Australia’s gun lobby says it’s ‘winning’ the fight against firearm control as numbers surge

There are now more than 4m guns in the community – almost double the number recorded in the years after the Port Arthur massacre that prompted a national crackdown

The Guardian
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This can’t go on. We must protect America’s children and stop this. #guncontol #press
A handy manual for Republicans commenting on mass shootings

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The Washington Post

"A pregnant mother and her unborn child were fatally shot inside their Ohio home after her 2-year-old son mistakenly got a hold of his father’s handgun, police said Tuesday."

He didn't "mistakenly" do anything. His parents were criminally negligent, and death was the result. How many times does this story need to repeat itself before people start locking up their fucking firearms?
#gunsafety #guncontol

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/pregnant-mother-killed-toddler-gun-accident_n_6493658be4b0aec6b7fe3794

2-Year-Old Accidentally Shoots And Kills Pregnant Mother After Finding Gun, Police Say

Laura Ilg was 33 weeks pregnant. She will be remembered as a dedicated wife and mother who loved reading and board games, according to her obituary.

HuffPost

Man arrested at McLean, Va., preschool had AK-47 in his car, police say. Officers arrested Eric Sandow, 32, of Florida, and charged him with felony possession of a firearm on the property of Dolley Madison Preschool.

Predictably, Republican lawmakers will react by making open carry legal on the grounds of preschools. #guncontol #gunlaws #republicanswantyoudead

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/05/24/man-arrested-ak47-dolley-madison-preschool-cia/

Man arrested at McLean, Va., preschool had AK-47 in his car, police say

The man told officers he wanted to go to the CIA, which is very close by Dolley Madison Preschool, police said, adding that he made no threats.

The Washington Post

I'm officially declaring the USA as the United States of Ammunition. Painfully sad. I'm embarrassed to be a neighbour but I feel for those trapped in the madness there.

#guncontol #anitifascist #evil #politicalchaos #shootings #gunviolece

https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/20/us/neighbor-child-shooting-basketball-singletary/index.html

A Good Guy With A Dinosaur - by A.R. Moxon - The Reframe

https://armoxon.substack.com/p/a-good-guy-with-a-dinosaur

>When it's a crime to own a murder dinosaur, only criminals will have murder dinosaurs.

#guncontol #satire #scifiparables #longread #modestproposal #funnynotfunny

A Good Guy With A Dinosaur

When it's a crime to own a murder dinosaur, only criminals will have murder dinosaurs.

The Reframe
@Archie8 If all lives are sacred why does the Christian right love guns so much? #guncontol #NRA