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Michigan Senate Passes Critical Legislation to Fund Community Violence Intervention Measures and Promote Secure Firearm Storage
Yesterday, the Michigan House Adjourned Without Passing Multiple Critical Gun Violence Prevention Bills up for Floor Votes. LANSING, Mich. — Today, the Michigan chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots…
December 19, 2024
DISAPPOINTING FAILURE TO TAKE ACTION: Coalition of Gun Violence Prevention Groups Issue Statement on Michigan House Adjourning, Failing to Pass Life Saving Gun Violence Prevention Legislation
DISAPPOINTING FAILURE TO TAKE ACTION: Coalition of Gun Violence Prevention Groups Issue Statement on Michigan House Adjourning, Failing to Pass Life Saving Gun Violence Prevention Legislation Michigan Senate Lawmakers Will Have the Opportunity to Take Action and Pass Gun Safety…
December 19, 2024
Everytown for Gun Safety Victory Fund Announces Political Action Committee To Elect and Defend Gun Sense Candidates in Rhode Island Legislature
NEW YORK – Today, Everytown for Gun Safety Victory Fund announced a new political action committee (PAC) dedicated to electing and defending gun sense lawmakers in the Rhode Island Legislature in their fight to make Rhode Island communities safer from…
December 19, 2024
New Everytown Report Reveals New Mexico Has the Nation’s Highest Rate of Road Rage Gun Incidents
New Everytown Report Finds, On Average, Someone Was Wounded or Killed in a Road Rage Shooting Every 18 Hours in 2023 As Americans Take to the Road for the Holidays, New Report Sheds Light on Road Rage Shooting Rates and…
December 16, 2024
Coalition of Gun Violence Prevention Group Issue Statement Urging Michigan Lawmakers To Pass Critical Gun Violence Prevention Bills in Last Days of 2024 Legislative Session
LANSING, Mich. — Today, a coalition of gun violence prevention organizations united to issue the following statements, urging Michigan lawmakers to prioritize passing critical gun violence prevention legislation in the last days of the 2024 legislation session. Everytown for Gun…
December 16, 2024
Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Shooting at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin, Where At Least Two People Were Killed and Several Wounded
MADISON, Wis. — Today, Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots network, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, released the following statements following a shooting this morning at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin. While details are still…
December 13, 2024
Michigan State Senators Pass Critical Gun Safety Bills, Including A Ban on Ghost Guns and Rapid Fire Devices
LANSING, Mich. — Today, the Michigan chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, released the following statement after the Michigan Senate voted to pass two critical gun violence prevention…
December 10, 2024
In the Last Days of 2024 Michigan Legislative Session, Lawmakers Advance Legislation to Ban Ghost Guns and Require Secure Firearm Storage Notifications
Committees Also Held Hearings on Other Gun Safety Legislation, Including Legislation to Hold the Gun Industry Accountable and Empower Gun Violence Victims, and Legislation to Sustain Funding for Critical Community Violence Intervention Work LANSING, Mich. — Today, the Michigan chapters…
December 5, 2024
Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Shooting at Feather River School of Seventh-Day Adventists in Palermo, California Where Two Kindergarteners Were Shot and Injured
PALERMO, Cal. — Today, Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots network, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, released the following statements following a shooting yesterday at Feather River School of Seventh-Day Adventists in Palermo, California, which resulted in…
November 26, 2024
VICTORY FOR GUN SAFETY: Governor Kathy Hochul Signs Legislation to Establish School Anti-Violence Education Programs
ALBANY, N.Y. – Today, the New York chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, released the following statement applauding Governor Kathy Hochul for signing a piece of gun safety…
November 22, 2024
Following Opposition from Students, Staff and Advocates, The University of Wyoming Votes Against Allowing Firearm Carry on Campus; Wyoming Moms Demand Action Respond
CHEYENNE, WY. — The Wyoming chapter of Moms Demand Action, part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, issued the following statement after the University of Wyoming Board of Trustees voted to reject a proposal to allow the concealed…
November 21, 2024
North Carolina Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Shooting of Quanesha Shantel “Cocoa”, Trans Woman Who Was Shot and Killed By Former Partner
GREENSBORO – The North Carolina 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 the shooting of 25-year-old Quanesha Shantel, also known as Cocoa,…
