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February 6, 2025

FINISH THE JOB: Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers Rally in Santa Fe During Annual Advocacy Day to Call for a Ban on Assault Weapons 

SANTA FE, N.M. – The New Mexico chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, issued the following statements after rallying at the Roundhouse during their 2025 Advocacy Day where…
February 6, 2025

NEW POLL: Bipartisan Majority of New Mexicans Overwhelmingly Support Stronger Gun Safety Laws, an Assault Weapons Ban

62% of Respondents Support an Assault Weapons Ban, Including More than Half of Gun Owners  Today Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers Will Rally in Santa Fe to Call for the Passage of SB 279 to Ban Assault…
February 5, 2025

After Crossover Day, Here Are the Gun Safety Bills That Are One Step Closer to Reaching Governor Youngkin’s Desk

RICHMOND, Va. – After crossover day, the day that marks the midway point of this year’s Virginia legislative session, dozens of gun safety bills are headed to their second chamber of passage, meaning that they are one step closer to being…
January 30, 2025

Gun Safety Advocates with Maryland Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Joined By State Lawmakers and Community Partners to Advocate for Continued Progress on Gun Safety 

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Today, volunteers with Maryland Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, survivors of gun violence, and local organizations against gun violence were joined by state lawmakers including Lieutenant Governor Aruna Miller. Advocates urged lawmakers to build on…
January 24, 2025

Utah Moms Demand Action Join Senator Blouin at the Capitol to Call for a Ban on Assault Weapons and Pass Gun Safety Laws 

As Part of a Gun Safety Package Senator Blouin’s Legislation Also Calls for the Creation of a Waiting Period Between the Time of Purchasing a Firearm and Obtaining It  SALT LAKE CITY —  Today, the Utah chapter of Moms Demand…
January 23, 2025

Following Testimony from Washington Moms Demand Action Volunteers, Senate’s Law and Justice Committee Passes Bill to Strengthen Gun Dealer Licensing and Inspections Requirements 

OLYMPIA, Wash. — The Washington chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, issued the following statement after the Senate Committee on Law and Justice passed SB 5099. The measure,…
January 22, 2025

VICTORY FOR GUN SAFETY: Everytown for Gun Safety Statement on Governor Whitmer Signing Three Critical Gun Violence Prevention Bills Into Law

LANSING, Mich. — Today, Everytown for Gun Safety, and its grassroots network, Michigan chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, released the following statements after Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed into law three gun violence prevention measures. The…
January 21, 2025

As Lawmakers Return to the Round House, New Mexico Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Renew Calls to Ban Assault Weapons 

SANTA FE, N.M — The New Mexico chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, issued the following statement as lawmakers gavel-in the 2025 legislative session. During the 2024 Budget…
January 21, 2025

Everytown Response to Trump Pardoning January 6th Insurrectionists 

Pardon Recipient on January 6th: “Headed to D.C. with a Shit Ton of 5.56 Armor Piercing Ammo” WASHINGTON — Today, after President Trump issued a pardon of violent insurrectionists who stormed the Capitol on January 6, 2021 — including those…
January 15, 2025

Alongside State Lawmakers and Former Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger, Virginia Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers Advocate for Continued Progress on Gun Safety 

RICHMOND, Va. — Today, volunteers with the Virginia chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, held a rally at the state capitol to advocate for stronger gun safety measures…
January 15, 2025

Colorado Ranks Within Top 10 States for the Strength of its Gun Laws, Per Everytown for Gun Safety’s 2025 State Gun Law Rankings

Everytown’s Analysis Shows That 299,000 Lives Could Be Saved Over the Next Decade if Every State Saw the Same Gun Violence Rates as the Nation’s Leading Nine States in Gun Safety Policies DENVER– Everytown for Gun Safety today launched the…
January 15, 2025

Everytown for Gun Safety Releases 2025 State Gun Law Rankings, Georgia Ranks 46th in the Nation for the Weakness of its Gun Laws

Everytown’s Analysis Shows That 299,000 Lives Could Be Saved Over the Next Decade if Every State Saw the Same Gun Violence Rates as the Nation’s Leading Nine States in Gun Safety Policies ATLANTA, GA – Everytown for Gun Safety today…
January 15, 2025

Maine Increases in Rank for the Strength of Its Gun Safety Laws After Historic Legislative Session, Per Everytown for Gun Safety’s 2025 State Gun Law Rankings 

In the Wake of Maine’s Deadliest Mass Shooting in Lewiston, Maine Lawmakers Took Decisive Action to Pass Gun Safety Policies, Increasing Maine’s Gun Law Ranking by Three Spots From 2024 Everytown’s Analysis Shows That 299,000 Lives Could Be Saved Over…
January 15, 2025

