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July 29, 2025

North Carolina Republican Lawmakers Override Governor Stein’s Veto and Allow Guns in Private Schools 

RALEIGH, N.C. — Today, the North Carolina chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, issued the following statements after lawmakers voted to override Governor Stein’s veto of HB 193,…
July 29, 2025

Politics Over Public Safety: Republican State Lawmakers Vote to Override Veto of Permitless Carry in the Senate

In Response to Bipartisan Opposition and Broad Public Disapproval of Permitless Carry Legislation, Governor Stein Vetoed SB 50 In June RALEIGH, N.C. — Today, the North Carolina chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown…
July 21, 2025

North Carolina Mayors, Law Enforcement, and Gun Safety Advocates Urge Lawmakers to  Uphold Governor Stein’s Veto of Permitless Carry Bill

RALEIGH, N.C. — Today, volunteers with the North Carolina chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action held a virtual press briefing with North Carolinians Against Gun Violence. Participants included local leaders like Huntersville Mayor Christy Clark and…
July 16, 2025

GROWING SUPPORT: National and State Organizations Back California’s Bold Move to Stop DIY Machine Guns, As Senate Judiciary Committee Advances AB 1127

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, issued the following statements following the Senate Judiciary Committee’s passage of AB 1127 after a strong show…
July 10, 2025

Hawaiʻi’s Gun Deaths Are Rising, What You Need to Know 

From 2014 to 2023 Gun Violence in Hawaiʻi Increased 84%, The Highest Increase of Any State in the United States   HONOLULU — The Hawaiʻi chapter of Moms Demand Action, part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, issued the following…
July 4, 2025

Everytown Statement on Trump Signing Reconciliation Bill

WASHINGTON — Today, President Trump signed a reconciliation bill that includes a provision weakening the National Firearms Act by eliminating the $200 tax on purchasing or making silencers, short-barreled rifles and shotguns, and other dangerous weapons — regulations that have been…
July 3, 2025

A Night of Music Shattered by Gunfire After Four People are Shot and Killed, 14 Shot and Wounded in River North, Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond 

CHICAGO — The Illinois chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, issued the following joint statement after a shooting took place around 11 p.m. last night outside a restaurant…
July 3, 2025

A Night of Music Shattered by Gunfire After Four People are Shot and Killed, 14 Shot and Wounded in River North, Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond 

CHICAGO — The Illinois chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, issued the following joint statement after a shooting took place around 11 p.m. last night outside a restaurant…
July 1, 2025

Everytown Statement on Senate Passing Reconciliation Bill

WASHINGTON — Today, the Senate passed a reconciliation bill that included a provision weakening the National Firearms Act by eliminating the $200 tax on purchasing or making silencers, short-barreled rifles and shotguns, and other dangerous weapons — regulations that have been…
June 30, 2025

Idaho Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Respond to Deadly Ambush in Coeur d’Alene 

Gunman Shot and Killed Two Firemen and Critically Shot and Wounded Another While They Responded to  Fire BOISE, Idaho — The Idaho chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network,…
June 27, 2025

VICTORY FOR GUN SAFETY: Following Advocacy from Oregon Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, Senate Passes Legislation to Regulate Reckless Rapid Fire Devices

SALEM, Ore. — The Oregon chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, issued the following statements after the Oregon Senate followed the House’s vote and passed SB 243. The…
June 27, 2025

Senate Parliamentarian Rules that Language Removing Silencers, Short-Barreled Rifles and Shotguns from the National Firearms Act Violates Byrd Rule

Everytown, Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Called on Lawmakers to Remove Dangerous Provisions from Bill WASHINGTON — Today, the Senate Parliamentarian ruled that language removing silencers, short-barreled rifles and shotguns, and “any other weapons” from the National Firearms Act…
June 26, 2025

VICTORY FOR GUN SAFETY: Everytown, Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Applaud Rhode Island Governor Daniel McKee for Signing Assault Weapons Ban in Rhode Island

Rhode Island Governor Daniel McKee Signed SB359 Surrounded by Gun Violence Survivors, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers  PROVIDENCE —  Today, Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots network, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, released the…
June 26, 2025

Everytown For Gun Safety Endorses Ghazala Hashmi for Lt. Governor and Jay Jones for Attorney General of Virginia

In April, Everytown for Gun Safety Endorsed Former Moms Demand Action Volunteer Abigail Spanberger for Governor WASHINGTON — Today, Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund announced its endorsement of State Senator Ghazala Hashmi for Lt. Governor and Jay Jones for…
June 25, 2025

