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Hawaiʻi Conference Committee Advances Bipartisan Legislation to Ban the Weapons of Choice for Mass Shooters
HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i chapter of Moms Demand Action, part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, issued the following statement after lawmakers in the Conference Committee advanced SB 401. “Today we are one step closer to protecting our islands…
April 24, 2025
Assault Weapons are the Weapon of Choice for Mass Shooters, SB 401 and Hawai’i Lawmakers Can Finally Get These Weapons of War out of our Communities
The Conference Committee on SB 401 Has Until 6:00PM Today to Advance a Ban on Assault Weapons HONOLULU — Last night, the House followed the Senate in appointing the members of the conference committee for SB 401. The legislation…
April 23, 2025
On Annual Advocacy Day, Headlined By Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Michigan House Passes Critical Community Violence Intervention Legislation
Vote Comes as Hundreds of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers Gather in Lansing for Annual Advocacy Day, and Just Two Hours After Governor Whitmer Addressed Gun Safety Advocates LANSING, Mich. — Today, after hundreds of volunteers with…
April 22, 2025
TICK TOCK: Across the Islands People Are Demanding Action on Gun Safety as Hawaiʻi Lawmakers Stall on Bipartisan Assault Weapons Ban
Moms Demand Action Volunteers Will Gather at the Capitol Rotunda Today at 1:00 PM to Urge Lawmakers to Advance SB 401 HONOLULU — The Hawaiʻi chapter of Moms Demand Action, part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, issued the…
April 17, 2025
2 Killed and 6 Wounded in School Shooting at Florida State University in Tallahassee; Everytown, Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Florida chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, released the following statements in response to a mass shooting Thursday at Florida State University in Tallahassee.
April 15, 2025
Tennessee Lawmakers Advance Misguided Bill to Shield Gun Industry From Accountability
NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Today, volunteers with the Tennessee 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 in Tennessee passed SB 1360 through the House and…
April 15, 2025
18 Years After Mass Shooting at Virginia Tech, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Urge Action on Gun Safety to Honor Victims and Survivors
BLACKSBURG, VA. – The Virginia chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, released the following statements ahead of the 18-year mark of the mass shooting at Virginia Tech where…
April 15, 2025
Texas Lawmakers Hear Bills That Would Put More Guns into the Hands of Teenagers and Felons, and in More Public Spaces Like Schools and Hospitals: Here’s What You Need to Know
If Lawmakers Pass HB 2470 and HB 4201, Texas Would Become the First State in the Nation to Allow Teenagers to Carry Handguns at School AUSTIN – Yesterday, Texas lawmakers heard a slew of dangerous gun bills that will put more…
April 11, 2025
Nevada Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Statement on the Advancement of Critical Violence Prevention Legislation to Keep Guns Out of Dangerous Hands and Sensitive Locations
CARSON CITY, Nev. — Today, the Nevada chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, issued the following statements after Nevada lawmakers advanced legislation to prohibit the possession of firearms…
April 10, 2025
VICTORY FOR GUN SAFETY: Everytown, Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Statements on Bill Signing of High-Capacity Magazine Enforcement Legislation
Victory Builds on Progress in Colorado; Colorado Passed Three Gun Safety Bills This Legislative Session After Passing Six Last Year; Seven Former Moms Demand Action Volunteers Now Lead on Gun Safety as Lawmakers in the Statehouse DENVER — Today, Everytown…
April 10, 2025
Everytown for Gun Safety Endorses Abigail Spanberger, Former Moms Demand Action Volunteer, for Governor of Virginia; Announces $1 Million Investment in Virginia Governor’s Race
Moms Demand Action Volunteers Currently Make Up Nearly 20% of the Virginia House Democratic Caucus RICHMOND, VA — Today, Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund announced its endorsement of former Congresswoman and Moms Demand Action volunteer Abigail Spanberger for Governor…
April 9, 2025
Just Weeks After Governor Youngkin Vetoes Dozens of Gun Safety Bills, Mass Shooting in Spotsylvania County Kills Three People and Wounds Three Others
SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY, Va. – Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots network, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, released the following statement in response to a mass shooting in Spotsylvania county, where three people were shot and killed and…
April 9, 2025
Gun Violence Survivors and Gun Safety Advocates Gather at Statehouse to Urge Passage of Legislation to Get Assault Weapons Out of Our Communities
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Yesterday, volunteers with the Rhode Island chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, met with lawmakers to urge the passage of legislation that would get weapons…
April 8, 2025
HISTORIC VICTORY FOR GUN SAFETY: Hawai‘i Senate Passes Legislation to Create Office of Gun Violence Prevention and Strengthen Firearm Storage
HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, issued the following statement after lawmakers in the Senate passed HB 125 and HB 664. If signed into law…
April 7, 2025
Georgia Lawmakers Fail to Pass Gun Safety Legislation in the Wake of Mass Shooting at Apalachee High School
ATLANTA—The Georgia chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, issued the following statements after state lawmakers failed to pass any substantive gun violence prevention measures to keep communities safe…
April 3, 2025
Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund Endorses Mayor Barbara Buffaloe for Re-Election
NEW YORK – Today, Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund announced its endorsement of Mayors Against Illegal Guns (MAIG) member Mayor Barbara Buffaloe for re-election in Columbia, Missouri. “City leaders like Mayor Buffaloe are on the frontlines of America’s…
April 3, 2025
Three Years Since a Gun Equipped With a Glock Switch was Used in a Mass Shooting in Sacramento, Now is the Time for California to Get DIY Machine Guns Off Our Streets
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 marking three years since a Glock pistol converted into a DIY machine…
April 2, 2025
VICTORY: Judge Susan Crawford Wins Wisconsin Supreme Court Seat
Everytown Invested Nearly $1M, Including on TV, Digital Ads, and a Statewide Field Program Highlighting Brad Schimel’s Extremist Views, History of Letting Domestic Abusers Walk Free and Buy Guns with No Questions Asked MADISON, WI — Everytown for Gun Safety Action…
April 1, 2025
ICYMI: Momentum Brewing for Gun Safety in Honolulu As Committees Advance Life-Saving Legislation
HONOLULU — Today, the Hawaiʻi joint Senate committees on Consumer Protection and Judiciary, and joint Senate committees on Ways and Means and Judiciary advanced life-saving legislation to create a state office of gun violence prevention and strengthen Hawaiʻi’s secure storage…
April 1, 2025
Florida Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers Meet with Lawmakers in Tallahassee During Annual Advocacy Day to Oppose Rolling Back Post-Parkland Legislation
TALLAHASSEE, F.L.—The Florida chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, issued the following statements after nearly 100 volunteers gathered at the Florida State Capitol for their 2025 Advocacy Day…
April 1, 2025
FACT SHEET: AB 1127 Stops the Spread of DIY Machine Guns in California
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Last week, Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel unveiled new language for AB 1127, which would stop the spread of illegal DIY machine guns in California, continuing California’s efforts to respond to emerging threats of illegal firearm manufacturing and ghost…
March 28, 2025
VICTORY FOR GUN SAFETY: COLORADO LEGISLATURE PASSES THREE CRITICAL GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION BILLS
DENVER — Today, Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots network, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, released the following statements after the Colorado legislature concurred and fully passed three critical gun violence prevention bills, continuing to pave the…
March 28, 2025
Oregon Lawmakers Hear Critical Gun Violence Prevention Omnibus Bill; Here’s What You Need to Know About this Critical Public Safety Bill Package:
SALEM, Ore. — Yesterday, the Oregon legislature introduced Senate Omnibus Bill 243, a bill package that includes four critical gun violence prevention measures. In a state with an over 50% adult gun ownership rate, SB 243 would take immense steps…
March 27, 2025
Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Missouri Extremist Lawmakers Advancing Another Dangerous Public Safety Bill
Missouri Lawmakers Are Attempting to Pass Legislation That Would Revive the State’s “Second Amendment Preservation Act,” Which was Struck Down as Unconstitutional in 2023 JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both…
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/.
