From: Social Movement Technologies feedback@crowdtangle.comSubject: Daily FB Viral Digest: Gun Reform

Date: October 7, 2015 at 10:16 AMTo: viral@socialmovementtechnologies.org

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Americans for Responsible Solutions 16 hours ago

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The Trace 21 hours ago

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In 1996, Congress passed a gun lobby-backed law that banned our government fromeven STUDYING gun violence. Now, the former congressman who wrote the researchban has some regrets: "If we had somehow gotten the research going, we could havesomehow found a solution to the gun violence without there being any restrictions on theSecond Amendment.”

The Congressman Who Restricted GunViolence Research Has RegretsRep. Jay Dickey (R-Ark.) authored the controversial 1996amendment that remains in place. He wishes Congresswould change it.

In other words, there are more people in America who own ten or more guns than thereare residents of Denmark.

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Hypocrisy and Stupidity of GunControl Advocates

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More Than 6 Million Americans Own Ten orMore GunsAfter Thursday’s mass shooting at Umpqua CommunityCollege claimed ten lives in Roseburg, Oregon, officialsrevealed that Christopher Harper Mercer, the gunman behindthe attack, had owned a stockpile of 14 firearms.

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The Trace 15 hours ago

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Moms Demand Action - TX 13 hours ago

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Two years after Maryland passed new gun laws banning certain assault rifles andrequiring fingerprinting and licenses for handgun sales, the state’s gun murder rate hasdropped 22 percent.

Maryland's 2013 sweeping gun control laws:Have they worked?WASHINGTON WJLA -- Similar to the recent shooting at acommunity college in Oregon, the mass shooting inNewtown, Connecticut in 2012, gripped the...

THIS is the response of Texas Governor Greg Abbott after #UCCShooting. Seriously.#gunsense #txlege

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New Yorkers Against Gun Violence 22 hours ago

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Stop the Gun Violence Tampa Bay 16 hours ago

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Among the current slate of tone-deaf presidential hopefuls, this comment might signal anew low: “But, Dr. Carson, would you go?” host Brian Kilmeade wondered. “If the peopleof the community say don’t go, would you still go if you were president on Friday?”“Probably not,” Carson replied. “I mean, I would probably have so many things on myagenda that I would go to the next one.”

TAMPA, FL (WFLA) – A fatal shooting occurred outside of a gentlemen’s club on North50th Street early Sunday morning, officials say. According to the Tampa police newsrelease, witnesses told police investigators the victim, whose name has not beenreleased, was sitting in a vehicle outside of the Playpen Gentlemen’s Club at 1715 N.50th St, when the incident occurred. . Another vehicle, possibly black in color,approached the victim’s vehicle. A passenger in the second vehicle...

Man shot outside Tampa strip club dies athospitalA fatal shooting occurred outside of a gentlemen's club onNorth 50th Street early Sunday, officials say.

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Brady Campaign to Prevent GunViolence

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Coalition to Stop Gun Violence

Dan Gross, President of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, said, “Theinvestigation of the Umpqua Community College shooting is in the hands of a man whoseextreme views are at odds with the organization that represents sheriffs across thecountry. As the National Sheriff’s Association states, it’s Hanlin’s job to enforce the lawnot his personal beliefs. "His conspiracy theories about 9/11 and Sandy Hook and hisrefusal to enforce the law not only violate his sworn...

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Coalition to Stop Gun Violence 20 hours ago

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March on Washington for GunControl

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Moms Demand Action for Gun Sensein America

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"But, Dr. Ben Carson, would you go [to Roseburg, Oregon]?” Fox & Friends host BrianKilmeade wondered. “If the people of the community say don’t go, would you still go ifyou were president on Friday?” “Probably not,” Carson replied. “I mean, I would probablyhave so many things on my agenda that I would go to the next one.”

We so often hear that guns save lives. While guns are used (rarely) to successfully fendoff would-be wrongdoers, the number of times that they are used to do harm greatlyoutweighs the number of times that they are used in self-defense. In 2012 for everyjustifiable gun homicide in the US (i.e. a person uses a gun to kill someone in self-defense), there were: - 34 criminal gun homicides - 78 suicides committed - 2 accidentalgun deaths For more on the topic, see Armed With Reason's...

Guns in America: For every criminal killed inself-defense, 34 innocent people dieFor every 1 self-defense killing there are 34 homicides.

ICYMI: "Instead of controlling guns and inconveniencing those who would use them, weare rounding up and silencing a generation of schoolchildren, and terrifying those whocare for them." Text 'NOW' to 877-877 to join Moms Demand Action. Via WashingtonPost

American teacher: It’s time to stop rehearsingour deaths and start screamingWe are giving away precious time to teach and learn whilewe cower in fear..

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Violence Policy Center 22 hours ago

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Campaign To Unload 14 hours ago

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we cower in fear..

As the VPC’s Josh Sugarmann states, the extremism of the NRA’s leadership is backedby a small proportion of its members who believe “guns are their life.” This vocal minorityhas blocked any meaningful new laws or regulations on firearms.

People die because of this man: The realreason we never get gun control, no matterhow many...Wayne LaPierre is the NRA's hit man -- and his target is anysensible gun control, no matter the death toll

Australia enacted gun control measures, and that solved their mass shootings problem.Should America follow suit?

Australia threatens international boycott overUS gun violenceIs America in need of an intervention re: gun violence?

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Rhode Island Coalition Against GunViolence

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Hypocrisy and Stupidity of GunControl Advocates

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VIDEO: "I will continue speaking out every week on the floor of the House until we getsomething done that makes our communities safer and honors the lives all the victimswho have lost their lives in this country to gun violence." What if all of us continued tospeak out every week about gun violence, like Congressman David Cicilline hascommitted to do? Speak with our legislators, our family and friends, our schooladministrators, our children's teachers, our police, political candidates, voters...

