Robert ReichJan 24, 2023

Mass shootings in the US:

2014: 273
2015: 336
2016: 383
2017: 348
2018: 336
2019: 417
2020: 610
2021: 690
2022: 647

In the first three weeks of 2023: 39

We do not have to live like this. No other country on the planet does.

Show thread☑️ Rosenstand 🇺🇦Jan 24, 2023
@rbreich Yes we do. Until people stop voting for Republicans. That’s all.
Show threadarfabJan 25, 2023
@rosenstand @rbreich regardless of who you vote for the government always gets in… I think you’ll find that who people vote for would make absolutely no difference whatsoever.
Show thread☑️ Rosenstand 🇺🇦Jan 25, 2023
@arfab @rbreich So you think that a Congress and Senate with a Blue majority and no filibuster wouldn't mean better and stricter gun laws?
Show threadarfabJan 25, 2023
@rosenstand @rbreich do you think that criminals have respect for the law?
Show thread☑️ Rosenstand 🇺🇦Jan 25, 2023
@arfab @rbreich If you have respect for the law you’re not a criminal. Is this the level you want to debate the extreme gun violence in America on?
Show threadarfab
@rosenstand @rbreich if voting were the solution then you’re suggesting that there would be reform in both the laws surrounding sales and ownership of weapons. So who do you disarm first, the public or the cops? You can’t do one without the other as criminals will always ensure they can protect themselves against the cops. Then we can discuss how this probably contradicts the second amendment.
Jan 25, 2023 at 2:21pmWeb