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On Press Call With Everytown and Moms Demand Action, Governor Northam Announces he has Signed Critical Gun Safety Legislation
Signings are a Landmark Moment in Virginia Legislative History After Moms Demand Action Volunteers Held Accountable — and Replaced — Lawmakers for Inaction In NRA’s BackyardEverytown for Gun Safety Action Fund was the Largest Outside Spender in Virginia’s 2019 Elections,…
April 9, 2020
Chicago’s top cop: “There are two pandemics in Chicago, and only one is virus induced”
As the coronavirus pandemic rages on and people are socially distancing around the country, gun violence continues in large cities around the country, including Chicago. Yesterday, Chicago interim police Superintendent Charlie Beck and Mayor Lori Lightfoot…
April 9, 2020
Law Enforcement, Gun Safety Instructors and Advocates: Secure Gun Storage is Critical
As American life changes in the midst of COVID-19, millions of children and teens are home from school, and at the same time, NRA fear mongering has led to an increase in…
April 9, 2020
Presidential Election Will Offer Voters a Clear Choice on Gun Safety
Vice President Biden Has Spent a Lifetime Fighting to Protect Americans from Gun Violence and Taking on the NRA; President Trump Refuses to Take Action on Gun Safety, Putting the NRA Ahead of Americans’ SafetyToday, Everytown for Gun Safety and…
April 9, 2020
Texas Moms Demand Action: Governor Abbott Should Promote Secure Storage, Extend Background Check Window to Reduce Gun Violence Risks Amid Increased Gun Sales During Coronavirus Crisis
In Texas, There Were Nearly 95 Percent More Background Checks Completed in March 2020 Than in March 2019On Monday, Two Children Were Wounded in an Unintentional Shooting in Fort Worth Everytown Releases…
April 7, 2020
The NRA Wants You to Think Public Officials Can’t Close Gun Stores. The Courts Disagree.
The NRA and its affiliates have spent the last month filing lawsuits contending that the lawful closure of gun stores during the COVID-19 pandemic is “unconstitutional”––but over the last couple weeks, we’ve found out that multiple…
April 7, 2020
Capital Journal: ‘Police seeing increased domestic disputes since coronavirus crisis began’
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to keep people in their homes, experts and police are increasingly worried about the uptick in domestic violence calls. On Sunday, the Topeka Capital Journal reported that the Topeka police are seeing an increase…
April 7, 2020
Everytown Launches $1.5 Million, Student-led Effort to Register 100,000 Young Voters Through Virtual Field Offices — Mobilizing People Where They are During Pandemic
Program Will be Driven by Students Demand Action Volunteers Using Virtual Tools to Register People in Their Online Networks, With More than a Dozen Paid Organizers Helping Lead Organizing Efforts in Key Battleground StatesNEW YORK — Everytown for Gun Safety…
April 6, 2020
Florida Moms Demand Action: Governor DeSantis Should Promote Secure Storage to Reduce Gun Violence Risks Amid Increased Gun Sales During Coronavirus Crisis
In Florida, There Were 69 Percent More Background Checks Completed in March 2020 Than in March 2019Everytown Releases List of Actions Governors Can Take Amid Concerns Over Unintentional Shootings, Domestic Violence Shootings,…
April 6, 2020
UN Secretary-General: Governments Must Address Global Surge of Domestic Violence
When it Comes to Gun Violence, the United States is the Most Dangerous High-Income Nation for WomenLast Week, Everytown and Moms Demand Action Released Guidance for Governors to Address Gun-Related Domestic Violence NEW…
April 6, 2020
New Hampshire Moms Demand Action: Governor Sununu Should Consider Extending Background Checks Window to Reduce Gun Violence Risks Amid Increased Gun Sales During Coronavirus Crisis
In New Hampshire, There Were Over 92 Percent More Background Checks Completed in March 2020 Than in March 2019Everytown Releases List of Actions Governors Can Take Amid Concerns Over Unintentional Shootings, Domestic…
April 6, 2020
Victory for Gun Safety: Washington Moms Demand Action Applaud Governor Jay Inslee for Approving $600,000 in Funding for Gun Violence Intervention and Prevention Programs in the 2020 Supplemental Operating Budget
Today’s Budget Signing is the Latest Example of Washington Leading the Nation on Gun Violence Prevention; Earlier this Week, Gov. Inslee signed SB6288 into LawOLYMPIA, Wash. — The Washington chapter of Moms Demand Action, a part…
April 3, 2020
