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Ohio Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud Governor DeWine for Holistic Approach to School Safety, Creation of School Safety Center
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 praising Gov. Dewine for creating the Ohio School Safety Center within the Ohio Homeland…
August 22, 2019
Texas Moms Demand Action, Everytown Urge Texas Safety Commission to Consider Proven Gun Safety Legislation
Requiring Background Checks on All Gun Sales and Strong Red Flag Laws Have Received Bipartisan Support from Lawmakers Across the Country Recent Polling Shows Both Policies are Supported by a Majority of…
August 21, 2019
Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund Launches $135,000 Digital Spend Against Virginia Republican Legislators who Refused to Support Gun Safety
Digital Ads Are the First of $2.5 Million Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund Effort to Elect Gun Sense Majority in Virginia General AssemblyEverytown Also Unveiling New Battleground Message Poll Showing Republicans’ Opposition to Red Flag…
August 20, 2019
President Trump Knows the NRA is in Disarray
Yesterday, the New York Times reported that President Trump allegedly agrees with the sentiment that the NRA has never been weaker.The New York Times reports: “If I were a…
August 20, 2019
Ohio Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud Introduction of Bipartisan Red Flag Legislation
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today applauded the introduction of SB 184, bipartisan Red Flag legislation that would permit immediate family members and…
August 19, 2019
Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Volunteers Flex Grassroots Muscle: More than 100 Rallies Across All 50 States Demanding U.S. Senate Act on Gun Safety
Over the weekend, gun violence prevention activists, survivors of gun violence and allied lawmakers came together from coast to coast to demand that the U.S. Senate pass legislation to require background checks…
August 15, 2019
New: Fox News Poll Shows Voters Oppose NRA, Overwhelmingly Back Background Checks and Red Flag Legislation
Polling Comes as President Trump has Indicated Support for Both Background Checks and Red Flag Laws, Which Allow Families and Law Enforcement to Ask a Judge to Temporarily Suspend a Person’s Access to Guns if There…
August 15, 2019
Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund, Moms Demand Action Applaud Senator Elizabeth Warren, Julian Castro for Elevating Issue of Gun Violence Prevention in 2020 Presidential Campaign
Senator Warren and Former HUD Secretary Castro Released Plans Following Mass Shootings in El Paso and Dayton Both Candidates Attended a Forum on Gun Safety Hosted by Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund in Iowa Over the Weekend NEW YORK…
August 15, 2019
Everytown, Pennsylvania Moms Demand Action Respond to Law Enforcement Shooting in Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA – Everytown for Gun Safety and the Pennsylvania chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown, last night responded to reports that six police officers were shot and wounded in…
August 14, 2019
Everytown For Gun Safety Action Fund Announces more than $1 Million August Recess Spend and more than 100 Rallies this Weekend to Pressure Senate to Act on Gun Safety
August Recess Effort Will Include TV and Digital Ads; In-State Meetings with Senators and Staff and Rallies in All 50 States NEW YORK — Today, Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund and Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in…
August 13, 2019
South Carolina Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond to Fatal Shooting of Transgender Woman in Allendale County
Dime Doe is at Least the 15 Trans Person Killed Nationwide This Year; At Least 13 Have Been Killed With A GunNearly All of the Trans People Killed This Year Have Been Black Women ALLENDALE COUNTY, S.C. — The…
August 10, 2019
Candidates Pledge to Fight For Gun Safety at Historic Presidential Forum
Sixteen Democratic Candidates Participated in the Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund Presidential Gun Sense Forum, One Week After Tragic Mass Shootings in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio DES MOINES – Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund’s Presidential…
August 8, 2019
Ohio Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond to Reports That Sibling Killed in Dayton Mass Shooting was a Transgender Man
