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Maryland Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond to the Shooting Death of a Transgender Woman in Fairmount Heights
At Least Two Transgender People Have Been Shot and Killed This Year; Both Were Black Women FAIRMOUNT HEIGHTS, Md. — The Maryland chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today responded…
March 29, 2019
North Dakota Moms Demand Action, Everytown Criticize North Dakota Senate Passage of Two Dangerous Gun Bills
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 Senate voted to pass two dangerous gun bills:…
March 29, 2019
Maryland Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud Senate Committee for Advancing Background Check Legislation
Newly Released Research Shows That States Requiring Background Checks on All Gun Sales See 15 Percent Lower Homicide Rates Than Those That Do Not ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Maryland chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America,…
March 29, 2019
Boston University Study Finds States That Require Background Checks on All Gun Sales Experience Lower Homicide Rates
Study Found That States with Laws Requiring a Background Check on Every Gun Sale Experienced Homicide Rates That Were 10 Percent Lower Than States Without Such Laws In February, U.S. House Voted in Favor of Bipartisan Background Checks…
March 29, 2019
BREAKING: Study Finds States That Require Background Checks on All Gun Sales Experience Lower Homicide Rates
Study Found That States with Laws Requiring a Background Check on Every Gun Sale Experienced Homicide Rates That Were 15% Lower Than the States Without Such Laws ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota chapter of Moms Demand Action…
March 28, 2019
Colorado Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud Colorado Senate for Passing Extreme Risk Protection Order Bill
DENVER ― The Colorado chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today applaud the Colorado Senate for passing Extreme Risk Protection Order legislation. HB19-1177 would empower family members and law enforcement…
March 28, 2019
North Dakota Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond After North Dakota Senate Committee Recommends Passage of Three Dangerous Bills That Would Weaken State Gun Laws
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 Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee recommended passage three…
March 28, 2019
Oregon Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud Introduction of 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, applauded House Majority Leader Jennifer Williamson for introducing House Bill 2013, legislation that would keep guns out of…
March 27, 2019
Texas Moms Demand Action Volunteers Speak Out Against Guns in Schools
Today, the Texas House Public Education Committee heard a series of bills that would increase the number of guns in schools by expanding Texas school marshal program which allows schools to arm teachers and school staff. Volunteers with Moms Demand…
March 27, 2019
Florida Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action, Everytown Respond After Senate Infrastructure 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 Infrastructure…
March 27, 2019
WATCH: Key Exchanges During Yesterday’s Bipartisan Hearing on Red Flag Laws
Yesterday, the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on Red Flag laws — its first gun violence prevention hearing this Congress. At the hearing, Senators from both sides of the aisle and witnesses discussed the importance of this policy,…
March 27, 2019
Idaho Moms Demand Action, Everytown Criticize Senate Passage of Dangerous Gun Bill; Urge Governor Little to Veto
HB 206 Would Make it Legal for 18-20-Year-Olds to Carry Concealed, Loaded Handguns in Idaho Cities Without Getting a Permit, Passing a Background Check or Completing Gun Safety Training BOISE, Id. – The Idaho chapter of Moms Demand Action…
March 27, 2019
Everytown Statement on House Hearing Regarding Reckless Gun Export Rules That Would Increase Gun Trafficking, Proliferation of Untraceable, Downloadable Guns
WASHINGTON– Everytown for Gun Safety released the following statement following yesterday’s House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing on “Proposed Small Arms Transfers.” During the hearing, members of Congress criticized the proposed final rules on gun exports, which…
March 27, 2019
Utah Moms Demand Action, Everytown Criticize Governor Herbert for Signing Dangerous Stand Your Ground Legislation
Legislation Will Let People Shoot to Kill in Public Even if There Is a Clear and Safe Alternative SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety,…
March 27, 2019
Kansas Moms Demand Action, Everytown Criticize Kansas House Passage of Legislation Lowering the Age to Carry Hidden, Loaded Handguns in Public
TOPEKA, Kan. – The Kansas chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today issued the following response after the House of Representatives passed HB 2326, legislation that would automatically recognize out-of-state…
March 27, 2019
In Major Shift, Gazelka Now Open to Senate Hearings on Gun Safety Bills
In an abrupt change, Minnesota Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka has told the Star-Tribune the Senate will hold hearings on two major gun safety bills if passed by the Minnesota House, the newspaper reports: “It hasn’t…
March 26, 2019
Everytown Statement as Bump Stock Ban Goes Into Effect
AFT Now Prohibits Bump Stocks by Categorizing Them as Machine Guns Under the National Firearms Act; Bump Stock Owners had 90 Days to Turn them in or Destroy Deadly Devices Everytown, Moms Demand Action Helped Pressure ATF to…
March 26, 2019
A Reminder that Most Colorado Gun Owners Support the Concept of Extreme Risk Protection Order Laws
After passing through a state Senate committee and hours of debate on the Senate floor, Colorado’s Extreme Risk Protection Order (ERPO) legislation is headed toward a final vote in the Senate. And as Colorado’s senators prepare to vote on this…
March 26, 2019
Everytown, Moms Demand Action Respond to Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on Red Flag Laws
Red Flag Laws Allow Families and Law Enforcement to Ask a Court to Temporarily Suspend a Person’s Access to Guns When They Pose a Serious Threat to Themselves or Others In Connecticut, the Enforcement of a Red Flag Law…
March 26, 2019
Red Flag Laws Save Lives. Here’s Proof.
As the Senate Judiciary prepares to hold a committee hearing on Red Flag laws today, it’s important to understand the life-saving effects these laws have in removing firearms from dangerous situations. Since the Parkland mass shooting…
March 25, 2019
Recommendations on Covering Suicide and Gun Violence
We are heartbroken by the deaths of two Parkland teens, as well as the death of Jeremy Richman, whose daughter, Avielle, was shot and killed in the Sandy Hook School mass shooting. The trauma of gun violence does not end…
March 25, 2019
Republicans and Democrats Agree: We Need Red Flag Laws
Tomorrow, at 10:00 a.m., the Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a full committee hearing on Red Flag laws, which allow families and law enforcement to ask a court to temporarily suspend a person’s access to guns…
March 22, 2019
Extreme Indiana Active Shooter Training Another Step Towards Accepting School Shootings and Guns in Schools as Normal
A school in Monticello gained national attention this week after teachers testified about an extreme active shooter training that left them terrified. The Indiana State Teachers Association reported teachers were “shot execution style,” leaving bruises and welts. This…
March 22, 2019
MUST READ/WATCH: CNN Investigation Makes the Case for Background Checks on all Gun Sales
An interactive investigation by CNN shines a spotlight on how criminals exploit loopholes in the background check system by buying guns from unlicensed sellers, and then using those guns to commit crimes. Specifically, the CNN investigation traces the path…
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/.
