On Oct. 8, 2025, a 42-yr-old man fatally shot his girlfriend in a car, then shot a 51-yr-old mechanic and another witness at an auto body shop before fatally shooting himself (Sugarland, Texas): 💔😡💔#GunsDontMakeUsSafer archive.ph/tRJSo
(🧵1/24) On this date (Oct. 14) in 2006, a 22-yr-old man facing financial problems shot and killed his parents and 3 juvenile sisters at their home (Bonaparte, Iowa): 💔😡💔 #GunsDontMakeUsSafer archive.ph/ishUC
(🧵1/25) On this date (Oct. 13) in 2022, a 15-yr-old boy shot 7 people, killing 5 (including his brother), before a shootout in which he and a deputy were wounded; the gunman’s father was cited for failing to store his guns (Raleigh, N.C.): 💔😡💔 #GunsDontMakeUsSafer en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Ra...
On Sept. 24. in 2025, a 28-yr-old man shot and killed his 21-yr-old girlfriend and another woman, critically wounded another man, then fatally shot himself (El Paso, Texas): 💔😡💔 #GunsDontMakeUsSafer archive.ph/mYN8X
On Oct. 4, 2025, a 31-yr-old woman shot her 4 young children, 2 fatally, at a gas station, then told responding police that they “were with the devil” (Angleton, Texas): 💔😡💔 #GunsDontMakeUsSafer archive.ph/r0Nyj
The worst U.S. shootings on this date (Oct. 12) -- excluding today -- are listed below.
The worst: 1) a man in the middle of a child custody battle shot 9 people, killing 8 – including his ex-wife; 2) a man with anger management issues fatally shot 5 neighbors: 💔😡💔 #GunsDontMakeUsSafer
(🧵1/35) On this date (Oct. 12) in 2011, a man in the middle of a child custody battle shot 9 people, including his ex-wife, at a hair salon; only 1 woman survived (Seal Beach, Calif.): 💔😡💔 #GunsDontMakeUsSafer en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Se...
(🧵1/29) On this date (Oct. 10) in 2020, a 40-yr-old man shot and killed his girlfriend and her 6-yr-old daughter, shot and wounded her two other juvenile children (Jennings, Mo.): 💔😡💔 #GunsDontMakeUsSafer archive.ph/uVu31
On Oct. 7, 2025, a 32-yr-old man shot and critically wounded his estranged wife and another woman, then shot and critically wounded himself (Durango, Colo.): 💔😡💔 #GunsDontMakeUsSafer www.cbsnews.com/colorado/new...
A Program Backed by the Gun Industry Failed to Reduce Suicide — and Was Secretly Shut Down Early 💔💔💔 #GunsDontMakeUsSafer www.thetrace.org/2025/10/gun-...
(🧵1/26) On this date (Oct. 7) in 2007, a 20-yr-old off-duty sheriff's deputy armed with an AR-15 shot 7 young people, 6 fatally, at a party before killing himself; one of the victims was his 18-yr-old ex-girlfriend (Crandon, Wis.): 💔😡💔 #GunsDontMakeUsSafer en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crandon...
On Oct. 1, 2025, a 17-yr-old boy nonfatally shot his pregnant girlfriend in the stomach, shot and killed her brother as he tried to intervene, then fatally shot himself (Barron, Wis.): 💔😡💔 #GunsDontMakeUsSaferpeople.com/brother-kill...
(🧵1/33) On this date (Oct. 6) in 2022, a 43-yr-old man shot and killed his wife and mother at home, fatally shot his father at a gun club, then shot and killed himself (Clarence/Newstead, N.Y.): 💔😡💔 #GunsDontMakeUsSafer archive.ph/sp4ZI
(🧵1/26) On this date (Oct. 5) in 2022, a man fatally shot a couple he knew, killed a neighbor and critically wounded the neighbor’s wife, fatally shot a 3rd man, then critically wounded a 3rd woman before being killed by police (Baytown, Texas): 💔😡💔 #GunsDontMakeUsSafer archive.ph/tAa2S
(🧵1/22) On this date (Oct. 4) in 2022, a 36-yr-old man shot and killed his estranged wife and 2 friends before fatally shooting himself (Lafayette, La.): 💔😡💔 #GunsDontMakeUsSafer archive.ph/Vi8dO
The worst U.S. shootings on this date (Oct. 3) are listed below.
The worst: 1) a former employee killed a family of 4; 2) a man killed his parents and his aunt; 3) a man shot 12 people, 2 fatally, as police officers tried to serve a sexual assault warrant on his son: 💔😡💔 #GunsDontMakeUsSafer
(🧵1/24) On this date (Oct. 3) in 2022, a 48-yr-old man kidnapped a family of 4, including a toddler, at gunpoint and then killed them before nonfatally shooting himself; the man once drove a truck for the family’s company (Dos Palos, Calif.): 💔😡💔 #GunsDontMakeUsSafer archive.ph/cmJEN
The worst U.S. shootings on this date (Sept. 30) are listed below.
The worst: white mobs killed 100-237 African Americans after a falsely rumored “black insurrection” in Elaine, Ark. in 1919; the next 4 worst shootings all directly involved domestic violence: 💔😡💔 #GunsDontMakeUsSafer
(🧵1/25) On this date (Sept. 30) in 1919, an estimated 100-237 African Americans were killed when armed white mobs attacked after a falsely rumored “black insurrection”; 5 white men were also fatally shot in the chaos (Elaine, Ark.): 💔😡💔 #GunsDontMakeUsSafer en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elaine_...
(🧵1/31) On this date (Sept. 29) in 2022, a man fatally shot his wife, 2 juvenile stepchildren, and a neighbor mother and daughter before being shot and apprehended by police (McGregor, Texas): 💔😡💔 #GunsDontMakeUsSafer archive.ph/FN6sN
UPDATE: A man shot and killed his 21-yr-old girlfriend (a model) and another young woman, and wounded a 59-yr-old man, then fatally shot himself (El Paso, Texas): 💔😡💔 #GunsDontMakeUsSafer kfoxtv.com/newsletter-d...
(🧵1/27) On this date (Sept. 25) in 1982, a former prison guard used an AR-15 to shoot 14 people, killing 13. The victims included 4 of his current and former girlfriends, 7 children, his ex’s mother, and 2 bystanders (Wilkes Barre, Pa.): 💔😡💔 #GunsDontMakeUsSafer en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1982_Wi...
(🧵1/47) On this date (Sept. 23) in 2016, a 20-yr-old man shot and killed 5 people at a shopping mall, targeting a store where his ex-girlfriend worked (Burlington, Wash.): 💔😡💔 #GunsDontMakeUsSafer en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cascade...
On Sept. 22, 2025, a man fatally shot his ex-girlfriend and her teenage sister at home, then turned the gun on himself (Houston, Texas): 💔😡💔 #GunsDontMakeUsSaferwww.khou.com/article/news...
(🧵1/29) On this date (Sept. 20) in 2013, a 33-yr-old woman man shot and killed her abusive husband, then their 3 young sons at home, and then fatally shot herself (Rice, Texas): 💔😡💔 #GunsDontMakeUsSafer archive.ph/R0dBX
