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TODAY: Florida Senate Education Committee Hearing on Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Commission Report
The Florida Senate Education Committee will hold a hearing today at 2:30pm on the initial report from the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Commission. At a hearing on school safety earlier this month, volunteers…
January 18, 2019
Everytown For Gun Safety Applauds Introduction of Legislation to Increase Funding for Gun Violence Research by The Centers For Disease Control And Prevention to Conduct Gun Violence Research
Since 1996, CDC Funding for Firearm Injury Prevention – Including Research – Has Fallen by 97 Percent; Firearms Are the Second Leading Cause of Injury Death for Americans WASHINGTON – Everytown for Gun Safety, the country’s largest gun violence…
January 17, 2019
Everytown, Moms Demand Action Applaud Reps. Dingell, Fitzpatrick, Sen. Klobuchar for Introducing Legislation to Disarm Domestic Abusers
Legislation Would Close ‘Boyfriend Loophole,’ Which Allows Convicted Abusers and Abusers Under Active Restraining Orders to Buy and Keep Guns – Simply Because They Have Not Married, Had a Child with or Lived with the Victim…
January 17, 2019
North Dakota Moms Demand Action, Everytown Urge Lawmakers Not to Roll Back North Dakota Public Safety Laws
BISMARCK, N.D. – The North Dakota chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the followed statement as lawmakers hold hearings today on several bills that would weaken state gun laws.
January 17, 2019
A Gun Safety Law Years in the Making: Gov. Pritzker Signs Legislation That Will Reduce Illegal Gun Trafficking and Hold Corrupt Gun Dealers Accountable
SPRINGFIELD, Illinois – The Illinois chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today applauded Gov. Pritzker for signing the Combating Illegal Gun Trafficking Act, bipartisan legislation that will put in place…
January 17, 2019
South Dakota Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond After Lawmakers Advance Bill 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 state’s Senate Judiciary Committee voted to advance Senate Bill 47, which would…
January 17, 2019
A Gun Safety Law Years in the Making: Gov. Pritzker Signs Legislation That Will Reduce Illegal Gun Trafficking and Hold Corrupt Gun Dealers Accountable
SPRINGFIELD, Illinois – The Illinois chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today applauded Gov. Pritzker for signing the Combating Illegal Gun Trafficking Act, bipartisan legislation that will put in place…
January 15, 2019
Permitless Carry Bill Would Gut South Dakota’s Standards for Who Can Carry a Hidden, Loaded Handgun in Public
On Friday, the Associated Press reported on the introduction of legislation to dismantle the current South Dakota law requiring a permit to carry a concealed handgun in public places. Permitless carry would lower the bar…
January 14, 2019
BREAKING: “Kremlin Blessed Russia’s NRA Operation, U.S. Intel Report Says”
Despite the fact that the Kremlin has long denied it had anything to do with the Russian infiltration of the NRA, a U.S. intelligence report just revealed by the Daily Beast details how Maria Butina and Alexander Torshin…
January 11, 2019
Alabama Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond to the Shooting Death of Transgender Woman in Montgomery
Dana Martin is the First Known Trans Person Killed Nationwide This Year; First Killed By Gun Violence There Were At Least 26 Transgender People Killed in the U.S. in 2018, 18 of Whom Were Shot and Killed; at least…
January 11, 2019
Nebraska Moms Demand Action Applaud Introduction of Legislation to Increase Funding for Gun Violence Prevention
LINCOLN, Neb. ― The Nebraska chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today applauded the introduction of LB 174, legislation that will increase funding for Nebraska’s Office…
January 10, 2019
What to Expect From the States on Gun Violence Prevention in 2019
Last year, lawmakers in statehouses around the country were confronted with an overwhelming public demand for gun violence prevention policies. And, they listened. Policymakers in red, blue and purple states bucked the gun lobby and passed…
January 10, 2019
