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Eight years ago today, a white supremacist shot and killed 11 people and injured six others at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Every house of worship should be safe from gun violence, but our communities experience armed hate far too often.

Eleven people were shot and injured during homecoming celebrations last night near Florida A&M University’s Bragg Memorial Stadium in Tallahassee. Six of the victims are under 18 years old. The youngest is only 11.

Three years ago today, a gunman killed 18 people and injured 13 others in a shooting rampage in Lewiston, Maine. Families were gathered for youth night at the local bowling alley and Maine’s deaf and hard of hearing community were gathered at a restaurant for a corn hole competition.

And last year, Mainers voted to pass a red flag law, which allows family members to petition courts to remove firearms from a loved one in danger.

Three years ago today, a gunman killed 18 people and injured 13 others in a shooting rampage in Lewiston, Maine. Families were gathered for youth night at the local bowling alley and Maine’s deaf and hard of hearing community were gathered at a restaurant for a corn hole competition.

Kaylub Giamanco, a father of two in Bend, Oregon, did what no parent should ever have to do when he saw a gunman enter his daughters’ elementary school. Kaylub is a hero, but he shouldn’t have had to be. In the shooting’s aftermath, Kaylub shared that he is just trying to sleep at night.

“I relive, I see faces, I hear voices, I hear screams.” Three young children and their teacher were killed in front of him, and he is struggling with the fact that he couldn’t save everyone.

One week ago today, three young kids were killed in a shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon. Rhoam Summer was only 5 years old, and the youngest victim to have been killed in a mass shooting at a school. His family shared that he loved rainbows, unicorns, sharks, and dinosaurs.

The other two children were 8 and 11 years old. Their names have not been publicly shared at the request of their families. They each deserved to return home from school, to be safe and protected in their classroom, and to grow up. America’s gun violence crisis stole that from them.

One week ago today, three young kids were killed in a shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon. Rhoam Summer was only 5 years old, and the youngest victim to have been killed in a mass shooting at a school. His family shared that he loved rainbows, unicorns, sharks, and dinosaurs.

A white supremacist’s attack on a Hindu temple in Aurora, Illinois was narrowly avoided last week when his rifle jammed. He was later arrested after sharing his plans to try again with coworkers. Houses of worship should be safe spaces, but far too often they’re targeted by armed extremists.

Our hearts are with the family of Megan Lambert, who has been identified as the teacher shot and killed yesterday at Silver Rail Elementary School. Megan was only 25-years-old.

Megan also worked as a volleyball coach at Central Oregon Volleyball Club, where in her first year coaching, she turned down payment so that the money could go to families of the players who could not afford to play. She was a selfless, beloved teacher, sister, & daughter who will be deeply missed.

Our hearts are with the family of Megan Lambert, who has been identified as the teacher shot and killed yesterday at Silver Rail Elementary School. Megan was only 25-years-old.

Eight people were senselessly killed in a horrific act of gun and domestic violence in Erie, Pennsylvania on Friday when a man shot his wife, their three children, and two young grandchildren. An aunt and friend of the family were also killed in the attack.

Police have shared that among the eight people shot and killed at a home in Erie, Pennsylvania yesterday were a 5-year-old boy, a nearly 2-year-old girl, and a woman who was 8 months pregnant. Seven of the victims were family and one was a family friend.

Latino communities are under attack—from the Trump admin’s cruel immigration policies to our country’s gun violence crisis. It’s time to fight for a safer future. This Hispanic Heritage Month, we’re partnering with @votolatino.bsky.social for a conversation on how to keep Latino communities safe.

This is the gun lobby’s America. A political argument at a dog park in Ohio escalated when two men reached for their guns. One of the men was shot, had to have emergency surgery, and is now unable to return to his job as a forklift mechanic.

TERRIFYING: A three-year-old boy was found with a loaded handgun last week at a daycare in Michigan. The firearm was passed around between toddlers and discovered by a teacher. No one was harmed, but this could have been so much worse.

We’re proud to endorse State Representative @angieforfl.bsky.social in her U.S. Senate bid in Florida. Representative Nixon has been a fighter for Florida families throughout her career.

She understands the toll gun violence has had on communities and she’s consistently pushed back on efforts to roll back lifesaving gun safety laws, including the bipartisan gun safety measures enacted after the tragic shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland.

This Domestic Violence Awareness Month, we’re reminded just how dangerous domestic disputes are, especially when an abuser is armed with a gun. Every year, more than 700 American women are shot to death by intimate partners—roughly one every 12 hours.

Nine years ago today, a gunman armed with 13 rifles equipped with bump stocks fired over 1,000 bullets into a crowd at the Route 91 Harvest music festival in Las Vegas. This massacre devastated the nation—60 people were killed, more than 800 were injured, and countless lives were forever changed.

This summer, a four-year-old boy climbed onto a stool in his Florida home, found a gun in his mom’s purse, and fatally shot himself with it. There is nothing inevitable about a four-year-old finding a gun and killing himself.

“Just be clever about it.” That’s what ChatGPT advised a mass shooter in Canada on how to bypass its own moderation system. The results: A preventable massacre that killed eight people, after the shooter successfully used the AI chatbot to plan the shooting.

OpenAI knew, and did nothing to stop it even after the company had another chance to intervene. Knowing about a credible plan for mass violence and doing nothing is an extraordinary failure of responsibility. It happened in 2025 at Florida State University, and now again in Tumbler Ridge.