Massachusetts Leads the Nation in the Fight Against Gun Violence With the Second-Strongest Gun Laws in the Country, Per Everytown for Gun Safety’s 2025 State Gun Law Rankings 

Everytown’s Analysis Shows That 299,000 Lives Could Be Saved Over the Next Decade if Every State Saw the Same Gun Violence Rates as the Nation’s Leading Nine States in Gun Safety Policies BOSTON – Everytown for Gun Safety today launched…
January 15, 2025

Everytown for Gun Safety Releases 2025 State Gun Law Rankings, with Arizona Ranking 43rd for the Weakness of its Gun Laws

Everytown’s Analysis Shows That 299,000 Lives Could Be Saved Over the Next Decade if Every State Saw the Same Gun Violence Rates as the Nation’s Leading Nine States in Gun Safety Policies PHOENIX – Everytown for Gun Safety today launched…
January 14, 2025

Governor Tony Evers Signs Executive Order Establishing Wisconsin Office of Violence Prevention

Announcement Comes Less Than a Month After a Deadly Shooting at Abundant Life Christian School Left a Student and Teacher Dead, and Several More Injured; Shooter was a 15-Year-Old Student   In Wisconsin, an Average of 69 Children and Teens Die…
January 13, 2025

As the 2025 Legislative Session Gavels In, Washington Lawmakers Must Build on TheirProgress and Pass Gun Safety Measures that Keep Guns Out of the Wrong Hands 

Last November, Washington Voters Elected Gun Sense Champions Up and Down the Ballot, Led by Governor Bob Ferguson and Attorney General Nick Brown  OLYMPIA, Wash. — Today, Washington Lawmakers are set to gavel in the 2025 legislative session on the…
January 10, 2025

Everytown and Moms Demand Action Respond to ATF Director Steven Dettelbach’s Resignation

WASHINGTON — Today, after Steven Dettelbach, Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) resigned, Everytown for Gun Safety and Moms Demand Action released the following statements: “With violent crime at a near 50-year low, we couldn’t…
January 8, 2025

Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Applauds the Illinois Legislature for Passing Legislation to Protect Domestic Violence Survivors from Gun Violence

SPRINGFIELD, Ill.  —  Today, the Illinois chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action released the following statements applauding the Illinois legislature for passing Karina’s Bill, legislation to strengthen current law requiring people subject to domestic violence restraining orders…
January 8, 2025

As the 2025 Legislative Session Begins, Colorado Lawmakers Need to Prioritize Legislation to Close the State’s High-Capacity Magazine Ban Loophole

While Colorado Already Has A Ban On High Capacity Magazines, High-Capacity Magazines Are Legally Sold In Every Single State Neighboring Colorado DENVER —  As the Colorado General Assembly convenes for the start of the 2025 legislative session, lawmakers will have…
January 8, 2025

As the 2025 Legislative Session Begins, Colorado Lawmakers Need to Prioritize Legislation to Close the State’s High-Capacity Magazine Ban Loophole

While Colorado Already Has A Ban On High Capacity Magazines, High-Capacity Magazines Are Legally Sold In Every Single State Neighboring Colorado DENVER —  As the Colorado General Assembly convenes for the start of the 2025 legislative session, lawmakers will have…
January 8, 2025

As Gun Sense Majorities Return to Both Chambers of the Virginia General Assembly, Lawmakers Have the Opportunity to Build on Last Year’s Progress on Gun Safety

Lawmakers Enacted Several Gun Safety Measures With Bipartisan Support Last Year  RICHMOND, Va. – As the Virginia General Assembly gavels in for the start of the 2025 legislative session, the Virginia chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action,…
January 7, 2025

After Passing Lifesaving Secure Storage Law Last Session, Rhode Island Lawmakers Head Back to the Legislature With an Opportunity to Build on Their Progress 

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Ahead of the Rhode Island legislature returning for the 2025 legislative session, the Rhode Island chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, released the following statements.
January 6, 2025

As the 2025 Wisconsin Legislative Session Begins, in the Wake of Deadly Shooting at Abundant Life Christian School, Wisconsin Lawmakers Need to Pass Policy to Keep Guns Out of Kids’ Hands

 Deadly Shooting at Abundant Life Christian School Left a Student and Teacher Dead, and Several More Injured; Shooter was a 15-Year-Old Student   In Wisconsin an Average of 69 Children and Teens Die by Guns Every Year Moms Demand Action and…

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
Moms Demand Action volunteers pose for a photo
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