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Everytown For Gun Safety Support Fund Applauds Government Spending Deal That Includes $25 Million In Funding For Research On Gun Violence
Government Spending Compromise Includes $25 Million in Funding for Gun Violence Research Earlier This Year, the House Passed Legislation to Provide $50 Million in Funding for Gun Violence Research, Which Senate Leadership Would Not Support WASHINGTON –– Everytown for…
December 13, 2019
Gun Politics in 2019 and What’s Ahead in 2020
Earlier this week, Jersey City was shattered by gun violence — fueled by hate and armed with a gun. Tomorrow will mark seven years since the mass shooting at Sandy Hook School, where 20 students and six educators were shot…
December 12, 2019
Everytown For Gun Safety Urges ATF To Correct Regulatory Failure Allowing Untraceable ‘Ghost Guns’ Into Communities Across The Country
Ghost Guns Are Unserialized, Untraceable Guns Often Made from Building Blocks That Can Be Purchased with No Background CheckATF’s Current Failure to Regulate These Building Blocks Has Led to a Rise in Illegal Ghost Gun Production and Trafficking The 16 Year-Old…
December 12, 2019
Senator Rubio Caves to NRA on VAWA, Opposes DOJ on Boyfriend Loophole. What will Senator Scott do?
Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) has caved to NRA pressure, deciding to support a version of the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act (VAWA) that does not include life-saving measures…
December 11, 2019
Re: Ohio Senate Holding Third ‘Stand Your Ground’ Hearing Despite Its Deadly Results in Other States
Today, the Ohio Senate is holding its third hearing on “Stand Your Ground” legislation – a bill that would upend traditional self-defense law in Ohio and allow a person to shoot to kill in public, even when there is a clear…
December 10, 2019
New Jersey Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action, Everytown Respond To A Mass Shooting In Jersey City
This Shooting is at Least the 29th Mass Shooting in 2019 and 223rd Since 2009JERSEY CITY, N.J — Today, the New Jersey chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America and the Jersey City chapter of Students Demand…
December 10, 2019
Recent Gun Violence in Arkansas Highlights Need for Gun Safety
On Saturday night, Fayetteville Police Officer Stephen Carr was shot and killed while sitting in his patrol vehicle, prompting national news coverage of gun violence in Arkansas. The shooting was one of several in Northwest Arkansas…
December 10, 2019
The New York Times: New York’s Attorney General Deepens its Investigation into the NRA, Issues New Subpoena
According to a new report by the New York Times, New York State Attorney General Letitia James has issued a new document subpoena to the National Rifle Association, furthering her eight-month investigation into the organization. The…
December 9, 2019
Associated Press Investigation Highlights Risk of Arming Teachers
An Associated Press investigation of unintentional shootings by law enforcement found that at least 22 such incidents occurred at schools or college campuses since 2012, underscoring the risk of legislation putting guns in the hands of…
December 6, 2019
Daily Beast: Trump’s DOJ Supports Closing the Boyfriend Loophole that Senate Republicans Deemed Too Political to Pass
Republican Senators have argued that addressing the boyfriend loophole in the pending reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) would be too political to pass the Senate, but a new Daily Beast report shows President Trump’s own Department of…
December 6, 2019
Florida Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond to Shooting at Naval Air Station in Pensacola
Initial Reports Indicate At Least 3 People Dead and Multiple People Injured On Tuesday, 2 People Were Shot and Killed and One Shot and Wounded at the Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in HawaiiMembers…
December 6, 2019
Rhode Island Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond To Rhode Island Family Court Improvement Of Final Order Of Protection Form
Last Month, Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund Released a Report Finding Substantial Gaps in the Family Court’s Implementation of the Protect Rhode Island Families ActThe Report Recommended the Rhode Island Family Court…
December 6, 2019
Resources for Covering Yesterday’s Shooting at the Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam
Everytown Veterans Advisory Council Founding Member Available for InterviewsOn Wednesday, an active-duty United States sailor shot and killed two Department of Defense civilians and wounded one more at the Joint Base Pearl…
December 6, 2019
Red Flag Laws Have Already Been Upheld as Constitutional. And They Save Lives.
As you’re following news of the lawsuit filed to challenge Nevada’s red flag law passed earlier this year, I wanted to remind you that courts have already upheld red flag laws as constitutional. They also have…
December 5, 2019
Everytown For Gun Safety Action Fund, Moms Demand Action Applaud Former Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg For Elevating Issue Of Gun Violence Prevention In 2020 Presidential Campaign
Bloomberg Spoke at Everytown’s Presidential Gun Sense Forum in Iowa in August and This Week Received the Presidential Moms Demand Action Gun Sense Candidate DistinctionGun Safety is a Defining Issue of 2020…
December 5, 2019
Michigan Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Applaud Introduction Of Background Checks Legislation
LANSING, Mich. – The Michigan chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today applauded the introduction of legislation that would require background checks on all gun…
December 5, 2019
The Deadly Consequences of Florida’s Stand Your Ground Law
In 2012, the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin brought national attention to Florida’s dangerous Stand Your Ground law. Although the shooter did not invoke a Stand Your Ground defense during his trial, coverage of the…
December 4, 2019
Re: Ways to Prevent Gun Violence in Wisconsin Schools
As your newsroom covers recent shootings and concerns about gun violence in Wisconsin schools, I wanted to share a few resources: First, in addition to covering concerns about gun violence in schools, it’s also important to recognize…
December 4, 2019
Moms Demand Action Responds After Gov. DeSantis Seems To Suggest That Cities Bear Most Responsibility For Gun Violence Prevention
Gov. DeSantis is Currently Fighting in the Courts to Uphold Penalties Aimed at Chilling Local Officials’ Ability to Fight Gun ViolenceTallahassee Mayor John Dailey Has Joined Other Florida Mayors in Public Support of Gun Safety Laws;…
December 4, 2019
New Orleans’ Violent Weekend Highlights the Toll of Gun Violence in Cities
At least two people were shot and killed and 12 shot and injured during a particularly violent weekend in New Orleans, Louisiana. Early Sunday, a shooter injured 10 people in the city’s French Quarter. That same…
December 3, 2019
Ohio Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond After Latest Senate Hearing On Dangerous ‘Stand Your Ground’ Bill
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today released the following response after the Ohio Senate Committee on Government Oversight and Reform held a proponent hearing…
December 3, 2019
Senator Zirkin’s Resignation Creates Opportunity for New Progress on Gun Safety
This morning, the Baltimore Sun reported Senator Bobby Zirkin will resign next month and not seek reelection. Sen. Zirkin was chairman of the Judicial Proceedings Committee — a crucial committee for gun safety legislation — which…
December 2, 2019
Moms Demand Action Volunteers To Attend Hearing As Ohio Lawmakers Consider Dangerous Stand Your Ground Legislation
***MEDIA EVENT ADVISORY***COLUMBUS, OHIO – WHAT:Volunteers with the Ohio Chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, will attend Tuesday’s hearing on SB 237, a bill that would upend traditional self-defense law in…
November 27, 2019
ICYMI: Washington Post: New Filing Shows “NRA Boosted Executive Pay While Cutting Funding For Key Programs”
According to a new tax filing, compensation for top officials at the National Rifle Association increased by 41 percent last year, while at the same time the NRA reduced “spending on programs central to its mission,”…
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/.
