#march for our lives

[oppressed-vs-oppressors]

The police covered up killing this man for as long as they could. If the shooter doesn’t kill you, the police will.

#good guy with a gun #John Hurley #police #cover up #police brutality #gun violence #mass shooting #march for our lives #USA #gun safety #gun control #this is america #mass incarceration #news #why i can never call the cops #police abolition #Colorado #cops #lie

[iwriteaboutfeminism]

3 Democratic state lawmakers in Tennessee joined thousands of young people protesting at the state capitol building, demanding gun safety.

Republican House leadership has decided to hold a vote to EXPEL these Representatives for standing with kids fighting for their lives.

(Art by Mikhaila Markham)

#tennessee #nashville #gun safety #march for our lives

[liberaljane]

How many more mass tragedies will it take until we see policy change? We deserve gun control - now.

(Alt-text included on all images)

#art #feminism #feminist #gun control #gun sense #social justice #enough is enough #march for our lives

[tendie-defender]

Oh look gun control people are buying guns to kill people to try and get more gun control.

#gunblr #guns #gun #gun control #louisville shooting #ar15 #9mm #5.56 #moms demand action #march for our lives #gun ban #assault weapons ban #ban assault weapons

[mylionheart2]

#nashville #ban assault weapons #gun reform #gun control #gun violence #march for our lives #tennessee

[kp777]

#david hogg #march for our lives #gun control #parkland shooting #activism

[feralnumberfive]

"You can’t stop a bullet with thoughts and prayers. To honor those lost and save countless lives, we need action. We’re dying while we wait for it."

#this is the 30th shooting in the USA of 2022 #texas #texas shooting #gun violence #usa #uvalde #tw gun violence #march for our lives

[ryanbrumfield]

#march for our lives #2018 #gun control #protest

[terrytheboxwithlimbs]

Did you know when AI isn't used to steal other people's art or make propaganda it can be a useful tool?

March For Our Lives made this website - with the PERMISSION of the parents of the deceased - where you can send a message demanding gun reform FROM victims of gun violence with THEIR voices to your elected representatives.

I think this is a really impactful way to get our message across to the people who need to hear it. Maybe this will make them listen to us, god knows what will unfortunately.

#gun violence #gun control #march for our lives #stop gun violence #gun reform

[sinking-in-stars]

there’s just something about living in america and thinking you’ll be free from mass shootings once you graduate high school only to realize you’re always at a risk no matter what stage of life

#united states #usa #michigan state #msu #america #american high school #college #university #gen z #gen z life #school #high school problems #college problems #life sucks #united states of america #gun control #gun violence #march for our lives #i’m so tired #i feel sick

[stimtickle]

Virginia Tech

Sandy Hook

Robb Elementary

University of Texas

Parkland High School

Columbine High School

Enoch Brown School

#march for our lives #the climb #miley cyrus #never again #Youtube #virginia tech #sandy hook #columbine 1999 #enoch brown #parkland

[dontmeantobepoliticalbut]

Parents and family members of children who were killed in the elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, demonstrated in front of Gov. Greg Abbott’s (R) mansion early on Saturday morning, demanding that he call a special session of the legislature to address gun violence.

The family members, joined by members of the gun reform organization March for Our Lives, gathered around 5:15 am on Saturday to protest the governor’s inaction. Some of the parents held portraits of their children who had been murdered. They also played audio of their children laughing and playing over a loudspeaker, pausing at times to shout the names of their children and to condemn Abbott’s refusal to promote gun reform legislation after the May shooting that killed 19 children and two teachers.

“Our kids are going back to school and asking, ‘Will I be next?'” said Javier Cazares, whose daughter Jackie was among those killed in the shooting.

The family members demanded that Abbott call a special session of the state legislature to raise the age to buy assault rifles and other semi-automatic weapons from 18 to 21.

“You do not give a damn, you care more about our guns than you do our children…We remember them, and we are going to make damn well sure that you do to,” said Brett Cross, uncle and legal guardian to Uziyah Garcia, who was killed in the massacre.

