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New Ties Emerge Between NRA, Maria Butina’s Alleged Russian Funder and Kremlin-Backed Financial Institutions
In light of new reports that confirm Russian billionaire Konstantin Nikolaev as the Vladimir Putin ally and oligarch who allegedly received a $125,000 proposal from alleged Kremlin agent, Maria Butina, for the purpose of funding her…
August 6, 2018
Chicago’s Deadly Weekend: 75 More Reasons Rauner Should Stop Blocking Efforts to Reduce Gun Trafficking in Illinois
From Friday afternoon through this morning, at least 75 people were shot in Chicago, 12 of them fatally, according to the Chicago Tribune. The ages of the people shot ranged from 11 to 62, the Tribune…
August 6, 2018
FLASH: The NRA is Reportedly in “Grave Financial Jeopardy”
The NRA is in “grave financial jeopardy,” according to a new report by Rolling Stone and, per a new legal filing, it could soon “be unable to exist… or pursue its advocacy…
August 6, 2018
“Did Alleged Russian Spy Maria Butina Cause a Leadership Shake-Up at the NRA?”
A new report by Mother Jones reveals a curious changing of guard in the NRA’s leadership coinciding with developments of the federal investigation of Maria Butina. The path to the NRA presidency has followed a strict…
August 2, 2018
After Maria Butina’s Arrest, Sen. Wyden Pushes Treasury to Investigate Ties Between Russia-Linked Gun and Ammo Manufacturers, and Russian Oligarchs
In a letter to the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) today, Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) pushed for the Treasury Department to investigate ties between Russian oligarchs and two Russia-linked U.S. gun and ammunition companies, TulAmmo USA and Kalashnikov Concern.
August 2, 2018
Sen. Wyden Calls for FEC to Expedite Decision to Investigate Whether NRA Used Russian Money During 2016 Election
Yesterday, Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) sent a letter to the Chair and Vice Chair of the Federal Election Commission (FEC) urging them to “expedite a decision on whether to formally investigate whether Russia used the National…
August 2, 2018
Former Chief of Capitol Police and Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate: Inaction On Downloadable Guns is Unacceptable
Last night, a federal court in Washington State issued a nationwide order temporarily blocking the State Department from allowing a company run by a self-proclaimed anarchist, to post downloadable gun blueprints online in the form of…
August 1, 2018
BOMBSHELL: Maria Butina Carried Out More Than $300K in ‘Suspicious’ Transactions With NRA-Affiliated GOP Operative, Paul Erickson
A bombshell report by Buzzfeed has found that federal investigators are scrutinizing “suspicious” bank transactions totaling $300,000 involving Russian national and purported lifetime NRA member Maria Butina and Paul Erickson, an NRA-affiliated political operative who is…
July 31, 2018
Everytown for Gun Safety Applauds Members of Congress for Introducing Legislation to Stop Publication of Blueprints for Downloadable, Untraceable Guns
NEW YORK – Everytown for Gun Safety, the country’s largest gun violence prevention organization, today applauded several members of Congress, including Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) and Senators Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Bill Nelson (D-FL), Robert…
July 31, 2018
Everytown for Gun Safety Releases ‘Gun Sense Candidate’ Lookup Tool
Lookup Tool Shows State and Federal Candidates Pledging to Stand Up for Gun Safety NEW YORK ― Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund, Everytown for Gun Safety Victory Fund and Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a…
July 31, 2018
Two Weeks After Butina Arrest, NRA Has Said NOTHING
It has now been more than two weeks since Russian national and purported lifetime NRA member Maria Butina was arrested and charged by the Department of Justice with being an unregistered Kremlin agent. Butina hosted senior NRA officials who made…
July 30, 2018
NEW: Feds “Examining Suspicious Money Movements Linked” to Russian National and Purported Lifetime NRA Member, Maria Butina and Her Associates
Another shoe may have dropped in the ongoing NRA-Russia scandal today. According to a new McClatchy report, “federal investigators have traced a number of suspicious financial transactions” involving several obscure companies; Paul Erickson, an NRA-affiliated political…
July 30, 2018
Louisiana Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond After Shooting Leaves 3 Dead, 7 Injured in New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today released the following statement after a shooting Saturday night left at least three people dead and seven others…
July 27, 2018
NEW: Senior NRA Officials Met With Wife of Russian Billionaire Who Allegedly Funded Maria Butina’s US Operation
As questions swirl around just how Maria Butina infiltrated the upper ranks of the NRA, The Guardian reported yesterday that during a December 2015 trip to Moscow, senior NRA officials – including Pete Brownell, then the…
July 25, 2018
Military Veterans Call on State Department to Block Distribution of Blueprints for Downloadable, Untraceable Guns
Downloadable Guns Will Enable Anyone, Including Terrorists, Convicted Felons and Domestic Abusers, to Download Schematics Online and Print Their Own Untraceable Guns This Morning, Military Veterans Sent a Letter to Secretary Pompeo Urging the State Department…
July 25, 2018
Conservative Columnist for Washington Post: “Until We Can See How Much Russian Money Went Into the NRA, Where It Went and with Whom Torshin and Butina Met, A Cloud Will Hang Over All Pro-NRA Candidates”
One week after Russian national and purported lifetime NRA member Maria Butina was arrested and charged by the Department of Justice with “conspiracy to act as an agent of the Russian Federation within the United States…
July 25, 2018
ICYMI: Senate Judiciary Committee Members Call For Hearings On NRA’s Role in Russia’s 2016 Election Meddling
In case you missed it, Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) are calling on the Senate Judiciary Committee to examine whether top officials at the NRA were aware of Russia’s attempts to contribute money to the Donald Trump…
July 24, 2018
ICYMI: One Week After News Broke About Maria Butina’s Arrest, Senate Finance Committee Members Renew Demands for NRA Documents
One week after Russian national and purported lifetime NRA member Maria Butina was arrested and charged by the Department of Justice with “conspiracy to act as an agent of the Russian Federation within the United States…
July 23, 2018
Nevada Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond To Fatal Shooting at Church in Fallon
According to Reports, One Person was Shot and Killed and Another was Injured Fallon, Nev. – The Nevada chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statement in response…
July 23, 2018
Deadly Florida Shooting Illuminates Problems With Controversial Stand Your Ground Law
Last week, Markeis McGlockton was shot and killed in Clearwater, Florida amidst a confrontation with another man about a parking spot. The following day, the local sheriff announced that the shooter would not be arrested or…
July 23, 2018
ONE WEEK LATER: NRA Still Silent on Butina Arrest as New Details Emerge about Her Alleged Operation to Infiltrate NRA, Conservative Political Circles
It has now been one week since Russian national and purported lifetime NRA member Maria Butina was arrested and charged by the Department of Justice with “conspiracy to act as an agent of the Russian Federation…
July 20, 2018
“It Typically Takes a Mass Shooting to Keep the National Rifle Association This Quiet.”
It has been four days since news broke that Russian national and purported lifetime NRA member Maria Butina had been charged by DOJ with “conspiracy to act as an agent of the Russian Federation within the…
July 19, 2018
Gun Safety Takes Center Stage in Race for Florida Governor
It wasn’t long ago that Adam Putnam was hoping his record as a self-professed “proud NRA sellout” would propel him to the governor’s mansion. But, recently he’s been forced to walk back his support for the gun lobby amid growing…
July 19, 2018
Everytown for Gun Safety Endorses 16 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 16 Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America volunteer leaders and gun violence survivors running…
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/.
