23 Tweets Expressing People’s Sorrow And Outrage Over The UCC Shooting — And A Plea For Change

By Johanna Mort

Today’s mass shooting is heartbreaking. It’s just as heartbreaking as the last shooting, and the one before that, and the one before that…and the one before that… and just as it’s heartbreaking, it’s embarrassing. Embarrassing that as a country we cannot seem to set aside our differences and work together towards meaningful and life-saving change. Yes, we should grieve. We should send love and support to those in pain. But something needs to change now before we’re sending love and support to more people who have lost their loved ones to the next shooting. Please.

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"We are the only advanced country in the world that sees these mass shooting every few months." —@POTUS #UCCShooting

— The White House (@WhiteHouse) October 1, 2015

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It's time for serious people to come together and decide what to do about the truth that America is broken.

— Glennon Doyle Melton (@Momastery) October 1, 2015

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People went from saying "I can't believe this happened" to "I just hope it doesn't happen here" with school shootings. #UCCShooting

— Spence Whitney (@SpenceWhitney) October 1, 2015

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Numb, dumb, right, left, whatever we are, NO ONE wants this to happen again. Let's work TOGETHER to make it stop #UCCShooting

— Jimmy Kimmel (@jimmykimmel) October 1, 2015

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"GUNS ARENT THE PROBLEM MENTALLY ILL PEOPLE ARE" "OK, then federally funded, easily accessible mental healthcare, please!" "NO!"

— Jenny Jaffe (@jennyjaffe) October 1, 2015

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Let's not spend days agonizing over why the shooter did it. Anger or mental illness, every time.What's OUR excuse for inaction? #UCCshooting

— Lisa Bloom (@LisaBloom) October 1, 2015

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Black shooter: entire race guilty Brown shooter: entire religion guilty White shooter: lone wolf #UCCShooting

— JustJanis (@jsavite) October 1, 2015

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The media is hilariously miscounting # of shootings since Sandy Hook today. Like "ahh, how many pizza slices did I eat? 5? Shit idk a lot"

— deathcliff marmaduke (@bapeonion) October 1, 2015

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"This is the only time I'll ever be in the news. I'm so insignificant," reads an apparent post by the Oregon gunman. -CNN Hey CNN, stop it.

— Mike Birbiglia (@birbigs) October 1, 2015

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Obama asked news orgs to compare gun vs terrorism deaths. WaPo did (in Aug): http://t.co/IaDV0o3uPX #UCCShooting pic.twitter.com/A6JSLFZkqa

— Andrea Woo (@AndreaWoo) October 1, 2015

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Guns don't kill people, PEOPLE kill people. That's why the NRA is calling for a ban on people until the shootings stop. #UCCShooting

— Top Conservative Cat (@TeaPartyCat) October 1, 2015

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Yet another school shooting. The desperate need for stricter gun control laws can't be ignored again. #UCCShooting pic.twitter.com/ToWxrAQpKm

— My Daughter's Army (@mydaughtersarmy) October 1, 2015

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The next time your representative proposes a tax subsidy for gun manufacturers, ask them why that money isn't going to mental health instead

— Chris Kluwe (@ChrisWarcraft) October 1, 2015

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The GOP be like "I'm pro life" when it comes to women's reproductive health, yet sit back while more ppl die from gun violence. #UCCShooting

— Harry Cook (@HarryCook) October 1, 2015

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Apparently, the only way guns will be seen as a serious public health issue is if the bullets are covered in Ebola. #UCCShooting

— Hari Kondabolu (@harikondabolu) October 1, 2015

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Conservative Logic: Homosexuals w/ easy access to Marriage Licenses = Shameful! Mass shooters w/ easy access to Guns = Freedom! #UCCShooting

— Benny (@BRios82) October 1, 2015

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We are literally killing each other at a faster rate than days are going by. #UCCShooting https://t.co/nQMhn7TI3y

— bradley fields (@bradleyfields) October 1, 2015

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Thoughts and prayers are worthless without action. Remind congress they work for you, not the gun lobby. #UCCShooting

— Anthony Breznican (@Breznican) October 1, 2015

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"Guns don't kill people, mentally disturbed people do." Then why not subsidize mental healthcare?

— Mara Wilson (@MaraWritesStuff) October 1, 2015

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Pro-life? Defund the NRA.

— Erika Hall (@mulegirl) October 1, 2015

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Please speak up. If politics on aren't your thing, that's fine, but pls recognize the severity of this issue. #UCCShooting

— Lauren Schacher (@LaurenSchacher) October 2, 2015

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Birth control? BAN IT! Abortion? BAN IT! Gay marriage? BAN IT! Guns? Look, banning things never works. People will find ways to get them.

— Nick Martucci (@BlunderingIdiom) August 4, 2015

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In retrospect Sandy Hook marked the end of the US gun control debate. Once America decided killing children was bearable, it was over.

— Dan Hodges (@DPJHodges) June 19, 2015