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What to Know on Gun Safety as 2020 Legislative Session Resumes in Iowa on Monday.
Lawmakers have another opportunity to pass common-sense gun safety legislation in the new year as Iowa’s session begins on Monday. Lawmakers should listen to the majority of Iowans who support stronger gun laws by prioritizing common-sense gun bills, like…
January 10, 2020
Here’s what you should know about the gun extremist rally in Virginia on January 20th
On January 20th, gun extremists – including out-of-state militia groups – will descend on the Virginia General Assembly, hoping to intimidate lawmakers into rejecting the democratic will of the people who, by wide margins, want…
January 9, 2020
On Day One of Legislative Session, Moms Demand Action Volunteers Discuss Gun Safety With Virginia Lawmakers and the Newly-Elected Gun Sense Majority in Both Chambers
Moms Demand Action volunteers from across the Commonwealth of Virginia turned out in droves Wednesday to welcome lawmakers, many of them newly elected gun sense champions, on the first day of the 2020 session. Volunteers from places like Virginia…
January 9, 2020
It’s Past Time the State Passes a Bill to Keep Guns Out of the Hands of Domestic Abusers. Arizona’s 2020 Legislative Session Begins Monday.
Moms Demand Action Volunteers with the Arizona Chapter will be Available for Interviews at the Arizona State Capitol on Monday Arizona lawmakers return to the state capitol Monday for a new legislative session, and with the start of…
January 9, 2020
What to Know About Gun Safety Ahead of 2020 Legislative Session in Tennessee
On Tuesday, Tennessee lawmakers will return to Nashville for the 2020 legislative session. Over the past several years, the Tennessee legislature has continually weakened the state’s gun laws despite a gun violence crisis that takes more than…
January 9, 2020
Georgia Legislature Should Stand For Gun Safety in 2020. Moms Demand Action Volunteers Are Available for Interviews.
On Tuesday, Georgia lawmakers will return to Atlanta for the 2020 legislative session. This session, volunteers with the Georgia chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America will urge their representatives to reject efforts to strip the…
January 8, 2020
ICYMI: Muslim Advocates Call for NRA Board Member Resignation Following Report of Anti-Muslim Rhetoric
NEW Report Uncovered NRA Board Member Anthony Colandro Using Twitter Account to Voice Blatantly Islamophobic & Homophobic Content for Years Following Report And Call For His Resignation, Colandro Blocked Public Access To Twitter Account In case you missed…
January 8, 2020
ICYMI: New Poll Shows Stronger Gun Laws Enjoy Broad Based and Bipartisan Support Amongst Virginians
Poll Comes as the Virginia General Assembly Opens Today with a New Majority Ready to Make Gun Safety a Top Priority Poll Shows 83% of Virginians Support Background Checks and 82% Support Red Flag Laws Ahead of the General…
January 8, 2020
New Hampshire Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud New Hampshire House Of Representatives For Passing Extreme Risk Legislation
CONCORD, N.H. – The New Hampshire chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today applauded the New Hampshire House of Representatives for passing HB 687, extreme risk protection order legislation,…
January 8, 2020
What to Know About Gun Violence in Missouri as the 2020 Legislative Session Begins Today.
As the Missouri legislature returns to Jefferson City for the start of the 2020 legislative session, lawmakers will again have the opportunity to pass common-sense gun safety bills. With Governor Parson announcing his support for gun safety legislation…
January 8, 2020
It’s Time to Pass Life-Saving Extreme Risk Protection Order Legislation in Nebraska. The 2020 Legislative Session Resumes Today.
As lawmakers return to Lincoln on Wednesday for opening day of Nebraska’s legislative session, they will have an opportunity to pass common-sense gun safety bills starting with LB 58, Extreme Risk Protection Order legislation. The bill was introduced last…
January 8, 2020
It’s Time to Pass Life-Saving Extreme Risk Protection Order Legislation in Nebraska. The 2020 Legislative Session Resumes Today.
