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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…
February 18, 2020
Oklahoma High School Teacher: HB 2336 Is Wrong for Oklahoma Schools
Teachers across Oklahoma agree: HB 2336, advanced by the Oklahoma Senate last Wednesday, will put students’ lives at risk. Yesterday, Sarah Carnes, a teacher at an Oklahoma City public high school and volunteer with Oklahoma Moms…
February 14, 2020
Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud Legislation to Prohibit Ghost Guns, Named in Honor of Victims of Gun Violence
The New York chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today released the following statements after lawmakers named recently introduced gun safety legislation in honor of two victims of gun violence.
February 14, 2020
New Poll Shows Nebraska Voters Overwhelmingly Support Extreme Risk Legislation
New Poll Shows 80% of Nebraska Voters – Including 74% of Gun Owners – Support Extreme Risk Protection Policies Like LB 58, Which Just Passed the Nebraska Judiciary Committee 52% of Nebraska voters said they would be more likely…
February 14, 2020
More Than 100 Gun Safety Advocates Rally for Stronger Gun Laws at the Kentucky Capitol
Yesterday, volunteers with the Kentucky chapter of Moms Demand Action held an advocacy day to urge lawmakers to consider common-sense gun violence prevention legislation this session, including a bill to disarm domestic abusers and extreme risk legislation.More than 100 volunteers…
February 14, 2020
Moms Demand Action Applauds New Mexico House for Passing Life-Saving Extreme Risk Legislation
The New Mexico chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statement after the New Mexico House passed SB 5, legislation to enact an extreme risk law in…
February 14, 2020
Rhode Island Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud Rhode Island House For Passing Ghost Gun Legislation
Current Loopholes Allow People Barred from Buying Guns to Access Untraceable, Unserialized Ghost Guns, Avoiding Background Checks and Undermining Law EnforcementRhode Island Senate Also Passed Legislation to Prohibit Ghost GunsPROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Rhode Island chapter of Moms Demand Action…
February 13, 2020
Everytown For Gun Safety, Moms Demand Action Launch 2020 Gun Sense Candidate Program, And Award House Speaker Nancy Pelosi The First-Ever “Gun Sense Lawmaker Of The Year” Award, Endorsing Her Reelection
Everytown Launching Gun Sense Candidate Program for Candidates Running for Congress, Statewide Offices and State Legislature — During 2018 Inaugural Program, Over 3,000 Candidates Received the DistinctionNineteen Democratic Presidential Candidates, Including Every Major Candidate Still in the Race, Have Sought…
February 13, 2020
Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud Governor Raimondo For Prioritizing Gun Safety
The Rhode Island chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statement after Governor Raimondo announced her support for a slate of common-sense gun safety laws in a press…
February 13, 2020
Moms Demand Action Responds to Arizona Senate Committee Decision to Advance Risky Bill to Discourage Public Entities from Promoting Public Safety
The Arizona 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 Senate Bill 1664, a bill…
February 13, 2020
Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud the Unanimous Passage of Resolution to Require San Diego Schools to Send Information Home About Secure Firearms Storage
Today, the California chapter of Moms Demand Action, a part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statement after the San Diego Unified School District voted unanimously to approve a resolution to require information be sent home with students…
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/.
