Following the horrific Las Vegas massacre, I made my voice heard on Twitter via the trending hashtags #LasVegas and #LasVegasShooting. Here are my posts, ordered from the most popular to the least popular (all my posts can be viewed here - https://twitter.com/CraigRozniecki):
1) The term "gun control" seems to be off-putting for some, as they're immediately panic-stricken due to "control" being in the title. Perhaps we should alter it in a sensible manner and simply call it pro-life legislation...
#LasVegasShooting
270 Likes, 93 Retweets
2) While some believe it's disrespectful to the victims when discussing gun violence shortly after a mass shooting, when are we going to finally display respect for human life by attempting to prevent more such victims down the road?
#LasVegas
183 Likes, 57 Retweets
3) When it comes to abortion, GOPers are pro-birth. The only thing they're more pro than birth is guns (death). If women gave birth to guns, they'd be in heaven.
#LasVegasShooting
146 Likes, 47 Retweets
4) "Constitution!"
Things were a bit different 228 years ago.
"Chicago!"
Debunked.
"Criminals will get them regardless!"
So why have any laws?
"Good guys will kill bad guys!"
Where are these good guys?
"Guns don't kill!"
Tell that to the 59 people in Vegas.
#LasVegasShooting
126 Likes, 59 Retweets
5) 12/14/12: 27 shot & killed at Sandy Hook
GOP: "It's too soon to talk about this."
5 years later: 59 shot & killed at a country music festival
GOP: "It's still too soon."
Let's face it, it'll always be too soon, bc the GOP cares about money, not people's lives.
#LasVegasShooting
106 Likes, 44 Retweets
6) Members of Congress need to shut up with their thoughts and prayers, trying to play nice to save their jobs, and actually do something to try and save people's lives.
#LasVegas
103 Likes, 44 Retweets
7) O'Reilly: "This is the price of freedom."
Since when is the freedom of owning a deadly weapon of greater importance than the freedom of breathing air, of living life? What about the victims' freedom?
#LasVegasShooting
101 Likes, 41 Retweets
8) With so many mass shootings in this country, it's always going to be "too soon" to talk about said problem, but it's never too soon to save a life, which means we should talk about it.
#LasVegas
105 Likes, 32 Retweets
9) GOP: "We'll talk about guns later."
That's sweet, considering if guns had been talked about earlier, you could have saved lives. For every day that passes without this talk, more blood will be on your hands.
#LasVegasShooting
70 Likes, 24 Retweets
10) GOP: "We represent the American people."
90% of the American people: "We want stricter gun laws."
GOP: "No. As we said, we represent the American people, bigly."
#LasVegasShooting
59 Likes, 34 Retweets
11) Notice all the individuals who say it's not the right time to talk about gun violence are alive. Those who were killed by guns no longer have a voice and wish you would have talked about it sooner. Just sayin'.
#LasVegasShooting
57 Likes, 33 Retweets
11) Perhaps we should give GOPers a taste of their own medicine and use their post-mass shooting mindset against them when it comes to other issues. You want to talk about taking away our healthcare or women's reproductive rights? Sorry, now's not the time.
#LasVegasShooting
58 Likes, 32 Retweets
13) It seems the only time when it was appropriate to discuss gun violence in this country was after the Bowling Green massacre...
#LasVegasShooting
68 Likes, 18 Retweets
14) GOP: "The first step to solving a problem is denying it exists in the first place. That's just common sense."
#LasVegasShooting
51 Likes, 25 Retweets
15) GOPers fight for war and against: universal healthcare; gun laws; a healthy environment; means which decrease abortions (comprehensive sex education & contraception access); death penalty abolishment, yet call themselves pro-life. It really is bizarro world.
#LasVegasShooting
49 Likes, 25 Retweets
16) Dear NRA:
If standing up to save people's lives is wrong, I don't want to be right.
#LasVegasShooting
59 Likes, 14 Retweets
17) 59 killed, 500+ injured in a mass shooting
GOP: "Let's not talk about gun control. Instead, let's vote on controlling women's vaginas."
#LasVegasShooting
38 Likes, 25 Retweets
18) Trump: "US will be talking about gun laws as time goes by."
Time already went by for 59 people two nights ago due to a refusal to talk about gun laws. The time is here. The time is now.
#LasVegasShooting
45 Likes, 15 Retweets
19) Trump to shooting victims: "We're 100% with you and promise to try and make it just as easy, if not easier for you to get shot again."
#LasVegasShooting
40 Likes, 14 Retweets
20) What's more disrespectful to a domestic abuse victim, talking about it after the abuse turned fatal or ignoring it until it reached that point?
