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Philadelphia Center for Gun Violence Reporting @pcgvr.org · 7h

"Much of the American public has considerable knowledge gaps on gun violence. As reporters, we help improve how gun violence is covered and how Americans understand this crisis." -

Association of Gun Violence Reporters – Covering hard stories, together: We connect reporters working on gun violence to provide support, connection, and resources.

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Newtown Action Alliance @newtownaction.org · 1d

@publixofficial.bsky.social has over 900 stores in FL and 500+ stores across AL, GA, KY, NC, SC, TN, and VA.

Email Publix CEO Kevin Murphy and tell him you won’t shop at Publix until open carry is banned in all stores.

✉️ Take action: bit.ly/PublixSafety

#BoycottPublix #PublixSafety #BanOpenCarry

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Abigail Spanberger @abigailspanberger.com · 1d

We’re in this together, Virginia.

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Chalkbeat @chalkbeat.org · 13d

Educators were added to the list of people who can request someone’s guns be temporarily confiscated. But very few have so far.

Teachers, Colorado is offering a new training on the state’s ‘red flag’ gun law

Educators were added to the list of people who can request someone’s guns be temporarily confiscated. But very few have so far.

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Phil Weiser @philweiser.bsky.social · 8h

I am a strong advocate of gun safety laws and am working hard to prevent gun violence deaths for young people. That's why our department is spearheading a training for teachers on how to use our red flag law.
www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/202...

Teachers, Colorado is offering a new training on the state’s ‘red flag’ gun law

Educators were added to the list of people who can request someone’s guns be temporarily confiscated. But very few have so far.

www.chalkbeat.org

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Tony Messenger @tonymess.bsky.social · 4d

Messenger: U.S. Supreme Court gets it right as Missouri loses one gun law fight:
www.stltoday.com/news/local/c...

Messenger: U.S. Supreme Court gets it right as Missouri loses one gun law fight

The Supreme Court did a good thing last week, over a law that was unconstitutional on its face.

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Mayor Melvin Carter @mayorcarter.bsky.social · 4d

Our straw purchase lawsuit is going to trial. A judge ruled @ag.state.mn.us’s evidence is strong enough to take Fleet Farm to court for enabling straw gun purchases—weapons used in the horrific Truck Park mass shooting in 2021. (1/2)

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SamMcG @sammcgarry.bsky.social · 13h

Boston No Kings! won't be your average protest.

Yes, we’ll have speakers-but also live music, theater & art, & more than 30 resistance groups ready to turn your outrage into action.

Because in Mass, we don’t just rally—we organize.

Peaceful? Yup. Passive? Never. Join us!

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Annie Andrews, MD @drannieandrews.com · 12h

There was a mass shooting in South Carolina last night and all we get from the GOP is thoughts and prayers.

Here’s my plan.

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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 16h

Slashing special ed staff in the Department of Education and gutting public health agencies is what you do if you are a straight-up eugenicist.

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Keith Olbermann @olbermann.bsky.social · 1d

So if Russ Vought and Bob Kennedy were deliberately trying on behalf of an enemy to sicken and kill Americans by destroying the public health structure - what would they be doing differently?

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Everytown for Gun Safety @everytown.bsky.social · 11h

The Trump Administration’s deluge of executive orders, federal layoffs, and discriminatory rhetoric is designed to be dizzying.

That’s why we’re monitoring their threats to public safety—which have real, life-threatening consequences for everyone.

Trump Administration Actions on Gun Violence So Far

The Trump administration is advancing an extreme “guns everywhere” agenda with real consequences for our communities.

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Mallory McMorrow @mallorymcmorrow.bsky.social · 11h

We can organize everywhere.
We can flip red seats.
We can flip entire chambers.
And we can govern like we give a damn.

Let’s show the rest of the country how to fight like Michigan.

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GIFFORDS @giffords.org · 14h

We should all be able to go on a grocery run without worrying about if we’ll make it home, but now anyone can openly carry a gun in Florida’s largest grocery store chain without a background check or training.

This is a massive threat to public safety.

Florida’s Largest Grocery Store Chain, Publix, Announces It Now Allows Shoppers to Open Carry Guns

Publix, the largest grocery store chain in Florida, will now follow the state's procedures on its open carry policy, the company announced on Wednesday, Oct. 8. The decision comes after a 1st District...

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Philadelphia Center for Gun Violence Reporting @pcgvr.org · 10h

Goal: "To hold the most successful Nationwide Vigils/Events to #EndGunViolence in every Congressional district in all 50 states this December on or near the 13-year mark of the Sandy Hook tragedy."

