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Texas Voters: Elected Officials Haven’t Done Enough to Prevent Gun Violence
A new poll from the Dallas Morning News and the University of Texas at Tyler found that a majority of Texans support common-sense gun laws and don’t believe elected officials have done enough to prevent mass…
February 3, 2020
Everytown Unveils New North Carolina Polling, Announces $250,000 Digital Campaign to Pressure General Assembly to Act on Gun Safety
Everytown Also Unveiling New Voter Research Indicating Voters in N.C. Support Stronger Gun Laws by a 6:1 Margin and 79% Consider a Candidate’s Position on Guns “Very Important” to Their Vote in 2020This Week, Everytown Announced…
January 31, 2020
Washington Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud Washington House Committee for Advancing Common-Sense Gun Safety Legislation
HB1315 Would Require Concealed Pistol License Applicants to Undergo Training and Show Proof of Completion Before Being Issued a License The Senate Law and Justice Committee Advanced Similar Legislation Last Week OLYMPIA, Wash. – The Washington chapter of Moms Demand Action for…
January 31, 2020
ICYMI: Hundreds of Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Volunteers Call for Gun Safety at Washington Statehouse
On Wednesday, nearly 180 volunteers with the Washington 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 support SB 6294…
January 31, 2020
What to Know About Gun Safety in Oklahoma as 2020 Legislative Session Begins
On Monday, Oklahoma lawmakers will return to the Capitol for the 2020 state legislative session. Last year, lawmakers passed permitless carry legislation against the wishes of law enforcement, faith leaders, and…
January 31, 2020
Everytown, Moms Demand Action, Gun Violence Survivors Reflect As National Gun Violence Survivors Week Begins
By Early February, More Americans are Killed With Guns Than are Killed in Other High-Income Countries in an Entire Year; 58 Percent of American Adults or Someone They Care for Have Personally Experienced Gun Violence in…
January 30, 2020
Re: What to Watch For on Gun Safety As Alabama’s Legislative Session Begins
On Tuesday, Alabama lawmakers will return to Montgomery for the 2020 state legislative session. Last year, volunteers with the Alabama chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America stood with legislators as they defeated…
January 30, 2020
Virginia Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud Virginia House For Passing Gun Safety Legislation
RICHMOND, Va. — The Virginia chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today applauded the Virginia House of Delegates for passing a slate of gun safety bills, including legislation to close…
January 30, 2020
Everytown Announces $1.25 Million Digital Campaign In AZ, IA, MN, NC & PA To Pressure State Legislators To Act On Gun Safety
Everytown Also Unveiling New Survey Indicating Voters in These States Support Stronger Gun Laws by a 5:1 Margin and 76% Consider a Candidate’s Position on Guns “Very Important” to Their Vote in 2020This Week, Everytown Announced…
January 29, 2020
Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Statements on Committee Passage of Dangerous Bill to Incentivize Arming Teachers
INDIANAPOLIS — Volunteers with the Indiana chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today testified in the Senate Education and Career Development Committee against a dangerous…
January 29, 2020
Rhode Island Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud Rhode Island Senate For Passing Ghost Gun Legislation
Current Loophole Allows People Barred from Buying Guns to Access Untraceable, Unserialized Ghost Guns, Avoiding Background Checks and Undermining Law EnforcementRhode Island House Judiciary Committee Also Advanced Ghost Gun Legislation for Full House VotePROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Rhode Island chapter…
January 29, 2020
Dozens of Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Volunteers Call for Gun Safety at Idaho Statehouse
On Monday, more than 60 volunteers with the Idaho 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…
January 28, 2020
Connecticut Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond To Shooting Outside Bridgeport Superior Court
Reports Indicate Four People Were Wounded in the Shooting BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – The Connecticut chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statement in response to…
January 27, 2020
North Carolina Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond To Mass Shooting at a Home in Craven County That Killed 4 People
Reports Indicate 4 People Shot and Killed, Including 3 ChildrenCRAVEN COUNTY, N.C. — The North Carolina chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following…
January 27, 2020
Everytown Announces $60 Million Electoral Program For 2020
NEW YORK — Everytown for Gun Safety released the following memo from Senior Political Advisor Charlie Kelly, announcing Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund and Victory Fund’s plans to spend at least $60 million on the…
January 27, 2020
Washington Post: ‘Unconstitutional and worthless’: Emails show Virginia officials doubting gun sanctuaries
Emails Obtained by Everytown Show VA Local Officials Acknowledging that their ‘Second Amendment Sanctuary’ or Lawless County Resolutions Hold no Legal Merit and Sow ConfusionEverytown also Publishes Detailed Rebuttal of Attempts to Legally Justify Defiance of…
January 27, 2020
Ghost Guns: A Weapon of Choice for White Supremacists Arrested Ahead of Virginia Rally
Last week, the FBI arrested three members of the white supremacist group The Base who were allegedly planning to start a race war at Monday’s gun extremist rally in Richmond, VA. The…
January 24, 2020
Over 400 Florida Moms Demand Action Volunteers: We Want Stronger Background Checks
Yesterday, volunteers with the Florida chapter of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action headed to Tallahassee to advocate for common-sense gun laws. At the chapter’s first advocacy day in 2015, there were three volunteers in…
January 24, 2020
Newly Uncovered Emails Show How Trump Administration Has Shaped Policies at the Behest of the NRA
According to a new report in The Guardian, emails show that the Trump administration has consistently done the NRA’s bidding when making potentially harmful decisions about public land and wildlife policy ––despite ethics prohibitions on giving…
January 24, 2020
Virginia Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud Virginia House Committee for Passing Gun Safety Legislation
RICHMOND, Va. — The Virginia chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today applauded the Virginia House Committee on Public Safety for passing a slate of gun safety bills, including legislation…
January 24, 2020
Everytown For Gun Safety, Moms Demand Action Applaud Attorneys General For Suing to Prevent Schematics for Downloadable, Untraceable Guns to be Posted Online
21 Attorneys General Filed Suit in Washington State to Prevent The Trump Administration From Enabling Schematics for Downloadable, Untraceable Guns to Be Posted Online…
January 24, 2020
Colorado Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud Lawmakers for Rejecting Dangerous Legislation That Would Weaken Colorado Gun Laws
HB20-1040 Could Have Forced Public K-12 Schools to Allow Civilians to Carry Loaded Handguns, Both Openly and Concealed, on Their Premises HB20-1099 Would Have Repealed Colorado’s Prohibition of High Capacity Magazines DENVER – Volunteers with the Colorado chapter of Moms…
January 24, 2020
Colorado Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud Passage of Resolution to Require Denver Public Schools to Send Information Home About Secure Firearms Storage
Responsible Firearm Storage Can Result in Fewer Unintentional Shootings and Firearm Suicides Among American Youth DENVER – Today, the Colorado chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, applauded the Denver Public…
January 24, 2020
Washington Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action, Everytown Applaud Washington Senate Committee for Advancing Common-Sense Gun Safety Bills
SB6294 Would Require Concealed Pistol License Applicants to Undergo Training and Show Proof of Completion Before Being Issued a License SB6288 Would Establish the Office of Firearm Violence Prevention OLYMPIA, Wash. – Washington Moms Demand Action and Student Demand Action,…
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/.