Michigan Senate Passes Critical Gun Violence Prevention Bills; Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond

LANSING, Mich. — Today, the Michigan chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, issued the following statements after the Michigan Senate passed three critical gun violence prevention bills. The…
June 23, 2025

Montana Moms Demand Action Commends Governor Greg Gianforte for Signing State Budget Allocating Historic Funding for Suicide Prevention 

Montana has the 2nd Highest Rate of Gun Suicide in the Country with 82% of Gun Deaths  Being Gun Suicide; Everytown Ranks Montana 47 of 50 for its Weak Gun Laws  In Montana, a Gun Suicide Death Occurs Every 43…
June 23, 2025

 Republican Governor Greg Abbott Signs Budget Including $2 Million in Funding for Community Violence Intervention (CVI) Programs in the State

Announcement Comes Weeks After DOJ Slashes Federal Funding for CVI Groups AUSTIN, Tex.—The Texas chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, issued the following statements after Republican Governor Greg…
June 21, 2025

VICTORY FOR GUN SAFETY: Everytown, Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Applaud Passage of Assault Weapons Ban in Rhode Island

Critical Legislation Passes on Last Day of Session, After Twelve Consecutive Years of Advocates Campaigning for Passage of Assault Weapons Ban The Policy was Sponsored by Rep. Jason Knight and Sen. Louis DiPalma, Who Were Instrumental in Getting the Bill…
June 20, 2025

Governor Josh Stein Vetoes Reckless Permitless Carry Bill After Republican Leadership Bulldozes Legislation Through Both Chambers

Veto Follows Republican Lawmakers Pushing Permitless Carry Despite Bipartisan Opposition and Broad Public Disapproval in the State RALEIGH, N.C. — The North Carolina chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots…
June 16, 2025

10 Years After the Mass Shooting at Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina, Everytown, Moms Demand Action, and Students Demand Action Honor Victims and Renew Call for Action

COLUMBIA, S.C.—Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots network, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, released the following statements marking 10 years since the racist mass shooting at Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, where nine Black parishioners were…
June 14, 2025

Two Lawmakers Shot at their Homes in Minnesota, Communities Sheltered in Place; Everytown, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Respond 

Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and Sen. John Hoffman Were Shot by Gunman Impersonating a Police Officer ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks,…
June 11, 2025

ICYMI: Lawmakers Introduce Slate of Gun Safety Bills to Protect Ohio Families from Gun Violence 

COLUMBUS, OH. — The Ohio chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, issued the following statements after lawmakers presented a slate of gun safety legislation to be introduced during…
June 11, 2025

Defying the Will of the People, Gun Lobby–Backed Lawmakers in North Carolina Ram Through Dangerous Permitless Carry Bill

Gun Safety Advocates United in Opposition as Lawmakers Pass SB 50—Despite 77% of North Carolinians Rejecting Permitless Carry; Bill Now Heads to Governor Stein’s Desk RALEIGH, N.C. — Today, the North Carolina chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students…
June 10, 2025

Déjà Veto: Governor Lombardo Kills All Gun Safety Bills—Again

 For the Second Session in a Row, Lombardo Has Vetoed Legislature-Passed Measures to Prohibit Guns at and Around Polling Places, Prohibit Those Convicted of Hate Crimes from Possessing Firearms, and Legislation to Raise the Age to Possess Semiautomatic Firearms to…

Did you know

Black Americans are nearly twice as likely as white Americans to die from COVID-19 and more than 10 times as likely to die from gun homicide.

Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund, “Gun Violence and COVID-19 in 2020: A Year of Colliding Crises,” May 7, 2021, https://everytownresearch.org/report/gun-violence-and-covid-19-in-2020-a-year-of-colliding-crises/.

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The back profile of a Moms Demand Action volunteer wearing a red Moms Demand Action t-shirt
Hawaiʻi State Senator Chris Lee (left), Lieutenant Governor Sylvia Luke (middle), and Hawaiʻi State Representative Scot Matayoshi (right) at the Hawaiʻi State Capitol in Honolulu, HI on Feb. 8, 2023.
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Rudy Espinoza, the emceee and a volunteer with the Calif. chapter of Moms Demand Action, speaks during the 10th anniversary event of Moms Demand Action in Sacramento, Calif. on Sunday, March 12, 2023. Photo by Rahul Lal, Everytown for Gun Safety
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