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Maryland Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond to News of Shooting at Business Park in Edgewood
Reports Indicate at Least Five People Shot and Three Killed; More Information About Gun Violence in the US is Available Here EDGEWOOD, Md. – The Maryland chapter of Moms Demand Action for…
October 18, 2017
Julianne Moore, Emma Stone, Melissa Mccarthy, Sheryl Crow, Laura Dern, Bill Hader, John Slattery, Cynthia Rowley, Zac Posen and Others Release New ‘How To Call Congress’ Video with Everytown for Gun Safety and Moms Demand Action
Release Follows Largest and Deadliest Mass Shooting in Modern American History in Las Vegas Video is Part of a National Effort to Send One Million Calls to #RejecttheNRA; Supports the Work of Thousands of Moms Demand Action Volunteers, Holding More…
October 17, 2017
ICYMI: Under NRA-Backed SHARE Act, Confessed South Carolina Serial Killer Could Have Purchased Silencers without a Background Check
As some House Republicans renew a push to roll back silencer safety laws by passing the SHARE Act, The Trace reports this morning that a South Carolina serial killer, who confessed last…
October 17, 2017
Moms Demand Action and Everytown for Gun Safety to Send One Million Calls to #RejectTheNRA
In the Wake of the Largest and Deadliest Mass Shooting in Modern American History, Moms Demand Action and Everytown Commit to Making One Million Calls Before Midterms to #RejectTheNRA and Its Dangerous Agenda The National Effort Begins with Calls to…
October 17, 2017
Caught on Tape: Gun Sales with No Background Check at Nevada Gun Show, Days after Vegas Shooting
‘No Background Checks?’: As Reported Last Night by the CBS Evening News, Footage Shows It Remains Easy to Buy a Gun Without a Background Check Even After Las Vegas Mass Shooting Nevada’s Governor and Attorney General…
October 16, 2017
California Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud Governor Brown for Signing Legislation Aimed At Protecting California’s K-12 Students
AB 424 Will Close a Dangerous Loophole That Allows School Districts to Authorize People to Bring Guns into California’s K-12 Schools SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The California chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for…
October 13, 2017
Nevada Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud Lawsuit Seeking Implementation of Background Check Law Passed by Voters
Nevada Voters Passed a Law Last Year Requiring Background Checks on All Gun Sales, but Gov. Brian Sandoval and Attorney General Adam Laxalt Have Refused to Enforce It LAS VEGAS – Everytown for Gun Safety and the Nevada chapter of…
October 13, 2017
Michigan lawmakers considering bills that would force schools to allow hidden, loaded handguns
In the wake of last week’s tragedy on the Las Vegas Strip, several Michigan congressional Republicans expressed openness to prohibiting bump stocks, the dangerous firearm accessories used by the Mandalay Bay shooter. But even amid this…
October 13, 2017
Everytown, Moms Demand Action Launch DC Taxi Cab Ads Urging Congress to Remove the Silencers Provision From the Share Act, as NRA-Backed Congressmen Renew Push to Put it on House Floor
Video Ads Will Run in DC Taxi Cabs for Next Two Weeks New Politico/Morning Consult Poll Finds Voters Overwhelming Oppose Gutting Silencer Safety Laws by a 41% Margin — 65% to 24%…
October 12, 2017
NEW REPORT: After Las Vegas, House GOP Hopes to “Score a Win” for NRA by Passing Dangerous Silencers Legislation “While Battling a Public Relations Nightmare”
An incredible new report by McClatchy finds that even after the Las Vegas mass shooting, NRA-backed members of Congress are still hoping to pass dangerous legislation to roll back silencer safety laws in order to “score…