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January 30, 2019

Red Flag Legislation Supported by North Dakota Law Enforcement

Tomorrow, North Dakota lawmakers will gather at a House Judiciary Committee hearing to discuss House Bill 1537, otherwise known as “Red Flag” legislation. Red Flag laws empower law…
January 30, 2019

South Dakota Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond After South Dakota House Passes Dangerous Legislation That Would Let People Carry Hidden, Loaded Handguns in Public Without a Permit

PIERRE, S.D. – The South Dakota chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following response after the South Dakota House of Representatives voted to advance…
January 29, 2019

Arizona Republic Columnist Voices Support for Bipartisan Legislation to Keep Guns Out of the Hands of Domestic Abusers

Yesterday, a bipartisan group of lawmakers led by Republican Senator Heather Carter introduced SB 1219, legislation that would keep guns out of the hands of domestic abusers. Soon after, Arizona Republic Columnist EJ Montini published a column calling…
January 29, 2019

Arizona Moms Demand Action Applaud Introduction of Legislation to Keep Guns Out of the Hands of Domestic Abusers

PHOENIX – The Arizona chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today applauded the introduction of Senate Bill 1219, legislation that would keep guns out of the hands of domestic…
January 29, 2019

Red Flag Legislation Supported by North Dakota Law Enforcement

Tomorrow, North Dakota lawmakers will gather at a House Judiciary Committee hearing to discuss House Bill 1537, otherwise known as “Red Flag” legislation. Red Flag laws empower law enforcement and family members to seek a court order…
January 29, 2019

Idaho Statesman Calls on Legislators to Keep Guns Out of the Hands of Domestic Abusers

Following the recent domestic violence shootings and murder-suicides in Idaho, the Idaho Statesman this weekend editorialized on the urgent need to take action to keep guns out of the hands of domestic abusers. The link between domestic violence and…
January 29, 2019

New Poll: 85 Percent of South Dakota Gun Owners Support State’s Requirement of a Permit in Order to Carry a Concealed Handgun in Public

PIERRE, S.D. – Today, Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund and the South Dakota chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown, released new polling showing, among other findings, that the vast majority of South…
January 29, 2019

New York Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud Passage of Gun Violence Prevention Legislation

Package Includes Legislation that Would Establish a Red Flag Law, Close the Charleston Loophole and Prohibit Schools from Arming Teachers NEW YORK – Today the New York chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of…
January 29, 2019

Six Months After Maria Butina’s Arrest, NRA Finally Breaks Silence on its Relationship with Russia

It’s been nearly two years since questions first arose about the NRA’s relationship with Russia, and with alleged Kremlin agent and purported lifetime NRA member Maria Butina. Now, six months after Butina was arrested and charged with “conspiracy to act…
January 28, 2019

Permitless Carry Bill Would Undermine Tennessee’s Permit System for Who Can Carry a Loaded Handgun in Public

Tennessee lawmakers have again introduced legislation that undermines Tennessee’s handgun carry permitting system and incentivizes people to carry loaded handguns in public without a permit. The Constitutional Protections and Sentencing Subcommittee will hold a hearing on…
January 25, 2019

Georgia Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond to Mass Shooting in Polk County

Authorities Report That at Least Four People Were Shot and Killed at Two Different Scenes POLK COUNTY, Ga. – The Georgia chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for…
January 24, 2019

Washington Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud Senate Committee’s Passage of Legislation to Require All Concealed Pistol License Applicants to Pass a Handgun Proficiency Course

SB 5174 Would Create a Training Program for Concealed Pistol License Applicants OLYMPIA, Wash. – The Washington chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today applauded the Senate Law and…
January 24, 2019

Red Flag Laws Are Saving Lives

Following the Parkland shooting, Maryland passed a Red Flag law, which empowers law enforcement and family members to work with a court to temporarily restrict someone’s access to guns when they are a threat to themselves or others. This…
January 24, 2019

Minnesota Moms Demand Action Applauds Introduction of Background Checks and Red Flag Legislation in the Minnesota Senate

ST. PAUL, Minn. ― The Minnesota chapter of Moms Demand for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today applauded the introduction in the Minnesota Senate of: SF 434, legislation sponsored by Sen. Ron Latz that would…
January 23, 2019

Wyoming Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud Senate Committee for Rejecting Dangerous Legislation That Would Have Forced Guns into Schools and Universities

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – The Wyoming chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today applauded the Senate Judiciary Committee for voting down SF 75, legislation that would have allowed someone to carry…
January 23, 2019

Florida Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond to Mass Shooting at SunTrust Bank in Sebring

Authorities Report That at Least Five People Were Shot and Killed, Suspect Is in Custody SEBRING, Fla. – The Florida chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following…
January 23, 2019

One Year Ago: “FBI Investigating Whether Russian Money Went to NRA to Help Trump”

One year ago, McClatchy reported that the FBI was investigating whether a Russian banker with close ties to Vladimir Putin and the NRA funneled money into the NRA in order to support President Donald Trump’s election…
January 23, 2019

South Dakota Senate Approves Dangerous Legislation That Would Let People Carry Hidden, Loaded Handguns in Public Without a Permit

PIERRE, S.D. – The South Dakota chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following response after the South Dakota Senate passed Senate Bill 47, which would allow people to…
January 22, 2019

“Why the NRA is Struggling”

A new piece by Vox takes a look at how the NRA and its agenda have fared under Donald Trump’s presidency, and finds “things haven’t exactly gone according to plan.” Between its outright failure to enact its…
January 22, 2019

Everytown Statement on Report That Special Counsel Team Has “Expressed Interest in the Trump Campaign’s Relationship With the National Rifle Association During the 2016 Campaign”

News that the Special Counsel Asked a Former Trump Aide about Trump Campaign Connections to NRA Comes One Month after Purported Lifetime NRA Member Maria Butina Pled Guilty to “Conspiracy to Act as an Agent of The Russian…
January 22, 2019

One Year Ago: “FBI Investigating Whether Russian Money Went to NRA to Help Trump”

One year ago, McClatchy reported that the FBI was investigating whether a Russian banker with close ties to Vladimir Putin and the NRA funneled money into the NRA in order to support President Donald Trump’s election campaign in 2016.
January 22, 2019

TODAY: Florida Senate Education Committee Hearing on Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Commission Report

The Florida Senate Education Committee will hold a hearing today at 2:30pm on the initial report from the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Commission. At a hearing on school safety earlier this month, volunteers…
January 18, 2019

Everytown For Gun Safety Applauds Introduction of Legislation to Increase Funding for Gun Violence Research by The Centers For Disease Control And Prevention to Conduct Gun Violence Research

Since 1996, CDC Funding for Firearm Injury Prevention – Including Research – Has Fallen by 97 Percent; Firearms Are the Second Leading Cause of Injury Death for Americans WASHINGTON – Everytown for Gun Safety, the country’s largest gun violence…
January 17, 2019

Everytown, Moms Demand Action Applaud Reps. Dingell, Fitzpatrick, Sen. Klobuchar for Introducing Legislation to Disarm Domestic Abusers

Legislation Would Close ‘Boyfriend Loophole,’ Which Allows Convicted Abusers and Abusers Under Active Restraining Orders to Buy and Keep Guns – Simply Because They Have Not Married, Had a Child with or Lived with the Victim…

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Black Americans represent the majority of gun homicide victims and are 10 times more likely than white Americans to die by gun homicide.