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Gun Safety is Already Making Noise in New Mexico. Here are the Bills Lawmakers Should Consider this Legislative Session.
New Mexico lawmakers returned this week to Sante Fe for a new legislative session where they’ll have new opportunities to pass common-sense gun safety laws, starting with extreme risk legislation that would empower immediate family members and law enforcement officers…
January 23, 2020
As SHOT Show Heads to Vegas, Here Are Five Reasons Why the Gun Lobby and Gun Industry Are in Big Trouble
Gun Violence Survivors Are in Las Vegas This Weekend Participating in a Previously Planned Everytown Survivor Network Leadership RetreatThis week, the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) is hosting its annual SHOT Show on the Las Vegas strip. The show is…
January 22, 2020
Arizona Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action, Everytown Applaud House Committee’s Decision to Table Dangerous Bill to Arm Teachers
HB2031 Would Allow the Arming of Teachers and Other Employees In K-12 Schools and Community Colleges, Putting Arizona Children and Teens at Risk More Than 40 Moms Demand Action Volunteers Attended Today’s Hearing to Testify in Opposition,…
January 22, 2020
Virginia Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud Virginia Senate for Passing Life-Saving Extreme Risk 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 Senate for passing SB 240, an extreme risk bill. The bill creates a new kind…
January 22, 2020
Missouri Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond to Gov. Parson’s Backpedaling on Preventing Domestic Abusers From Having Guns
Governor Says He Can’t Support A Red Flag Bill, But Has Yet To Explain His Apparent Reversal on a Separate Policy To Limit Domestic Abusers’ Access To GunsJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri chapter of Moms…
January 22, 2020
Ohio Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Statement on Fourth Hearing on Stand Your Ground Legislation in Ohio Senate
COLUMBUS, Ohio. – Yesterday, Ohio Moms Demand Action and Student Demand Action volunteers testified against the destructive Stand Your Ground legislation making its way through the Ohio Senate Judiciary Committee. The bill, SB 237, would upend traditional self-defense law in…
January 22, 2020
In Advance of National Gun Violence Survivors Week, PEOPLE Magazine Unveils “Shattered: Gun Violence Survivors Speak Out”
In advance of the second annual National Gun Violence Survivors Week, from February 1-8, PEOPLE Magazine today unveiled Shattered: Gun Violence Survivors Speak Out, featuring Everytown Creative Council Chair Julianne Moore and six gun violence survivors:…
January 22, 2020
Maryland Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action, Everytown Applaud Baltimore County Council for Passing Secure All Firearms Effectively Act
The New Measures can Help Save Lives by Preventing Gun Thefts and Gun Trafficking Research has Found That Stolen Guns Pose a Tremendous Risk to Public Safety BALTIMORE COUNTY, Md.— The Maryland chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun…
January 22, 2020
Minnesota Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action, Everytown Urge Minnesota Senate Leaders to Take Up Background Checks and Red Flag Legislation
Today, Moms and Students Testified in Front of the Senate Judiciary Committee to Urge Lawmakers to Take up Life-Saving Gun Safety Legislation While in Session In December, the Minnesota Senate Held a Hearing on the State’s Current Gun Laws…
January 21, 2020
Rhode Island Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud Lawmakers For Advancing Ghost Gun Legislation
Lawmakers Have an Opportunity to Close Loophole Allowing Criminals, Others to Access Untraceable, Unserialized Ghost Guns, Avoiding Background Checks and Undermining Law EnforcementPROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Rhode Island chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of…
January 21, 2020
It’s Past Time that Alaska Passes a Red Flag Law. The 2020 Legislative Session Begins Today.
