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Everytown For Gun Safety Endorses Vice President Joe Biden For President
Vice President Biden Has Spent a Lifetime Fighting to Protect Americans from Gun Violence and Taking on the NRA; As a Candidate, Biden Introduced a Comprehensive Gun Safety Plan Everytown has Committed to Spending a Record $60 Million to Elect…
March 7, 2020
Breaking: Federal Court Temporarily Stops the Trump Administration’s Reckless Decision to Enable Schematics for Downloadable, Untraceable Guns to be Posted Online
Ruling Comes in a Suit Being Brought by 23 Attorneys General to Prevent the Trump Administration From Enabling Schematics for Downloadable, Untraceable Guns to…
March 7, 2020
Moms Demand Action Applauds Virginia General Assembly for Passing Background Check 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 General Assembly advanced gun safety legislation to require background checks on all gun sales…
March 6, 2020
Moms Demand Action Applauds Washington House for Passing Legislation to Establish the Washington Office of Firearm Violence Prevention
The Washington chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statement after the Washington House of Representatives passed SB 6288, which would establish the Office…
March 5, 2020
Moms Demand Action Applauds Kansas House for Introducing Domestic Violence Legislation
The Kansas chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today released the following statement after Kansas State Representative Stephanie Clayton (D-Overland Park) introduced HB 2733, a bill to require domestic…
March 5, 2020
Moms Demand Action Responds to Committee Passage of Permitless Carry
The Alabama chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today released the following statement after the Alabama Senate Judiciary Committee voted to advance SB1, permitless carry legislation that would allow anyone…
March 4, 2020
Idaho School Board Magazine Prioritizes School Safety in New Edition
Despite efforts across Idaho to promote common-sense gun violence prevention solutions, state lawmakers have been spending time and energy prioritizing risky legislation that would jeopardize public safety. Just last week, the Idaho state legislature introduced Senate Bill 1384, legislation to…
March 4, 2020
Moms Demand Action Responds to Committee Passage of Stand Your Ground Expansion
The Alabama chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today released the following statement after the Alabama House Judiciary Committee voted to advance HB 263, which would…
March 4, 2020
Moms Demand Action Responds After Iowa Senate Hearing on Legislation to Allow More Guns in Public Buildings and Punish Local Officials Who Act on Gun Safety
The Iowa chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today released the following statement after the Iowa Senate Judiciary Subcommittee held a hearing on HF 2502, legislation that would subject local…
March 3, 2020
Moms Demand Action Responds to Committee Passage of Permitless Carry
The Tennessee 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 HB 2817/SB 2671, a permitless…
March 3, 2020
Rep. Dan Crenshaw says “You can’t connect universal background checks to reducing gun violence.” He’s wrong.
According to The Texan, Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) criticized background checks on all gun sales––a bipartisan and immensely popular policy––during his reelection kickoff event…
March 3, 2020
Arizona Republic: ‘Abused spouses and partners aren’t getting any help from lawmakers. Which, in its own way, is a form of abuse.’
Earlier this year, a bipartisan group of Arizona lawmakers led by Republican Senator Kate Brophy McGee and Democratic Representatives Jennifer Longdon and Daniel Hernandez introduced SB 1165 and HB 2543, legislation that…
March 3, 2020
Moms Demand Action Applauds House Committee for Advancing Legislation to Establish the Washington Office of Firearm Violence Prevention House Committee
The Washington chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statement after the Washington House Appropriations Committee advanced legislation to establish the Office of Firearm Violence Prevention. The office…
March 3, 2020
The Fight Against Community Gun Violence in Pennsylvania Deserves Full Funding
On Friday, Governor Tom Wolf called on the General Assembly to approve his $6 million budget request for proactive programs to combat community gun violence – a four-fold increase from previous years. Pennsylvania lawmakers should approve…
March 2, 2020
Everytown Sends A Message to Sen. McConnell and Gun Lobby Allies in the Senate After One Year of Inaction on H.R. 8
Last week, gun violence prevention activists, survivors of gun violence and allied lawmakers came together across the country to hold Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and gun lobby allies in Congress accountable for one year of inaction on H.R…
February 28, 2020
Moms Demand Action, Community Passageways Applaud House Committee for Advancing Legislation to Establish the Washington Office of Firearm Violence Prevention House Committee
The Washington chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, and Community Passageways today released the following statement after the Washington House Civil Rights and Judiciary Committee passed SB 6288, legislation to…
February 28, 2020
Shameful: Republican-Led Committees Shelve Legislation to Disarm Domestic Abusers
PHOENIX – The Arizona chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today released the following statement after the Arizona House and Senate Judiciary Committees failed to take up legislation to…
February 28, 2020
Moms Demand Action Responds After Iowa House Advances Legislation to Put More Guns In Public Buildings and Punish Local Officials Who Act on Gun Safety
The Iowa chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today released the following statement after the Iowa State House passed HF 2502, legislation that would harshly punish local elected officials for…
February 28, 2020
Newsweek: Agents Recover Thousands of Bullets, 3D Printer and Ghost Guns From Convicted Felon’s Residence
According to Newsweek, a Washington state man with “at least seven prior felony convictions” was arrested for violating the federal prohibition on ammunition ownership by convicted felons. A 3D printer, a drill press, and “around 17…
February 28, 2020
Moms Demand Action Applauds Virginia General Assembly for Passing 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 General Assembly passed a slate of gun safety bills, including extreme risk legislation, which…
February 28, 2020
ICYMI: Dozens of Moms Demand Action Volunteers go to Statehouse to Support Secure Storage Legislation Amid Walkouts
On Wednesday, dozens of volunteers with the Oregon chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a part of Everytown for Gun Safety, arrived at the statehouse for a scheduled “second reading” of House Bill 4005 – secure…
February 28, 2020
ICYMI: Hundreds of Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Volunteers Call for Gun Safety at Michigan Statehouse
On Tuesday, over 300 volunteers with the Michigan 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 28, 2020
Moms Demand Action Applauds Maryland Senate Committee for Advancing Background Checks Legislation
The Maryland chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today released the following statement after the Maryland Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee advanced legislation to close dangerous loopholes in Maryland’s background check…
February 28, 2020
Moms Demand Action Applauds Minnesota House for Passage of Background Checks and Red Flag Bills
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 of Representatives passed two pieces of life-saving gun safety legislation: HF 8, which…
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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.