Nationwide Vigils #EndGunViolence — Newtown Action Alliance Foundation

>> Donate to the Newtown Action Alliance Foundation Now <<

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MassShootingTracker @massshootingtrk.bsky.social · 13h

America's gun psychopathy continues: *399* mass shootings so far in 2025. 💔😡💔 #GunsDontMakeUsSafer

The latest, with 4 people killed and at least 20 injured, on St. Helena Island: www.wjcl.com/article/over...

Mass shooting on St. Helena Island; authorities say 20 people injured, 4 dead

Several victims ran to nearby businesses and homes to seek shelter from the gunfire, officials said.

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The Trace @thetrace.org · 10h

In 2016, the country’s best-known suicide prevention group teamed up with the gun industry to tackle the biggest form of gun death. The effort was good for public relations and raising money, but it never came close to meeting its goal. A trove of internal records shows why: thetr.ac/UgKW6

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Moms Demand Action @momsdemand.bsky.social · 12h

We cannot accept this scourge as normal.

Text READY to 644-33 to join the fight to end gun violence.

Everytown for Gun Safety @everytown.bsky.social · 12h

Mass gun violence has devastated yet another community in America this weekend after four people were killed and 20 others were wounded in a shooting at a bar in St. Helena Island, SC. This shooting followed a mass shooting in Mississippi that killed at least four people and wounded 12 others.

4 Killed and at Least 20 Injured After Mass Shooting at Busy Bar in South Carolina

At least four people were killed in a mass shooting at Willie's Bar and Grill on St. Helena's Island off South Carolina, on Sunday, Oct. 12, the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office (BCSO) said in a news ...

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GIFFORDS @giffords.org · 12h

Eight people were killed and at least 20 injured after gunfire erupted at two separate homecoming celebrations this weekend in Mississippi.

Every shooting is a preventable tragedy. Our hearts go out to the families of the victims.

Mississippi school homecoming celebrations turn deadly as 8 people are killed in separate shootings

High school homecoming celebrations in Mississippi ended with two separate shootings on Friday night.

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Angela Ferrell-Zabala (she/her) @ferrellzabala.bsky.social · 12h

No matter where you stand politically, none of us should accept mass shooting after mass shooting as normal.

Everytown for Gun Safety @everytown.bsky.social · 12h

Mass gun violence has devastated yet another community in America this weekend after four people were killed and 20 others were wounded in a shooting at a bar in St. Helena Island, SC. This shooting followed a mass shooting in Mississippi that killed at least four people and wounded 12 others.

4 Killed and at Least 20 Injured After Mass Shooting at Busy Bar in South Carolina

At least four people were killed in a mass shooting at Willie's Bar and Grill on St. Helena's Island off South Carolina, on Sunday, Oct. 12, the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office (BCSO) said in a news ...

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Stars and Stripes @starsandstripes.bsky.social · 10h

Democratic lawmakers on the House and Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committees accused Department of Veterans Affairs leaders of “weaponizing” the federal government shutdown by ignoring their requests to assist veterans and their families in their districts. www.stripes.com/veterans/202...

Democratic lawmakers accuse VA Secretary Collins of ‘weaponizing’ the shutdown and ignoring requests to assist constituents

Democratic lawmakers accused VA leaders of “weaponizing” the shutdown by ignoring requests to assist veterans and their families in their districts.

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Reuters @reuters.com · 14h

Four dead, at least 20 injured in South Carolina island shooting reut.rs/42BTohy

Four dead, at least 20 injured in South Carolina island shooting

Four people were killed and at least 20 injured in a shooting at a restaurant in a South Carolina island town on Sunday, the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office said.

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Mississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · 13h

Nine people are now confirmed dead and more than a dozen injured in separate shootings in five Mississippi counties from Friday, Oct. 10 through Saturday, Oct. 11.

Six Dead, At Least 12 Injured in Three Mississippi Shootings

Six people are confirmed dead and at least 12 others injured in three separate shootings in Mississippi on the night of Friday, Oct. 10.

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Donna Ladd said what she said. 😘 @donnerkay.bsky.social · 12h

We’re up to shootings in 5 counties this weekend and more deaths, mostly unsolved so far. It’s a horrific weekend for Mississippi and gun violence. Updates here:

Mississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · 13h

Nine people are now confirmed dead and more than a dozen injured in separate shootings in five Mississippi counties from Friday, Oct. 10 through Saturday, Oct. 11.

Six Dead, At Least 12 Injured in Three Mississippi Shootings

Six people are confirmed dead and at least 12 others injured in three separate shootings in Mississippi on the night of Friday, Oct. 10.

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James E. Clyburn @repjamesclyburn.bsky.social · 12h

Too many among us have been touched by the scourge of gun violence. It is striking communities everywhere. We must come together to end this epidemic.

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