Today, Alaska lawmakers return to the state capitol for a new legislative session where they’ll have opportunities to pass common-sense gun safety laws, starting with HB 62, a red flag law, also known as an extreme…
January 21, 2020
What They’re Saying: January 20 Gun Extremist Rally in Richmond, Virginia
Yesterday, gun extremists – including out-of-state militia groups – descended on Richmond, hoping to intimidate lawmakers into ignoring the will of their constituents who elected a gun sense majority in November. Meanwhile, more than 100 volunteers with…
January 21, 2020
Washington Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action, Everytown Urge Senate and House Committees to Advance Legislation to Require Safety Training for all Concealed Pistol License Applicants
HB1315, SB6294 Would Require Concealed Pistol License Applicants to Undergo Training and Show Proof of Completion Before Issued a License Washington is One of Only 10 States in the Country That Does Not Require Training Before Issuing a License…
January 20, 2020
Everytown, Moms Demand Action Statements On Jan. 20 Gun Extremist Rally In Richmond
Rally Included Extremists Such as Joey Gibson, Alex Jones and Proud Boys RICHMOND, Va. — Everytown for Gun Safety and Moms Demand Action released the following statements in response…
January 18, 2020
Washington Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action, Everytown Applaud Introduction of Legislation to Establish the Washington Office of Firearm Violence Prevention in the State
OLYMPIA, Wa. – The Washington chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America and Students Demand Action, both a part of Everytown for Gun Safety, applauded the introduction of Senate Bill 6288, legislation to…
January 17, 2020
Arizona Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action, Everytown Applaud Filing Of Bipartisan Legislation To Keep Guns Out Of The Hands Of Domestic Abusers
SB1165; HB2543 Would Close Gaps that Give Domestic Abusers Easier Access to Guns Between 2012 and 2016, the Rate of Intimate Partner Gun Homicide in Arizona was 66 Percent Higher Than The National Average. PHOENIX, Ariz. –…
January 17, 2020
Everytown, Moms Demand Action, Faith Leadership Statements Ahead Of Jan. 20 Gun Extremist Rally In Richmond
In November, Virginia Voters Flipped Both Chambers of the Virginia General Assembly to a Gun Sense Majority; Yesterday, the Virginia Senate Passed Bipartisan Legislation to Close Dangerous Gaps in Virginia’s Background Check LawsFar-Right Leaders, Including…
January 17, 2020
What They’re Saying: Maryland Long Gun Loophole Hearing
On Wednesday, Maryland lawmakers heard testimony on HB 4, legislation that would require background checks on all sales of rifles and shotguns in the state. See coverage highlights below: Maryland Reporter: Widow of Capital Gazette editor gives emotional…
January 17, 2020
Everytown For Gun Safety, Moms Demand Action Criticize Trump Administration for Enabling Schematics for Downloadable, Untraceable Guns to be Posted Online
Trump Administration Finalizes Rule to Spread Access to Downloadable Guns, Even After Court Found Prior Action to Be UnlawfulDownloadable Guns Will Enable Anyone––Including Terrorists,…
January 17, 2020
Tennessee Gun Dealers and Safety Instructors Say No to Permitless Carry
An article in the Nashville Ledger published yesterday highlighted many gun safety instructors’ opposition to permitless carry legislation, which would eliminate the handgun permitting system that ensures people carrying concealed guns in public know how to…
January 16, 2020
Virginia Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action, Everytown Applaud Virginia Senate For Passing Life-saving Background Check Legislation
Last Week, Volunteers with Moms Demand Action Held an Annual Advocacy Day to Meet With Lawmakers on the First Day of Session Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund was the Largest Outside Investor in Virginia’s 2019 Elections,…
January 15, 2020
Far Right Activists From 2017 Charlottesville ‘Unite The Right’ Rally Are Joining Monday’s Virginia Gun Extremist Rally in Richmond
The Daily Beast: “Charlottesville Banned These Far-Right Activists, but They’re Bringing Their Guns to Richmond”According to new reporting by The Daily Beast, far right leaders involved in the deadly ‘Unite the Right’ rally are promoting and…
January 14, 2020
Texas Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action, Everytown Respond To Shooting At Bellaire High School In Houston
HOUSTON — The Texas chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today released the following statement in response to a shooting at…
January 14, 2020
Meet the Registered Sex-Offender at the Center of the Effort to Deregulate Downloadable Guns
According to a new story in the Texas Tribune, Cody Wilson––the man at the forefront of the downloadable gun movement––is a registered sex-offender and “self-described anarchist.” The Tribune’s piece comes little more…
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/.
