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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…
October 12, 2019
New Hampshire Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond to Shooting at a Church in Pelham
Shooting Comes Hours After a Mass Shooting in Brooklyn on Saturday Morning PELHAM, N.H. — The New Hampshire chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statement…
October 12, 2019
New York Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond to Mass Shooting in Brooklyn
Initial Reports Indicate At least Four People Were Shot and Killed and At Least Three Wounded During a Mass Shooting in Brooklyn on Saturday Morning NEW YORK — The New York chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun…
October 11, 2019
California Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud Governor Newsom For Signing Legislation Ensuring Funding for California Violence Intervention and Prevention Goes to Most Impactful Programs in Communities With Greatest Need
AB 1603 Will Establish the California Violence Intervention and Prevention Grant Program in Statute; Helps Guarantee Funds are Used Justly and Effectively SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The California chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a part of Everytown…
October 11, 2019
New Database from News Journal Reminder of Toll of Gun Violence in Delaware
Yesterday, the Wilmington News Journal released a new database, “A Year of Gun Violence,” tracking both fatal and non-fatal shootings going back to 2017. This is a new resource for those looking to learn about gun…
October 11, 2019
Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund Announces a Nearly $700,000 Direct Mail Campaign in 15 Republican-held Virginia House and Senate Districts
Direct Mail Campaign Will Include 75 Separate Mail Pieces, As Part of Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund’s $2.5 Million Effort to Elect a Gun Sense Majority in Virginia’s General AssemblyDirect Mail Campaign Will Include Letter…
October 11, 2019
Texas Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond to Fatal Shooting of Transgender Woman in Houston
Itali Marlowe is at Least the 19 Trans Person Killed Nationwide This Year; 15 Have Been Killed With a Gun; Almost All Were Black WomenAt least 5 Transgender Women Have Been Killed or Wounded in…
October 10, 2019
Ad Watch: NRA ‘A’ rated Virginia State Senator Siobhan Dunnavant Pretends to Support Gun Violence Prevention in Absurd New TV Ad
In the TV Ad, Dunnavant Says She Supports a “Federal Ban on Bump Stocks,” Even Though She Voted Against Banning Bump Stocks in Virginia SenateDunnavant Says “As a Mother, I Believe in Action,” But After…
October 7, 2019
Massachusetts Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond to Mass Shooting in Abington
ABINGTON, Mass. — The Massachusetts chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statement in response to reports that five people were found shot and…
October 7, 2019
Ohio Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond After Gov. Dewine Abandons Efforts to Require Background Checks on All Ohio Gun Sales
Background Checks and Red Flag Laws are Fundamental to Gun Safety, and Were Once Supported by Gov. DeWine COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown…
October 7, 2019
Kansas Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond to Mass Shooting in Downtown Kansas City, Kansas
Initial Reports Indicate at Least Four People Were Shot and Killed, at Least Five People Wounded KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Everytown for Gun Safety and the Kansas chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense…
October 7, 2019
Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund Announces Nearly $200,000 in Targeted Ads to Highlight Senate’s Shocking Inaction on Gun Safety and Push Senators to Act
NEW YORK — Today, Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund and Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a part of Everytown, highlighted the U.S. Senate’s failure to pass legislation to require background checks on all gun sales and…
October 7, 2019
Ohio Moms Demand Action, Everytown Raise Concern That Gov. DeWine Will Abandon Efforts to Require Background Checks on All Ohio Gun Sales
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today released the following statement:“We’re concerned that Gov. DeWine may be planning to walk away from central parts of the…
October 4, 2019
Missouri Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud City of St. Louis For Committing an Additional $5 Million to Cure Violence, A Violence Interruption Program
ST. LOUIS — The Missouri chapter of Moms Demand Action, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today released the following statement after the city of St. Louis voted to increase funding for Cure Violence by $5 million over the next…
October 4, 2019
ICYMI – WaPo: Poll Shows Gun Policy is Top Issue for Virginia Voters, and Majorities Support Gun Safety Proposals
This morning The Washington Post published a story on a new poll that reveals “three out of four voters rate gun policy as a “very important” issue in casting their ballots, and majorities support proposals pitched…
October 3, 2019
Everytown for Gun Safety Statement on Las Vegas’ Attempt to Skirt State Law that Keeps Guns Out of the Hands of Domestic Abusers
LAS VEGAS — Everytown for Gun Safety, the nation’s largest gun violence prevention organization, has sent a letter to the Las Vegas City Council, expressing strong opposition to a proposal that could make it easier for…
October 3, 2019
Maryland Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud Pre-File of Background Check Legislation
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The Maryland chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, applauds the pre-filing of legislation to require background checks on all sales of rifles and shotguns in the state.
October 3, 2019
New Ad in Virginia SD-12: Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund Supporting Debra Rodman TV and Digital Ad Highlighting Siobhan Dunnavant’s Opposition to Gun Safety Laws and Allegiance to NRA
Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund Contributing to the Ad, Which Will Run in Richmond Media Market As Part of $140,000 TV Ad BuyContribution is Part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s $2.5…
October 2, 2019
Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund, Moms Demand Action Applaud Former Vice President Joe Biden for Elevating Issue of Gun Violence Prevention in 2020 Presidential Campaign
Former Vice President Biden Released Plans Ahead of Gun Safety Forum in Nevada TodayBiden Attended Everytown’s Presidential Gun Sense Forum in Iowa in August and Received the Moms Demand Action Gun Sense Candidate Distinction…
October 2, 2019
Everytown Responds to Sens. Wyden, Schumer Letter Calling on IRS to Investigate NRA for Possible Tax Law Violations
Letter Follows Release of Senate Finance Committee Minority Staff Report, ‘The NRA and Russia: How a Tax-Exempt Organization Became a Foreign Asset’ NEW YORK — Today, Everytown for Gun Safety responded to…
September 30, 2019
Pennsylvania Ed Boards Urge Lawmakers to Advance Gun Violence Prevention Legislation
Since Sunday, both The Philadelphia Inquirer and The Patriot-News have editorialized in favor of gun safety legislation following hearings on gun violence prevention last week in Harrisburg.Lawmakers heard testimony…
September 30, 2019
Texas Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond to Mass Shooting at a Home in Beaumont That Killed 4 People
Reports Indicate 4 People Shot and KilledShooting is at Least the 21th Mass Shooting in 2019 and at Least the 3rd in Texas in Two Months BEAUMONT, Texas — The Texas chapter of Moms Demand…
September 30, 2019
Powerful New Ad in Virginia SD-8: Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund Partnering with Missy Cotter Smasal Campaign to Launch TV and Digital Ad Featuring Virginia Beach Shooting Survivor
Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund Contributing $100,000 to Missy Cotter Smasal’s Campaign in SD-8 to Help Air the Ad in Hampton Roads Media Market, As Part of Nearly $200,000 Total TV Ad BuyContribution is…
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/.
