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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…
April 10, 2019
Delaware Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud Introduction of Gun Violence Prevention Legislation
DOVER, Del. – The Delaware chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today applauded the introduction of three bills in the Delaware General Assembly to prevent gun violence. The introduction comes…
April 10, 2019
$70 Million in Upcoming Grants: Dispatch Column Spotlights How Missouri Can Support Survivors of Gun Violence
On Sunday, Tony Messenger published a column in the St. Louis Post Dispatch detailing the aftermath survivors of gun violence often face in the wake of a shooting. Messenger spoke with Glenda Lay, a St. Louis-based…
April 9, 2019
Illinois Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud Introduction of Legislation to Close Deadly Gaps in State Gun Laws
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today released the following statement applauding the introduction of the Fix the FOID Act, which would close loopholes in…
April 9, 2019
Oregon Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud Oregon House Judiciary Committee for Advancing 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 Judiciary Committee for advancing House Bill 2013, legislation that would help keep guns…
April 9, 2019
Oklahoma Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond After Senate Education Committee Passes Bill That Would Make it Easier to Arm Teachers
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. – The Oklahoma chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following response after the Oklahoma Senate Education Committee voted to advance HB 2336, which would…
April 8, 2019
Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund Launches $200,000 Ad Campaign Urging Florida Legislature to Oppose Arming Teachers
HB 7093 /SB 7030 Would Allow Teachers to be Armed in Schools TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund today announced the launch of a $200,000 paid media campaign opposing HB 7093/SB 7030,…
April 8, 2019
Missouri Moms Demand Action, Everytown Criticize Missouri House for Advancing Legislation to Arm Faculty and Allow Concealed Handguns on College Campuses
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, criticized the Missouri House of Representatives for advancing HB 575, legislation that would allow colleges to arm faculty…
April 5, 2019
4 Days and Counting: The Pressure is on for Maryland Lawmakers to Pass Life-Saving Background Check Legislation
Monday will mark the end of the legislative session in Maryland and the last chance for lawmakers to advance HB 786, legislation to require background checks on all sales of rifles and shotguns in the state. Under current Maryland law,…
April 5, 2019
In A Stunning Rebuke to the NRA, 33 House Republicans Vote to Pass VAWA
Yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 263-158 in favor of H.R. 1585, the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019, bipartisan legislation that includes life-saving provisions to disarm domestic abusers and provide law enforcement important tools to…
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/.
