Reminder: red flag laws save lives AND they’re constitutional.
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At least 22 trans Americans have been killed in 2019, at least 17 of whom were fatally shot. Nearly every victim was a Black woman.
On Transgender Day of Remembrance, we remember their lives and fight to #DisarmHate so transgender people can feel safe being themselves and knowing they’re free from the threat of gun violence. #TDOR
Here’s an important World Mental Health Day reminder as we strive to end the stigma around mental health:
People in peer nations play video games, use social media & have mental health issues at similar rates to Americans. So why is our gun homicide rate 25x higher? Lax gun laws.
FACT: People in peer nations play video games, use social media & have mental health issues at similar rates to Americans. So why is our gun homicide rate 25x higher? Lax gun laws. ⠀
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ACTION: Text CHECKS to 644-33 & tell your senators to pass background checks on all gun sales & a strong Red Flag law.
Every day, 100 Americans are shot and killed. Tonight, 2020 candidates at the #DemDebate made it clear that they take our gun violence epidemic seriously. They mentioned common-sense gun safety laws like Red Flag laws, background checks on all gun sales, and closing the boyfriend loophole. Check out tonight’s big moments in our story or the highlights on our profile.
Not so long ago, gun safety was the third rail of American politics—now it’s a main topic at presidential debates. At last night’s #DemDebate, candidates talked about assault weapon bans, background checks on all gun sales, Red Flag laws, and the importance of talking about gun violence as a public health issue.
🚨Big news! Students Demand Action has an official Instagram account. Give it a follow and share it with a young person in your life who wants to join the movement to end gun violence: instagram.com/studentsdemand 🧡
Katie Browder’s sister, Sarah, was shot and killed by her husband of one year. Now, Katie wears orange to honor her sister and the 52 American women shot and killed by intimate partners every month. #WearOrange
Read more about Sarah in Katie’s #MomentsThatSurvive story.