House Dems gun control ‘Twitterstorm’ shows great copy/paste skills
A number of lawmakers responded to House Majority Leader Nancy Pelosi’s call to online action Wednesday by tweeting out jabs calling for a vote on gun control measures.
The Daily Caller News Foundation on Tuesday obtained a leaked email circulating among House members to stand with the House Gun Task Force (HouseGVP) at 12:30 p.m.on Wednesday by tweeting a series of suggested messages aimed at Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan in an effort to get a vote on various gun control legislation.
Below are sample tweets followed by the representative who used them (it’s like looking into a crystal ball).
I stand with @HouseGVP in demanding a vote on gun violence prevention legislation #NoFlyNoBuy #CloseTheLoophole #GunVote
I stand with @HouseDemocrats in demanding a vote on gun violence prevention legislation #NoFlyNoBuy #CloseTheLoophole
— Rep. Doris Matsui (@DorisMatsui) September 14, 2016
Thousands killed w/ guns over reckless Republican recess. When will @SpeakerRyan give us a vote? #NoFlyNoBuy #CloseTheLoophole #GunVote
Thousands killed w/ guns over reckless @HouseGOP recess. When will @SpeakerRyan give us a vote? #NoFlyNoBuy #CloseTheLoophole #GunVote
— Rep. Joe Crowley (@repjoecrowley) September 14, 2016
272 mass shootings this year. When will @SpeakerRyan give us a vote? #NoFlyNoBuy #CloseTheLoophole #GunVote
272 mass shootings this yr. I stand w/ @HouseGVP in demanding vote on #GunViolence prevention bill. #NoFlyNoBuy #CloseTheLoophole #GunVote
— Steve Cohen (@RepCohen) September 14, 2016
Enough moments of silence. We need moments of action. @SpeakerRyan: give us a vote #NoFlyNoBuy #CloseTheLoophole #GunVote
Enough moments of silence. We need moments of action on the House floor. @SpeakerRyan: give us a vote #CloseTheLoophole #NoFlyNoBuy #GunVote
— Eleanor H. Norton (@EleanorNorton) September 14, 2016
Colorado Rep. Diana DeGette reversed the order of the above, because she is a maverick:
We need moments of action, not silence.@SpeakerRyan: Give us a vote. #NoFlyNoBuy #CloseTheLoophole #GunVote
— Rep. Diana DeGette (@RepDianaDeGette) September 14, 2016
I stand with @HouseGVP in demanding a vote on gun violence prevention legislation #NoFlyNoBuy #CloseTheLoophole #GunVote
Standing on the House floor w/ @HouseGVP demanding a vote on gun violence prevention legislation. #NoFlyNoBuy #CloseTheLoophole #GunVote
— Jackie Speier (@RepSpeier) September 14, 2016
85% of people support closing gun show loophole. @SpeakerRyan give us a vote #CloseTheLoophole #GunVote
85% of Americans want Congress to #CloseTheLoophole that lets ppl bypass background check & buy guns. So when will @SpeakerRyan let us vote?
— Mike Thompson (@RepThompson) September 14, 2016
Speaking of statistics, if 85 percent is good, 90 and 92 percent (or any statistic at all) must be better:
More than 90 percent of Americans support expanded background checks. Time for @HouseGOP to give us a #GunVote to #CloseTheLoophole.
— Betty McCollum (@BettyMcCollum04) September 14, 2016
92% of voters and gun owners support background checks #CloseTheLoophole #GunVote
— Sandy Levin (@repsandylevin) September 14, 2016
517 Gun Deaths in Chicago alone. End gun violence in our community. Give us a vote. #GunVote #CloseTheLoophole
— Robin Kelly (@RepRobinKelly) September 14, 2016
More than 80% of Americans want Congress to #CloseTheLoophole. It's time we take action to end gun violence in our communities. #Enough
— Rep. Suzan DelBene (@RepDelBene) September 14, 2016
10,159 people have died this year from #GunViolence. @SpeakerRyan, these lives should matter more than @NRA money. Give us a #GunVote!
— Rep. Barbara Lee (@RepBarbaraLee) September 14, 2016
And those not using suggested tweets, but attributing the hashtags #NoFlyNoBuy #CloseTheLoophole #GunVote directed @SpeakerRyan (and often with some pretty swag graphics) are:
Apathy on #gunviolence = daily tragedy in America's communities. Our inaction is unacceptable. @SpeakerRyan, lets vote now on #NoFlyNoBuy.
— Rep. Ted Deutch (@RepTedDeutch) September 14, 2016
The American people want Congress 2 take action 2 help end #gunviolence in our communities. We need a vote on #NoFlyNoBuy
— Tammy Duckworth (@RepDuckworth) September 14, 2016
If a person can’t fly, they shouldn’t be able to get a gun. That's common sense @SpeakerRyan. #NoFlyNoBuy #GunVote pic.twitter.com/SyOdtOuQFv
— Joyce Beatty (@RepBeatty) September 14, 2016
Congress must stop burying its head in the sand about #gunviolence. #NoFlyNoBuy #CloseTheLoophole #GunVote pic.twitter.com/QyP1jFwUtV
— Rep. Eric Swalwell (@RepSwalwell) September 14, 2016
Enough is enough. How many more have to die b4 @SpeakerRyan lets us vote on bills to reduce #GunViolence? #GunVote #CloseTheLoophole
— Mike Thompson (@RepThompson) September 14, 2016
Universal background checks for gun purchases are common sense. @SpeakerRyan: Give us a vote! #CloseTheLoophole #GunVote
— ((David Cicilline)) (@davidcicilline) September 14, 2016
And for the grand finale, both Rep. Ann McLane Kuster and Minority Leader “what about the children” Pelosi were able to get some CSPAN clips from today’s floor activities in time for the twitter blitzkrieg (though Minority Whip Steny Hoyer, firing his tweet off early in the morning, did not):
Calling for a vote on #NoFlyNoBuy. If you can’t get on a plane you shouldn’t be able to buy a gun. It’s commonsense. pic.twitter.com/M1PzxqXgqe
— Ann McLane Kuster (@RepAnnieKuster) September 14, 2016
.@HouseGOP, give us a #gunvote. What are you afraid of? #gunviolence #doyourjob pic.twitter.com/BEg4e4N45d
— Nancy Pelosi (@NancyPelosi) September 14, 2016
It’s time for Republican leaders to #DoYourJob & allow a vote on legislation to address gun violence in the U.S. #NoFlyNoBuy
— Steny Hoyer (@WhipHoyer) September 14, 2016
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