![]() We see these things happen in rural areas too. But the idea that we're not doing proper background checks, the idea that we have families that understand their loved ones are going through a crisis and to use extreme risk protection orders, red flag laws, or just simple things like asking folks to lock their weapons up, these are just lifesaving things that can make a difference.Īnd I think, rural areas - we know this too. I understand this, spent my 20-plus years in the military. I grew up at a time when your shotgun was in your car going to school. ![]() And it should not be something that we just accept that, in this country, that vast more people die or involved in these accidents. Well, we're hoping to achieve just reduce gun deaths and gun incidents. So it's an unfortunate circumstance being caused by states that are choosing to make life more difficult for people, to try and marginalize people, and to try and - quite honestly, trying to criminalize people for being just who they are. We know they have some of the highest suicide rates, attacks of hate crimes against them.Īnd I think, in Minnesota, reaffirming through the executive order that, whether it be making sure our insurance companies are paying for what they need to pay for, or making it clear that, if you come to Minnesota, we will protect your rights - we are not going to extradite you or cooperate with states that are really trying to take away basic and, in many cases, lifesaving health care. And we know that these are communities that are always under risk. We see states that are using state power as an apparatus of cruelty, quite honestly. I think the step was is because our trans neighbors, our children are feeling the pressure. ![]() Well, first of all, thank you for having me.
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