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Deadly Shooting in Cloquet Highlights Need for Continued Action on Gun Violence Prevention in Minnesota
CLOQUET, Minn. — The Minnesota chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, issued the following statements in response to a shooting in Cloquet where two people were shot and…
January 9, 2024
As Florida Lawmakers Head Back to Session, Gun Safety Advocates Call on Lawmakers to Act on Gun Violence and Reject Efforts to Dismantle Gun Safety Laws Passed After the Shooting in Parkland
Last Session, Florida Lawmakers and Governor DeSantis Enacted Permitless Carry, Despite The Majority of Floridians Opposing Efforts to Erode Common Sense Gun Reform TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Florida chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of…
January 8, 2024
As Georgia Gavels In For 2024 Legislative Session, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers Call on Lawmakers to Pass Common Sense Reform to Protect Georgians Across the State
ATLANTA, GA. – The Georgia chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, released the following statements as the Georgia State Legislature gavels in for the upcoming legislative session. Georgia…
January 8, 2024
Iowa’s 2024 Legislative Session Begins Just Days After Mass Shooting at Perry High School; Lawmakers Need to Prioritize and Take Action on Gun Violence Prevention Measures
Iowa Legislators Return to Des Moines Just Four Days After Mass Shooting at Perry High School, Where a Sixth Grader Was Shot and Killed and Five Others Shot and Wounded DES MOINES, IA — Today, the Iowa legislature convenes…
January 8, 2024
As Lawmakers Return to Olympia, We Must Build on Washington’s Progress In the Fight Against Gun Violence
Today, lawmakers return to Olympia for the first time since last spring to convene for the legislative session. Last session, Washington became the tenth state to pass legislation to prohibit the sale and manufacturing of Assault Weapons, and saw other…
January 5, 2024
Everytown Responds to NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre’s Resignation Announcement Ahead of Trial
WASHINGTON — Today, NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre resigned from his role days before the start of the trial in Attorney General of The State of New York v. NRA, which centers on blockbuster allegations by New York Attorney General Letitia…
January 5, 2024
Everytown for Gun Safety Releases 2024 State Gun Law Rankings, Iowa Ranks 31 in the Nation for the Strength of its Gun Laws
Gun Law Ranking for 2024 Releases Following School Shooting at Perry High School in Perry Iowa DES MOINES, IA – Today, Everytown for Gun Safety launched the updated “Gun Law Rankings” for 2024, an online tool and website that…
January 5, 2024
Everytown, Moms Demand Action Respond to Newly Released Data from the White House Showing Over 500 Illegal Gun Purchases Prevented Through the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act
WASHINGTON — Today, after the White House released data showing the Justice Department has now successfully denied more than 500 illegal gun purchases by people under 21 years old, which was made possible by enhanced background checks process created…
January 5, 2024
Everytown for Gun Safety Releases 2024 State Gun Law Rankings, Arkansas now Ranks Last in the Nation for the Strength of its Gun Laws, Dropping from 49 to 50 in Rank
LITTLE ROCK, AR – Today, Everytown for Gun Safety launched the updated “Gun Law Rankings” for 2024, an online tool and website that ranks all 50 states based on the strength of their gun laws and catalogs gun safety…
January 5, 2024
Everytown for Gun Safety Releases 2024 State Gun Law Rankings, North Carolina Drops From 21 to 23 in National Rank for the Strength of its Gun Laws
RALEIGH, N.C. – Today, Everytown for Gun Safety launched the updated “Gun Law Rankings” for 2024, an online tool and website that ranks all 50 states based on the strength of their gun laws and catalogs gun safety laws…
January 5, 2024
Everytown for Gun Safety Releases 2024 State Gun Law Rankings, Georgia Ranks 46 in the Nation for the Strength of its Gun Laws
ATLANTA, GA – Today, Everytown for Gun Safety launched the updated “Gun Law Rankings” for 2024, an online tool and website that ranks all 50 states based on the strength of their gun laws and catalogs gun safety laws…
January 5, 2024
Everytown for Gun Safety Releases 2024 State Gun Law Rankings, Florida Drops from 19 to 22 in National Rank for the Strength of its Gun Laws
TALLAHASSEE, FL – Today, Everytown for Gun Safety launched the updated “Gun Law Rankings” for 2024, an online tool and website that ranks all 50 states based on the strength of their gun laws and catalogs gun safety laws…
