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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…
March 22, 2019
Kansas Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud Introduction of Bill to Keep Guns Out of the Hands of Domestic Abusers in Kansas House
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 introduction of HB 2406, legislation that would help protect women and families…
March 21, 2019
Iowa Gun Bill Would Let Almost Anyone Carry a Gun on School Grounds
Under current Iowa law, guns are generally prohibited from being carried on school grounds. But House File 636, a bill in the Iowa House, would create an exception in the law that would let concealed carry permit holders carry guns…
March 21, 2019
Alabama House Committee Voted to Advance a Bill That Would Dangerously Expand Alabama’s Stand Your Ground Law
Yesterday, the Alabama House Judiciary Committee voted to advance HB 49, which would expand Alabama’s existing Stand Your Ground law to explicitly allow any person to use deadly force when members of a religious group perceive a physical threat,…
March 20, 2019
Indiana Moms Demand Action, Everytown Criticize Committee Vote Advancing Legislation That Would Expand Controversial ‘stand Your Ground’ Law and Reduce Accountability
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today responded after the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to advance HB 1284, legislation that would reduce accountability and prevent people…
March 19, 2019
Tennessee Moms Demand Action, Everytown Criticize Senate Committee for Advancing Bill That Would Gut the Handgun Permitting System’s Training Requirement
HB 1264/SB 705 Would Allow People With no Live-Fire Training to Carry a Concealed Handgun in Public NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today…
March 19, 2019
Maine Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud Introduction Of Life-saving Red Flag Legislation
Volunteers at the State House Today Met With Lawmakers to Urge Them to Pass LD 1312, A Red Flag Bill AUGUSTA, Maine – The Maine chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for…
March 18, 2019
Maryland Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud Maryland House Of Delegates 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 for advancing HB 786, a bill that would close a dangerous…
March 15, 2019
Colorado Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud Colorado Senate Committee for Advancing 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 responded after the Colorado Senate State, Veterans, and Military Affairs Committee voted to advance Extreme Risk Protection Order legislation.
March 15, 2019
Hate Crime Gun Violence Survivors Comment on Mosque Shootings in Christchurch, New Zealand
NEW YORK – Two survivors of gun-related hate crimes, both members of the Everytown Survivor Network, a part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statements in the wake of the shootings at two mosques…
March 14, 2019
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…
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/.
