Everyone knows background checks save lives, but Leader McConnel won’t bring them to a vote. This is unacceptable – S. 42 deserves a vote, and America deserves #BackgroundChecksNOW

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***TRIGGER WARNING*** Of the 40,000 deaths caused by gun violence every year, the deadliest spike occurs around July 4th. Declare your independence from gun violence. halfstaffproject.com

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Gone but not forgotten: Jonathon Blunk Alexander "AJ" Boik Jessie Childress Gordon Cowden Jessica Ghawi John Larimer Matt McQuinn Micayla Medek Veronica Moser-Sullivan Alex Sullivan Alexander Teves Rebecca Wingo #AuroraStrong bit.ly/2Yfpwr3

I'm tired I'm tired of tweeting out # [insert city name here] strong every week. I'm tired of moments of silence, thoughts and prayers as people continue to die every day. I’m tired of having a government so divided they can’t come together to save lives or our future.

Thank you to Break Away for leading our summit attendees in conversations about identity, social justice, & community. These conversations aren’t always easy to have - but we need to have them. Our movement doesn’t last unless all voices have the platform to speak their truth.

20 killed in El Paso, TX. 9 killed in Dayton, OH. Countless others killed as a result of self-inflicted gunshot wounds, everyday gun violence, + more... And this is in just 24 hours in America.

While we won’t see this covered nationally because our country ritually ignores the trauma in Black & Brown communities, Chicago suffered all weekend. Some may be surprised by perpetual acts of gun violence after OH & TX - but many communities aren’t. chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/08/04/wee…

Dear Beto O'Rourke, @EWarren, @AmyKlobuchar, Andrew Yang🧢⬆️🇺🇸, Julián Castro, Kamala Harris, Jay Inslee, Cory Booker, So far, you’ve said yes to our Oct. 2nd GVP forum in Nevada w/ @GiffordsCourage. Can you change your profile picture to this pic to help us paint the internet orange?

Let’s stop going to Walmart until they stop messing guns and ammo. Make money, arm shooters, Walmart. #BoycottWalmart

March For Our Lives organizers have unveiled a gun control plan. It calls for: • Halving gun deaths over 10 years • Higher standards for gun ownership • Enacting red flag laws The group says its plan could prevent 200,000 gun deaths over 10 years. n.pr/2z8L7n9

If you threaten to kill a presidential candidate you should not have a gun

How did we get to the point that criticizing the government is unpatriotic? Isn’t that how America started?

I refuse to live in a country where our “leaders” protect guns not kids.

BREAKING: There have been reports of an active shooter at Rushmore Mall. A man wearing a mask was threatening people saying he had a gun, the suspect has since been arrested. Stores are reopening and people are being released. We are headed to the scene and will update you.

A teen was shot and killed by a backseat passenger with an AR-15 style rifle in her own car while she was driving, police said. cnn.it/37U9mFR

If registering to vote, don’t forget to bring your driver’s license number OR the last 4 digits of your Social Security Number!