Happening now.
We're sick of this being our routine in America. We should be able to go to school without fear of being shot and killed. #EnoughIsEnough#GenerationLockdown https://t.co/pqHqmDHUmw
Numbers provided by St. Louis Children's Hospital indicate the hospital is on pace to treat 91 gunshot injuries this year after 38 patients were treated through May. That pace would produce the highest number in 10 years.
He was in the library with his friends, trying to decide whether they were going to go fishing or play golf after school, when they heard the sound of gunshots.
He was shot.
At School.
PTSD can kill you, too.
Only later.
Rest in Peace, Austin https://t.co/NMyKgiVPPc
We would like to express our thanks to @brucefranksjr for his service in the Missouri State House of Representatives. Rep. Franks is a fearless advocate who leads strongly by example, and we are so honored to learn from him each and every day.
Another act of unimaginable violence enacted by someone with access to an assault rifle. These. Weapons. Should. Not. Be. On. Our. Streets. https://t.co/2NRtuUy5ms
We are so excited about the upcoming film featuring our dear friend @CoriBush. Y'all better be ready to WORK, because Cori is running again in 2020! #KnockDowntheHouse
These issues are the difference between a child being buried before graduating from 5th grade and getting to grow up to make America better. Our kids deserve our urgency. They deserve us doing more than yelling at each other.
Community meeting in North St. Louis was cancelled today.
Gun violence is a huge problem in many communities throughout our state, including where I teach kids in St. Louis. I've worked with kids as young as 5 through losing a loved one to a bullet.
‘It’s the NRA and it’s greed … The gun manufacturers want to make money at all costs.’ — @SenGillibrand went from having an A-rating from the NRA to being pro-gun reform, and she thinks others can follow her lead
Please, please, please. Contact your state senator, and tell them that we cannot allow concealed carry on campus. We don't want to die. https://t.co/H5R7ODBMnl
EXTREME RISK ORDERS WORK!
- In CT, for every 10-20 guns seized under the state’s version of this law, one suicide was prevented.
- IN’s version of this law was associated with 7.5% fewer gun suicides and CT’s was associated with a 13.7% reduction in firearm suicides.
In light of two survivors from parkland ending their lives, I’d like to revisit this thread. Parkland survivors have not been given proper resources or guidance for recovery.
in 2017 alone, more school aged children where shot and killed by firearms than police officers AND active duty military COMBINED. Do you see the problem America?
This is not Onion. This is not a prank. This actually happened. This is embarrassing for my state. Bill would require some Missourians to own an AR-15 https://t.co/OYTdJAO8Iy