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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…
March 4, 2020
Moms Demand Action Responds to Committee Passage of Stand Your Ground Expansion
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 House Judiciary Committee voted to advance HB 263, which would…
March 4, 2020
Moms Demand Action Responds After Iowa Senate Hearing on 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 Subcommittee held a hearing on HF 2502, legislation that would subject local…
March 3, 2020
Moms Demand Action Responds to 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 Senate Judiciary Committee voted to advance HB 2817/SB 2671, a permitless…
March 3, 2020
Rep. Dan Crenshaw says “You can’t connect universal background checks to reducing gun violence.” He’s wrong.
According to The Texan, Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) criticized background checks on all gun sales––a bipartisan and immensely popular policy––during his reelection kickoff event…
March 3, 2020
Arizona Republic: ‘Abused spouses and partners aren’t getting any help from lawmakers. Which, in its own way, is a form of abuse.’
Earlier this year, a bipartisan group of Arizona lawmakers led by Republican Senator Kate Brophy McGee and Democratic Representatives Jennifer Longdon and Daniel Hernandez introduced SB 1165 and HB 2543, legislation that…
March 3, 2020
Moms Demand Action Applauds House Committee for Advancing Legislation to Establish the Washington Office of Firearm Violence Prevention House Committee
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 Appropriations Committee advanced legislation to establish the Office of Firearm Violence Prevention. The office…
March 3, 2020
The Fight Against Community Gun Violence in Pennsylvania Deserves Full Funding
On Friday, Governor Tom Wolf called on the General Assembly to approve his $6 million budget request for proactive programs to combat community gun violence – a four-fold increase from previous years. Pennsylvania lawmakers should approve…
March 2, 2020
Everytown Sends A Message to Sen. McConnell and Gun Lobby Allies in the Senate After One Year of Inaction on H.R. 8
Last week, gun violence prevention activists, survivors of gun violence and allied lawmakers came together across the country to hold Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and gun lobby allies in Congress accountable for one year of inaction on H.R…
February 28, 2020
Moms Demand Action, Community Passageways Applaud House Committee for Advancing Legislation to Establish the Washington Office of Firearm Violence Prevention House Committee
The Washington chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, and Community Passageways today released the following statement after the Washington House Civil Rights and Judiciary Committee passed SB 6288, legislation to…
February 28, 2020
Shameful: Republican-Led Committees Shelve Legislation to Disarm Domestic Abusers
PHOENIX – The Arizona chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today released the following statement after the Arizona House and Senate Judiciary Committees failed to take up 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/.