#LasVegas
34 Likes, 10 Retweets
Totals: 1,768 Likes, 686 Retweets (Averages of 89.3 Likes, 34.3 Retweets)
1) The term "gun control" seems to be off-putting for some, as they're immediately panic-stricken due to "control" being in the title. Perhaps we should alter it in a sensible manner and simply call it pro-life legislation...
#LasVegasShooting
270 Likes, 93 Retweets
2) While some believe it's disrespectful to the victims when discussing gun violence shortly after a mass shooting, when are we going to finally display respect for human life by attempting to prevent more such victims down the road?
#LasVegas
183 Likes, 57 Retweets
3) When it comes to abortion, GOPers are pro-birth. The only thing they're more pro than birth is guns (death). If women gave birth to guns, they'd be in heaven.
#LasVegasShooting
146 Likes, 47 Retweets
4) "Constitution!"
Things were a bit different 228 years ago.
"Chicago!"
Debunked.
"Criminals will get them regardless!"
So why have any laws?
"Good guys will kill bad guys!"
Where are these good guys?
"Guns don't kill!"
Tell that to the 59 people in Vegas.
#LasVegasShooting
126 Likes, 59 Retweets
5) 12/14/12: 27 shot & killed at Sandy Hook
GOP: "It's too soon to talk about this."
5 years later: 59 shot & killed at a country music festival
GOP: "It's still too soon."
Let's face it, it'll always be too soon, bc the GOP cares about money, not people's lives.
#LasVegasShooting
106 Likes, 44 Retweets
6) Members of Congress need to shut up with their thoughts and prayers, trying to play nice to save their jobs, and actually do something to try and save people's lives.
#LasVegas
103 Likes, 44 Retweets
7) O'Reilly: "This is the price of freedom."
Since when is the freedom of owning a deadly weapon of greater importance than the freedom of breathing air, of living life? What about the victims' freedom?
#LasVegasShooting
101 Likes, 41 Retweets
8) With so many mass shootings in this country, it's always going to be "too soon" to talk about said problem, but it's never too soon to save a life, which means we should talk about it.
#LasVegas
105 Likes, 32 Retweets
9) GOP: "We'll talk about guns later."
That's sweet, considering if guns had been talked about earlier, you could have saved lives. For every day that passes without this talk, more blood will be on your hands.
#LasVegasShooting
70 Likes, 24 Retweets
10) GOP: "We represent the American people."
90% of the American people: "We want stricter gun laws."
GOP: "No. As we said, we represent the American people, bigly."
#LasVegasShooting
59 Likes, 34 Retweets
11) Notice all the individuals who say it's not the right time to talk about gun violence are alive. Those who were killed by guns no longer have a voice and wish you would have talked about it sooner. Just sayin'.
#LasVegasShooting
57 Likes, 33 Retweets
11) Perhaps we should give GOPers a taste of their own medicine and use their post-mass shooting mindset against them when it comes to other issues. You want to talk about taking away our healthcare or women's reproductive rights? Sorry, now's not the time.
#LasVegasShooting
58 Likes, 32 Retweets
13) It seems the only time when it was appropriate to discuss gun violence in this country was after the Bowling Green massacre...
#LasVegasShooting
68 Likes, 18 Retweets
14) GOP: "The first step to solving a problem is denying it exists in the first place. That's just common sense."
#LasVegasShooting
51 Likes, 25 Retweets
15) GOPers fight for war and against: universal healthcare; gun laws; a healthy environment; means which decrease abortions (comprehensive sex education & contraception access); death penalty abolishment, yet call themselves pro-life. It really is bizarro world.
#LasVegasShooting
49 Likes, 25 Retweets
16) Dear NRA:
If standing up to save people's lives is wrong, I don't want to be right.
#LasVegasShooting
59 Likes, 14 Retweets
17) 59 killed, 500+ injured in a mass shooting
GOP: "Let's not talk about gun control. Instead, let's vote on controlling women's vaginas."
#LasVegasShooting
38 Likes, 25 Retweets
18) Trump: "US will be talking about gun laws as time goes by."
Time already went by for 59 people two nights ago due to a refusal to talk about gun laws. The time is here. The time is now.
#LasVegasShooting
45 Likes, 15 Retweets
19) Trump to shooting victims: "We're 100% with you and promise to try and make it just as easy, if not easier for you to get shot again."
#LasVegasShooting
40 Likes, 14 Retweets
20) What's more disrespectful to a domestic abuse victim, talking about it after the abuse turned fatal or ignoring it until it reached that point?
#LasVegas
34 Likes, 10 Retweets
Totals: 1,768 Likes, 686 Retweets (Averages of 89.3 Likes, 34.3 Retweets)
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