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Dangerous Bill to Make it Harder to Sue Bad Actors in the Gun Industry Passes in Indiana Legislature, Despite Widespread Opposition
INDIANAPOLIS, IN. — The Indiana chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroot network, issued the following statement after the Indiana legislature passed HB 1235. The bill seeks to expand upon…
February 23, 2024
Everytown For Gun Safety Endorses First Round of Moms Demand Action Volunteers, Everytown Leaders Running for Office
NEW YORK — Today, Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund endorsed its first round of endorsements of Moms Demand Action volunteers and Everytown leaders running for office across the country. These endorsements, which are Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund’s…
February 22, 2024
Louisiana Senate Passes Permitless Carry Despite the Majority of Americans Opposing; Louisiana Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond
Polling shows over 80 percent of gun owners, non-gun owners, Republicans, Democrats, and Independents agree that comprehensive safety standards are critical in issuing concealed carry permits. BATON ROUGE, LA. – The Louisiana chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students…
February 22, 2024
Nebraska Lawmakers Need to Act With Urgency in Rejecting LB 883, Dangerous Legislation That Would Repeal the State’s Background Check Requirement for Purchasing Handguns
Everytown, Moms Demand Action Issue the Following Statement Ahead of Committee Hearing on LB 883 LINCOLN, Neb. — Today, the Nebraska House Judiciary Committee is holding a hearing to consider Legislative Bill 883. This reckless and dangerous bill…
February 21, 2024
Florida House Judiciary Committee Advances HB17 and HB1223, Dangerous Legislation to Rollback Common Sense Gun Reform Passed After the Mass Shooting At Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School; Florida Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond
The Florida chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, released the following statement in response to House Republicans advancing HB17, a bill to repeal the law that requires a…
February 20, 2024
Everytown, Moms Demand Action Respond to Weekend Gun Violence and Indiana Lawmakers Advancing Dangerous Gun Bills
INDIANAPOLIS, IN. — Indiana Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action volunteers, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, released the following statement in response to Indiana lawmakers advancing dangerous bills today following a weekend of gun violence…
February 20, 2024
Following Testimony by Washington Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers, Senate Law and Justice Committee Advances Gun Safety Legislation
OLYMPIA, WA. — The Washington chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, issued the following statement celebrating the committee passage of HB 1903, HB 2021, and HB 2118. The…
February 16, 2024
Two People Found Shot and Killed in University of Colorado, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Respond
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The Colorado chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, issued the following statements after two people were found shot and killed in a dorm room…
February 16, 2024
California Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Celebrate Introduction of Bill Aimed at Preventing Hate Crimes and Supporting Implementation of Gun Violence Restraining Order Law
SACRAMENTO — The California chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, issued the following statement celebrating Assemblymember Rick Zbur’s introduction of AB 2917. The measure aims to update California’s…
February 16, 2024
Sheridan Police Officer Shot and Killed, Underscoring Urgent Need for Action on Gun Safety, Wyoming Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Respond
SHERIDAN, WY. — The Wyoming chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, issued the following statement after a police officer was shot and killed while on duty. According to…
February 16, 2024
Mass Shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl Parade Underscores the Deadly Reality for Kansas City: Straddling Two States with Some of the Weakest and Most Dangerous Gun Laws is a Recipe for Tragedy
KANSAS CITY – On Wednesday, during the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl Championship parade in Kansas City, a shooting, reportedly broken out from an argument that escalated between several people, resulted in at least one person being shot and…
February 15, 2024
Despite Opposition from Gun Safety Advocates and Past Failed Attempts, Arizona Senate Passes Reckless Legislation, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Respond
PHOENIX — The Arizona chapters 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 the Senate advancing SB 1198 and SB 1189. These reckless measures…
February 15, 2024
