Illinois U.S. Rep Robin Kelly: "This is the most tired argument out there, @GovAbbott. More than half the guns used in crimes in Chicago..."

By Kankakee Times

May 26, 2022

Robin Kelly tweeted the following:

"This is the most tired argument out there, @GovAbbott.
More than half the guns used in crimes in Chicago are trafficked in from other states with lax gun laws.
That's why I'm working to stop gun trafficking at the federal level. twitter.com/sfornek/status"
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Here are other recent tweets from Robin Kelly:

"Mass shootings are increasing, but the majority of children killed by guns are shot in smaller day-to-day incidents.
I've been working on this issue since coming to Congress in 2013. We've made dreadfully little progress. It's time to pass #GunViolencePrevention legislation."
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"Parkland, Tops, Uvalde.
Todos tenan seguridad o polica. No detuvo al tirador. Armar a los maestros y poner ms policas en las escuelas no es la respuesta.
Necesitamos una legislacin para la prevencin de #gunviolence."
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"I am fed up. We WILL stand up for #GunViolencePrevention.
This is the leading cause of death among children and teens. I won't wait for a new Congress to move forward on gun violence prevention legislation. I'm urging my colleagues to act NOW."
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