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New Full Page Ad in Helena Independent Record to Urge Legislators to Vote No on Bills that Would Gut Local Authority to Pass Public Safety Laws
Ad Urges Lawmakers to Protect Local Authority to Regulate Guns in Public Schools, Parks and Other Public Places HELENA, Mont. – The Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund today announced the release of a full page advertisement in The…
March 14, 2019
Maryland Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud House Committee for Advancing Background Check Legislation
ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Maryland chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statement praising the Maryland House Judiciary committee for advancing HB 786, a bill that would close…
March 13, 2019
Iowa Moms Demand Action, Everytown Criticize Iowa Legislature for Passing Constitutional Amendment Designed to Undermine Core Iowa Gun Laws
DES MOINES — The Iowa chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today released the following statement after the Iowa House and Senate each passed a “strict scrutiny” constitutional amendment that…
March 13, 2019
Arkansas House Committee to Hold Hearing on Bill That Would Force Almost Any Public Building to Allow Guns, Including K-12 Schools
On Tuesday, March 19, the Arkansas House Judiciary Committee is scheduled to hold a hearing on HB 1694, a bill that would force almost any public building in the state to allow guns, including K-12 schools, college campuses and…
March 13, 2019
Lawmaker’s Aide Arrested for Dropping Gun in Bar Fight One Day After “Guns Everywhere” Legislation Heard in Committee
Today, the St. Louis Post Dispatch reported Sen. Brown’s chief of staff dropped a “9 mm Ruger pistol loaded with five rounds” during a fight at a Jefferson City bar last Thursday. Lawmakers heard testimony just a…
March 13, 2019
Normalizing the Arming of Teachers is Not the Way to Protect Indiana Schools
Last month, the Indiana House of Representatives passed LB 1253, a bill that would draw funds from Indiana’s Safe Schools Fund to provide firearms training to teachers, school staff, and employees in K-12 schools. The bill now heads to…
March 12, 2019
Victory for Gun Safety: Everytown, Pennsylvania Moms Demand Action Congratulate Gun Violence Survivor and Moms Demand Action Volunteer Movita Johnson-Harrell on Win in Pennsylvania Special Legislative Election
Johnson-Harrell Has Been a Moms Demand Action Volunteer Since 2016; Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund Endorsed Johnson-Harrell PHILADELPHIA – Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund and the Pennsylvania chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America,…
March 12, 2019
NYT Reports: NRATV Undergoing “Internal Review” as NRA Board Members Express Concern about the Media Platform, and NRA Payments to Ackerman McQueen
A stunning expose by the New York Times’ Danny Hakim finds that the NRA’s flagship media platform, NRATV, is undergoing an “internal review” as NRA board members, including a top lobbyist, “expressed concern” about the NRA media platform amid…
March 12, 2019
Kentucky Moms Demand Action, Everytown Criticize Governor Bevin For Signing Dangerous Permitless Carry Legislation
SB 150 Will Allow People to Carry Hidden, Loaded Handguns in Public Without a Permit; 91 Percent of Kentuckians Support the Current Permitting System FRANKFORT, Ky. – The Kentucky chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America,…
March 12, 2019
States Around the Country Continue to Act on Background Checks; U.S. Senate Should Be Next
Just a few months in, 2019 is on its way to being remembered as the year of background checks. Last month, Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak signed into law a bill requiring a background check on all gun sales in…
March 11, 2019
Everytown Applauds Bipartisan Members of Congress for Introducing Legislation That Would Notify Law Enforcement When Criminals Try to Purchase Guns
NICS Denial Notification Act Would Give Law Enforcement More Tools to Keep Guns Away From People Who Shouldn’t Have Them Legislation Being Introduced by Representatives Mike Quigley (D-IL), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Eric Swalwell (D-CA) and Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL)…
March 10, 2019
West Virginia Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action, Everytown Applaud Defeat of Dangerous Guns on Campus Legislation
