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Concealed Handguns Create a Climate of Fear, the Gun Industry’s Own Research Reveals: 💔😡💔#GunsDontMakeUsSafer thetrace.org/2025/07/gun-rig…
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School resource officer unintentionally shoots herself at junior high school (Ceres, Calif.): 💔💔💔 #dgu #GunsDontMakeUsSafer
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The only victim killed in Catawba County mass shooting was unintentionally shot by another man acting in "self-defense" (Mountain View, N.C.): 💔😡💔 #dgu #GunsDontMakeUsSafer wbtv.com/2025/06/24/no-charg…
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Open-carry enthusiast pulled out an AR-15 at a "No Kings" protest, a "peacekeeper" mistook him for an active shooter and fired, killed an innocent bystander (Salt Lake City, Utah): 💔😡💔 #dgu #GunsDontMakeUsSafer newsweek.com/utah-no-kings-p…
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Open-carry enthusiast pulls out AR-15 at "No Kings" protest, a "peace keeper" apparently mistakes him for an active shooter and fires, kills an innocent bystander (Salt Lake City, Utah): 💔😡💔#dgu #GunsDontMakeUsSafer youtube.com/watch?v=y2eVZZwK…
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Open-carry enthusiast pulls out AR-15 at "No Kings" protest, a "peace keeper" apparently mistakes him for an active shooter and fires, kills an innocent bystander (Salt Lake City, Utah): 💔😡💔 #dgu #GunsDontMakeUsSafer fox13now.com/news/local-news…
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To learn more about concealed carry in Texas, read @txgunsense and the VPC's new joint report "Gun Death in Texas" at vpc.org/studies/TX2025.pdf.
#violencepolicycenter #texasgunsense #gunviolenceprevention
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On Nov. 17, 2024, a 23-yr-old man fired shots at his ex-girlfriend’s boyfriend after the other man allegedly threatened his 5-yr-old child, but inadvertently shot and killed his own 45-yr-old father instead (San Antonio, Texas): 💔😡💔#GunsDontMakeUsSafer
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Four unintended shootings involving law enforcement officers in a single day. Even trained LEOs need to be attentive to #GunSafety. #Police, @PoliceChiefs
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2024 gunaccidentjournal.net/2024/…
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On Sept. 19, 2024, Polina Wright, 25, was unintentionally killed by her boyfriend, a deputy with the Marion County Sheriff’s Office, while he was showing her how to use a gun; the man was arrested & charged with manslaughter (Ocala, Fla.): 💔😡💔#GunsDontMakeUsSafer
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This incident highlights the real dangers of armed personnel in schools. In fact, research from The Violence Project found that schools with armed guards had three times more fatalities during shootings, with no significant reduction in injuries. fox7austin.com/news/marble-f…
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On Sept. 4, 2024, Craig Esmon Jacobs, 40, was shot and killed at home by his 53-year-old roommate; the roommate didn’t report the shooting but claimed “self-defense” when taken into custody days later (Indianapolis, Ind.): 💔😡💔#dgu #GunsDontMakeUsSafer
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Nathan Morris was tragically shot to death this weekend by a neighbor who was angry that Morris’s young daughter touched his mulch.
This is the gun lobby’s America—where small disputes turn fatal because of easy access to guns.
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Defensive Gun Use 🟧 retweeted
The gun lobby claims permitless carry stops gun violence. But the data shows it only leads to MORE gun violence.
A new @teamtrace report found the vast majority of states that enacted permitless carry saw more shooting deaths after the laws took effect ⬇️
Defensive Gun Use 🟧 retweeted
Some believe that carrying a firearm will act as a deterrent and help prevent conflicts or minimize harm. While there are examples where this was true, there are many more cases where firearm carrying escalates conflict + leads to firearm injury or death. publichealth.jhu.edu/center-…
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On July 25, 2024, a 56-year-old man, enraged over a barking dog, shot and killed his two neighbors, Tobi Kings (50) and her mother Elaine King (82), before fatally shooting himself (Lampasas, Texas): 💔😡💔 #GunsDontMakeUsSafer
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The research is clear – the higher rate of gun ownership, the higher risk of gun violence.
When people can bring guns in public with permissive concealed carry laws, violence rates increase.
How regulating the public carry of guns can decrease violence:
publichealth.jhu.edu/center-…
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On July 21, 2024, Kevin Bishop, a 50-year-old security officer, was unintentionally shot and killed at home by a 57-year-old friend as they handled “multiple” guns while drinking alcohol (St. Petersburg, Fla.): 💔😡💔 #GunsDontMakeUsSafer
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On July 3, 2024, Meagan Ruiz, a 32-yr-old mother of 3, was shot & killed at home by her boyfriend; the man, who had a history of domestic violence, claimed “self-defense” but gave police inconsistent stories (Las Vegas, NV):💔😡💔 #GunsDontMakeUsSafer #dgu
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On July 3, 2024, Daniel Cain, 53, was shot and killed by his son, who then claimed “self-defense.” When shown a video showing him to be the aggressor, the son said he didn’t remember it happening that way (Palm Bay, Fla.): 💔😡💔 #GunsDontMakeUsSafer #dgu
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