First Lady Trudi Inslee Joins Over a Hundred Moms Demand Action Volunteers in Annual Advocacy Day to Call for Further Action on Gun Violence
OLYMPIA, WA. — Today, Washington First Lady Trudi Inslee joined over a hundred Moms Demand Action volunteers during their annual Advocacy Day. This year’s call for action on gun safety focused on current legislation under consideration in Olympia, including HB…
February 15, 2024
As New Mexico Lawmakers Adjourn for the Legislative Session, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Celebrate Life-Saving Wins
Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers Sent Over 2,800 Advocating for Life-Saving Legislation this Session New Mexico is Poised to Become the 12th State to Implement Waiting Periods for Firearm Purchases SANTA FE, N.M — The New Mexico…
February 14, 2024
Alaska Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Commend Introduction of Legislation Establishing Extreme Risk Law Aimed at Keeping Firearms Out of Dangerous Hands
JUNEAU, AK. — The Alaska chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action issued the following statement celebrating the introduction of SB 229. The measure would allow a judge to temporarily remove a person’s access to guns when there…
February 14, 2024
Everytown, Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Shooting Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl Parade in Kansas City
KANSAS CITY – Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, released the following statements in response to a shooting in Kansas City at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl Championship parade. As…
February 13, 2024
Red Flag Laws Are Long Overdue In Texas: Here is What you Need to Know About the Shooting at Lakewood Church
On Sunday, a woman wielding a long-gun entered a megachurch in Houston, Texas just as a Spanish-language service was beginning. Two people, including the shooter’s seven year old child, were wounded in the shooting. As we continue to learn more…
February 13, 2024
SIX YEARS AFTER THE MASS SHOOTING AT MARJORY STONEMAN DOUGLAS HIGH SCHOOL, EVERYTOWN, STUDENTS DEMAND ACTION, MOMS DEMAND ACTION STATEMENTS
NEW YORK — Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots networks, Students Demand Action and Moms Demand Action, released the following statements today ahead of the six year mark of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland,…
February 13, 2024
VICTORY FOR GUN SAFETY: Following Tireless Advocacy from Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, New Mexico Legislature Passes Bill to Implement Waiting Periods for Firearm Purchases
New Mexico Will Become the 12th State to Implement Waiting Periods for Firearm Purchases Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers Have Testified in Hearings and Sent Over 2,800 Messages Urging Lawmakers to Support HB 129 SANTA FE, N.M.
February 12, 2024
ONE YEAR AFTER THE MASS SHOOTING AT MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY, CRITICAL GUN SAFETY LAWS GO INTO EFFECT; EVERYTOWN, STUDENTS DEMAND ACTION, MOMS DEMAND ACTION STATEMENTS
On February 13, Slate of Gun Safety Laws Passed in the Year Since the Shooting Go Into Effect Including Historic Extreme Risk Law, Secure Storage Policies, Background Checks For All Unlicensed Gun Sales Requirements, and a Convicted Domestic Abuser Prohibition…
February 12, 2024
Two Injured In Shooting at Lakewood Church in Houston; Everytown, Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond
Shooting Took Place as Spanish-Language Church Service was Beginning HOUSTON, Texas. — The Texas 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 shooting…
February 9, 2024
Biden-Harris Administration’s “Community Violence Awareness Week” Highlights the Important Role CVI Organizations Play in Combating Gun Violence in Black Communities
Everytown Community Safety Fund and its Grantees Participated in the Biden-Harris Administrations’ “Community Violence Awareness Week” WASHINGTON D.C. — Last week, the Biden-Harris Administration hosted multiple events highlighting the important role Community Violence Intervention (CVI) organizations play in the…
February 6, 2024
Standing With Gun Violence Survivors of Unsolved Cases, Illinois Lawmakers Introduce Legislation on Cold Case Murders and Clearance Rates
CHICAGO — Today, standing with gun violence survivors with unsolved cases with the Everytown Survivor Network and Moms Demand Action, Representative Kam Bruckner introduced House Bill 4753, the Homicide Victims’ Families Rights Act. HB 4753 would allow the surviving family…
February 5, 2024
Toddler Dies After Unintentionally Shooting Himself In Greenville, North Carolina, Highlighting Need for Secure Storage Legislation
GREENVILLE, N.C. – The North Carolina chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, released the following statement in response to a toddler unintentionally shooting himself in Greenville. With details…
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/.
