Americans for Gun Safety Now! is a committed group who believe that it's time to come together to bring about real reform to our nation’s gun laws.
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Another senseless shooting in an American school has left children dead.
UPDATE: Two students confirmed dead in Saugus High shooting, a 14-year-old boy and a 16-year-old girl. 3 more students wounded. Suspect in grave condition with self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. 45-caliber semiautomatic pistol found at the scene: cbsloc.al/32NN2JW
The Supreme Court has ruled that the families of Sandy Hook victims can continue with their lawsuit against gun manufacturer Remington. cnn.com/2019/11/12/business/…
Two years ago, a man armed with a Ruger AR-556 semi-automatic rifle, opened fire on a church in Sutherland Springs, Texas killing 25 people and an unborn child. people.com/crime/texas-churc…
New @StPetePolls poll shows 61% of of Floridians support a ban on the possession of "semiautomatic rifles and shotguns capable of holding more
than 10 rounds of ammunition at once".
The effort by the group "Ban Assault Weapons NOW"(@bawnfl) to ban the possession of "semiautomatic rifles and shotguns capable of holding more
than 10 rounds of ammunition at once", polls at just over the threshold for approval:
Yes - 61%
No - 34%
"How many more prayers and sympathies will we share, when in fact, we can DO something about it. We should be asking, “What can we do to stop this from happening again?” - Nova Southeastern University President and CEO Dr. George L. Hanbury II sun-sentinel.com/opinion/com…
.@DICKS Sporting Goods decided to destroy about $5 million worth of assault riles instead of returning them to manufacturers after they made the decision to remove the weapons from their stores. time.com/5694749/dicks-sport…
America wakes up to another mass shooting.
9 people have been shot and 4 people have been killed in a shooting in downtown Kansas City, according to the Kansas City Police Department. @sramosABC has more on this developing story. gma.abc/358nlq0
“Passing a ban on assault weapons in Florida will set an example that it is absolutely possible for other states to follow suit, no matter their political affiliation”- Ambassador Al Hoffman Jr. wsj.com/articles/in-florida-…
During the summer of 2019, 26 mass shootings left 126 people dead. Enough is enough. nytimes.com/interactive/2019…
Americans for Gun Safety Now! retweeted
Survive the school year with these must-have #BackToSchool essentials. sandyhookpromise.org/campaig…
This PSA contains graphic content related to school shootings & may be upsetting to some viewers. If you feel this subject matter may be difficult for you, you may choose not to watch.
"Our father designed the AR-15 as a military weapon to give our soldiers an advantage over the AK-47. He died long before any mass shootings occurred. But, we do think he would have been horrified and sickened as anyone, if not more by these events." nbcnews.com/news/us-news/fam…
"Ban Assault Weapons NOW, the political committee behind the proposed constitutional amendment, drew more than 28,000 contributions totaling $595,000 in August, by far the largest amount in a single month since the committee was launched in March 2018." floridapolitics.com/archives…
“Doing nothing about America’s gun violence crisis is simply unacceptable and it is time to stand with the American public on gun safety" - signed by the CEOs of 150 of the largest American companies nytimes.com/2019/09/12/busin…
“Until we finally put into effect common-sense gun reform, gun control policy will remain as one of the most, if not the most important political issue heading into 2020.” - Ambassador Al Hoffman Jr. theatlantic.com/politics/arc…
The shooter in Odessa, TX failed a background check but was able to purchase a weapon from a private seller due to the lack of universal background checks. cnn.com/2019/09/09/us/univer…
Americans for Gun Safety Now! retweeted
#BREAKING Law enforcement sources tell me the shooter in the #OdessaShooting purchased that AR-style rifle in a PRIVATE SALE, evading a federal background check. more on @ABCWorldNews @ABC
Another weekend in America marred by a mass shooting with an assault weapon. #EnoughIsEnough nytimes.com/2019/09/01/us/de…
.@FiveThirtyEight takes a look at how views on gun control have changed over the last 30 years, with a marked increase in support following Sandy Hook. fivethirtyeight.com/features…
.@AMarch4OurLives have released a gun control plan that includes a ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines among other proposals. nytimes.com/2019/08/21/us/ma…