An open letter to the President & U.S. Congress

16 mass shootings this weekend

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Well, Sunday had just as many mass shootings as Saturday, according to GunViolenceArchive. Eight. There were eight mass shootings each day of the weekend. 16 total in two days for a total of 315 in 195 days. In those two days, A total of 14 people killed in those two days. And a whopping 82 people injured in that same period. At least one of those shootings was at a Juneteenth celebration. You know what to do: ban assault weapons and large magazines, implement universal background checks and red flag laws, and close the Charleston loophole. Those will do for a start.

▶ Created on June 19, 2023 by Julia

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