Maryland Moms Demand Action: Governor Hogan Should Sign HB 4 and Consider Extending Background Checks Window to Reduce Gun Violence Risks Amid Increased Gun Sales During Coronavirus Crisis
In Maryland, There Were Over 95 Percent More Background Checks Completed in March 2020 Than in March 2019Everytown Releases List of Actions Governors Can Take Amid Concerns Over Unintentional Shootings, Domestic Violence…
April 3, 2020
Vermont Moms Demand Action: Governor Scott Should Consider Extending Background Checks Window to Reduce Gun Violence Risks Amid Increased Gun Sales During Coronavirus Crisis
In Vermont, There Were Over 73 Percent More Background Checks Completed in March 2020 Than in March 2019Everytown Releases List of Actions Governors Can Take Amid Concerns Over Unintentional Shootings, Domestic Violence…
April 3, 2020
Connecticut Moms Demand Action: Governor Lamont Should Consider Action to Reduce Gun Violence Risks Amid Increased Gun Sales During Coronavirus Crisis
In Connecticut, There Were Over 25 Percent More Background Checks Completed in March 2020 Than in March 2019Everytown Releases List of Actions Governors Can Take Amid Concerns Over Unintentional Shootings, Domestic Violence…
April 3, 2020
Shooting in Bethany Highlights Deadly Connection Between Gun Violence, Intimate Partner Violence
On Wednesday morning, a man shot three people, killing two of them, in a domestic violence-related shooting in Bethany. Reports indicate the shooter is also dead. The shooting came as domestic violence organizations…
April 3, 2020
With NRA in Crisis, Trump Moves Onto “Other Gun Groups”
As the NRA Struggles, President Trump’s Team “Aggressively Reach[es] Out to Other Gun Groups”According to a new report by the New York Times, the White House and Trump campaign are “hedg[ing] their bets” on the NRA…
April 3, 2020
Victory for Gun Safety: Washington Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Applaud Governor Jay Inslee for Prioritizing and Signing Violence Intervention and Prevention Legislation Into Law
The Signing is the Latest Example of Washington Leading the Nation on Gun Violence PreventionIn 2018, Washington Enacted Legislation that Raised the Age to Purchase Semi-Automatic Rifles and Enhanced Background Checks for Semi-Automatic Rifle PurchasersOLYMPIA, Wash.
April 3, 2020
Everytown, Moms Demand Action Denounce Senator McConnell and his Senate Allies for One Year of Inaction on the Violence Against Women Act
As the Risk of Domestic Abuse Rises Across America, the Bipartisan Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act Still Sits Untouched on Senate Majority Leader McConnell’s Desk NEW YORK — Everytown for Gun Safety and Moms Demand Action, the grassroots arm of…
April 2, 2020
Amid Increased Gun Sales During Covid-19 Pandemic, Democratic Senators Send Letter To FBI + ATF Urging 5 Key Steps To Protect Public Safety
Historic Increase in Gun Sales and Reduced NICS Capacity During the COVID-19 Pandemic Causes Potentially Deadly Background Check Delays and Increased Risks of Unintentional Gun Violence,…
April 2, 2020
Everytown, Moms Demand Action: Governors Can Extend Background Checks Windows to Reduce Gun Violence Risks Amid Increased Gun Sales During Coronavirus Crisis
Everytown Releases List of Actions Governors Can Take Amid Concerns Over Unintentional Shootings, Domestic Violence Shootings, Gun Suicides Agencies Currently Seeing Increases in Background Checks That Remain Incomplete After 3 Days; Newly Released NICS Data Shows More…
April 2, 2020
Hospitals Face a Dual Public Health Crisis: Continued Gun Violence and COVID-19
As America’s medical system grapples with limited resources in response to COVID-19, doctors are being forced to make hard decisions about who can receive treatment for medical emergencies. As Dr. Elinore Kaufman, a surgical critical care fellow working in one…
April 2, 2020
Moms Demand Action Applauds Gov. Cuomo and New York Legislature for Passing Gun Safety Measures in 2020 Budget
The New York chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today released the following statement after the New York General Assembly passed the 2020 budget, which includes provisions that will disarm…
April 1, 2020
Everytown, Moms Demand Action Respond to New FBI Data Showing Increase in Background Checks
Newly Released NICS Data Shows More Background Checks Done After Trump’s State of Emergency Declaration Than After Shooting at Sandy Hook SchoolA Surge in Gun Sales and Shelter-in-Place Orders Increase Risk of Gun-Related Domestic Violence, Unintentional…
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/.