HB 2519 Would Have Forced Public Colleges and Universities in West Virginia to Allow Guns on Campuses CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia chapters of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America and Students Demand Action for Gun Sense…
March 8, 2019
New Mexico Moms Demand Action, Everytown Praise Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham for Signing Legislation to Require Background Checks on All Gun Sales
Legislation Closes a Dangerous Gap in Federal Law That Allows Convicted Criminals and Others With Dangerous Histories to Purchase Guns Without a Background Check SANTA FE, N.M. – The New Mexico chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense…
March 7, 2019
Overwhelming Opposition: ‘Guns Everywhere’ Bill Receives More Criticism Than Support at Yesterday’s Hearing
Yesterday, the House General Laws committee heard testimony on HB 258, legislation that would allow people to carry hidden, loaded handguns in Missouri’s most sensitive areas. The legislation would allow more guns in numerous public places they don’t belong —…
March 7, 2019
Utah Moms Demand Action, Everytown Criticize Senate Passage of Dangerous Stand Your Ground Legislation; Urge Governor Herbert to Veto
SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today denounced the Senate for passing Stand Your Ground legislation, HB 114. The legislation now heads to Governor…
March 7, 2019
Everytown Reiterates Call for $50 Million in Annual CDC Funding for Gun Violence Research Following Appropriations Subcommittee Hearing on “Public Health Emergency Of Gun Violence”
Last Year, Congress Passed a Spending Bill with Report Language Clarifying Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Authority to Conduct Research on Causes of Gun Violence; But 115th Congress Did Not Appropriate Funding for Gun Violence Research WASHINGTON –…
March 7, 2019
New Polling: 81 Percent of Granite State Residents Support Extreme Risk Protection Order Legislation
CONCORD, N.H. – Today, Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund and the New Hampshire chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released new polling conducted by SurveyUSA on behalf…
March 7, 2019
Minnesota Moms Demand Action, Everytown Call on Minnesota Senate Public Safety Committee to Hold Hearings for Two Gun Safety Bills
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today called on the Minnesota Senate Public Safety Committee to hold hearings on two bills that would put…
March 6, 2019
NEW Q POLL: Across Party Lines, Voters Want Background Checks on All Gun Sales
A new Quinnipiac poll finds that voters are united, across party lines, in supporting background checks on all gun sales. The new poll also finds vast majorities of Americans, including Republicans and gun owners, support H.R. 8, the…
March 6, 2019
Everytown, American Medical Association Call for $50 Million in Annual Funding for CDC Research on Gun Violence Ahead of Tomorrow’s Appropriations Subcommittee Hearing on “Public Health Emergency of Gun Violence”
Last Year, Congress Passed a Spending Bill with Report Language Clarifying Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Authority to Conduct Research on Causes of Gun Violence; But 115th Congress Did Not Appropriate Funding for Gun Violence…
March 6, 2019
Minnesota Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud Minnesota House Judiciary Committee Passage of Background Check and Red Flag Legislation
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today released the following statement after a Minnesota House of Representatives committee voted to advance background check (HF…
March 6, 2019
Victory for Gun Sense: New Mexico Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud New Mexico Legislature’s Final Passage of Legislation to Require Background Checks on All Gun Sales
Legislation Would Close a Dangerous Gap in Federal Law That Allows Convicted Criminals and Others With Dangerous Histories to Purchase Guns Without a Background Check SANTA FE, N.M. – The New Mexico chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun…
March 6, 2019
Utah Moms Demand Action, Everytown Denounce Senate Vote to Advance Dangerous Stand Your Ground Legislation
HB 114 Would 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…
March 4, 2019
Texas Senate Education Committee to Hear Bills that Would put More Guns in Schools
At 9:00 am tomorrow morning, the Senate Education Committee will hear three reckless bills that would expand allow more teachers and other school staff to be armed in schools: SB 244 would increase the number of school marshals that…
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/.
