4.2K views · 166 reactions | Highland Park, Illinois Mayor Nancy Rotering testified before Congress to call for a federal ban on assault weapons. "Highland Park had...a Fourth of July parade turned into what has now become a uniquely American experience of a mass shooting. How do we call this freedom?" | CBS News | Facebook

Researchers estimate that had the 1994 federal assault weapons ban remained in place, THIRTY mass shootings could have been prevented from 2005 through 2019—saving the lives of 339 people. It's time for our lawmakers to prioritize the lives of their constituents over the agenda of the gun lobby—because every tragedy is one too many. | Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America

If not now, then when IS the right time to talk about a federal ban on assault weapons? | Brut

15K views · 439 reactions | Sheffali said it best: No matter how...