January 5, 2024
Everytown for Gun Safety Releases 2024 State Gun Law Rankings, Montana Ranks 47th in the Nation for the Strength of its Gun Laws
HELENA, MT. – Today, Everytown for Gun Safety launched the updated “Gun Law Rankings” for 2024, an online tool and website that ranks all 50 states based on the strength of their gun laws and catalogs gun safety laws…
January 5, 2024
Everytown for Gun Safety Releases 2024 State Gun Law Rankings, Idaho Ranks 48th in the Nation for the Strength of its Gun Laws
BOISE, ID. – Today, Everytown for Gun Safety launched the updated “Gun Law Rankings” for 2024, an online tool and website that ranks all 50 states based on the strength of their gun laws and catalogs gun safety laws…
January 5, 2024
Everytown for Gun Safety Releases 2024 State Gun Law Rankings, Illinois Among National Leaders for Strong Gun Laws, Ranking Third and Seeing Rank Increase by 4
SPRINGFIELD, IL – Today, Everytown for Gun Safety launched the updated “Gun Law Rankings” for 2024, an online tool and website that ranks all 50 states based on the strength of their gun laws and catalogs gun safety laws…
January 5, 2024
Everytown for Gun Safety Releases 2024 State Gun Law Rankings, Nebraska Drops from 22 to 24 in National Rank for the Strength of its Gun Laws
LINCOLN, Neb. — Today, Everytown for Gun Safety launched the updated “Gun Law Rankings” for 2024, an online tool and website that ranks all 50 states based on the strength of their gun laws and catalogs gun safety laws…
January 5, 2024
Everytown for Gun Safety Releases 2024 State Gun Law Rankings, Minnesota Ranks 14th and Sees its Rank Increase by 3
After Electing a Gun-Sense Trifecta in 2022, Minnesota Lawmakers Enacted Strong Gun Safety Policies, Increasing Minnesota’s Gun Law Ranking by 3 SAINT PAUL, MN – Today, Everytown for Gun Safety launched the updated “Gun Law Rankings” for 2024, an…
January 5, 2024
California Leads the Nation in the Fight Against Gun Violence, Everytown for Gun Safety’s 2024 State Gun Law Rankings Show
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Today, Everytown for Gun Safety launched the updated “Gun Law Rankings” for 2024, an online tool and website that ranks all 50 states based on the strength of their gun laws and catalogs gun safety laws…
January 4, 2024
Iowa Chapters of Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Shooting at Perry High School in Iowa on Students’ First Day Back to School
PERRY, I.A. – Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots network, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, released the following statements in response to a shooting at Perry High School in Perry Iowa. While details are still unfolding,…
January 2, 2024
At the Start of the 2024 Legislative Session, Rhode Island Lawmakers Have the Chance to Pass Two Key Pieces of Legislation to Prevent Gun Violence
PROVIDENCE, RI – As the Rhode Island legislature convenes for the start of the 2024 legislative session today, lawmakers will once again have the opportunity to pass critical legislation to advance gun violence prevention in the state. In 2022, Governor…
January 2, 2024
Everytown and Moms Demand Action Statement on Minnesota’s Extreme Risk Law Going Into Effect
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Today, Minnesota’s Extreme Risk law goes into effect. The Extreme Risk Protection Order (ERPO) law allows loved ones and law enforcement to petition a court to temporarily restrict access to firearms by those deemed to be…
December 22, 2023
Los Angeles Police Shoots and Kills Domestic Violence Victim; California Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Respond
LOS ANGELES — 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 27-year-old Niani Finlayson was shot and killed in front of her 9-year-old…
December 13, 2023
Everytown Law and New Jersey Moms Demand Action Applaud New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin for Holding Bad Actors in the Firearm Industry Accountable
Lawsuit Utilizes Firearms Public Nuisance Legislation Signed By Governor Murphy in 2022 TRENTON, NJ – Yesterday, in a major victory for accountability in the gun industry, Everytown Law, the litigation arm of Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund, and the…
December 11, 2023
Minnesota Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Shooting of Savannah Ryan Williams, a Transgender Woman in Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS – The Minnesota chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, released the following statements in response to the November 29 shooting of Savannah Ryan Williams, a Cuban…
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/.
