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Obviously Opinionated πŸ¦‹ @obviopinionated.bsky.social

Mid term preparations to imply Democrats cause/want crime. We can’t let them create this lying narrative. Most all the safest cities in this country are run by Democrats. I live in one. Leadership needs to talk more about our safe cities

aug 28, 2025, 8:38 pm β€’ 1 0

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Barry Graubart @graubart.bsky.social

We have the data. The states with the strongest gun laws also have among the lowest rates of gun violence (MA, NJ, NY, RI, HI, CT, CA) and are all led by Democrats. The states with the highest rates of gun violence (MS, LA, AL, NM, AK, TN, AR, etc) and weakest gun laws are all Republican.

state gun law rankings showing the 20 states with the strongest gun laws are also among those with the lowest rate of gun violence. States ranked by gun violence. The 20 states with the worst gun violence are among those with the weakest gun laws.
aug 28, 2025, 9:37 pm β€’ 1 0 β€’ view
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Obviously Opinionated πŸ¦‹ @obviopinionated.bsky.social

Exactly

aug 28, 2025, 10:14 pm β€’ 1 0 β€’ view
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Barry Graubart @graubart.bsky.social

And in my state of New York, the rate of gun violence is even lower (much lower) in the NYC metro area than in the red districts upstate. It's not that hard - easier gun access = more gun deaths. We just need to be able to tell the story better.

aug 28, 2025, 10:58 pm β€’ 1 0 β€’ view
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Obviously Opinionated πŸ¦‹ @obviopinionated.bsky.social

Agree. We have all the talented Directors , producers, and actors. We should be much better at telling our story

aug 29, 2025, 12:40 am β€’ 1 0 β€’ view