For anyone seeking an overview of what scientific evidence says about the effects of various gun policies, @RANDCorporation maintains a thorough, easy-to-use resource. https://t.co/F3pQTnv40s
Cynicism: We have a problem, but they don't want to solve it
Pessimism: We have a problem, but we can't solve it
Optimism: We have a problem, and we can solve it
Responsibility: We have a problem. Can I help solve it?
Initiative: We have a problem. Here's how I'm solving it
FYI this isn't stopping. There have been 18 mass shootings SINCE Uvalde.
You need to know this. Because it's not going to stop until we do something.
1/ Here's just a sampling of the slaughter in the last six days:
Studying counterterrorism we make recommendations on how to improve effectiveness. Resources are infinite. But when it comes to protecting our kids, in our local communities, it feels hopeless. We move heaven & earth to chase al-Qaeda, but won't lift a finger to protect children.
It’s worth repeating. A mom drove there. Got handcuffed. Got out of handcuffs. Hopped a fence. Went inside the school and walked out with her two kids. All while 19 officers waited outside the classroom where the gunman was. #UvaldePolice#Uvalde
I dunno, kind of seems like if there’s a gun that’s so scary that big bad armed/trained Texas cops don’t want to take on a single armed teenager, maybe that’s not a gun that the general public should be able to purchase?
Why aren't guns regulated in a similar fashion as the sale and use of vehicles?! They both have the grave potential of causing injury and death! This is one of many safeguards we need to oversee guns in America! 👏🏾
The Uvalde school district has its own police department with 5 officers and an SRO. Schools have metal detectors, barriers, active shooter alarms. They have social workers and anti-bullying programs and surveil students’ emotional health.
It’s the guns. https://t.co/V0Dn4iZeuC
It is outrageous that 20 years after September 11 and the anthrax attacks of 2001, we continue to hobble our ability to respond swiftly and effectively because we still deprive first responders of the tools and information they need.
@BioCommission
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