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Everytown for Gun Safety, Moms Demand Action Applaud 145 Business Leaders for Letter to U.S. Senate Demanding Action on Gun Safety
Business Leaders Represent Employees from Large and Small Companies, Including: Airbnb, Amalgamated Bank, Bloomberg LP, Brookfield Property Group, Condé Nast, DICK’S Sporting Goods, DoorDash, Gap Inc., Levi Strauss & Co., Lyft, Pinterest, Postmates, Royal Caribbean, RXR Realty, Square, TOMS,…
September 11, 2019
Everytown for Gun Safety, Moms Demand Action Applaud Publix for Decision to Prohibit Open Carry in Stores
In Recent Weeks, Albertsons Companies, ALDI, CVS, Kroger, Meijer, Walgreens, Walmart, Wegmans, and Publix Have All Announced Prohibitions on Open Carry in Stores Polling Released Last Week Showed that Companies “Have More to Gain Than…
September 11, 2019
Florida Moms Demand Action Volunteers Available for Interviews Ahead of Senate Infrastructure Committee Hearing
On Monday, the Florida Senate Infrastructure and Security Committee will begin hearings on gun safety. Volunteers with the Florida chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America will attend the hearing and urge lawmakers…
September 11, 2019
Everytown, Moms Demand Action Statement on House Judiciary Committee Advancing Gun Safety Legislation to Address Red Flags, Hate Crimes and High-Capacity Magazines
House Has Consistently Advanced Meaningful Gun Safety Bills; Now the Senate Must do Its Part WASHINGTON — Everytown for Gun Safety and Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown, applauded the House Judiciary Committee for advancing…
September 10, 2019
Texas Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud Bexar County For Gun Violence Prevention Initiatives Supporting Responsible Gun Storage and Victims of Domestic Violence
Initiatives Include $40,000 for a Public Awareness Campaign for Be SMART, a Responsible Gun Storage Program Volunteers with the Texas chapter of Moms Demand Action Spoke at…
September 10, 2019
New Jersey Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud Gov. Murphy’s Executive Action Creating Public Safety Standards for Gun Dealers, Manufacturers and Banks That Do Business With New Jersey
MORRISTOWN, N.J. — The New Jersey chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today applauded Gov. Phil Murphy’s signing of an executive action that declares gun violence to be a public…
September 10, 2019
Everytown For Gun Safety, Moms Demand Action Applaud Aldi and Meijer For Decisions To Prohibit Open Carry in Stores
In the Past Week, Walmart, Kroger, Walgreens, CVS, Wegmans, Albertsons Companies, ALDI and Meijer Have All Announced Prohibitions on Open Carry in Stores Polling Released Last Week Showed that Companies “Have More to Gain Than…
September 9, 2019
Wall Street Journal: Florida Schools Don’t Want to Arm Teachers
Following the Florida legislature’s reckless and unpopular decision to allow Florida teachers to be armed in schools, a Wall Street Journal analysis found that a majority of Florida schools have rejected the…
September 8, 2019
Everytown For Gun Safety, Moms Demand Action Applaud Albertsons Companies’ Decision to Prohibit Open Carry in Stores
Since Tuesday, Walmart, Kroger, Walgreens, CVS, Wegmans and Albertsons Companies Have All Announced Prohibitions on Open Carry in Stores Polling Released Last Week Showed that Companies “Have More to Gain Than They Put at Risk”…
September 6, 2019
Everytown For Gun Safety, Moms Demand Action Respond to Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s Support For Stronger Background Checks on Gun Sales
Lt. Gov. Patrick Said he is “Willing to Take an Arrow” to Defy the NRA and Strengthen Background Checks Legislation Requiring Background Checks on All Gun Sales Has Received Strong Bipartisan…
September 6, 2019
New Everytown, Global Strategy Group Battleground State Polling Finds Overwhelming Majority of American Voters Back Gun Safety Laws and are Prepared to Vote out Politicians who do Nothing to Curb Gun Violence
New Poll Found 94 Percent of Voters in Battlegrounds Support Background Checks on All Gun Sales; 80 Percent in Battlegrounds Support Enacting Red Flag Law; 75 Percent Ready to Hold “Politicians Accountable by Voting them out of Office”…
September 6, 2019
Maryland Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond to Fatal Shooting of Transgender Teen in Baltimore
Bailey Reeves is at Least the 17th Trans Person Killed Nationwide This Year; at Least 14 Have Been Killed With A Gun BALTIMORE, Md. — The Maryland chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of…
