Republicans balk at child fatality report recommending no guns in households with children
— AZ Mirror, January 17, 2025

“The annual report dug into the 853 child deaths that happened in the Grand Canyon State in 2023. The Child Fatality Review Team determined that 49% of those deaths were preventable, and that the second-most common cause of preventable deaths was firearm injuries, behind vehicle crashes. Child shooting deaths have increased 171% in the past 10 years, according to the Arizona Department of Health Services, with 68 deaths in 2023, which were all determined to be preventable.”

Folks — Democrats have worked hard to find common sense solutions to protect our communities from senseless gun violence, but the GOP has challenged our work at every opportunity.

Time and time again, Republicans have caved to the extremist gun lobby instead of taking action to make our communities free from gun violence.

They’ve blown this latest report completely out of proportion, starting a partisan outrage cycle to fill their campaign coffers instead of finding real solutions to end the gun violence epidemic.

Can we count on your support today? We need a strong coalition to fight for the common sense solutions we deserve.

— AZ Dems