The early morning protest was followed by a larger demonstration on the steps of the State Capitol building, where family members continued to call for gun reform, including Ann Rodriguez, the mother of shooting victim Maite Rodriguez.

“I want to be able to speak about her but also talk about how her life was so meaninglessly taken by this 18-year-old kid who was able to purchase these weapons of war and ammunition, and how I am demanding that the age go up in a special session,” Rodriguez told NPR. “I’m not going to ask — I’m going to demand.”

A spokesperson for Abbott wrote in an email to HuffPost that the governor is leaving "all options" on the table to address gun violence, and that "more announcements are expected in the coming days and weeks as the legislature deliberates proposed solutions."

Abbott has rejected formal requests by the Uvalde City Council, the County Commissioners Court, and the Uvalde school board to hold a special session on the issue. He has also told Uvalde family members directly that raising the age to buy assault rifles would be unconstitutional and that mental health initiatives should be the focus in reducing the number of mass shootings.

But experts say right-wing claims that mass shootings are driven by mental illness shift the focus away from holding gun manufacturers and legislators accountable, and could have detrimental outcomes for people who are mentally ill.

“People with serious mental illness who have access to firearms are no more likely to be violent than people living in the same neighborhoods who do not have mental illnesses,” wrote Brent Teasdale, a professor of criminal justice at Pennsylvania State University, and Miranda Lynne Baumann, then a doctoral candidate at Georgia State University’s criminal justice and criminology program, in a 2018 article for Truthout.

Putting restrictions on people with mental health issues could lead people to avoid seeking treatment, they added.

“There is certainly an argument to be made for the temporary removal of firearm access for individuals actively experiencing mental health crises,” Teasdale and Baumann added. “However, the threat of permanent loss of one’s Second Amendment right could cause harm. People might avoid treatment for fear of losing their guns.”

#us politics #news #truthout #2022 #uvalde shooting #texas #mass shootings #gun control #gun rights #gun violence #gov. greg abbott #march for our lives #tweet #twitter #@progressivetex #Republicans #conservatives #gop #protests

[womeninfictionandirl]

Emma Gonzalez by Allison Adams

“When we've had our say with the government — and maybe the adults have gotten used to saying 'it is what it is,' but if us students have learned anything, it's that if you don't study, you will fail. And in this case if you actively do nothing, people continually end up dead, so it's time to start doing something.”

Emma Gonzalez (born 1999) was a student who survived a mass shooting at her high school in Parkland, Florida last year and became an outspoken activist and advocate for gun control, protesting the lack of action by politicians funded by the NRA and organizing the March for Our Lives, which inspired high school students all over the country to show their support and speak their voices into a system that very much affects them.

#Emma gonzalez #Allison adams #activists #art #artwork #gun control #march for our lives #female portrait #female artists #women artists #irl women/girls

[tendie-defender]

Anti gunners take another L.

You can now carry a firearm in over 50% of the states without asking permission.

#gunblr #guns #gun #gun control #constitutional carry #Florida #ar15 #glock #march for our lives #9mm #5.56

[mylionheart2]

"All too often, the most corrupt and powerful people grow so accustomed to life with impunity that standard accountability feels to them like unjust persecution."  — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

#gop #republicans #trump #donald trump #trump arrest #trump indictment #trump crime family #trumpcrimesyndicate #vote blue #vote them out #womens rights #ban assault weapons #gun reform #gun control #gun violence #march for our lives #votedemocrats #vote #fascism #gopfascists #aoc #alexandria ocasio-cortez

[omg-whathaveidone]

How much longer will be keep killing ourselves??

#ban assault weapons #how many of us have to die to stop this gun cult #stop gun violence #gun control now #semi assault rifle ban now #take the guns #my life means more than your tiny gun fueled fantasy #march for our lives #who are we #uvalde #sandy hook #wake up #new york times #headlines #here come the gun crazies