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689 shot & killed in Missouri during 20203rd-highest per-capita gun death rate in the US (up from 7th in 2019)
10+ yrs rolling back gun laws & lack of trust between police & Covid-19 have aggravated MO Gun Violence.@MomsDemand @Everytown #MOleg
http://bit.ly/3nB2tQf
STUNNING Disconnect:
@GovParsonMO, "We must support our law enforcement officers"
@KCPD Capt. David Jackson, “The department has been very vocal about how the availability of guns leads to gun problems”
@MomsDemand @Everytown #MOleg
@GovParsonMO, "We must support our law enforcement officers" @KCPD Capt. David Jackson, “The department has been very vocal about how the availability of guns leads to gun problems”@MomsDemand @Everytown #MOleg
STUNNING Disconnect Cont:
Criminologists "The underlying causes of violence are out of law enforcement’s control"
@KRJONZ, dir. of communications for @GovParsonMO said, "she didn’t understand the focus on gun violence"
@MomsDemand @Everytown #MOleg http://bit.ly/3ssRLz4
Criminologists "The underlying causes of violence are out of law enforcement’s control" @KRJONZ, dir. of communications for @GovParsonMO said, "she didn’t understand the focus on gun violence"@MomsDemand @Everytown #MOleg
http://bit.ly/3ssRLz4
@MichaelSSpence, “Missouri has among the weakest gun laws, no background checks, permitless concealed carry, domestic abusers can have and keep guns, and there’s no prevention to keep children from accessing guns.”https://maps.everytownresearch.org/everystat#Missouri
@MomsDemand @Everytown #MOleg
@jeanpetersbaker prosecutor 9ine Ultra Lounge Shooting 2020 "The shooter could have gone to prison years earlier on a charge of unlawful use of a weapon, but changes in Missouri’s gun law in 2016 helped him remain free"@MomsDemand @Everytown #MOleg
http://bit.ly/3smnuSf
GUN LAWS WEAKENED:"Missouri removed its permit-to-purchase requirement in 2007. Since then...a 16% increase in firearm suicide & a 25% increase in firearm homicide, according to a study by @JHCGPR."
@MomsDemand @Everytown #MOleg
https://bit.ly/3oFWlaC
"Researchers @ @ucdavis identified a link between increasing gun sales & increased rates of gun injuries & deaths."
"Gun purchases in Missouri increased dramatically during the pandemic.In June, over77,000 guns were sold"
@MomsDemand @Everytown #MOleg http://bit.ly/3oI7YxW
"Gun purchases in Missouri increased dramatically during the pandemic.
In June, over77,000 guns were sold"@MomsDemand @Everytown #MOleg
http://bit.ly/3oI7YxW
@Everytown "Gun violence...is a leading cause of death for kids & teens in Missouri"Jean Knapp, Springfield MO @momsdemand volunteer made a traveling memorial to honor those children.
A 23-mo-old shot & killed on Christmas has been added. #MOleg http://bit.ly/2N0k1J1
HUGE THANKS to all for this stellar reporting: @stltoday @kwashy12 @HumeraLodhi @PDPJ @Report4America @MoFoundHealth @KCStar.
Missouri @MomsDemand Volunteers are grateful for your continued efforts during this two year "Missouri Gun Violence Project" #MOleg @Everytown