Members of Congress on Both Sides of the Aisle Support Background Checks
Tuesday, bipartisan members of Congress introduced historic legislation to update the background checks law to require background checks on all gun sales. The legislation was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate on the eight-year mark…
January 9, 2019
Domestic Violence Shootings in Idaho Show Need for Stronger Gun Safety Laws
On Sunday, Heidi De Leon and Jose De Leon were shot and killed by Heidi De Leon’s ex-husband in Meridian in a murder-suicide. Heidi De Leon had recently filed for a petition to modify her child support arrangement with…
January 9, 2019
Axios: “School Shootings are This Generation’s 9/11”
A new poll highlighted by Axios shows that 68 percent of young people ages 14 to 29 say school shootings are the most important issue facing the U.S. The poll, which was conducted by SocialSphere, shows that school shootings…
January 9, 2019
Minnesota Moms Demand Action Applaud House Leadership for Announcing Background Check and Red Flag Legislation Will Be Among First Ten House Bills Introduced
ST. PAUL, Minn. ― The Minnesota chapter of Moms Demand for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today applauded the announcement that among the first 10 bills introduced this year in the Minnesota House of Representatives…
January 8, 2019
Everytown, Moms Demand Action Applaud Congress for Immediately Introducing Bipartisan Legislation to Update Background Checks Law, Require Background Checks for All Gun Sales
In First Week of 116th Congress and Historic Moment for Gun Safety Movement, Legislation Introduced in House and Senate to Update the Background Checks Law to Require Background Checks for All Gun Sales According to Polling, 85 Percent of…
January 8, 2019
As the 2019 Session Begins in Colorado, Lawmakers Prioritize Extreme Risk Protection Order Legislation
On Friday, lawmakers returned to the Capitol prepared to prioritize common-sense gun legislation, starting with Extreme Risk Protection Orders. Extreme Risk Protection Order (ERPO) legislation, also known as Red Flag Laws, empower…
January 4, 2019
Lawmakers on Both Sides of the Aisle Express Support for Keeping Guns Out of the Hands of Domestic Abusers
Once the 2019 session begins, Missouri lawmakers will have an opportunity to refocus their attention on unfinished business: keeping guns out of the hands of domestic abusers. Most states prohibit people who have been convicted of domestic violence misdemeanors…
January 3, 2019
NRA has “Taken Positions that are Hard to Square with its All-American Persona” as it Takes Pro-Gun Agenda Overseas
Today, Bloomberg News published a report detailing how the NRA is increasingly looking outside the U.S. for gun profits and taking “positions that are hard to square with its all-American persona.” Neil Weinberg, Polly Mosendz and Bill Allison…
January 3, 2019
Ohio Enacts Law That Could Let Out-of-State Groups Sue Ohio Cities and Towns Over Gun Safety Measures; Ohio Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today criticized the legislature for overriding Gov. Kasich’s veto to enact House Bill 228, a bill that could allow…
January 2, 2019
Two Years Later: NRA Failed to Pass Its Top Federal Priorities During President Trump’s First Two Years in Office, Despite Controlling Both Chambers of Congress
Moms Demand Action Volunteers, Gun Safety Advocates Made Over 50,000 Calls to Congress, Urging Them to Reject the NRA’s Top Legislative Priority, Concealed Carry Reciprocity The Bill to Roll Back Silencer Safety Laws Stalled After It Was Revealed…
December 20, 2018
Tragic Milestone: Philadelphia Records 10-Year High in Homicide Rate
Police Data Reveals At Least 333 Homicides in Philadelphia So Far This Year; Vast Majority of the City’s Homicides Are Gun Homicides PHILADELPHIA — The Pennsylvania chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for…
December 19, 2018
Gov. Kasich Vetoes Bill That Could Let Out-of-State Groups Sue Ohio Cities and Towns Over Gun Safety Measures; Everytown, Ohio Moms Demand Action Respond
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today applauded Gov. Kasich for vetoing House Bill 228, a bill that could allow out-of-state special interest groups to…
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/.
