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California Moms Demand Action Hold Virtual Town Hall on City Gun Violence to Ensure Violence Intervention and Prevention Funding is Protected Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
Yesterday, more than 300 Moms Demand Action volunteers were joined by Assemblymembers Mike A. Gipson and Jesse Gabriel, gun safety groups and community organizations, as well as survivors of gun violence, in a virtual town hall urging Governor Gavin Newsom…
May 8, 2020
NRA “On Life Support:” Fear Mongering to Sell Guns and Stoking Anti-Quarantine Protests
According to a new report by Mother Jones, the NRA has “sought… to stoke fear and suspicion during the country’s darkest hour,” “repeatedly pushed out alarmist messaging suggesting that the pandemic will lead to a societal…
May 8, 2020
Unintentional Shootings by Children Have Increased in March and April, New Analysis Shows
An Estimated 1.9 Million More Guns Were Sold in March and April 2020 Compared to the Same Time Period Last YearContinued Surge in Gun Sales Amid Shelter-in-Place Orders Increases Risk of Unintentional ShootingsNEW YORK — Unintentional shootings by children have…
May 7, 2020
Moms Demand Action, Everytown Call for Veto Override to Enact Common-Sense Background Check Legislation
Volunteers With the Maryland Chapter of Moms Demand Action Urge Lawmakers to Override Veto When They Reconvene This FallVeto Comes After Five People Were Shot and Killed and Two Others Were Wounded With a Shotgun During the…
May 7, 2020
Gun Safety Advocates, Former St. Louis Police Chief Speak Out Against Risky Gun Amendments Being Snuck Through the Missouri Legislature
During Short Legislative Session to Address Coronavirus, Missouri House Has Adopted Measures to Arm More Teachers, Punish Local Law Enforcement for Acting on Gun Violence, and Allow Guns in K-12 Schools Teachers, Students, Law Enforcement Representatives to Speak Out Against The…
May 7, 2020
Gangster Capitalism Podcast Uncovers New Allegations about the NRA
The second season of Gangster Capitalism, an investigative documentary C13Originals podcast hosted by Andrew Jenks, is focused on how the NRA’s “internal power struggles have exposed the group’s questionable, and possibly illegal practices which now threaten…
May 7, 2020
Everytown Adds Seasoned Veterans of Texas Politics to “Gun Sense Majority: Texas” Team
Everytown for Gun Safety Hires Jenna Royal as Texas Political Director; James Aldrete and Adrian Saenz as Special Advisers on Texas and Spanish-language MediaIn February, Everytown Announced Gun Sense Majority: Texas, an Unprecedented $8 Million Effort…
May 6, 2020
Georgia Moms Demand Action, Everytown Statement on the Shooting Death of Ahmaud Arbery in Brunswick
Following the release of graphic video footage, the Georgia chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s volunteer networks, today released the following statement on the shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery: “While we’re…
May 6, 2020
Indiana Moms Demand Celebrates 15th Anniversary of Jake’s Law
Indiana Moms Demand Action released the following statement in honor of the 15th anniversary of the Jake Laird Law, an extreme risk law enacted in 2005 that made Indiana one of the first states in the country to enact a…
May 6, 2020
Missouri House Adopts Measures to Arm More Teachers, Punish Local Law Enforcement for Acting on Gun Violence, and Allow Guns in K-12 Schools
Last week, lawmakers returned to the statehouse for a short session to address the coronavirus pandemic. Instead of using this opportunity to address the rise in domestic violence risk since the pandemic began, the House has…
May 5, 2020
Beleaguered NRA Hit with Class Action Lawsuit
According to a new Bangor Daily News report, a former NRA member named Travis McEwen has brought a class action lawsuit against the NRA and InfoCision, the NRA’s marketing firm, “alleging they for years have used…
May 5, 2020
Everytown, Moms Demand Action Release State-by-State Analysis of Estimated Guns Sold in April 2020
Today, Everytown Released Estimates for the Number of Guns Sold In Each State in March and April 2020 Continued Surge in Gun Sales Amid Shelter-in-Place Orders Increases Risk of Gun-Related Domestic Violence, Daily Gun…
May 5, 2020
Michigan Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond to Tragic Flint Shooting Amid Coronavirus Altercation
The Michigan chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statement in response to the fatal shooting of Calvin Munerlyn, a Flint security officer killed after not allowing a…
May 4, 2020
Governor Hogan Can Close a Dangerous Loophole in Maryland’s Background Check System This Week.
