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Tennessee Governor Bill Lee Officially Calls for a Special Session on Public Safety; Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action, March For Our Lives, Giffords and Brady Respond
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, Brady, Giffords, and March For Our Lives released the following statement in response to Republican Governor Lee’s…
August 1, 2023
As Tennessee Lawmakers Head Into Special Session on Public Safety, Students Head Back to School Terrified of Gun Violence
This August, while state lawmakers in Tennessee prepare for a special session on public safety, Tennessee students prepare to return to school – where they face the risk of gun violence on school grounds. Every year students are forced to…
July 31, 2023
Nine People Shot, including Eight Women, One Fatally in Mass Shooting in North Lawndale; Illinois Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond
NORTH LAWNDALE, Ill. — The Illinois chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, released the following statement in response to the shooting of nine people, eight of whom…
July 28, 2023
NEW ADS: EVERYTOWN ANNOUNCES SIX-FIGURE AD BUY CALLING FOR AN EXTREME RISK LAW DURING TENNESSEE SPECIAL SESSION
New Digital Ads Launching As Part of Effort in Tennessee to Advocate for an Extreme Risk Law, which Could Have Prevented the March Shooting at the Covenant School in Nashville NASHVILLE, Tenn – Today, Everytown for Gun Safety Victory Fund…
July 24, 2023
Another Deadly Week of Gun Violence in Houston, Including Two Mothers Shot and Killed
This week, gun violence incidents have again plagued the state of Texas, with Houston being hit particularly hard in recent days. Early Saturday in Houston, at Margaret Jenkins Park, multiple groups began firing their guns resulting in 36 shots…
July 14, 2023
Another Deadly Week of Gun Violence in Texas, Including Fatal Road Rage Incidents Across the State
This week, gun violence and road rage incidents have again plagued the state. Near Fort Worth, Paola Nunez Linares and her husband were driving when she was shot and killed when a driver shot into the vehicle after her…
June 30, 2023
If GOP Lawmakers in Florida Can Pass Extreme Risk Laws After a Devastating Shooting, Tennessee Republicans Should Follow Suit
Following the Covenant School Shooting and National Cries for Change, Governor Lee Called for A Special Session on Public Safety in August to Address Gun Violence With Tennessee’s special session on public safety fast approaching, we are once again renewing…
June 29, 2023
South Carolina Lawmakers Fail to Pass Permitless Carry This Summer, Pushed Until January
With the South Carolina legislature indicating it will not return this session, permitless carry failed to pass yet again. A vote on this dangerous gun bill, which could put South Carolinians at risk of even more gun violence, is now…
June 12, 2023
Pulse Coalition Observes Seven-Year Mark of the Shooting at Pulse Nightclub, Renews Call for Action on Gun Safety and LGBTQ+ Rights
Seven years since the tragedy at Pulse Nightclub, we remember the 49 lives that were taken by a reckless act of gun violence. As we celebrate Pride, their loss continues to echo throughout and beyond the Latinx, Black, and Queer…
June 9, 2023
Louisiana Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Celebrates Holding Off Permitless Carry as Legislature Adjourns Sine Die
Following Tireless Advocacy from Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Volunteers, Legislature Adjourns Without Passing Top Gun Lobby Priority The Louisiana chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, released…
