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Life-Saving Ghost Gun Legislation One Step Away From Heading to the Governor’s Desk
Last night, H7102 and S2004, identical bills to prohibit ghost guns in Rhode Island, advanced to their respective chamber floors for final votes. The votes, scheduled for next week, will be the last step before sending legislation to Governor Raimondo,…
March 13, 2020
1 Million Students Nationwide Now Attend Schools With Firearm Storage Awareness Policy
Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers Have Urged School Boards Across the Country to Pass Resolutions Requiring Schools to Educate Parents About Secure Firearm Storage Up to 80% of Those Who Perpetrate Gun Violence in…
March 13, 2020
Moms Demand Action Applauds Idaho Senate State Affairs Committee for Rejecting Bill That Would Force More Guns on School Grounds
The Idaho chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today released the following statement after the Idaho Senate State Affairs Committee voted down Senate Bill 1384,…
March 13, 2020
Colorado Moms Demand Action Applauds House Committee for Voting Down Extreme Risk Law Repeal
The Colorado chapter of Moms Demand Action, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today released the following statement after the Colorado House Judiciary Committee voted down HB20-1271, legislation to repeal Colorado’s life-saving extreme risk law: “Our extreme risk law has the…
March 11, 2020
Shameful: Session Comes to an End, Secure Storage Legislation Left Sitting on House Floor as a Result of Republican State Legislators’ Walkout
On Sunday, Oregon lawmakers gaveled out of the 2020 legislative session, failing to pass common-sense gun safety legislation like House Bill 4005, a bill to ensure the secure storage of firearms. The end of session comes after Republican legislators abandoned…
March 10, 2020
Moms Demand Action Responds to House Committee Passage of Permitless Carry
The Tennessee chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today released the following statement after the House Constitutional Protections & Sentencing Subcommittee voted to advance HB 2817/SB…
March 10, 2020
Do Your Job: Everytown Unveils New Digital Ad Hitting Minnesota Senate Republicans for Blocking Background Check and Red Flag Bills
In February, Everytown Announced $60 Million Electoral Program for 2020 — Double What it Spent in 2018ST. PAUL — Today, Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund unveiled a new digital ad that criticizes Minnesota Republicans for…
March 10, 2020
Do Your Job: Everytown Unveils New Digital Ad Hitting Iowa Lawmakers For Pushing Dangerous Bill to Roll Back Gun Laws
In February, Everytown Announced $60 Million Electoral Program for 2020 — Double What it Spent in 2018DES MOINES — Today, Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund unveiled a new digital ad that criticizes Iowa Republicans…
March 10, 2020
Moms Demand Action Responds After Nullification Legislation Advanced by House Committee
The Missouri chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today released the following statement after the Missouri House General Laws Committee passed HB 1637 and HB 2150, dangerous bills that would…
March 10, 2020
Another Child Shot and Wounded: Gun Violence in the District Demands Comprehensive Solutions
On Friday, six people were wounded – including a 5-year-old boy – when a gunman opened fire in a barbershop in Northeast Washington, D.C. This latest instance of gun violence in our…
March 10, 2020
Moms Demand Action Responds After Iowa Senate Committee Advances Legislation to Allow More Guns in Public Buildings and Punish Local Officials Who Act on Gun Safety
The Iowa chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today released the following statement after the Iowa Senate Judiciary Committee voted to advance HF 2502, legislation that would subject local elected…
March 10, 2020
Opposition to Permitless Carry Grows Ahead of Tennessee House Committee Hearing
Today, volunteers with the Tennessee chapter of Moms Demand Action will testify against HB 2817/SB 2671, permitless carry legislation, at a House Constitutional Protections Committee hearing at 4:30pm CST. Last week,…
March 10, 2020
Moms Demand Action Applauds Maryland Senate for Passing Background Checks Legislation
The Maryland chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today released the following statement after the Maryland Senate passed legislation requiring background checks on all rifle and shotgun sales in Maryland. The…
March 9, 2020
NRA Forced to Move Planned Fundraiser From The Country Music Hall of Fame
According to the AP, the NRA’s announced plans to hold an annual fundraising dinner and auction at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville, TN, where the AP reports the organization “planned to…
March 9, 2020
The Des Moines Register: “I’m a gun owner, and I support an extreme-risk law in Iowa”
I wanted to flag this Des Moines Register Op-Ed from twice deployed Army veteran and gun owner Erica Fletcher, who highlights that extreme risk laws are proven to save lives and prevent gun violence. The Op-Ed emphasizes…
March 9, 2020
West Virginia Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Applaud Defeat of Dangerous Gun-Lobby-Backed Legislation
West Virginia’s 2020 Legislative Session Closed on Saturday, Marking the Second Year in a Row That Legislation That Would Force Guns on College Campuses was DefeatedWest Virginia Lawmakers Also Rejected Legislation That Would Have Allowed More…
March 9, 2020
Moms Demand Action Applauds Colorado Lawmakers for Introducing Secure Firearm Storage Legislation
The Colorado chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today released the following statement after Colorado lawmakers introduced HB20-1355, which would require firearms that a juvenile or prohibited person might be…
March 9, 2020
Everytown For Gun Safety Endorses Vice President Joe Biden For President
Vice President Biden Has Spent a Lifetime Fighting to Protect Americans from Gun Violence and Taking on the NRA; As a Candidate, Biden Introduced a Comprehensive Gun Safety Plan Everytown has Committed to Spending a Record $60 Million to Elect Gun…
March 7, 2020
Breaking: Federal Court Temporarily Stops the Trump Administration’s Reckless Decision to Enable Schematics for Downloadable, Untraceable Guns to be Posted Online
Ruling Comes in a Suit Being Brought by 23 Attorneys General to Prevent the Trump Administration From Enabling Schematics for Downloadable, Untraceable Guns to…
March 7, 2020
Moms Demand Action Applauds Virginia General Assembly for Passing Background Check Legislation
The Virginia chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today released the following statement after the Virginia General Assembly advanced gun safety legislation to require background checks on all gun sales…
March 6, 2020
Moms Demand Action Applauds Washington House for Passing Legislation to Establish the Washington Office of Firearm Violence Prevention
The Washington chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statement after the Washington House of Representatives passed SB 6288, which would establish the Office…
March 5, 2020
Moms Demand Action Applauds Kansas House for Introducing Domestic Violence Legislation
The Kansas chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today released the following statement after Kansas State Representative Stephanie Clayton (D-Overland Park) introduced HB 2733, a bill to require domestic…
March 5, 2020
Moms Demand Action Responds to Committee Passage of Permitless Carry
The Alabama chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today released the following statement after the Alabama Senate Judiciary Committee voted to advance SB1, permitless carry legislation that would allow anyone…
March 4, 2020
Idaho School Board Magazine Prioritizes School Safety in New Edition
Despite efforts across Idaho to promote common-sense gun violence prevention solutions, state lawmakers have been spending time and energy prioritizing risky legislation that would jeopardize public safety. Just last week, the Idaho state legislature introduced Senate Bill 1384, legislation to…
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/.
