Thread by @DaShanneStokes

I was in a building locked down during a shooting and my mother and I were stalked by a man with a gun. I've also read the research. Guns do not make us safe. They only create the illusion of safety while profiting the NRA and gun manufacturers.

#NationalSchoolWalkout

As an educator, I support our children walking out today. They deserve to be in school, learning in a safe environment. But when so many adults put profits before life, it's time to stop and listen to our children.

#NationalSchoolWalkout #NeverAgain #WednesdayWisdom

If guns made us safer, as folks in the @NRA like to say, America, which owns nearly half of the world's privately owned guns, would have the fewest mass shootings in the world. Instead, we have the most.

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#NationalSchoolWalkout #WednesdayWisdom

If people aged 18-20 can't be expected to responsibly handle a beer or two, what on Earth makes the NRA think they can and should be able to handle deadly weapons?

#NationalSchoolWalkout #WednesdayWisdom #NeverAgain