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A cinco años del tiroteo masivo en El Paso, Everytown, Moms Demand Action, y Students Demand Action renuevan el llamado a honrar a las víctimas con acciones
NUEVA YORK — Everytown for Gun Safety y su red comunitaria, Moms Demand Action y Students Demand Action, dieron las siguientes declaraciones hoy antes del sábado, que marcará el quinto aniversario del tiroteo masivo en un Walmart en El…
August 2, 2024
Five Years Since the Mass Shooting in El Paso, Everytown, Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Renew Call to Honor Victims with Action
NEW YORK — Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots network, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, issued the following statements today ahead of Saturday’s five-year mark of the mass shooting at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas…
July 29, 2024
What Does Freedom from Gun Violence Mean for Kamala Harris?
Everytown Plans Public Awareness Campaign to Get Americans the Facts on Harris’ Life-Saving Gun Safety Record NEW YORK – From her time as district attorney to attorney general, from the U.S. Senate to the White House, Vice President…
July 24, 2024
Killing of Sonya Massey Marks One of the Many Recent Incidents of People Shot and Killed by Police
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — On July 6, Sonya Massey, a 36-year old Black woman in Springfield, Illinois, was shot and killed by a law enforcement officer responding to a 911 dispatch call Massey herself placed. This horrifying tragedy was the…
July 23, 2024
Gun Safety Groups Announce Endorsement of Kamala Harris for President
Brady and Team ENOUGH, Community Justice Action Fund, Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund and Its Grassroots Networks Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, GIFFORDS, and Newtown Action Alliance and Jr Newtown Action Alliance, Unveil Joint Endorsement of…
July 22, 2024
Mississippi Chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Respond After Three People Killed and 13 Wounded in Mass Shooting in Indianola
Indianola, Miss. — The Mississippi chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, released the following statements in response to a mass shooting in Indianola last night that killed…
July 21, 2024
Everytown Statement on President Biden’s 2024 Campaign Announcement
NEW YORK – Today, following President Biden’s announcement that he is suspending his presidential bid, Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots networks Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, released the following statements: “President Biden has been a…
July 19, 2024
Everytown For Gun Safety Endorses Latest Round of Moms Demand Action Volunteers Running for Office
NEW YORK — Today, Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund released its latest round of endorsements of Moms Demand Action volunteers running for office across the country — underscoring the growing power of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand…
July 19, 2024
Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Shooting and Killing of Ron Gee, Indianapolis Anti-Violence Advocate and Founder of Cease Fire Indy
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana chapter of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, issued the following statement in response to a shooting on the east side of Indianapolis on…
July 19, 2024
Everytown, Moms Demand Action Statement on the Conclusion of the Republican National Convention
WASHINGTON — Last night, the Republican National Convention wrapped in Milwaukee and, despite a weekend shooting at a Trump rally that left the former president injured and one attendee dead, America’s gun violence crisis wasn’t addressed (and neither, for…
July 19, 2024
Two People Shot and Killed and Two Others Wounded, Including a Two-Year Old Girl, in a Shooting in Southeast Washington D.C.; Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond
Washington, D.C. – The District of Columbia chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, issued a statement following a shooting in Southeast Washington D.C. yesterday morning where…
July 15, 2024
Everytown, Moms Demand Action Respond to Trump Announcing Vance as his Pick for Vice President
WASHINGTON — Today, after Donald Trump announced J.D. Vance as his pick for Vice President, Everytown for Gun Safety and Moms Demand Action released the following statements: “As Saturday demonstrated, no one — not even the former president —…
July 15, 2024
At Least Four People Shot and Killed and At Least Ten Wounded in Mass Shooting at Birmingham Event Center; Alabama Chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Respond
BIRMINGHAM, AL. — The Alabama chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, released the following statements in response to at least four people shot and killed and at…
July 13, 2024
Everytown, Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Responding to Shooting at Campaign Event for Former President Donald Trump
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, released the following statements in response to a shooting at a campaign rally for Donald Trump in Pennsylvania. While details are…
July 11, 2024
Everytown for Gun Safety Applauds Senator Durbin for Introducing the Federal Firearm Licensee Act in the Senate
WASHINGTON – Today, Everytown for Gun Safety applauded Senator Durbin for introducing the Federal Firearm Licensee Act (FFLA) in the Senate. The bill would bring firearm dealer laws into the 21st century by modernizing and strengthening the federal requirements…
July 10, 2024
VICTORY FOR GUN SAFETY: Following Advocacy from Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, Hawai’i Governor Josh Green Signs Bill to Raise the Age of Purchase for Ammunition
HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, issued the following statement after Governor Josh Green signed SB 2845 into law. The measure raises the…
July 8, 2024
Gun Violence Wreaks Havoc on July Fourth Weekend; Underscores Urgent Need for Action on Gun Safety
Over July Fourth Weekend, Gun Violence Erupted in Nearly Every State Across the County; At Least 90 People Were Shot in Chicago Alone Gun Violence Over the Holiday Weekend Affected Nearly Every State in the Country With Over…
July 3, 2024
Everytown, Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Targeted Shooting of Family of Guatemalan Descent at Nebraska Home
CRETE, Neb. – Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots network, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, released the following statements in response to a shooting at a Crete, Nebraska home, which resulted in four children shot and…
July 1, 2024
State Legislatures Wrap 2024 Legislative Session With Monumental, and Often Bipartisan, Progress on Gun Violence Prevention, Building on 2023’s Historic Year
NEW YORK – Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots networks Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, today celebrated another remarkable legislative session for gun safety in the states. This session, state legislatures have already passed more than…
June 27, 2024
Fourth Shooting in 24 Hours: Two People Shot and Killed in Lancaster, California Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Chapters Respond
LANCASTER, Calif. — The California chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, issued this joint statement following a shooting in Lancaster. According to reports, the tragic incident…
June 22, 2024
Teenager Shot and Killed in Overnight Shooting; Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond
CINCINNATI, Ohio. – Today, the Ohio chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, issued the following statements after a 16-year old, Jackie Jackson III, was …
June 21, 2024
Two People Shot and Killed and Multiple Injured, Including One Police Officer, in Arkansas Mass Shooting; Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond
FORDYCE, Ark. – Today, the Arkansas chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, issued the following statements in response to the mass shooting outside of the Mad Butcher market…
June 21, 2024
Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries Named the 2024 Federal Gun Sense Lawmaker of Year on the Heels of Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund’s Gun Sense University
Gun Sense Lawmaker of the Year Awarded to Leader Jeffries for His Leadership on Gun Safety NEW YORK — Today, Everytown for Gun Safety named Democratic House Leader Hakeem Jeffries the 2024 Federal Gun Sense Lawmaker of the Year…
June 21, 2024
New Mexico State Representative Andrea Romero Named the 2024 State Level Gun Sense Lawmaker of the Year
Gun Sense Lawmaker of the Year Awarded to Rep. Romero for Her Leadership on Gun Violence Prevention NEW YORK — Today, Everytown for Gun Safety named New Mexico State Representative Andrea Romero as the 2024 State Level Gun Sense…
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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.
