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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…
February 28, 2020
Moms Demand Action Responds After Iowa House Advances Legislation to Put 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 State House passed HF 2502, legislation that would harshly punish local elected officials for…
February 28, 2020
Newsweek: Agents Recover Thousands of Bullets, 3D Printer and Ghost Guns From Convicted Felon’s Residence
According to Newsweek, a Washington state man with “at least seven prior felony convictions” was arrested for violating the federal prohibition on ammunition ownership by convicted felons. A 3D printer, a drill press, and “around 17…
February 28, 2020
Moms Demand Action Applauds Virginia General Assembly for Passing Gun Safety 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 passed a slate of gun safety bills, including extreme risk legislation, which…
February 28, 2020
ICYMI: Dozens of Moms Demand Action Volunteers go to Statehouse to Support Secure Storage Legislation Amid Walkouts
On Wednesday, dozens of volunteers with the Oregon chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a part of Everytown for Gun Safety, arrived at the statehouse for a scheduled “second reading” of House Bill 4005 – secure…
February 28, 2020
ICYMI: Hundreds of Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Volunteers Call for Gun Safety at Michigan Statehouse
On Tuesday, over 300 volunteers with the Michigan chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America and Students Demand Action, both a part of Everytown for Gun Safety, urged lawmakers to take action to help keep guns out…
February 28, 2020
Moms Demand Action Applauds Maryland Senate Committee for Advancing 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 Judicial Proceedings Committee advanced legislation to close dangerous loopholes in Maryland’s background check…
February 28, 2020
Moms Demand Action Applauds Minnesota House for Passage of Background Checks and Red Flag Bills
The Minnesota chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today released the following statement after the Minnesota House of Representatives passed two pieces of life-saving gun safety legislation: HF 8, which…
February 28, 2020
Moms Demand Action Responds to Sen. Galvano’s Broken Promises on Gun Safety
The Florida chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today released the following statement after Sen. Bill Galvano said the Florida Senate would not take up SB…
February 27, 2020
Everytown Condemns Sen. McConnell and Gun Lobby Allies in the Senate for One Year of Inaction on H.R. 8
Today is the One Year Anniversary of the U.S. House Passing H.R. 8––A Bill to Require Background Checks on All Gun Sales––with Bipartisan Support In Congress and Overwhelming Support from the American People.Since then, an Estimated 38,000+ Americans Have Been…
February 27, 2020
Moms Demand Action Responds to Gov. Lee’s Permitless Carry Bill Introduction
The Tennessee chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today released the following statement after Governor Bill Lee held a press conference to introduce a permitless…
February 27, 2020
Moms Demand Action Responds After Guns in Schools 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 Committee on Elementary and Secondary Education passed HB 1961, a dangerous bill that…
February 26, 2020
Moms Demand Action Responds to Shooting at Milwaukee Campus of Molson Coors
The Wisconsin chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today released the following statement in response to a shooting on the Milwaukee campus of Molson Coors: “It’s another dark day…
February 26, 2020
Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Statement on Stand Your Ground Hearing in Ohio House
The Ohio chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today released the following statements after the Ohio House Criminal Justice Committee hearing on destructive Stand Your…
February 26, 2020
Moms Demand Action Applauds Virginia Legislature for Passing Gun Safety 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 both chambers of the Virginia legislature advanced a slate of gun safety bills, including 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/.
