If this irresponsible, outside business power is to be controlled in the interest of the general public, it can only be controlled in one way – by giving adequate power of control to the one sovereignty capable of exercising such power – the National Government.
Theodore Roosevelt to Congress in December, 1908
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The gun lobby loves Donald Trump.
In each of his elections, they’ve done everything they could to support him – from endorsements to donations to mobilizing their base to turn out the vote.
Now Trump is paying back the favor.
FIRST: Shortly after being inaugurated, Trump shut down the Office of Gun Violence Prevention, removed the government advisory declaring gun violence a public health crisis in America, and took any mention of it off the White House’s website.
THEN: Health Secretary RFK Jr. announced the CDC would be laying off thousands of workers — which included massive cuts to the department leading the research on preventing gun violence.
NOW: The ATF is announcing that they are repealing its “zero tolerance” policy — meaning gun dealers who willingly sold firearms to convicted felons or failed to run basic background checks can keep selling guns.
And we’re not even three months in. Every week, the Trump administration is working to undo every achievement we’ve made to make our communities safer from gun violence.
It’s clear the Trump administration is doing the bidding of the gun lobby and the CEOs who profit from the epidemic of gun violence in our communities. We cannot let this continue.
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The team at GIFFORDS