As lawmakers return to Lincoln on Wednesday for opening day of Nebraska’s legislative session, they will have an opportunity to pass common-sense gun safety bills starting with LB 58, Extreme Risk Protection Order legislation. The bill was introduced last…
January 8, 2020
This Session, Michigan Lawmakers Should Pass Bills to Keep Guns Out of the Hands of Domestic Abusers
As lawmakers return to Lansing for the second term of Michigan’s legislative session Wednesday, they will have new opportunities to pass common-sense gun safety bills. A top priority for lawmakers should be: closing the gaps that give domestic abusers…
January 8, 2020
Moms Demand Action to Address Gun-Related Domestic Violence at El Paso Hearing
On Thursday, Jan. 9, volunteers with the Texas chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America will attend and testify at the House Mass Violence Prevention and Community Safety Select Committee hearing in…
January 8, 2020
What to Know on Gun Safety as 2020 Legislative Session Begins in Rhode Island
Rhode Island’s legislative session started yesterday, and state lawmakers have the opportunity to pass common-sense gun safety bills this year. Here’s what to know on two policies could prevent future gun violence in the state if enacted: Ghost Guns…
January 7, 2020
Rhode Island Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud Speaker Mattiello, Senate President Ruggerio For Prioritizing Ghost Gun Legislation In 2020
Legislation Would 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, part of Everytown…
January 7, 2020
What to Know on Gun Safety as 2020 Legislative Session Begins in Maryland
Lawmakers will have another opportunity to pass common-sense gun safety legislation in the new year as Maryland’s session begins on Wednesday. The top priority: legislation that would require background checks on all sales of rifles and shotguns in the…
January 7, 2020
REPORT: NRA Board Member Used Twitter Account to Voice Blatantly Islamophobic & Homophobic Content for Years
Days before before the NRA’s winter board meeting in Tysons Corner, Virginia, new reporting has exposed that one of the NRA board’s newest members, Anthony Colandro, has been spouting deeply offensive…
January 7, 2020
Everytown Law Represents Kansas City, Missouri In Suit Against Gun Manufacturer, Dealers And Alleged Traffickers For Contributing To Local Gun Violence
City is the First in the U.S. to File a Lawsuit Against the Gun Industry in More than 10 Years KANSAS CITY, Mo. – During a press conference today with Everytown Law, the litigation arm of Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund, Kansas City…
January 7, 2020
What to Know on Gun Safety as 2020 Legislative Session Begins in Pennsylvania
Lawmakers have the opportunity to pass life-saving Extreme Risk legislation in the new year as the second term of Pennsylvania’s legislative session begins on Tuesday. They should also reject punitive preemption legislation that would undermine…
January 3, 2020
The Daily Beast: Couple Uses Downloadable Gun to Murder Ex’s Mom
The Murder Comes As Trump Admin Prepares to Allow 3D-Printed Gun Blueprints to be Posted Online Experts are available to provide more information on downloadable guns and the litigation. According to the Daily Beast, a…
January 3, 2020
Iowa Starting Line: Iowan: Joni Ernst Is Caving to the NRA On Boyfriend Loophole
Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) has caved to NRA pressure by introducing a version of the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act (VAWA) that does not include life-saving measures…
January 2, 2020
Hawaii’s Red Flag Law Just Went Into Effect. Here’s What to Know.
On Wednesday, Hawaii joined a list of 17 states, along with Washington D.C., that have enacted a red flag law, after the bill was signed by Gov. David Ige in June. Hawaii’s Gun Violence Protective…
January 2, 2020
Oklahoma Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond To Fatal Shooting Of Transgender Man In McAlester
Dustin Parker is the First Trans Person to be Killed in 2020 In 2019, at Least 25 Trans People Were Killed Nationwide; 19 Were Killed With a Gun MCALESTER, Okla. — The Oklahoma chapter of Moms…
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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.
