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Journalists should report the gun make/model & brand of ammunition - on every shooting.

And the cost. 

For instance, many AR15 shootings use a gun setup that can cost into the $$ thousands. That's quite a profit for a tragedy. Citizens should be given the full picture. 

It will become common practice to ask these questions and inform the public. The media reports “assault style rifle” but rarely the make/model, and never ammunition brand. If men were constantly mowing down people with a convertible car, the media would report the make and model.

Contact your local media and Police Department (call the main line and ask for Public Affairs):

After every shooting -  report the gun brand make/model, as well as the ammunition caliber & brand.

Connect the weapon brands and their profits to the carnage. Shootings = blood money.

In the future, shootings won’t be known by the city, like Uvalde or Buffalo, but by the gun

that “sponsored” the event. Uvalde becomes “Daniel Defense Shooting”. Buffalo becomes “Bushmaster Shooting”.

After every shooting, citizens should reflexively wonder which companies made a profit.

Not the 2nd Amendment! We know that will never happen. We’re talking about the:

TIARHT AMENDMENTS

The original 2003 Tiahrt Amendment prohibited ATF from disclosing firearm trace data except to law enforcement in connection with a specific criminal investigation or prosecution, or to a federal agency for national security or intelligence purposes.

This means if a shooting happens in Louisville, only the Lousiville Police Department gets to decide what information is released to the public. Beyond that, there’s nothing anyone can do.

Tiarht has been “loosened” a tiny bit in subsequent legislation. But it is still singular in having a chilling effect, weakening law enforcement efforts to prevent gun crimes and prosecute gun offenders, and limiting the public and researchers’ ability to study gun trafficking — and preventing citizens from understanding the true scope of the business of carnage.

Contact your local US Representative: Repeal the Tiarht Amendment. 

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Once the floodgates of information and data begin to flow, the next set of "R's" will domino:

1. Research will skyrocket with valuable findings
2. Register weapons. With a more informed public, fear will subside, including the canard that tracking weapons = tyranny
3. Regulate. The free flow and sharing of information will lead to better policies and legislation. This will make our country safer while simultaneously protecting gun rights.