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Florida Agriculture Commissioner Candidate Nikki Fried to the NRA: “I Won’t Be Beholden To You”
Just months after Adam Putnam’s Department of Agriculture failed to conduct federal background checks on tens of thousands of applications for concealed weapons permits, Nikki Fried, the Democratic nominee for Agriculture Commissioner, has…
October 2, 2018
Kentucky Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond To Fatal Domestic Violence Shooting In Shawnee
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Kentucky chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statement in response to reports that a man shot and killed a woman outside the North…
September 27, 2018
Victory for Gun Sense: California Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud Governor Brown for Signing Legislation Requiring Live-fire Training for Concealed Weapons License Applicants
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The California chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today applauded Governor Brown for signing legislation that will require applicants for concealed weapons permits to demonstrate safe handling…
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 12, 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…
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/.
