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Dozens of Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Volunteers Call for Gun Safety at Idaho Statehouse
On Monday, more than 60 volunteers with the Idaho chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America and Students Demand Action, both a part of Everytown for Gun Safety, made their way to the statehouse to urge…
January 28, 2020
Connecticut Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond To Shooting Outside Bridgeport Superior Court
Reports Indicate Four People Were Wounded in the Shooting BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – The Connecticut chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statement in response to…
January 27, 2020
North Carolina Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond To Mass Shooting at a Home in Craven County That Killed 4 People
Reports Indicate 4 People Shot and Killed, Including 3 Children CRAVEN COUNTY, N.C. — The North Carolina chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released…
January 27, 2020
Everytown Announces $60 Million Electoral Program For 2020
NEW YORK — Everytown for Gun Safety released the following memo from Senior Political Advisor Charlie Kelly, announcing Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund and Victory Fund’s plans to spend at least $60 million on…
January 27, 2020
Washington Post: ‘Unconstitutional and worthless’: Emails show Virginia officials doubting gun sanctuaries
Emails Obtained by Everytown Show VA Local Officials Acknowledging that their ‘Second Amendment Sanctuary’ or Lawless County Resolutions Hold no Legal Merit and Sow Confusion Everytown also Publishes Detailed Rebuttal of Attempts to Legally Justify…
January 27, 2020
Ghost Guns: A Weapon of Choice for White Supremacists Arrested Ahead of Virginia Rally
Last week, the FBI arrested three members of the white supremacist group The Base who were allegedly planning to start a race war at Monday’s gun extremist rally in Richmond, VA.
January 24, 2020
Over 400 Florida Moms Demand Action Volunteers: We Want Stronger Background Checks
Yesterday, volunteers with the Florida chapter of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action headed to Tallahassee to advocate for common-sense gun laws. At the chapter’s first advocacy day in 2015, there were three volunteers…
January 24, 2020
Newly Uncovered Emails Show How Trump Administration Has Shaped Policies at the Behest of the NRA
According to a new report in The Guardian, emails show that the Trump administration has consistently done the NRA’s bidding when making potentially harmful decisions about public land and wildlife policy ––despite ethics prohibitions on…
January 24, 2020
Virginia Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud Virginia House Committee for Passing Gun Safety 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 House Committee on Public Safety for passing a slate of gun safety bills, including…
January 24, 2020
Everytown For Gun Safety, Moms Demand Action Applaud Attorneys General For Suing to Prevent Schematics for Downloadable, Untraceable Guns to be Posted Online
21 Attorneys General Filed Suit in Washington State to Prevent The Trump Administration From Enabling Schematics for Downloadable, Untraceable Guns to Be Posted…
January 24, 2020
Colorado Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud Lawmakers for Rejecting Dangerous Legislation That Would Weaken Colorado Gun Laws
HB20-1040 Could Have Forced Public K-12 Schools to Allow Civilians to Carry Loaded Handguns, Both Openly and Concealed, on Their Premises HB20-1099 Would Have Repealed Colorado’s Prohibition of High Capacity Magazines DENVER – Volunteers with the Colorado…
January 24, 2020
Colorado Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud Passage of Resolution to Require Denver Public Schools to Send Information Home About Secure Firearms Storage
Responsible Firearm Storage Can Result in Fewer Unintentional Shootings and Firearm Suicides Among American Youth DENVER – Today, the Colorado chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, applauded the…
January 24, 2020
Washington Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action, Everytown Applaud Washington Senate Committee for Advancing Common-Sense Gun Safety Bills
SB6294 Would Require Concealed Pistol License Applicants to Undergo Training and Show Proof of Completion Before Being Issued a License SB6288 Would Establish the Office of Firearm Violence Prevention OLYMPIA, Wash. – Washington Moms Demand Action and…
January 23, 2020
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…
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 Retreat This week, the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) is hosting its annual SHOT Show on the Las Vegas strip. The…
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…
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…
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 Guns JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri chapter…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 Enforcement PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Rhode Island chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America,…
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…
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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.
