If a background check keeps ONE gun out of the hands of ONE maniac thereby saving MY ass, it's worth it ... #UniversalBackgroundChecks #CloseTheGunShowLoophole #FucktheNRA
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Chris Hosey, the director of the #Georgia Bureau of Investigation [#GBI], said the charges stem from Gray “knowingly allowing” his son to possess a weapon.

Gray is in custody & the charges are “directly connected with the actions of his son & allowing him to possess a weapon,” Hosey said.

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“There are too many people who are able to access #guns that shouldn’t be able to,” President #Biden said in his first remarks about the #Georgia #SchoolShooting. “Let’s require safe storage of firearms. I know I have mine locked up,” he said, adding, “You've got to hold #parents accountable if they let their child have access to these guns.”

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Father of Georgia School Shooting Suspect Arrested and Charged: Live Updates

The father, Colin Gray, was charged with four counts of involuntary manslaughter, two counts of second-degree murder and eight counts of cruelty to children, the authorities said. An official said the charges stemmed from him “knowingly allowing his son” to have a weapon.

The New York Times

UPDATE on #ApalacheeHighSchool #SchoolShooting:

4 people have now been declared killed in the attack. — via GBI [Georgia Bureau of Investigation]

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#Georgia does NOT have:

#UniversalBackgroundChecks

• Gun Owner #Licensing [!!!]

• Extreme Risk Protection Orders [#RedFlagLaws]

#DomesticViolence Gun Laws

#AssaultWeapon Restrictions

• Large Capacity Magazine Ban

• Waiting Periods

• ConcealedCarry Permitting

#Community Violence Intervention Funding

#SchoolShooting #ApalacheeHighSchool #Winder #BarrowCounty #GunControl #law #EnoughIsEnough #GunLaws

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#Georgia #GunLaws scorecard is “F” - as in fail.

Georgia has very weak gun laws & is a major exporter of #crime #guns to other states. Lawmakers have an obligation to do more to save lives from #GunViolence.

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At some point, Caldera said someone pounded on his classroom door & shouted "open up!" multiple times. When the knocking stopped, Caldera said he heard more gunshots & screams.

He said his class later evacuated to the football field.

#SchoolShooting #PublicHealth #ApalacheeHighSchool #Winder #BarrowCounty #Georgia #GunControl #law #RedFlagLaws #UniversalBackgroundChecks #EnoughIsEnough

Casualties were reported at #ApalacheeHighSchool in #Winder, #Georgia, on Wed morning, per #BarrowCounty Sheriff's Office.

One suspect is in custody, the sheriff's office said.

The incident is over & a local hospital is "treating multiple gunshot wounds.”

Details on the number of victims & their conditions were not officially released.

Winder is ~45 miles outside of #Atlanta.

#SchoolShooting #GunControl #law #RedFlagLaws #UniversalBackgroundChecks #EnoughIsEnough
https://abc7ny.com/suspect-in-custody-after-active-shooter-reported-at-ga-high-school/15267168/

LIVE | 'Casualties' reported in shooting at Georgia high school, suspect in custody: Sheriff

Apalachee High School is in Winder, about 45 miles outside of Atlanta.

Initial reports from #ApalacheeHighSchool are that 2 people have been killed & 4 injured.

One person is in custody.

#SchoolShooting #Winder #BarrowCounty #Georgia #GunControl #law #RedFlagLaws #UniversalBackgroundChecks #EnoughIsEnough