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As Donald Trump continues to put the NRA over keeping Americans safe, <\/em>DNC Spokesperson Aida Ross released the following statement: <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDonald Trump told gun violence victims to \u2018get over it,\u2019 said mass shootings aren\u2019t a gun problem, and bragged that he\u2019s the NRA\u2019s biggest fan. And as murder rates skyrocketed during his presidency, Trump stood in the way of commonsense gun reform and made it easier for criminals to carry guns \u2014 all while lining the gun lobby\u2019s pockets. The contrast couldn\u2019t be clearer: President Biden and Vice President Harris have taken on the gun lobby and prioritized community safety, while Trump\u2019s dangerous soft-on-crime agenda shows he can\u2019t be trusted to keep the American people safe.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump is running on a dangerous agenda that would fail to address gun violence.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump<\/a>:  \u201cI will sign concealed carry reciprocity. <\/strong>Your Second Amendment does not end at the state line.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CNN<\/a>: \u201cTrump suggests arming teachers<\/strong> as a solution to increase school safety\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reuters<\/a>: \u201c[Trump] also called for eliminating gun-free school zones, <\/strong>adding that such zones leave victims with no means to defend themselves in case of an attack by an armed person.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CNN<\/a>: \u201cGuns are the leading cause of death for US children and teens, since surpassing car accidents in 2020. <\/strong>Firearms accounted for nearly 19% of childhood deaths (ages 1-18) in 2021, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Wonder database. Nearly 3,600 children died in gun-related incidents that year. That\u2019s about five children lost for every 100,000 children in the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

KFF<\/a>: \u201cFirearms were responsible for 20 percent of all child and teen deaths<\/strong> in the U.S. for both 2020 and 2021, compared to an average of less than 2 percent in similarly large and wealthy nations.<\/strong>\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions<\/a>: \u201cAround 4.5 million women in the United States have been threatened with a gun, and nearly 1 million women have been shot or shot at by an intimate partner. Over half of all intimate partner homicides are committed with guns.\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pew Research Center<\/a>: \u201cMore than half of all suicides in 2021 \u2013 26,328 out of 48,183, or 55% \u2013 also involved a gun, the highest percentage since 2001.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pew Research Center<\/a>: \u201cIn 2021, the most recent year for which complete data is available, 48,830 people died from gun-related injuries<\/strong> in the U.S., according to the CDC.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Donald Trump keeps pandering to the NRA \u2014 which has given tens of millions of dollars to his campaigns \u2014 and told school shooting victims to \u201cget over it.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

New York Magazine<\/a>: \u201cPresident Trump met with survivors of the Parkland school shooting and attempted to convey a sincere intention to act. \u2026 What happened next was predictable. Trump met with the head of the NRA. He stopped talking about the issue he was going to solve.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rolling Stone<\/a>: \u201cTrump on Iowa School Shooting: \u2018Get Over It\u2019\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA day after a gunman killed a sixth grade student and wounded five other people at Perry High School northwest of Des Moines, Donald Trump returned to the state at a campaign event and told residents that they \u2018have to get over it.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump<\/a>: \u201cThere\u2019s no bigger fan of the NRA [than me].\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

NBC News<\/a>: \u201cTrump says mass shootings are not ‘a gun problem’ as 2024 GOP hopefuls pledge loyalty to the NRA\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

New York Magazine<\/a>: \u201cAfter Taunting Republicans for Being Afraid of NRA, Trump Gives In to NRA\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Washington Post<\/a>: \u201cAfter latest shooting, Trump pushes Facebook ads \u2018straight from the NRA playbook\u2019\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Politico<\/a>: \u201cFormer President Donald Trump on Friday addressed the National Rifle Association\u2019s annual conference in Houston \u2026 just three days after a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers at a Texas elementary school.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CNN<\/a>: \u201cA slew of 2024 GOP presidential hopefuls courted gun rights activists Friday at a National Rifle Association convention in Indianapolis that took place in the wake of mass shootings in Kentucky and Tennessee in recent days. Former President Donald Trump \u2026 attended the gathering.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yahoo News<\/a>: \u201cThe gun-rights group spent $54 million during the 2016 election cycle, including $30 million to help Donald Trump get elected president.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fortune<\/a>: \u201cFor instance, in 2020, the NRA alone spent over $12 million campaigning against Biden and another $4.5 million in favor of Donald Trump<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reminder: Trump made the gun epidemic WORSE as president, refusing to pass commonsense gun reform and making it easier for criminals to carry guns \u2014 all while the murder rate skyrocketed.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

New York Times<\/a>: \u201cConceding to N.R.A., Trump Abandons Brief Gun Control Promise\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPresident Trump on Monday abandoned his promise to work for gun control measures opposed by the National Rifle Association, bowing to the gun group and embracing its agenda of armed teachers and incremental improvements to the background check system.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Hill<\/a>: \u201cThe [Trump] White House on Monday issued a statement warning that President Trump would veto proposed legislation to enhance background checks for gun purchases if it passes the House and Senate.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Politico<\/a>: \u201cTrump quietly used regulations to expand gun access\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Associated Press<\/a>: \u201cFBI: 2020 homicides up nearly 30%, largest 1-year jump ever\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Philadelphia Inquirer<\/a>: \u201cThe Council on Criminal Justice, a D.C.-based research group, found that homicides in 21 American cities were up 32% between March and October compared with 2019. And some analysts believe 2020 could record the largest-ever single-year increase in murders in the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After signing the first major federal gun safety legislation in decades, President Biden is calling for an assault weapons ban, which would help drastically reduce mass shootings. Trump and MAGA Republicans continue to rail against commonsense reforms.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

New York Times<\/a>: \u201cIn the face of N.R.A. opposition, [Trump] has also retreated from his earlier openness to expanded background checks and a renewal of the expired ban on assault weapons.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Northwestern University<\/a>: \u201cA federal assault weapon ban was highly effective in reducing public mass shootings, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study just published in a pre-print.\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery<\/a>: \u201cConclusion: Mass-shooting related homicides in the United States were reduced <\/strong>during the years of the federal assault weapons ban of 1994 to 2004.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Every Republican in Congress voted against President Biden and Democrats\u2019 American Rescue Plan, which included hundreds of billions of dollars for state and local governments that could be used to boost local law enforcement. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ABC News<\/a>: \u201cPresident Joe Biden will announce Friday that $10 billion from the American Rescue Plan has been committed to police departments and public safety across the U.S. \u2026 These funds show what has been reported from cities through the end of 2021. The COVID-19 relief law included $350 billion for state and local governments to reduce violence.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

White House<\/a>: \u201cThe American Rescue Plan (ARP) has provided over $15 billion to prevent crime and promote public safety, including community violence intervention programs and crisis responders, while Bipartisan Safer Community Act \u2014the most significant gun safety legislation in the last 30 years\u2014provides $250 million in funding for community-based violence prevention initiatives, in addition to key investments for schools to expand mental health services and violence intervention programs.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As Donald Trump continues to put the NRA over keeping Americans safe, DNC Spokesperson Aida Ross released the following statement:  \u201cDonald Trump told gun violence victims to \u2018get over it,\u2019 said mass shootings aren\u2019t a gun problem, and bragged that he\u2019s the NRA\u2019s biggest fan. 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