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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/.
