“ A court employee and a police officer were fatally shot Thursday after the court process server tried to serve an eviction notice at a home in Independence, #Missouri, authorities said.” #GunViolence
Just two days after the deadly school shooting in Perry, Iowa, people cringed when empathy-challenged tRump said, “It’s horrible…But we have to get over it.”
It’s been 8 weeks now since the shooting. The dead are buried, other victims are healing, school resumed, basketball resumed, etc.
But no news about where the shooter got his guns, what his parents knew, was he bullied, were there red flags…
Mexico’s Lawsuit Against US Gunmakers Could Drive Manufacturers Into Bankruptcy
In January, a federal appeals court in Boston decided that the industry’s immunity shield, which so far has protected gun-makers from civil liability, does not apply to Mexico’s lawsuit.
#Lawsuit seeks $10B in damages & court order to force the companies named - Smith & Wesson, Colt, Glock, Beretta & Ruger - to change the way they do business. In Jan, a federal appeals court in Boston decided that industry’s immunity shield, which protected gun-makers from #CivilLiability, does not apply to Mexico’s lawsuit.
Hey, it's really cool that Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce donated money to the family of the person shot killed in the Kansas City Super Bowl celebration.
You know what would be even cooler? If Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce donated the same amount of money to the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence and announced publicly that America needs super strong and restrictive gun regulations.
And while they are at it, they could also donate to candidates who aren't afraid to stand up against the gun lobby, like Beto O'Rourke did.
Helping victims pay for funerals just doesn't cut it given horrific US day-to-day gun violence.
"Almost a third of US adults believe there would be less crime if more people owned guns, according to an April 2021 Pew survey. However, multiple studies show that where people have easy access to firearms, gun-related deaths tend to be more frequent, including by suicide, homicide and unintentional injuries.
It is then unsurprising that the US has more deaths from gun violence than any other developed country per capita."
“Police are responding to a #shooting near Union Station in Kansas City, #Missouri, on Wednesday, where revelers gathered to celebrate with a parade and rally for the Chiefs' Super Bowl win.
Two armed people have been detained, according to Kansas City police.” #GunViolence
Fascists are claiming that the shooter who was killed at Joel Osteen's church in Lakewood was #trans, but it seems clear she likely used multiple aliases for crime, nothing to do with gender expression.
(it is true she had "Palestine" on her gun, but motives are still quite unclear. The killer was antisemitic and may have targeted her own Spanish-speaking neighbors as well) #news#GunViolence#antisemitism#Texas#police