September 6, 2019
These Organizations are Working to Prevent More Children From Being Shot and Killed in St. Louis
In the past week, St. Louis has received national attention over the fatal shootings of at least a dozen children in the city since April. Many of these children were shot near their homes, including one…
September 5, 2019
Texas Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond to Executive Orders Released by Governor Abbott in Response to Mass Shootings in El Paso and Odessa
Requiring Background Checks on All Gun Sales and Strong Red Flag Laws Have Received Bipartisan Support from Lawmakers Across the Country AUSTIN, Texas – The Texas chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in…
September 5, 2019
Everytown for Gun Safety, Moms Demand Action Applaud CVS and Wegmans for Decisions to Prohibit Open Carry in Stores
Since Tuesday, Walmart, Kroger, Walgreens, CVS and Wegmans Have All Announced Prohibitions on Open Carry in Stores Polling Released Today Showed that Companies “Have More to Gain Than They Put at Risk” by Advocating for…
September 5, 2019
Everytown for Gun Safety, Moms Demand Action Applaud Walgreens’ Decision to Prohibit Open Carry in its Stores
Walgreens’ Announcement Followed Similar Decisions from Walmart and Kroger to Protect Shoppers and Employees by Prohibiting Open Carry Polling Released Today Showed that Companies “Have More to Gain Than They Put…
September 5, 2019
Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund Endorses 25 Candidates in Virginia’s 2019 Elections, Donates $438,000 to Endorsed Candidates and Political Committees Working to Elect Gun Sense Majority
Contributions are Part of Unprecedented $2.5 Million Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund Effort to Elect Gun Sense Majority in Virginia General Assembly Everytown, Moms Demand Action Will Also Unleash Grassroots Army to Elect Endorsed Candidates During Grassroots Weekends…
September 4, 2019
Everytown For Gun Safety, Moms Demand Action Applaud Kroger’s Decision to Prohibit Open Carry in its Stores
Moms Demand Action Volunteers Started a Campaign to Ask Kroger to Prohibit Open Carry Using #GroceriesNotGuns in 2014 Earlier Today, Walmart Announced its Decision to Prohibit Open Carry and Limit Ammunition Sales in Wake of…
September 3, 2019
BREAKING: Odessa Shooter Exploited Deadly Background Check Loophole to Purchase Firearm Used in West Texas Mass Shooting
Multiple Media Outlets Reporting that the Odessa Shooter Purchased the Firearm Used in West Texas Mass Shooting from an Unlicensed Seller and Avoided a Background Check that He Could Not Pass This Weekend Alone, Seven Americans are Dead after…
September 3, 2019
Everytown for Gun Safety, Moms Demand Action Applaud Walmart Decision to Prohibit Open Carry and Limit Ammunition Sales in Wake of El Paso Mass Shooting
Moms Demand Action Volunteers Took to Social Media to Ask Walmart to #RollbackOpenCarry, a Step That Starbucks, Chipotle, Target and Many Others Had Previously Taken In 45 States, It’s Legal to Carry Loaded Firearms in Public With No Permit…
September 3, 2019
Alabama Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond to Mass Shooting at a Home in Elkmont that Killed 5 People
Reports Indicate 5 People Shot and Killed, Including 3 Children Shooting is at Least the 19th Mass Shooting in 2019 and 213th Since 2009 ELKMONT, Ala. — The Alabama chapter of Moms Demand Action for…
September 1, 2019
Texas Chapter of Moms Demand Action, Everytown Statement on Gun Laws Going into Effect Today in Wake of Mass Shooting in West Texas
AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statement after several laws went into effect loosening Texas existing gun laws. The laws went into…
August 31, 2019
Alabama Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action, Everytown Respond to Shooting at High School Football Game in Mobile, Alabama
Initial Reports Indicate At Least 10 Teenagers Injured; Suspect Reportedly in Custody MOBILE, Ala. — The Alabama chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America and Students Demand Action, both a part of Everytown…
August 31, 2019
Everytown, Texas Moms Demand Action Respond to Mass Shooting in West Texas
Initial Reports Indicate at Least Five People Were Shot and Killed, at Least 21 People Wounded ODESSA, Texas — Everytown for Gun Safety and the Texas chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America,…
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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.