Shooter’s Trans Brother was First Fatality in Mass Shooting in Dayton’s Oregon DistrictJordan Cofer is at Least the 14 Trans Person Killed Nationwide This Year; at Least 12 Were Killed With a Gun DAYTON, OH — The…
August 8, 2019
A List of Ohio Republicans Backing Gun Safety Laws After the Dayton Mass Shooting
In recent days, a number of Ohio Republicans have spoken out about the need to strengthen gun laws, including: Gov. Mike Dewine, who has called on the Ohio legislature to require criminal background checks on all gun sales and pass Red…
August 8, 2019
Everytown Responds To President Donald Trump’s Reported Phone Call With Embattled NRA CEO Wayne Lapierre
NEW YORK — Everytown for Gun Safety released the following statement today in response to reports that President Donald Trump spoke with embattled NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre yesterday. According to media reports,…
August 8, 2019
Updated With 14 Presidential Candidates: Urgent Gun Safety Presidential Forum Saturday in Des Moines: Everytown For Gun Safety Action Fund, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Unveil Presidential Forum in the Wake of El Paso and Dayton Mass Shootings
Confirmed Participants Include Senator Michael Bennet; Former Vice President Joe Biden; Gov. Steve Bullock; Mayor Pete Buttigieg; Former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro; Mayor Bill de Blasio; Senator Kirsten Gillibrand; Sen. Kamala Harris; Gov. John Hickenlooper; Gov. Jay…
August 7, 2019
NRA Ad Firm Alleges Wayne LaPierre Tried to Get Them to Buy $5 Million Dallas Mansion, Shortly After Parkland Shooting
According to new reporting from both the Wall Street Journal and Washington Post, NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre attempted to use the NRA’s now-former public relations firm, Ackerman McQueen, to purchase a $5…
August 7, 2019
Subject: Governor Sununu has a Chance to Protect Families and Save Lives by Signing Gun Safety Bills in Wake of El Paso and Dayton Mass Shootings
Over the weekend, the nation was rocked by news of two mass shootings, one in El Paso and another one less than 24 hours later in Dayton, that together killed 31 people and wounded more than 38 others. Earlier this…
August 7, 2019
People Spotted Red Flags In Dayton Shooter’s Behavior, Reports Suggest
In the aftermath of Sunday morning’s mass shooting in Dayton, reports are emerging that the shooter’s behavior raised concerns among people who knew him. This reporting underscores the case for Extreme Risk or Red Flag legislation, which Gov.
August 7, 2019
Florida Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond to Fatal Shooting of Transgender Woman in Miami
Shooting Took Place Just Days Before Mass Shootings in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, OhioKiki Fantroyis at Least the 13 Trans Person Killed Nationwide This Year, With at Least 11 Having Been…
August 7, 2019
Everytown For Gun Safety Action Fund, Moms Demand Action Applaud Gov. Jay Inslee, Mayor Pete Buttigieg For Elevating Issue of Gun Violence Prevention in 2020 Presidential Campaign
Gov. Inslee and Mayor Buttigieg Released Plans Days After Mass Shootings in El Paso and Dayton Both Plans Address the Deadly Intersection of Gun Violence and Hate Crimes NEW YORK – Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund…
August 6, 2019
SUBJECT: In the Aftermath of the El Paso and Dayton Mass Shootings, Republicans are Calling for Congressional Action on Gun Safety
Following the horrific mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, in which 22 people were shot and killed and 24 were wounded, and Dayton, Ohio, in which at least nine people were shot and killed and 14…
August 6, 2019
Ohio Moms Demand Action, Everytown Urge Ohio Legislature to Require Background Checks on All Gun Sales and Pass Life-saving Extreme Risk Legislation
Since Sunday’s Mass Shooting in Dayton, Ohio Senate President Obhof Has Said It’s “An Issue We Can Look At” Ohio Sen. Lehner, Who Represents District Adjacent to Dayton, Has Called Policy…
August 6, 2019
Urgent Gun Safety Presidential Forum on Saturday in Des Moines: Everytown For Gun Safety, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Unveil Presidential Forum Plans in the Wake of El Paso and Dayton Mass Shootings
Confirmed Participants So Far Include Mayor Pete Buttigieg, Former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro; Governor Jay Inslee, Senator Amy Klobuchar, Senator Bernie Sanders and Senator Elizabeth Warren If You Are a Member of the Media, Please Contact…
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/.
