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New Yorker/The Trace Uncovers New Self-Dealing Among NRA Executives, Contractors
Another New Yorker/The Trace investigation has uncovered more examples of self-dealing among NRA insiders and NRA vendors than have been previously reported. According to reporter Mike Spies, a memo written by half a dozen NRA accountants and presented to…
May 8, 2019
Everytown, Moms Demand Action Applaud Senator Bob Casey, Representative Dwight Evans for Introducing Legislation That Would Provide Resources to Survivors of Gun Violence
Each Day in the U.S., 100 People Are Shot and Killed, Totaling More Than 36,000 Deaths Annually; About 100,000 More Americans Are Wounded by Guns Each Year In a Recent National Poll, 58 Percent of…
May 8, 2019
Montana Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud Governor Bullock for Vetoing Dangerous Bill That Would Allow Schools to Arm Teachers
HB 567 Would Have Allowed any Employee to Become a ‘School Marshal’ and Carry a Firearm on School Property HELENA, Mont. – The Montana chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun…
May 8, 2019
Axios: “Colorado STEM school shooting: What the 2020 candidates are saying”
Yesterday in a suburb of Denver, two students targeted STEM School Highlands Ranch, fatally shooting one fellow student and injuring eight more. In response, the Democratic candidates for president responded, many of them not only expressing their thoughts and prayers,…
May 8, 2019
Connecticut Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud Connecticut House for Passing Gun Safety Legislation
Lawmakers Passed Gun Safety Legislation Which Would Prohibit Undetectable, Untraceable Firearms and Strengthen Connecticut’s Gun Storage Laws HARTFORD, Conn. — The Connecticut chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, applauded the…
May 7, 2019
Colorado Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond to Shooting at Stem School in Highlands Ranch Near Denver
The Shooting is at Least the 42nd Incident of Gunfire on or Onto School Grounds in 2019 DENVER, Colo. — The Colorado chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the…
May 7, 2019
Texas Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond After Texas House Passes Reckless Bill That Would Increase the Number of Teachers Carrying Guns in Schools
AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following response after the Texas House voted to advance HB 1387, which would expand the School…
May 6, 2019
Everytown For Gun Safety, Moms Demand Action Applaud Senator Cory Booker for Being the Latest Presidential Candidate to Unveil A Gun Violence Prevention Platform
NEW YORK – Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund and Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a part of Everytown, released the following statement in response to Senator Cory Booker’s gun violence prevention plan. “Senator Booker…
May 6, 2019
Montana Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud Governor Bullock for Vetoing Two Dangerous Gun Bills
HB 325 Would Have Allowed Guns in Public Parks and K-12 Schools and Stripped Local Governments of Their Authority to Pass Common-Sense Gun Safety Laws SB 304 Would Have Allowed State Legislators With a Concealed Carry Permit to Carry in…
May 6, 2019
The Guardian: Analyst Says NRA Won’t Have the Financial Resources to Match its 2016 Election Spending
Between a New York Attorney General’s investigation into the NRA’s nonprofit status amid reports of financial mismanagement and self-dealing and an internal power struggle between NRA insiders, political analysts told the Guardian that the NRA may not have the…
May 3, 2019
Wayne LaPierre’s Lavish Travel Revealed as U.S. Senators Request NRA Financial Documents
Yesterday, Mark Maremont at the Wall Street Journal reported that NRA executive vice president Wayne LaPierre charged the organization’s ad agency, Ackerman McQueen, more than $240,000 for expenses “related to international trips he took without providing adequate documentation.”…
May 2, 2019
Tennessee Moms Demand Action, Everytown Criticize Tennessee Senate For Advancing Bill That Would Gut the Handgun Permitting System’s Training Requirement
Gun Safety Instructors from Across the State Have Publicly Opposed This Bill Moms Demand Action Volunteers Advocated for Gun Safety Throughout the Legislative Session NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense…
May 1, 2019
Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund Endorses Three Moms Demand Action Volunteers, Including Two Gun Violence Survivors, Running for Elected Office
NEW YORK – Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund today endorsed three Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America volunteers, two of whom are also survivors of gun violence. The endorsements include Rhonda Hart, a survivor of gun violence…
May 1, 2019
Louisiana Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond After Louisiana House Committee Passes Reckless Gun Bills
HB 281 Would Tie the Hands of Local Governments That Attempt to Pass Gun Violence Prevention Measures HB 235 Would Dangerously Expand Louisiana’s Stand Your Ground Law BATON ROUGE, La. — The Louisiana chapter of Moms Demand Action…
May 1, 2019
Florida Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action, Everytown Criticize Florida House For Passing a Bill That Would Allow Teachers to be Armed
The Florida House Voted to Advance the Bill Despite Statewide Opposition From Educators, Veterans and Survivors of Gun Violence and Evidence That Arming Teachers Is a Risky Idea TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Florida chapter of Moms Demand Action…
May 1, 2019
Tennessee Moms Demand Action, Everytown Criticize Tennessee House For Advancing Bill That Would Gut the Handgun Permitting System’s Training Requirement
HB 1264/SB 705 Would Allow People With no Live-Fire Training to Carry a Concealed Handgun in Public NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today…
May 1, 2019
North Carolina Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond to Shooting at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Authorities Report at Least 2 People Shot and Killed, 4 Injured; a Suspect is in Custody CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The North Carolina chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released…
April 30, 2019
New Report Highlights the Risk of Improper Gun Storage as Texas Legislature Strips Storage Standards for Teachers Carrying Guns in Classrooms
A recent study from the University of Texas analyzing every instance of pediatric gunshot wounds in the last 15 years at UT’s Houston Level I Trauma Center found that nearly half of gunshot injuries in children were the result…
April 30, 2019
Tomorrow: Louisiana Moms Demand Action Volunteers to Testify on Gun Legislation at House Committee Hearing
Tomorrow, volunteers with the Louisiana chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America will testify against two bills that would threaten public safety at a House Administration of Criminal Justice Committee hearing: HB 281 is a…
April 30, 2019
Ending Ohio’s Permit Requirement for Carrying a Concealed Handgun in Public Would Be A Drastic and Dangerous Change
On Wednesday, Ohio lawmakers will hold a hearing on House Bill 178, legislation that would dismantle the state’s requirement of a permit in order to carry a hidden, loaded handgun in public. HB 178 would allow a person to…
April 30, 2019
California Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud California Mayors for Calling for Increased Funding for the California Violence Intervention and Prevention Grant Program
A Coalition of Eight Members of Mayors Against Illegal Guns Sent a Letter to Governor Gavin Newsom Calling for Additional Funding Earlier this Month, a Coalition of California Big City Mayors Sent a Letter to California Senate…
April 30, 2019
Minnesota Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud Minnesota House Passage of Proposals to Strengthen Background Checks on Gun Sales and Create a Red Flag Law
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, this morning responded after the Minnesota House of Representatives passed public safety legislation that includes provisions to strengthen…
April 29, 2019
What You Might Have Missed During the NRA Convention in Indianapolis
As the NRA convention packs up with at least one early report that longtime CEO Wayne LaPierre has been unanimously re-elected, here’s a look at what played out over a 48-hour period as the NRA’s inner turmoil became a…
April 27, 2019
California Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond to Shooting at Chabad of Poway Synagogue Near San Diego
Authorities Report at Least One Person Shot and Killed, Several Injured; a Man Has Been Detained for Questioning SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The California chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun…
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/.
