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Virginia Senate Joins House of Delegates in Advancing Major Gun Safety Slate; Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Volunteers Applaud Unified Effort to Protect Virginians
RICHMOND, V.A. – Today, the Virginia 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 Virginia Senate officially passed a comprehensive package of five priority…
February 5, 2026
Colorado Lawmakers Introduce Innovative Legislation to Stop the Spread of Illegal 3D-Printed Firearms and Accessories
HB 1144 Would Update Colorado’s Ghost Gun Law to Keep Pace With Emerging Technology and Protect Public Safety Hundreds of Student Advocates with Students Demand Action to Rally at State Capitol on Wednesday, February 11 in Support of HB 1144…
February 5, 2026
Virginia House of Delegates Passes Slate of Gun Safety Bills; Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Volunteers Celebrate Monumental Victory for Public Safety
Bills Include a Ban on the Sale of Assault Weapons and High-Capacity Magazines, Industry Accountability, Ghost Gun Regulations, Secure Storage Requirements, and Measures to Protect Survivors of Domestic Violence RICHMOND, V.A. – Today, the Virginia chapters of Moms Demand Action…
February 5, 2026
NEW POLLING: Legislation to Prevent the Spread of DIY Machine Guns Has Overwhelming Bipartisan Support Among Maryland Voters
This Morning, Hundreds of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers will Rally with Lawmakers at the State House Hours Ahead of Hearing on Bill to Stop the Spread of DIY Machine Guns ANNAPOLIS, MD. — Today, Everytown for…
February 4, 2026
Washington House Committee Advances Critical Ghost Gun Improvement Bill; Here’s What You Need to Know About HB 2320:
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Today, the Washington House Civil Rights & Judiciary Committee voted to advance HB 2320, legislation to strengthen Washington’s ghost gun law and address the growing threat of untraceable, 3D-printed firearms. Ghost guns are unserialized, untraceable firearms that…
February 3, 2026
New Poll Shows Broad, Bipartisan Support for Cracking Down on Gun Trafficking and Holding Gun Dealers Accountable in New Mexico
Findings Include 77% Support of Regulating Gun Stores the Same Way Other Businesses are Regulated in the State Santa Fe, NM — New polling released yesterday shows overwhelming, bipartisan support among New Mexicans for cracking down on gun trafficking…
January 29, 2026
Arizona Advocates Launch Major Gun Trafficking Bill Following Statewide Advocacy Day
PHOENIX — Following a statewide Gun Violence Prevention Advocacy Day at the Arizona State Capitol, volunteers with the Arizona chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action today called on lawmakers to advance HB 2570, a comprehensive anti-gun…
January 28, 2026
Illinois Legislature Re-Introduced Innovative Legislation to Stop the Spread of DIY Machine Guns; Here’s What You Need to Know:
SPRINGFIELD, IL – Last week, the Illinois legislature reintroduced HB 4471/SB 2801, a critical public safety measure which would prohibit the future sale to civilians of semi-automatic handguns that can be easily converted into fully automatic machine guns with the…
January 21, 2026
Washington House Committee Considers Critical Ghost Gun Improvement Bill; Here’s What You Need to Know:
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Today, the Washington House Civil Rights & Judiciary Committee held a hearing on HB 2320, legislation to strengthen Washington’s ghost gun law and address the growing threat of untraceable, 3D-printed firearms. Ghost guns are unserialized, untraceable firearms…
January 20, 2026
As Governor Previews Gun Dealer Accountability and Trafficking Legislation, Advocates Urge Lawmakers to Act
SANTA FE, N.M. — Today, Everytown for Gun Safety, and its grassroots network, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, released the following statement on the New Mexico 2026 State of the State. In her remarks, Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham…
January 15, 2026
Everytown for Gun Safety Releases 2026 State Gun Law Rankings, Florida Ranks 23rd in the Nation for the Weakness of its Gun Laws
TALLAHASSEE, F.L. – Today, Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund launched the updated “Gun Law Rankings” for 2026, an online tool and website that ranks all 50 states based on the strength of their gun laws and catalogs gun…
January 15, 2026
Everytown for Gun Safety Releases 2026 State Gun Law Rankings; New York Continues National Leadership, Ranking 4th in the Nation
ALBANY, N.Y. — Today, Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund launched the updated “Gun Law Rankings” for 2026, an online tool and website that ranks all 50 states based on the strength of their gun laws and catalogs gun…
