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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…
September 4, 2018

Everytown, Moms Demand Action Applaud Levi Strauss & Co. for Stepping Up in Support of Gun Violence Prevention

Levi Strauss & Co. Outlines New Efforts Company is Taking to Help Prevent Gun Violence; Announces Partnership with Everytown to Bring Together Other Business Leaders NEW YORK – Everytown for Gun Safety and Moms Demand Action…
September 4, 2018

Everytown for Gun Safety Statement as Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing Begins for President Trump’s Supreme Court Nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh

Judge Kavanaugh’s Judicial Record Demonstrates a Dangerous View of the Second Amendment that Elevates Gun Rights Above Public Safety Ten Years Ago, the Supreme Court Issued its Ruling in District of Columbia v. Heller, Establishing That While Law-Abiding Citizens Have…
September 4, 2018

Alabama Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond to Shooting at Birmingham Party

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Alabama chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statement in response to a shooting at a Birmingham party which left…
September 3, 2018

California Moms Demand, Everytown Statement on Shooting in San Bernardino

Initial Reports Indicate Eight People Wounded, Three Critically, in a Shooting at an Apartment Complex NEW YORK – The California chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a part of Everytown for Gun…
August 31, 2018

Illinois Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond to Fatal Shooting of Transgender Woman in Chicago

Dejanay Stanton Is at Least the 17th Trans Person Killed Nationwide This Year; 12th Killed by Gun Violence 2017 Was the Deadliest Year on Record for Transgender People in the U.S. With at Least 28 Killed Nationwide, 20 of Whom…
August 31, 2018

Remember Judge Kavanaugh’s Dangerous Second Amendment Record Ahead of Next Week’s Senate Hearing

As the Senate Judiciary Committee prepares to scrutinize the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, one cause for great concern is Judge Kavanaugh’s dangerous and alarming position on the Second Amendment. Based on what we already know,…
August 31, 2018

Virginia Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring’s Advisory Opinion on Arming Teachers in Lee County

RICHMOND, Va. – The Virginia chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, applauded Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring for issuing an advisory opinion that arming teachers in…
August 31, 2018

Threats Against Globe the Latest Reminder Gun Lobby’s Anti-Press Rhetoric is Not Okay

With a so-called “#ClenchedFistofTruth,” the NRA’s rhetoric is turning increasingly violent, parroting President Donald Trump’s “enemy of the people” narrative, frequently attacking the media, and attacking people of color in particular. Sadly,…
August 31, 2018

Threats Against Globe the Latest Reminder Gun Lobby’s Anti-Press Rhetoric is Not Okay

With a so-called “#ClenchedFistofTruth,” the NRA’s rhetoric is turning increasingly violent, parroting President Donald Trump’s “enemy of the people” narrative, frequently attacking the media, and attacking people of color in particular. Sadly,…
August 28, 2018

Victory for Gun Sense: California Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud California State Legislature’s Passage of Legislation to Require Live Fire Training for Concealed Weapons License Applicants

AB-2103 Would Require Training in Safe Handling and Firing of Handguns for Concealed Weapons License Applicants in California SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The California chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety,…
August 27, 2018

Most Telling Lines from Court Decision on Downloadable Guns

Today, a federal court in Seattle extended a nationwide injunction that is temporarily blocking the distribution of downloadable guns online. The suit, which 20 attorneys general have signed on to as plaintiffs, asks the court to…
August 27, 2018

Everytown for Gun Safety Statement On The Death Of Sen. John McCain

NEW YORK – Everytown for Gun Safety, the country’s largest gun violence prevention organization, today released the following statement: STATEMENT FROM JOHN FEINBLATT, PRESIDENT OF EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY: “As Americans mourn the passing of Senator McCain, the gun safety…
August 26, 2018

Florida Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond to Shooting at Jacksonville Landing

While Details are Still Unfolding, Reports Indicate That Multiple People Were Shot and Killed and Multiple People Were Wounded Jacksonville, Fla. – The Florida chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of…
August 23, 2018

Everytown, Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Statements on Department of Education Weighing Plans to Use Federal Funding to Arm Teachers

NEW YORK – Today, Everytown for Gun Safety, Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America and Students Demand Action released the following statements in response to a New York Times report detailing how the Department of Education is weighing…
August 23, 2018

What Can Missouri do to Keep Guns Out of the Hands of Domestic Abusers? Look to Kansas.

When it comes to keeping guns out of the hands of domestic abusers, Missouri has some of the worst laws in the country. Among states with the highest rates of women murdered by men, Missouri tied…
August 21, 2018

Two Loopholes That Give Wisconsin Domestic Abusers Easy Access to Guns

Last week, the Appleton Post-Crescent published a deeply reported story exploring how a man who had been charged with two felonies and prohibited from possessing a gun was able to obtain a gun and fatally shoot…
August 20, 2018

National Security Advisor John Bolton Has a Maria Butina Problem

Today, Ranking Member on the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD), and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on National Security, Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-MA), sent a letter to White House Chief…
August 20, 2018

TOMORROW: Downloadable Guns Hearing in Washington State Federal Court

Tomorrow, a federal court in Washington state will hold a hearing to decide if the temporary injunction blocking the Trump Administration’s reckless decision to permit the online distribution of downloadable guns should remain in place. Everytown…
August 16, 2018

Hamilton City Schools Board of Education Reverses Decision to Arm School Staff

Tuesday evening, Hamilton school officials reversed their plans to arm teachers and other school staff. The decision by the Hamilton Board of Education was unanimous, ensuring teachers and other staff won’t be armed when students return…
August 15, 2018

BREAKING: NRA Lawyers Ordered to Appear in Federal Court, Hours after Story Reports One Lawyer ‘Appears to Have Misled Officials’ in Court Filing

The Trace reported late Tuesday that in his application to represent the National Rifle Association in a lawsuit related to the group’s controversial Carry Guard insurance product, a veteran litigator didn’t mention a six-figure misconduct sanction…
August 14, 2018

NEW: Maria Butina’s Alleged Handler — Lifetime NRA Member Alexander Torshin — “Tied to Suspicious U.S.-Russia Exchange Program”

A new report by Politico sheds light on the activities of Alexander Torshin, the now-sanctioned lifetime NRA member, Vladimir Putin ally and man alleged to have been the handler of accused Kremlin agent Maria Butina during…
August 13, 2018

DHS Spends $1.8 Million to Train High Schoolers in “Proper Bleeding Control Techniques,” While Doing Nothing to Reduce Gun Violence

While Congress and the White House sit on their hands and continue to take no action to reduce gun violence, the Department of Homeland Security has “issued a $1.8 million grant in order to create a…
August 9, 2018

NEW from The Wall Street Journal: “The Democratic Party’s New Litmus Test: Gun Control”

This morning, a new piece from The Wall Street Journal explored the changing landscape of the gun violence prevention movement and how candidates are now actively embracing the gun safety issue as they seek support from…

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.