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Pennsylvania Lawmakers Should Prioritize Bills That Address Police Violence, Not Strip Common-Sense Gun Law
Yesterday, the House of Representatives passed HB 1747, a dangerous bill that would repeal the ban of open carry by persons without a carry permit during a state of emergency. It would also prevent the governor…
June 26, 2020
Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Statement on Gov. Polis Calling on Attorney General to Investigate the 2019 Police Killing of Elijah McClain
The Colorado chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, today released the following statement after Colorado Governor Jared Polis assigned Attorney General Phil Weiser to reopen…
June 26, 2020
Everytown For Gun Safety Applauds House Passage of George Floyd Justice in Policing Act
NEW YORK –– Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, released the following statements about the House of Representatives passing the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act. The bill, which…
June 25, 2020
Ahead of House Vote, Everytown Announces Support for D.C. Statehood
NEW YORK –– Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, released the following statements supporting H.R. 51, legislation to make Washington, D.C. the 51st state. This would be the first…
June 24, 2020
Everytown to Invest at Least $5 Million in “Gun Sense Majority: North Carolina” Electoral Initiative, Mobilize Grassroots Army to Elect Gun Sense Candidates Up and Down the Ballot
North Carolina Voters Support Strengthening Gun Laws by a 6:1 MarginEverytown Plans to Spend $60 Million on the 2020 Elections — Double What They Spent During the 2018 Elections; In November 2019, Everytown Invested…
June 24, 2020
Everytown Vows to Flip Control of Iowa Legislature in 2020, Launches Digital Ad Campaign Slamming Republicans for Passing Bill to Weaken Gun Laws
This Session, Instead of Passing a Common-Sense Extreme Risk Bill, the Iowa Legislature Passed a Dangerous Preemption Bill that Would Punish Local Officials for Taking Action to Combat Gun ViolenceDES MOINES, Iowa — Today, Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund vowed…
June 24, 2020
Uptick in Gun Violence in Minneapolis Highlights Need for Increased Funding for Violence Intervention Programs
According to the Minneapolis Star Tribune, last weekend’s shooting in Minneapolis that killed one person, Cody Pollard, the father of two small children, and wounded 11 others was just one among several other shootings across the city over the weekend,…
June 24, 2020
At Least 10 Trans People Have Been Shot and Killed in the United States This Year, At Least Two in Police Shootings
Last week, it was reported that Jayne Thompson, a trans woman from Arizona, was shot and killed by police in May in Mesa County, Colorado. News of her death was delayed due to being misgendered by…
June 23, 2020
We Just Want Answers:’ Police Shooting of California Teen Renews Protests and Conversations Around Body Cameras, Independent Investigations
Over the weekend, several outlets reported Andres Guardado, an 18-year-old man, was shot and killed by a Los Angeles County deputy sheriff on Thursday evening near a Gardena auto body shop. The details of the shooting are…
June 23, 2020
Everytown For Gun Safety, Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to White House-Backed Plan for Reducing Suicide Among Veterans
NEW YORK –– Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, released the following statements about the Trump administration’s newly released “National Research Strategy for the President’s Roadmap to Empower Veterans and End the…
June 23, 2020
Students Demand Action, Everytown Launch Oregon Virtual Field Office Focused on Registering Young Voters— Mobilizing People Where They are During Pandemic
The Program Will be Driven by Oregon Students Demand Action Volunteers Using Virtual Tools to Register People in Their Online NetworksOregon Students Demand Action Volunteers are Available for Interviews SALEM, Ore. — Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund (“Everytown”) and Students Demand…
June 22, 2020
Kentucky Polling Places Cut by the Thousands. That Affects Gun Violence Prevention.
Today, the Washington Post reported there will be fewer than 200 polling places open for Kentucky’s primary tomorrow – a drastic decrease and a threat to voter access. In Jefferson County, home to the city of…
June 22, 2020
Illinois Moms Demand Action Statement on Violent Weekend in Chicago
The Illinois chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today released the following statement after 102 people were reportedly shot in Chicago over the weekend, including 14 fatally. According to the…
June 20, 2020
Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Applaud Alexandria City Council for Passing Ordinance to Keep Guns Out of Sensitive Places
The Virginia chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both a part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, today released the following statement after the Alexandria City Council passed an ordinance to prohibit carrying firearms into city-owned…
June 19, 2020
Colorado Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Applaud Signing of Measures To Enhance Law Enforcement Integrity
The Colorado chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, today released the following statement after Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed into law SB20-217, Measures To Enhance Law Enforcement Integrity:“Today, Colorado…
June 18, 2020
Everytown Responds to Trump Tweet Saying Recent Supreme Court Decisions Are “Shotgun Blasts in the Face” of Republicans
NEW YORK –– Today, Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, responded to President Donald Trump’s tweet about this week’s decisions by the Supreme Court, saying “These horrible…
June 18, 2020
New Mexico’s Extreme Risk Law Went Into Effect This Week. Here’s What to Know.
On Monday, New Mexico joined a list of 18 states, along with Washington D.C., that have enacted an extreme risk law, after the bill was signed by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham in…
June 18, 2020
Two Black Teenage Girls Shot and Killed in Akron Weeks Apart While Ohio Lawmakers Continue to Push Legislation That Would Disproportionately Impact Black Ohioans
On Sunday, Na’Kia Crawford, an 18-year-old recent graduate of North High School, was shot and killed in Akron. Crawford was shot about two blocks away from her home, while she was driving back from running…
June 17, 2020
North Carolina Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action, Everytown Respond to Rep. Pittman’s Facebook Post Appearing to Incite Police Gun Violence
RALEIGH, N.C. — The North Carolina chapter of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, today released the following statement in response to a Facebook post by Rep. Larry Pittman (R-Cabarrus…
June 17, 2020
Statement on Stand Your Ground Repeal Bill from Georgia Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action
The Georgia chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both a part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s volunteer networks, today applauded Georgia lawmakers, including lead sponsors Rep. Bee Nguyen and Sen. Nikema Williams, for introducing HB 1190 and…
June 17, 2020
NowThis: The NRA Has Fear-Mongered About Government Tyranny for Years. But Now That The Government is “Act[ing] Tyrannically,” The NRA is Silent.
For years, the NRA has been fear-mongering about government tyranny and police crackdowns. But as shown in a new video from NowThis, the NRA has been silent during recent protests –– even…
June 17, 2020
Everytown Statement on the 5-Year Mark of the Charleston Shooting
5 Years Ago Today, a White Supremacist Killed 9 Black Americans While They Prayed in Charleston’s Mother Emanuel ChurchThe Charleston Loophole––Named After the Loophole the Shooter Exploited to Purchase a Gun––Has Likely Become…
June 16, 2020
New Mexico Moms Demand Action Responds to Shooting of Albuquerque Man During a Protest Monday Evening
The New Mexico chapter of Moms Demand Action, a part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s volunteer network, today released the following statement after reports that a man was shot and wounded Monday evening during a protest…
June 16, 2020
After Shooting at New Mexico Protest, Everytown Releases Factsheet Explaining the “Open Carry Loophole” That Gun Extremists are Exploiting to Intimidate Protesters, Lawmakers
NEW YORK –– In recent weeks, gun extremists have openly carried military-style firearms at protests to incite fear, suppress civil discourse, and threaten public safety. Threats escalated to violence yesterday, when there was a shooting at a New…
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/.