Governor Hogan has an opportunity to enact landmark gun safety legislation this week by signing HB 4, a bill that would expand Maryland’s background check requirement to include all sales of shotguns and rifles. As the deadline to sign HB…
May 4, 2020
Shooting in Auburn Highlights Deadly Connection Between Gun Violence, Intimate Partner Violence
On Friday morning, a man shot and critically wounded a woman before taking his own life in a domestic-violence-related shooting in Auburn. The shooting came as domestic violence organizations in Maine and…
May 4, 2020
New Ads in Texas: Everytown For Gun Safety Victory Fund Launches Five Ads Highlighting Congressional Candidates’ Inaction on Gun Safety, as Part of $250,000 Ad Campaign
NEW Digital Ads — “Ignored Our Safety” — Will Target Rep. Dan Crenshaw in TX-02, Rep. Mike McCaul in TX-10, Rep. Chip Roy in TX-21, Beth Van Duyne in TX-24, and Rep. John Carter in TX-31Ad Campaign Marks Everytown Victory…
May 4, 2020
New FBI Data Suggests Americans Bought 4.2 Million Guns in March and April, Everytown Analysis Finds
Continued Surge in Gun Sales Amid Shelter-in-Place Orders Increases Risk of Gun-Related Domestic Violence, Unintentional Shootings, and Gun SuicideSustained Surge in Sales Can Cause Potentially Deadly Background Check Delays, Making the Charleston Loophole Even DeadlierNEW…
May 1, 2020
Everytown Unveils New Report, Website Detailing Recent Legal Trouble and Allegations of Financial Mismanagement At The NRA
Launch of Report and Website Comes One Year After Wayne LaPierre was Re-Elected as the NRA’s CEO and Executive Vice President Just Last Week, a…
April 30, 2020
Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond to Gun Extremists Flocking to Capitol to Intimidate Michigan Lawmakers
Today’s Heavily Armed Rally was the Second in Two Weeks Against Gov. Whitmer’s Stay-at-Home Orders The Michigan chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statement about…
April 30, 2020
NRA Board Member Encouraged People to Attend Anti-Social Distancing Protest: “They Can’t Arrest All of Us”
According to a new Media Matters report, NRA board member Anthony Colandro––who has previously used blatantly Islamophobic and homophobic rhetoric––is now calling the pandemic “bullshit” and spreading conspiracy theories while encouraging people…
April 30, 2020
Local Gun Violence Intervention Programs are Helping Survivors and Preventing Shootings. Now, Sustained Funding Could be at Risk.
This week, The Guardian featured the stories of two survivors of gun violence from the Bay area, who are now using their experiences to prevent further gun violence in their community after receiving support from Youth…
April 29, 2020
Missouri Lawmakers Just Snuck in Amendment to Arm More Teachers, Administrative Staff During a Two Week Session to Address Coronavirus
On Monday, lawmakers returned to the statehouse to resume their legislative session for a short session to address the coronavirus pandemic. Instead of using this opportunity to address the rise in domestic…
April 29, 2020
In Wake of Milwaukee Shooting, Information on the Deadly Intersection of Guns and Domestic Violence
According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, yesterday’s tragic mass shooting in a Milwaukee home that left 5 dead is “being investigated as an act of family violence,” and the alleged shooter has a history of “domestic…
April 28, 2020
Everytown Releases Voter Access and Protection Principles, Expresses Support for Protecting Voting Rights, Expanding Vote by Mail During Coronavirus Pandemic in Midst of Continued Gun Violence Crisis
Today, Everytown Held Virtual Conversation With Fair Fight Action Founder Stacey Abrams to Discuss How Black and Brown Communities Bear Brunt of Both Gun Violence and Coronavirus, and AAPI Communities Experiencing Increases in Hate Incidents — The Same Communities Face…
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/.
