"At the end of the day, it's always an adult's responsibility to prevent unauthorized access to guns—not a curious child's responsibility to avoid guns." - @AnnieAndrewsMD#BeSMART for kids: Store guns unloaded, locked, and separate from ammunition. https://t.co/CGrqtbXErL
“Ban assault weapons. Leave the praying to us. Go back to Washington and do your job.” - Angela @FerrellZabala
Join the millions of Americans demanding lawmakers take action to #EndGunViolence: Text READY to 644-33.
The problem with Nikki Haley is not that she is a woman or a 1st generation immigrant or even conservative. It’s how her hypocritical use of these weaponized racist dog whistles.
You know who Nikki Haley really hates?
Nikki Haley
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“This crisis has forced youth to put down toys and pick up bullhorns. It has forced youth to put down fun and innocence and pick up desperation and survival. And most importantly, it has forced young people to put down their childhood and pick up a nation.“ - Tre Bosley, @AMarch4OurLives at the #SaferCommunitiesSummit
Watch live: https://t.co/MIJ8SLNog5
On this day in 1862, Robert Smalls, an enslaved African American, escaped to freedom in a Confederate ship and eventually became a captain for the Union Navy. After the war, he became a successful businessman and politician serving in both houses of the South Carolina legislature
During Safe Kids Week, it's important to remember we can protect children from unintentional shootings with secure firearm storage. This means making sure guns are always inaccessible to kids, and stored unloaded, locked and where possible, separate from ammunition. #BeSMART
"...pediatricians are urging caretakers to ask if guns are present in the home before allowing children to go for play dates. It's a question some haven't considered asking; others may not know how to bring it up. But it's more crucial than ever." https://t.co/pxmMsPs00R
Every American CEO, every corporate leader, every company based in Texas (@HP, @Oracle, @AmericanAir, @SouthwestAir, @WholeFoods, @Dell, @HEB) has a moral responsibility to PUBLICLY join the coalition demanding stronger gun laws. Today.
Yesterday in honor of #FreeComicBookDay I downloaded a bunch of comic frames by @Jarrett_Lerner and my first graders had a ball finishing them. Thank you, Jarrett, for sharing these!
Parkland Parent @manueloliver00 just released this children’s book to explain to our politicians like they’re five the reality of school shootings in america. Watch ⬇️
We are 120 days into 2023.
There have been 176 mass shootings.
We are not even halfway through the year.
In a country rampant with kids dying by guns, we blame drag queens, gender-affirming care, and books.
If Republicans wanted to protect kids-- they would still be alive.
You go to the Emergency Department for chest pain. The doctor walks in & starts praying.
You: “Aren’t you going to help me?”
Dr: “Yes! I am thinking about you &🙏for you.”
You: “But don’t you have the skills & tools to do more than that? Isn’t it your job to do more?”
cc: GOP
Just a daily reminder that teachers went into teaching to teach.
Not to sit at the center of attacks on education & book bans.
Not to be asked to walk into a classroom armed.
Not to be asked to choose between our principles & our paychecks.