January 13, 2026
NEW POLLING: Legislation to Address 3D-Printed Ghost Guns and DIY Machine Guns Have Overwhelming Statewide Support Among New York Voters
Polling Released by Everytown for Gun Safety Shows Bipartisan Mandate for Action Following Governor Hochul’s State of the State Proposals to Crack Down on Emerging Gun Threats ALBANY, N.Y. —Today, Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots network, the New…
December 13, 2025
Everytown Responds to Mass Shooting at Brown University
PROVIDENCE — Everytown for Gun Safety released the following statements in response to a shooting at Brown University. While details are still unfolding, authorities report that multiple people have been shot, at least two fatally. “Students on college campuses…
November 26, 2025
New Michigan Gun Violence Prevention Task Force Report Shows a Path Forward — Advocates Applaud Governor Whitmer’s Leadership and Call for Action on Proven Policy Solutions
LANSING, Mich. — Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, release the following statements praising Governor Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan Gun Violence Prevention Task Force (MGVPTF) for releasing a bold, evidence-based…
November 18, 2025
Victory for Gun Safety: Surrounded by Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers, Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek Signs Rapid Fire Device Ban into Law
SALEM, Ore. — Today, surrounded by Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action volunteers, Oregon Governor Tina Kotek signed into law the state’s new ban on rapid fire devices, a major victory in the fight to keep machine-gun-like firepower off…
November 6, 2025
What the Virginia Elections Mean for Gun Safety and the 2026 Midterms
On Tuesday, Virginia and New Jersey voters elected newly-minted gun sense governors who made standing up for gun safety laws a central plank in their public safety platforms. This common-sense approach to safer communities stood in stark contrast to President…
November 5, 2025
VICTORY FOR GUN SAFETY: 13 Moms Demand Action Volunteers Elected to Virginia General Assembly as Gun Sense Majority Grows in House Moms Demand Action Volunteers Represent 20% of Historic House Democratic Majority
Everytown Invested $400k in Key State Legislative Battleground Districts, Running Digital Ads Highlighting MAGA Opposition to Common-Sense Gun Safety Laws WASHINGTON — Today, Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action,…
November 4, 2025
VICTORY FOR GUN SAFETY: Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justices Donohue, Dougherty, and Wecht Re-elected
Significant Everytown Investment in Pennsylvania Builds on Recent State Supreme Court Race Successes in Wisconsin, Michigan, Kentucky, and Illinois NEW YORK — Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, and…
November 4, 2025
VICTORY FOR GUN SAFETY: Former Moms Demand Action Volunteer Abigail Spanberger Elected Governor of Virginia
As One of the Largest Outside Spenders, Everytown Invested $1M to Elect Spanberger as Virginia’s Next Governor Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers Contacted Nearly 250,000 Virginia Voters WASHINGTON — Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund and its…
November 4, 2025
VICTORY FOR GUN SAFETY: Mikie Sherrill Elected Governor of New Jersey
NEW YORK — Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, released the following statements celebrating Mikie Sherrill’s election as New Jersey’s next governor. “Mikie Sherrill’s victory marks a major win…
October 15, 2025
New Jersey Chapter of Moms Demand Action, Everytown Law Join AG Platkin in Urging Third Circuit Court of Appeals to Uphold State’s Life-Saving Assault Weapons and High-Capacity Magazine Ban
PHILADELPHIA, PA – The Third Circuit Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments in Association of New Jersey Rifle and Pistol Clubs, Inc. v. Platkin today, a challenge to New Jersey’s common sense restrictions on assault weapons and large-capacity magazines.
October 8, 2025
More Than 700 Minnesota Faith Leaders Call on Governor Walz and Lawmakers to Ban Assault Weapons and High-Capacity Magazines
A Delegation Of 50 Clergy Members Delivered The Letter To The Governor’s Office Today, Representing Faith Leaders From Over 60 Of Minnesota’s 87 Counties And Kicking Off “Seven Days Of Prayer And Action” At The Capitol ST. PAUL, Minn. —…
September 30, 2025
Pennsylvania House Passes Bill to Expand Background Checks, Fails to Prohibit Ghost Guns or Pass an Extreme Risk Law
HARRISBURG, P.A. — Today, the Pennsylvania chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, issued the following statements after House lawmakers failed to pass two critical gun safety bills, missing…
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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.
