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Everytown, Moms Demand Action Statement as House Judiciary Committee Holds Hearing on Gun Safety
On Wednesday, February 6 At 10 a.m., the House Judiciary Committee Will Hold a Full Committee Hearing on Preventing Gun Violence Policy Experts, Gun Violence Survivors, Volunteers Available for Interviews WASHINGTON– Everytown for Gun Safety and Moms Demand Action…
January 30, 2019
New Report Reveals NRA Employees Helped Plan 2015 NRA Delegation Trip to Moscow, Appearing to Contradict NRA Statements Claiming No Official Involvement
ABC’s Report Comes Just 24 Hours After NRA’s General Counsel Broke Silence Since Butina’s Arrest and Sought to Distance Itself from the Now-Infamous Trip to Moscow NEW YORK — A bombshell report by Pete Madden and Matthew Mosk…
January 30, 2019
Will Gov. Noem Be the Next Republican Governor to Veto Permitless Carry Legislation?
Over the opposition of law enforcement and a dozen Republican lawmakers, the South Dakota House yesterday passed legislation that would allow people to carry hidden, loaded handguns in public without a permit, including non-residents visiting South…
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.
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/.
