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September 26, 2018

Pennsylvania Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud Advancement Of Lifesaving Domestic Violence Prevention Legislation

HARRISBURG, Pa. – The Pennsylvania chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statement praising lawmakers for advancing HB 2060 out of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. HB 2060…
September 26, 2018

NRA Endorses Brian Kemp for Governor

On Friday, the National Rifle Association endorsed Brian Kemp for governor of Georgia. The NRA A-rated candidate has made it very clear that he is ready to do the gun lobby’s bidding if elected this November…
September 26, 2018

WATCH: Key Exchanges During Hearing Yesterday Highlight Opposition to Using Federal Funds to Arm Teachers

Yesterday, nearly 100 gun violence survivors and volunteers with Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America put on their red t-shirts and packed the room for a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing…
September 25, 2018

New FBI Crime Data Offers Reminder that Most U.S. Murders Are Committed with Guns

Six people shot and killed in St. Louis within 24 hours. Four shot and killed in the nation’s capital. Three people dead after shootings in Rochester, N.Y. The…
September 25, 2018

Grassroots 💪: Moms Demand Action Volunteers Take Part in More than 300 Canvasses and Phone Banks During First Weekend of Action

Three thousand participating volunteers + more than 250 canvasses + nearly 50 phone banks = a whole lot of grassroots electoral muscle. Over the weekend, gun violence survivors and volunteers with Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America put…
September 21, 2018

New Report: Russia-Run Twitter Accounts Copied NRA Messaging During 2016 Election

In two separate reports, NPR has uncovered how Russia’s influence campaign, carried out by the Russian company, Internet Research Agency, on social media not only pushed overwhelmingly pro-NRA messaging, but sometimes copied language used by the NRA,…
September 20, 2018

Maryland Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond to Fatal Shooting at Aberdeen Rite-Aid Warehouse

Everytown Research and Visuals on Gun Violence in America Are Available Here ABERDEEN, Md. – The Maryland chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today issued the…
September 20, 2018

Nevada Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond to Filing of an Appeal in Lawsuit Seeking Implementation of Nevada’s Background Check Law

LAS VEGAS – The Nevada chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today issued the following statement in response to the news that the plaintiffs in…
September 19, 2018

Wisconsin Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond to Shooting at Commercial Building in Middleton

MIDDLETON, Wis. ― The Wisconsin chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today released the following statement in response to a shooting at a commercial building in Middleton that…
September 19, 2018

Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund to Spend $3.5 Million in Support of Steve Sisolak, Aaron Ford

Country’s Largest Gun Violence Prevention Group Has Endorsed Candidates Who Will Stand Up to the Gun Lobby; Is Working to Defeat NRA-Backed Candidates LAS VEGAS – Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund today announced it will spend $3.5 million in…
September 18, 2018

Maryland Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond to Fatal Domestic Violence Shooting in Colesville

Everytown Research and Visuals on Gun Violence in America Are Available Here COLESVILLE, Md. – The Maryland chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today issued the…
September 17, 2018

Politico: “Alleged Russian Spy Butina Tried to Score Trump Meeting a Year Before Government Claimed”

A new report by Politico reveals that Russian national and purported lifetime NRA member Maria Butina tried to meet then-presidential candidate Donald Trump in July 2015, nearly a year earlier than prosecutors have publicly reported. Paul…
September 17, 2018

First Wave: Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund Announces Targeted Midterms Spending of Up to $10 Million in Four Priority States; Unveils Key Endorsements

Georgia, Michigan, Nevada and New Mexico Unveiled Today as Initial States Receiving Resources and Grassroots Support for Candidates Running on Gun Safety Platforms NEW YORK – Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund announced today a first…
September 13, 2018

California Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond to Mass Shooting in Bakersfield That Left Five People Dead

Reports Indicate the Alleged Gunman Shot and Killed Five People, Including His Wife, in Multiple Locations Before Shooting and Killing Himself BAKERSFIELD, Calif. – The California chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America,…
September 12, 2018

Everytown for Gun Safety Endorses 23 Additional Moms Demand Action Volunteer Leaders and Gun Violence Survivors Running for Elected Office

Candidates are Running on Gun Safety Platforms at All Levels of Elected Office NEW YORK – Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund today endorsed a second wave – 23 in total – of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense…
September 11, 2018

Nevada Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action, Everytown Respond to Fatal Shooting on School Grounds at Canyon Springs High School

While Details Are Still Unfolding, Reports Indicate That One Person Was Shot and Killed Near Baseball Field on School Grounds LAS VEGAS – The Nevada chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part…
September 10, 2018

Everytown Statement on ABC News Report Uncovering Maria Butina’s Efforts to Connect High-Ranking Russian Officials to NRA

ABC News Obtained Dozens of Pages of Email Correspondence Revealing Butina’s Efforts to Arrange Meeting Between High-Ranking NRA Members and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov Butina, Who Has Been Charged With ‘Conspiracy to Act as an…
September 10, 2018

Key Exchanges on Second Amendment Reveal Why the Senate Should Reject Judge Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court Nomination

As the Senate Judiciary Committee wraps up its hearing for President Trump’s nominee for the Supreme Court, Judge Brett Kavanaugh, there were several must-watch exchanges on firearms and the Second Amendment that illustrate why Judge Kavanaugh…
September 7, 2018

This Week in Pennsylvania: Moms Demand Action Volunteers Stood Alongside Law Enforcement and Legislators at Press Conferences Across the State Urging Legislature to Pass HB 2060 to Protect Domestic Abuse Victims

Community Leaders, Law Enforcement and Concerned Pennsylvanians Called on Pennsylvania Lawmakers to Pass Legislation to Keep Guns out of the Hands of Domestic Abusers Pennsylvania Legislators of Both Parties Urged Passage of HB 2060 at Press Conferences in Media,…
September 7, 2018

Pennsylvania Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond to Fatal Shooting of Transgender Woman in Philadelphia

Shantee Tucker is at Least the 19th Trans Person Killed Nationwide This Year and the 14th Killed by Gun Violence PHILADELPHIA – The Pennsylvania chapter of Moms Demand Action, a part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statement…
September 7, 2018

Rhode Island Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond To Fatal Shooting In Front Of Providence High School

Everytown Research and Visuals on Gun Violence in America Are Available Here PROVIDENCE, R.I.– The Rhode Island chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today issued the…
September 6, 2018

Ohio Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond After Fatal Shooting in Downtown Cincinnati

Everytown Research and Visuals on Gun Violence in America Are Available Here CINCINNATI – The Ohio chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today issued the following…
September 6, 2018

Virginia Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond to Fatal Domestic Violence Shooting in Bristol

Reports Indicate a Woman was Shot and Killed by Her Husband Everytown Research and Visuals on Gun Violence in America Are Available Here BRISTOL, Va. – The Virginia chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun…
September 4, 2018

REVEALED: New Ties Emerge Between NRA Leadership, Maria Butina

While simultaneously infiltrating the upper ranks of the NRA, Russian national and purported lifetime NRA member Maria Butina was tasked by former NRA president David Keene and his wife, Donna Keene, with helping attempt to broker the sale of Russian…

Did you know

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