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October 31, 2019

Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund Launches Powerful Closing Ad in Virginia’s Election, Makes Additional $100,000 in Donations

New Digital Ad Highlights Virginia Republicans’ Inaction on Gun Violence After Virginia Beach Mass ShootingEverytown for Gun Safety Action Fund Also Contributing Additional $100,000 to Virginia Democratic House and Senate Caucuses As Part of $2.5 Million Effort to Elect Gun…
October 30, 2019

What to Know About Gun Violence in Florida

As the Florida legislature returns to Tallahassee for committee work next week, Senator Bill Galvano will again have the opportunity to charge the Senate to support legislation requiring a background check on every gun sale. This legislation would go far…
October 30, 2019

California Moms Demand Action, Everytown Statement on Shooting in Long Beach

At Least Three People Were Shot and Killed, and at Least Nine People Were Wounded in a Shooting Tuesday Night LONG BEACH, Calif.  – The California chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a part of Everytown…
October 29, 2019

Florida Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud Commissioner Fried for Introducing New Gun Safety Legislation

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Florida chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statement in response to new legislation proposed by Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried today that would take…
October 29, 2019

Texans Across Party Lines Support Background Checks, Red Flag Laws

In the wake of shootings in Odessa and El Paso, Texans of all stripes have voiced support for evidence-based gun safety laws like red flag laws and background checks on all gun sales. Those calls are all the more urgent…
October 28, 2019

New Hampshire Moms Demand Action Volunteers Available for Interviews Ahead of Wednesday Committee Vote on Extreme Risk Protection Orders

On Wednesday, lawmakers on New Hampshire’s Criminal Judiciary Committee will have an opportunity to advance Extreme Risk Protection Order (ERPO) legislation, after the legislation was deferred to a summer work session for further discussion. Volunteers with…
October 27, 2019

Texas Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action, Everytown Respond to a Shooting at a Party in Greenville

GREENVILLE, Texas — The Texas chapters of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America and Students Demand Action, both a part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statements after reports that at least…
October 24, 2019

Ohio Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond to Introduction of ‘Stand Your Ground’ Legislation

Research has Shown ‘Stand Your Ground’ Laws Are Associated With Increased Homicides and are not Shown to Decrease Violent Crime COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America and Students Demand Action, both parts…
October 24, 2019

New Report from Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund Details Firearm Suicide Among Military Veterans and Key Ways to Prevent It

Approximately 11 Veterans Die Each Day by Firearm Suicide; Recommendations for Prevention Include Utilizing Red Flag Laws, Promoting Secure Storage and Raising Public Awareness NEW YORK — Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund today released a new report…
October 23, 2019

Maine Moms Demand Action Criticize the Maine Legislative Council for Failing to Advance Gun Safety Legislation for Next Session

AUGUSTA, Maine — Volunteers with the Maine chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today criticized the members of the Maine Legislative Council for failing to advance several gun safety policies for…
October 23, 2019

Wisconsin Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action, Everytown Respond After Majority Leader Fitzgerald ‘nixes Special Session’ on Gun Safety

After Virginia’s Legislature Failed to Act in a Special Session Called After Virginia Beach Mass Shooting, Gun Safety Is Now a Key Issue In That State’s Elections Next Month  MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin chapter of Moms Demand…
October 22, 2019

Florida’s Red Flag Law Saves Lives and Protects Due Process

A weeks-long investigation by the Tampa Bay Times showed that Florida’s red flag law has successfully deterred potential acts of violence while protecting due process since its passage in the wake of the mass shooting in…
October 22, 2019

Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund Endorses Six Moms Demand Action Volunteers Running for Elected Office

In Total, 20 Moms Demand Action Volunteers Who Have Been Endorsed by Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund Are Running for Office This FallEarlier This Year, Moms Demand Action Volunteer Movita Johnson-Harell Was Elected to the Pennsylvania State House, and…
October 22, 2019

California Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action, Everytown Statement on Shooting at Ridgeway High School in Santa Rosa

