stricter than other states, which apparently has led to a reduction in #gunviolence....
Gun violence is now the leading cause of death among children in the United States.
Every developed nation has people with mental illness, video games, disgruntled ex-employees, alienated people, homicidal and suicidal persons, etc. Why does the U.S. have the problem it does?
It’s the same things it always is- the number of firearms, access to them, fetishism surrounding the 2nd Amendment, and the immense political power of the firearms industry.
“The “Old West” conjures up all sorts of imagery, but broadly, the term is used to evoke life among the crusty prospectors, threadbare gold panners... and six-shooter-packing cowboys in small frontier towns – such as Tombstone, Deadwood, Dodge City, or Abilene...
One other thing these cities had in common: strict gun control laws.