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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…
September 29, 2025

New Poll: Majority of Minnesotans Demand Assault Weapons Ban; Pressure Mounts As Governor Walz Fails to Call Special Session One Month After Annunciation Church School Shooting

MINNEAPOLIS – One month after the Annunciation Catholic School mass shooting, a new statewide poll shows that Minnesotans overwhelmingly want lawmakers to act: 60% of Minnesota voters believe the legislature should take immediate action to ban assault weapons, with majorities…
September 29, 2025

Everytown, Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Statement on Attack on Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc Township

LANSING, Mich. — Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots network, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, released the following statements in response to the horrific attack on the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc…
September 26, 2025

Ahead of One-Month Mark of Annunciation School Shooting, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Call for Special Session to Ban Assault Weapons

In One Month Since Annunciation Church School Shooting, Governor Walz Has Failed to Call Special Session  ST. PAUL, Minn. — On the eve of the one-month mark of the Annunciation School shooting, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action volunteers…
September 17, 2025

What You Need to Know About Florida Attorney General Uthmeier’s Failure to Uphold the State’s Lifesaving Open Carry Ban

This week, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier failed to challenge the recent Florida First District Court of Appeals decision in McDaniels v. State of Florida, and announced that Florida’s life-saving, decades-old open carry ban should not be applied anywhere in…
September 13, 2025

California Legislature Passes AB 1127: Everytown, Moms Demand Action, and Students Demand Action Urge Governor Gavin Newsom to Sign First-in-the-Nation Bill Taking on DIY Machine Guns

California is on the Verge of Becoming the First State to Push Gun Makers to Make Safer Pistols  Supporters of AB 1127 Sent 134,984 Messages to Lawmakers and Made Over 2,400 Calls Urging Its Passage  SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California…
September 10, 2025

Everytown, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Statement on Assassination of Charlie Kirk

NEW YORK — Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, issued the following statements in response to the assassination of Charlie Kirk.  “Political violence of any sort is absolutely unacceptable, full stop,”…
September 8, 2025

MONEY IS EVERYTHING: Why the Gun Industry Hates AB 1127 and Why Senate Pro Tempore McGuire Should Bring It to a Vote This Week 

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Since the beginning of the legislative session, the gun lobby and gun industry have worked closely together to stop AB 1127, which aims to prevent the spread of DIY machine guns, spreading misinformation and smearing the life-saving…
September 5, 2025

Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Condemn Complete Lack of Action from Minnesota State Lawmakers on Gun Safety Following Deadly Mass Shooting at Annunciation Catholic School

Calls for a Special Session for State Ban on Assault Weapons Come After Two Children Killed and 21 Other People Wounded on Third Day Back to School at Annunciation Catholic School  MINNEAPOLIS — A week and a half after the…
September 5, 2025

STUDENTS DEMAND ACTION ORGANIZES MORE THAN 250 SCHOOL WALKOUTS ON GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION

Students Demand Action Volunteers and Gun Violence Survivors Are Available for Interviews; Photos Also Available  NEW YORK, N.Y. — Today, Students Demand Action groups, a grassroots arm of Everytown for Gun Safety, hosted more than 250 coordinated school walkouts across…
September 1, 2025

Coalition of Minnesota Gun Safety Groups Urge Governor Walz to Call a Special Session Immediately to Ban Weapons of War

Calls for State Ban on Assault Weapons Comes After Two Children Killed and 18 More Wounded on Third Day Back to School at Annunciation Catholic School  MINNEAPOLIS — Today, a coalition of gun violence prevention groups released the following statements…
August 29, 2025

ONE VOTE AWAY: California Appropriations Committee Sends AB 1127 to Senate Floor; Golden State One Step Away From Stopping the Spread of DIY Machine Guns

After Originally Holding the Bill Lawmakers Advanced 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 after the Senate…
August 27, 2025

Everytown, Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Statement on School Shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church School

MINNEAPOLIS — Today, the Minnesota chapter of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, issued the following statements on the shooting at the Annunciation Catholic School in South Minneapolis. While details are…
August 26, 2025

Sacramento Mayor Kevin McCarthy, Assemblymembers Jesse Gabriel and Catherine Stefani Join Gun Violence Survivors to Urge Action on DIY Machine Guns 

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 statement after today’s press conference at the California State Capitol in support of AB…
July 31, 2025

Everytown For Gun Safety Endorses Latest Round of Moms Demand Action Volunteers Running for Office 

NEW YORK — Today, Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund announced its latest round of endorsements of Moms Demand Action volunteers running for office across the country. These endorsements are a testament to the growing power of Moms Demand Action…
July 29, 2025

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,…

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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
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