Initial Reports Indicate at Least One Person Was Wounded SANTA ROSA, Calif. – The California chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, and Students Demand Action, both parts of Everytown for Gun…
October 22, 2019

Michigan Moms Demand Action, Everytown Criticize Committee Vote Advancing Dangerous Permitless Carry Legislation

LANSING, Mich. – The Michigan chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today responded after the Michigan House Military, Veterans and Homeland Security Committee voted to advance House bills 4770 and 4771, …
October 21, 2019

New Debra Rodman TV Ad Blasts NRA ‘A’ Rated VA State Senator Siobhan Dunnavant for Pretending to Support Gun Violence Prevention

Dunnavant Has Spent Her Career Voting With the NRA; Rodman TV Ad Concludes: “Siobhan Dunnavant Does What the NRA Wants, and Now She’s Lying to Cover it Up”Dunnavant Laughably Claimed to Support a “Federal Ban…
October 21, 2019

Wisconsin Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud Governor Evers for Announcing Special Legislative Session on Gun Safety

After Virginia’s Special Session on Gun Safety, Called After Virginia Beach Mass Shooting, Gun Safety Is Now a Key Issue In That State’s Elections Next Month  MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun…
October 18, 2019

Pennsylvania Moms Demand Action Applaud Pennsylvania Mayors for Calling on Lawmakers to Reject Legislation That Would Further Prevent Local Officials From Fighting Gun Violence

House Bill 1066 Would Add a Punitive Element to Pennsylvania’s Current Preemption Law, Burdening Taxpayers With Legal Fees and CostsMore Than a Dozen Pennsylvania Mayors Signed Letter — Including Pittsburgh Mayor Peduto and Philadelphia Mayor Kenney PITTSBURGH — The Pennsylvania…
October 17, 2019

Missouri Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond to Fatal Shooting of Transgender Woman in Kansas City

Brianna “BB” Hill is at Least the 20th Trans Person Killed Nationwide This Year; 16 Have Been Killed With a Gun; The Majority Have Been Black WomenHer Death Marks the Second Trans Women Shot and Killed in Kansas City Area…
October 17, 2019

Everytown for Gun Safety Releases New Report on Guns and Domestic Violence

The Report Demonstrates the Disproportionate Impact Gun-Related Intimate Partner Violence Has on Women of Color  NEW YORK – Everytown for Gun Safety, the country’s largest gun violence prevention organization, today released Guns and Intimate Partner Violence: America’s Uniquely Lethal…
October 16, 2019

Nevada Moms Demand Action, Everytown Criticize City Councils for Passing Ordinances That Keep Guns in the Hands of Domestic Abusers

In Nevada, Firearms Were Used In 57 Percent Of All Intimate Partner Homicides Between 2013 And 2017 LAS VEGAS  — The Nevada chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the…
October 15, 2019

Gun Violence Prevention Once Again Top-Tier Issue During Fourth Democratic Debate

Debate Follows Weekend of Violence, Including Shootings in Brooklyn, New York; Pelham, New Hampshire; and Chicago, Illinois  NEW YORK — Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund and Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown, released the…
October 14, 2019

Capital Gazette and Charleston Church Shooting Survivors Respond to Violent, Shocking Video Shown at Trump Resort

Reports of Video Follow Weekend of Gun Violence Across the Country, Including in Brooklyn, New York; Pelham, New Hampshire; and Chicago, Illinois NEW YORK — Gun violence survivors from the mass shootings at the Capital Gazette building in Annapolis, Maryland,…
October 13, 2019

Illinois Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond to Saturday’s Mass Shooting on Chicago’s Northwest Side

Shooting Came The Same Day as a Mass Shooting in Brooklyn and an Attack During a Wedding at a New Hampshire Church That Left At Least Two People Wounded CHICAGO — The Illinois chapter of Moms Demand…

Did you know

Black Americans represent the majority of gun homicide victims and are 10 times more likely than white Americans to die by gun homicide.