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Everytown Announces Ad Spend to Hold Senator McSally Accountable for One Year of Inaction on H.R. 8
In the Year Since the U.S. House Passed H.R. 8––A Bipartisan Bill to Require Background Checks on All Gun Sales–– more than 1,000 Arizonans Have Been Killed by Guns. But Sen. McSally and Her Colleagues have…
February 26, 2020
Everytown Announces Ad Spend to Hold Congressman Perry Accountable for Inaction on Gun Violence One Year After H.R. 8 Passage
In the Year Since the U.S. House Passed H.R. 8––A Bipartisan Bill to Require Background Checks on All Gun Sales––an Estimated 1,500+ Pennsylvanians Have Been Killed by Guns. But Congressman Perry Voted Against This Life-Saving Legislation This…
February 25, 2020
Victory for Gun Safety: New Mexico Moms Demand Action Applauds Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham for Prioritizing and Signing Life-Saving Extreme Risk Legislation Into Law
Bill Signing Is Latest Example of NRA Defeat in the Land of Enchantment; Last Year, New Mexico Enacted Legislation Requiring Background Checks on All Gun SalesSANTA FE, N.M. — The New Mexico chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense…
February 25, 2020
Everytown Announces Ad Spend and Grassroots Event to Hold Senator Gardner Accountable for One Year of Inaction on H.R. 8
In the Year Since the U.S. House Passed H.R. 8––A Bipartisan Bill to Require Background Checks on All Gun Sales––an Estimated 700+ Coloradans Have Been Killed by Guns. But Senator Gardner and His Colleagues have Failed…
February 25, 2020
Everytown Announces Ad Spend to Hold Senators Ernst and Grassley Accountable for One Year of Inaction on H.R. 8
In the Year Since the U.S. House Passed H.R. 8––A Bipartisan Bill to Require Background Checks on All Gun Sales––an Estimated 250+ Iowans and 38,000+ Americans Have Been Killed by Guns. But Senators Ernst and Grassley have Failed to Act. This…
February 25, 2020
Everytown Announces Ad Spend and Grassroots Event to Hold Senator McConnell Accountable for One Year of Inaction on H.R. 8
In the Year Since the U.S. House Passed H.R. 8––A Bipartisan Bill to Require Background Checks on All Gun Sales––an Estimated 38,000 Americans Have Been Killed by Guns, But Senator McConnell Refuses to Even Bring it…
February 25, 2020
Everytown Announces Ad Spend and Grassroots Event to Hold Senators Cornyn and Cruz Accountable For One Year of Inaction on H.R. 8
In the Year Since the U.S. House Passed H.R. 8––A Bipartisan Bill to Require Background Checks on All Gun Sales––an Estimated 3,200+ Texans Have Been Killed by Guns. But Senators Cornyn and Cruz Have Failed to…
February 25, 2020
Everytown Announces Ad Spend and Grassroots Event to Hold Senators Tillis and Burr Accountable for One Year of Inaction on H.R. 8
In the Year Since the U.S. House Passed H.R. 8––A Bipartisan Bill to Require Background Checks on All Gun Sales––an Estimated 1,300+ North Carolinians Have Been Killed by Guns. But Senators Tillis and Burr Have Failed…
February 25, 2020
Tennessee University Faculty: More Guns on Campus Put Students at Risk
On Sunday, the Tennessee University Faculty Senates (TUFS), representing over 10,000 faculty members at Tennessee’s ten public universities, publicly opposed HB2102/SB2288, which would allow students to carry concealed handguns on campuses. Speaking…
February 24, 2020
Moms Demand Action Applaud Washington House and Senate for Including Funding for City Gun Violence Prevention in Proposed 2020 Supplemental Budget
The Washington chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense, a part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today released the following statement after the Washington House and Washington Senate included proposed funding for city gun violence prevention programs in the…
February 24, 2020
Moms Demand Action Responds to Virginia Senate Committee Advancing 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 Senate Judiciary Committee advanced strong gun safety legislation, including legislation to close dangerous gaps in…
February 24, 2020
Everytown Announces Ad Spend and Grassroots Event to Hold Senator Perdue Accountable for One Year of Inaction on H.R. 8
In the Year Since the U.S. House Passed H.R. 8––A Bipartisan Bill to Require Background Checks on All Gun Sales––an Estimated 1,400+ Georgians Have Been Killed by Guns. But Senator Perdue Has Failed to Act. This Week,…
February 24, 2020
Moms Demand Action Applauds Oregon House Committee for Advancing Legislation to Require Secure Storage of Firearms
The Oregon chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today released the following statement after the Oregon House Rules Committee advanced House Bill 4005, legislation to require secure firearm storage.
February 21, 2020
Over 150 Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Volunteers Call for Gun Safety at Arizona Statehouse
On Thursday, more than 150 volunteers with the Arizona chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America and Students Demand Action, both a part of Everytown for Gun Safety, made their way to the statehouse to urge lawmakers…
February 21, 2020
Moms Demand Action Responds to Virginia House Committee Advancing 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 House Public Safety Committee advanced strong gun safety legislation, including legislation to close dangerous…
February 20, 2020
ICYMI: Hundreds of Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Volunteers Call for Gun Safety at Missouri Statehouse
On Tuesday, over 400 volunteers with the Missouri 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 20, 2020
Moms Demand Action Applauds Hawaii Lawmakers for Issuing Proclamation Supporting Red Flag Law
The Hawaii chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today released the following statement after Hawaii lawmakers issued a proclamation recognizing Moms Demand Action for their work educating Hawaii residents about…
February 20, 2020
Moms Demand Action Responds to Committee Passage of Stand Your Ground Expansion
The Oklahoma chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today released the following statement after the Oklahoma House Public Safety Committee voted to advance HB 3165, which…
February 20, 2020
TODAY Show Delves into the Trauma of Active Shooter Drills
This morning on the TODAY Show, volunteers with Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action sat down with NBC’s Joe Fryer to talk about the impact of active shooter drills. The volunteers — and their children — shared stories about personal…
February 20, 2020
New Investigation Details Extremism of Groups Pushing Lawless County Resolutions in Kentucky
In a new story published in USA Today and the Courier Journal, John Bullington details the division — and growing extremism — fueling the effort to pass lawless resolutions in Kentucky. At the center of the piece…
February 20, 2020
Everytown For Gun Safety Announces $300k Ad Spend and Nationwide Grassroots Campaign to Hold Senators Accountable for One Year of Inaction on H.R. 8
In the Year Since the U.S. House Passed H.R. 8––A Bipartisan Bill to Require Background Checks on All Gun Sales––An Estimated 38,000+ Americans Have Been Killed by Guns. But Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has Failed to Even Bring it…
February 20, 2020
Moms Demand Action Applauds Committee Passage of Background Checks and Red Flag Bills in Minnesota House
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 Ways and Means Committee passed two pieces of potentially lifesaving gun safety legislation:…
February 19, 2020
Everytown to Invest at Least $8 Million in “Gun Sense Majority: Texas” Electoral Initiative, Mobilize Grassroots Army to Elect Gun Sense Candidates Up and Down the Ballot
New Polling Shows Texas Voters Support Stronger Gun Laws by 5:1; 78% Consider a Candidate’s Position on Guns “Very Important” in 2020; and Majorities View a Candidate’s Opposition to Background Checks on all Gun Sales as…
February 19, 2020
Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action, Applaud Washington Senate for Passing Legislation to Establish the Washington Office of Firearm Violence Prevention
The Washington chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America and Students Demand Action, both a part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today released the following statement after the Washington Senate passed Senate Bill…
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/.
