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Deadly Domestic Violence Shooting in Detroit Highlights Need for Immediate Action By Lawmakers to Keep Guns Out of the Hands of Abusers
DETROIT — A recent domestic violence shooting in Detroit highlights the urgent need for Michigan lawmakers to take action to prohibit convicted domestic abusers from owning or possessing a gun. Last Friday, 35-year-old Andricka McIntosh, a mother of seven, was…
August 4, 2023
Fatal Police Shooting of 33-Year-Old Ricky Cobb II Highlights Need to Take Continued Action on Gun Violence By Police
On Monday, Minnesota State Patrol troopers shot and killed Ricky Cobb II, a 33-year-old Black man, in Minneapolis. The Minnesota State Patrol said troopers pulled Cobb over for driving without taillights, then tried to arrest him for a protection…
July 25, 2023
Florida Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Statement on Shooting of Camdyn Rider, a Pregnant Transgender Man in Polk County
The Florida 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 a pregnant transgender man who was shot and killed…
July 25, 2023
New Report Reveals How America’s Gun Violence Crisis Affects Young People at Home, at School and in Communities
Four out of five youth agree that the level of gun violence in the U.S. is a problem, according to research from Everytown, SPLC and PERIL WASHINGTON, D.C. – Guns are the leading cause of death for children, teens, and…
June 22, 2023
Yet Another Unintentional Shooting Results In Tragedy For Community
Last Friday, police in Norwalk, Ohio received a call from a pregnant mother who had been unintentionally shot by her two year old son at home. Reports indicate that the two-year-old had obtained the firearm stored in a nightstand.
