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Oregon Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud Oregon House for Passing Legislation to Keep Guns Out of the Hands of Domestic Abusers
SALEM, Ore. – The Oregon chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today applauded the Oregon House for passing House Bill 2013, legislation that would help keep guns out of…
April 23, 2019
Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund Launches $35,000 in Digital Ads Focused on Background Checks and Red Flag Policies
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund today announced it has launched $35,000 in digital advertisements in three Minnesota newspapers in support of gun safety bills in the Minnesota legislature. After advancing through two committees as standalone…
April 23, 2019
New Poll: 78 Percent of Delaware Voters, Including Most Gun Owners, Support Purchase Permits for All Firearm Sales
Additional Findings Show Broad Support for Legislation to Prohibit Assault Weapons and Large Capacity Magazines DOVER, Del. — Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund and the Delaware chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America today…
April 23, 2019
Florida Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action, Everytown Condemn Florida Senate For Passing a Bill That Would Allow Teachers to be Armed
The Florida Senate Voted to Advance the Bill Despite Statewide Opposition From Educators, Veterans and Survivors of Gun Violence TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Florida chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America and Students Demand Action for…
April 23, 2019
Ahead of NRA Convention, Everytown Releases New Polling That Finds Majority of Hoosiers Support Stronger Gun Laws
NRA Convention Starts on Friday; New Polling Finds An Overwhelming Majority of Hoosiers Want Stronger Gun Laws like Background Checks on All Gun Sales and Red Flag Laws NEW YORK – Today, Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund…
April 22, 2019
Indiana Moms Demand Action, Everytown Urge Gov. Holcomb to Veto Dangerous Gun Legislation That Would Roll Back Indiana Public Safety Laws
INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today urged Gov. Eric Holcomb to veto House Bill 1284, which if enacted would: Open a broad loophole in the…
April 19, 2019
New Poll Shows Alabama Voters Strongly Support The Handgun Permit System as Lawmakers Prepare to Vote on a Bill That Would Gut it
71 Percent of Recent Voters Oppose Removing the Requirement for a Permit On Tuesday, the Alabama Senate Tourism Committee Will Vote on SB 4, Which Would Gut the Permitting System MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Everytown for…
April 19, 2019
New Poll Shows Tennesseans Strongly Support the Handgun Carry Permit System as Lawmakers Prepare to Hear Bill That Would Weaken it
71 Percent of Recent Voters Would be Less Likely to Vote For a Candidate Who Supported Weakening the Permitting System Next Week, the Tennessee Legislature Will Again Hear Bill That Would Weaken the Training Requirement for a Handgun…
April 19, 2019
Everytown Files Complaint About NRA’s Tax-Exempt Status With IRS, Calls For Federal and State Investigations into the NRA
Actions Follow Stunning New Yorker/The Trace Exposé Detailing How “A Small Group of N.R.A Executives, Contractors, and Venders Has Extracted Hundreds of Millions of Dollars from the Nonprofit’s Budget” Former IRS Head of Tax-Exempt Division Marc…
April 17, 2019
Columbine Mass Shooting Survivor, Everytown, Moms Demand Action Statements on the 20-year Mark of Columbine High School Mass Shooting
NEW YORK – Everytown for Gun Safety and Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today released the following statements in remembrance of the 20-year mark of the mass shooting at Columbine…
April 17, 2019
Media Matters: “NRATV has hosted a contributor to a white nationalist publication 32 times”
A new report by Media Matters for America has found that on at least 32 occasions since March 2018, the NRA’s flagship media platform, NRATV, has hosted an anti-immigration activist who regularly contributes to a white nationalist journal…
April 17, 2019
Florida Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action, Everytown Criticize Florida Senate for Failing to Pass Amendment To School Safety Legislation That Would Strip Arming Teachers From Bill, Urge Senators to Vote Against Bill on Senate Floor
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Florida chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America and Students Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following response after the Florida Senate voted…
April 16, 2019
Teachers, Students, Veterans and Survivors of Gun Violence Urge Florida Senate Not to Arm Teachers
Last week, the Florida Senate Appropriations Committee voted to advance SB 7030, a school safety bill which would expand the Guardian Program established in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Act by allowing classroom teachers to be…
April 16, 2019
Sheriff in The Hill: Sheriffs must uphold our laws, not decide them
As states across the country continue to pass gun safety laws, some sheriffs in several states have recently declared their intention not to enforce their state gun laws. In an op-ed in The Hill, Sheriff Michael Reese of…
April 16, 2019
Indiana Moms Demand Action, Everytown Criticize Indiana Senate Passage of Two Gun Bills That Would Bring New Risks into Indiana Schools
INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today released the following statement after the Indiana Senate passed: House Bill 1651, a bill that would open a broad…
April 16, 2019
New Polling: 81 Percent of Maine Voters Support Life-Saving Red Flag Legislation
Polling Comes Ahead of Hearing on LD 1312, also Known as Red Flag Legislation Red Flag Legislation Empowers Family and Law Enforcement to Temporarily Remove Guns From Someone Who Poses a Risk of Harming Themselves or Others AUGUSTA, Maine…
April 15, 2019
Colorado Is the Latest State to Embrace Gun Safety After Electing a Gun Sense Majority in 2018
On Friday, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed Red Flag legislation creating an Extreme Risk Protection Order, making his the 15th state to empower family members or law enforcement to ask a judge to temporarily suspend a person’s access to guns…
April 15, 2019
Montana Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond After Montana Senate Passes Dangerous Bill That Would Allow Schools to Arm Teachers
HB 567 Would Allow 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 Safety,…
April 12, 2019
Victory for Gun Sense: Colorado Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud Governor Jared Polis for Signing Extreme Risk Protection Order Legislation
DENVER ― The Colorado chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today applauded Governor Jared Polis for signing HB19-1177, legislation that will empower family members and law enforcement officers to ask…
April 11, 2019
Arizona Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud Defeat of Dangerous Legislation That Would Have Allowed Loaded Guns in School Parking Lots
PHOENIX — The Arizona chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today applauded the Arizona Senate for voting down a bill that would have allowed loaded guns in public school parking…
April 11, 2019
Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund Launches $100,000 in Digital Ads Focused on U.S. House Representatives Following House Passage of VAWA
Last Week, U.S. House Voted 263-158 to Reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act, Bipartisan Legislation that Includes Provisions to Disarm Domestic Abusers and Provide Law Enforcement Important Tools to Intervene When Domestic Abusers Try to Illegally Obtain Guns Facebook Ads…
April 11, 2019
Florida Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action, Everytown Respond After Senate Committee Advances Bill That Would Allow Teachers to be Armed
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Florida chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America and Students Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following response after the Florida Senate Appropriations…
April 11, 2019
Bakk: ‘I Support the Senate Considering Gun Safety Measures’
I wanted to make sure you saw Minnesota Senate Minority Leader Tim Bakk’s Op-Ed in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, in which Bakk declared his support for Senate hearings on gun safety measures. Bakk writes: “The bills getting the most…
April 11, 2019
North Dakota Moms Demand Action, Everytown Criticize North Dakota House Passage of Dangerous Gun Bill
BISMARCK, N.D. — The North Dakota chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today released the following statement after the North Dakota House of Representatives passed SB 2172, which as amended…
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/.
