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"Don& #39;t worry," they said. "It will be fine," they said.
"There won& #39;t be blood in the streets," they said.
The Missouri legislature said this for years while passing dangerous gun laws. #moleg
"There won& #39;t be blood in the streets," they said.
The Missouri legislature said this for years while passing dangerous gun laws. #moleg
With 101 homicides in 2020, Kansas City is on pace for deadliest year ever. #KC #MO #moleg https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/crime/article243983227.html">https://www.kansascity.com/news/loca...
One of the victims is 4 year old LGend Taliferro who was shot and killed as he slept in Kansas City. https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/crime/article243933087.html">https://www.kansascity.com/news/loca...
60+ children have been shot, 12 fatally, in the City of St. Louis since the start of 2020. St. Louis Children& #39;s emergency room saw more children with gunshot wounds in May of this year than it has seen in any month in the hospital& #39;s 140-year history. https://tinyurl.com/y9g98twp ">https://tinyurl.com/y9g98twp&...
4 children were shot over the 4th of July weekend in St. Louis. The youngest victim is a 4 yr old boy who was struck in the head by a stray bullet. https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/crime/children-shot-st-louis-july-4/63-036fb607-3a42-414e-a385-b17088ded88a">https://www.ksdk.com/article/n... #StLouis
This weekend a shooting in Columbia left two dead and three injured. One of those killed is an 11 yr old girl. https://www.komu.com/news/columbia-police-investigating-overnight-shooting?fbclid=IwAR0s5S8S67w5w_dd5tBBR1OoLXZiCzIOwRQt9ndaoKqKgjx9r9_Hh58_vJQ">https://www.komu.com/news/colu... #moleg
Missouri& #39;s gun-related suicide rate is almost 50% higher in rural counties than in urban counties. https://publichealth.wustl.edu/missouri-gun-related-homicides-and-suicides-2015-16/">https://publichealth.wustl.edu/missouri-... One example, Jefferson County: suicides, 61; homicides, 7.
I could go on. There is blood in the streets.
Many of those killed are CHILDREN.
The results are in. The legislature& #39;s actions have not resulted in safety. The results are increased levels of gun violence: homicides, suicides, unintentional shootings throughout Missouri
Many of those killed are CHILDREN.
The results are in. The legislature& #39;s actions have not resulted in safety. The results are increased levels of gun violence: homicides, suicides, unintentional shootings throughout Missouri
“Every time we change the concealed carry law people say there will be blood in the streets,’ said Kevin Jamison in 2016, a lawyer who is president of the Western Missouri Shooters Alliance. “There is never blood in the streets.” https://in.reuters.com/article/us-usa-guns-missouri/missouri-governor-vetoes-bill-to-abolish-concealed-weapon-permits-idUSKCN0ZD24M">https://in.reuters.com/article/u...
“There won’t be blood in the streets,” said State Representative Joe Don McGaugh, a Republican in 2016, quoted here in the New York Times discussing Permitless Carry and Stand Your Ground. https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/15/us/missouri-lawmakers-pass-sweeping-gun-rights-expansion.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/1...
"There won& #39;t be blood in the streets" I& #39;ve heard countless times in the halls and committee rooms of the Missouri State Capitol.
To continue down this road would be foolish and dangerous. We need real solutions.
#moleg
To continue down this road would be foolish and dangerous. We need real solutions.
#moleg
Taking action to keep guns out of the hands of domestic abusers *should* be an area of bi-partisan consensus. However, the MO legislature has failed to do even this. Even after promising to take such action over 4 years ago.
I& #39;m hearing talk about...talking about solutions....again. Talk is cheap unless it leads to action.
PEOPLE: Make sure to vote for the candidates who are working for action & real solutions. You can find them here: http://gunsensevoter.org"> http://gunsensevoter.org Get involved w/ @MomsDemand
PEOPLE: Make sure to vote for the candidates who are working for action & real solutions. You can find them here: http://gunsensevoter.org"> http://gunsensevoter.org Get involved w/ @MomsDemand