November 19, 2024
Gun Violence Prevention Groups Call on Michigan State Legislature to Pass Life-Saving Gun Safety Bills
As the Michigan Legislature enters lame duck period, coalition of advocates urge House and Senate leadership to prioritize three gun violence prevention bills before end of session Lansing, Michigan, November 14, 2024 — Today, a coalition of gun violence prevention…
November 14, 2024
Michigan Legislature Passes Bill to Prohibit Open Carry of Firearms At Polling Places
The Michigan House Floor Also Voted to Pass Secure Firearm Storage Notifications – the Next Stop for This Legislation is a Senate Committee Hearing LANSING, Mich. — Today, The Michigan chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both…
November 12, 2024
Ruben Gallego, Everytown-Supported Gun Sense Candidate, Wins Election in Arizona
Everytown Opened Field Office in Tempe to Support Voter Outreach Efforts Everytown Supporters, Alongside Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers, Made More Than 12 Million Voter Contacts To Support Gun Sense Candidates Nationwide WASHINGTON — Everytown for Gun…
November 11, 2024
MAJOR VICTORY FOR GUN SAFETY: Gun Sense Majority Holds Pennsylvania House of Representatives Following Everytown for Gun Safety’s Investment and Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action’s Grassroots Advocacy
Everytown Opened a Field Office in Philadelphia; Everytown Supporters, Alongside Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers Made More Than 12 Million Voter Contacts to Support Gun Sense Candidates Nationwide HARRISBURG, Pa. — After Pennsylvania Republicans failed to take control…
November 11, 2024
Representative Brian Fitzpatrick, Everytown-Supported Gun Sense Candidate, Wins Re-election in Pennsylvania
Everytown Opened Field Office in Philadelphia to Support Voter Outreach Efforts; Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers Made More Than 12 Million Voter Contacts To Support Gun Sense Candidates Nationwide WASHINGTON — Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund…
November 11, 2024
Colorado Gun Safety Ballot Measure Prop KK Passes Following Everytown for Gun Safety’s Investment and Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action’s Grassroots Advocacy
Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund Was an Early Financial Backer of SAY YES TO PROP KK Campaign; Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers Campaigned Tirelessly for Measure’s Passage Victory Builds on Progress in Colorado; Following Election of…
November 11, 2024
VICTORY FOR GUN SAFETY: Justice Kyra Harris Bolden, Justice-elect Kimberly Ann Thomas Win in Michigan Supreme Court Races
Everytown Launched $400k Campaign for Michigan Supreme Court LANSING — Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, and Everytown for Gun Safety Victory Fund released the following statements after Kyra…
November 11, 2024
Tammy Baldwin, Everytown-Supported Gun Sense Candidate, Wins Re-election in Wisconsin
Everytown Supporters, Alongside Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers, Made More Than 12 Million Voter Contacts To Support Gun Sense Candidates Nationwide WASHINGTON — Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand Action and…
November 11, 2024
Elissa Slotkin, Everytown-Supported Gun Sense Candidate, Wins Election in Michigan
Everytown Opened Field Office in Detroit to Support Voter Outreach Efforts, Partnered with Senate Majority PAC for Multi-Million Dollar Effort in Michigan Everytown Supporters, Alongside Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers, Made More Than 12 Million Voter Contacts…
November 11, 2024
Dan Rayfield and Tobias Read, Everytown-Supported Gun Sense Candidates for Attorney General and Secretary of State, Win in Oregon
Everytown Supporters, Alongside Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers, Made More Than 12 Million Voter Contacts To Support Gun Sense Candidates Nationwide SALEM, Ore. — In a significant victory for gun safety and major defeat for gun lobby-backed…
November 11, 2024
Steven Horsford, Everytown-Supported Gun Sense Candidate, Wins Re-Election in Nevada’s Fourth Congressional District
Everytown Supporters, Alongside Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers, Made More Than 12 Million Voter Contacts To Support Gun Sense Candidates Nationwide WASHINGTON — Everytown for Gun Safety Victory Fund and Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund, and…
November 11, 2024
Jacky Rosen, Everytown-Supported Gun Sense Candidate, Wins Re-election in Nevada
Everytown Supporters, Alongside Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers, Made More Than 12 Million Voter Contacts To Support Gun Sense Candidates Nationwide WASHINGTON — Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund and its grassroots networks, 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/.