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Stop the Gun Violence Tampa Bay 16 hours ago

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The Trace 18 hours ago

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TAMPA — Tampa police released pictures Tuesday of a man described as a person ofinterest in a fatal shooting that happened last weekend at a Tampa strip club. JermaineFaison, 32, was shot early Sunday morning while sitting in a blue Maserati in the backparking lot of the Playpen strip club at 1715 N 50th St. He died at a hospital. Before theshooting, a man walked into the club, his image captured on surveillance cameras. Thesame man was with Faison inside the Maserati when the...

Police release photos of person of interest inTampa strip club shootingTAMPA — Tampa police released pictures Tuesday of a mandescribed as a person of interest in a fatal shooting thathappened last weekend at a Tampa strip club.

Ben Carson again weighed in on the Oregon shooting, writing that he had operated on

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Moms Demand Action - IL 17 hours ago

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Everytown for Gun Safety 16 hours ago

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Ben Carson again weighed in on the Oregon shooting, writing that he had operated onvictims of gun violence "but I never saw a body with bullet holes that was moredevastating than taking the right to arm ourselves away."

Carson: Loss of Gun Rights 'MoreDevastating' Than Bullet Wounds

Some presidential candidates and pundits are suggesting armed teachers are thesolution to our nation's gun violence crisis. A teacher in Oregon responds: "According tomy Emergency Response Guide, if a shooter enters the classroom: 'There is no oneprocedure that can be recommended in this situation,' the manual informs me with grimhonesty, before adding, 'If you must fight, fight to win and survive.' Fight to survive. I am ateacher, with a master’s degree in creative writing, and this...

An Oregon teacher’s letter to lawmakers: Wedon’t need your prayers, we need yourcourageAn Oregon teacher asks: Why should we fight when youwon't?

This list gets longer every week.

The long, shameful list of school shootings inAmericaThis list keeps growing. How many more before our leadersact?

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VetoViolence 21 hours ago

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act?

Bullying is a preventable form of youth violence. Kids, parents, educators, & communitiescan #STRYVE to #StopBullying365. http://go.usa.gov/3zAVm

Everytown for Gun Safety 23 hours ago

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Moms Demand Action - CA 19 hours ago

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Campaign To Unload 20 hours ago

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We're tired of waiting for Congress to act on gun violence -- and we bet you are too.That's why we just sent President Obama five straightforward actions the White Housecan take to help curb gun violence, save lives, and reduce crime without waiting onCongress. Add your name to tell him you support executive actions to keep guns out ofthe hands of dangerous people.

Here are five actions the president can take toreduce gun violenceWith 88 Americans dying every day from gun violence, wecan't afford to wait.

LA TIMES EDITORIAL BOARD: American voters must counter the gun lobby and theirsponsored politicians; CDC must be allowed to research the problem of gun violence.

The issue isn't mental illness, it's too-easyaccess to firearmsThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stands asone of the federal government's premier agencies forstudying public health and the behaviors that affect it, suchas the links between distracted driving...

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Moms Demand Action - MD 14 hours ago

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"The blood still covers the classroom floors at Umpqua Community College inRosenberg, Oregon, where nine people lost their lives. Do not clean it up.. Take photosand roll video of the overturned desks, broken glass, stained floors, bullet-pocked wallsand share the horror with the world. Pay attention to this. Do not pay attention tolawmakers and other public officials who tell you now is not the time to discuss what to doabout gun violence in America, what to do about changing gun laws...

Why it is exactly the right time to talk aboutguns - CNN.comAfter Oregon shooting, the NRA and its enablers want toagain change the issue to mental health; don't let them dothis and deny America's need for reform.

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Violence Policy Center 20 hours ago

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Colorado Ceasefire CF 16 hours ago

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“There is perhaps no greater evidence of how deeply askew American gun culture hasbecome than a mother taking her mentally disturbed boy to the shooting range andstocking up on firearms back at the fortress called home.���

Sons and Gun LoversLet's at least admit that the right to bear arms requiresminimal common sense.

It's what we have been saying...

Combat Vets Destroy the NRA’s HeroicGunslinger FantasyThe last thing a chaotic crime scene needs is more untrainedcivilians carrying guns.

Coalition to Stop Gun Violence 19 hours ago

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Coalition to Stop Gun Violence 17 hours ago

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Great and accurate commentary on the linkage between mental health and gun violenceby John Oliver.

From the mouths of babes... This is a true story from Richmond, Virginia that we foundposted on Facebook today.

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Moms Demand Action - CA 22 hours ago

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Moms Demand Action - AZ 16 hours ago

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An 11-year-old boy in Tennessee used a 12-gauge shot gun to kill his next door neighbor,an 8-year-old girl, over an argument about a puppy. The boy took his father's shotgun outof a closet, where it was kept unlocked. He was charged with first-degree murder injuvenile court; His father has not been charged.

Tennessee boy, 11, shoots girl, 8, overargument about puppyThe boy used his father’s 12-gauge shotgun to fire atMaykayla Dyer, who went to his school.

Very powerful perspective from a teacher. "Instead of controlling guns andinconveniencing those who would use them, we are rounding up and silencing ageneration of schoolchildren, and terrifying those who care for them. We are giving awayprecious time to teach and learn while we cower in fear."

Rehearsing for death: A pre-K teacher on thetrouble with lockdown drillsA pre-K teacher on the lunacy of lockdown drills.

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