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Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Celebrate Historic Legislative Session in California and Urge Governor Gavin Newsom to Sign Gun Safety Measures Into Law
Since the Start of Session, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers have Rallied, Testified, and Sent over 20,000 Emails and Made Over 2,000 Calls Urging Lawmakers to Pass Gun Violence Prevention Legislation SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Moms Demand…
September 14, 2023
As Students Head Back to School in Louisiana, Shooting at a High School In Greensburg Where One Student Was Killed is Tragic Reminder of Gun Violence Terrorizing Kids and Schools
As students head back to school each year, they face the risk of gun violence and it has become harder for parents and students to feel safe. Students are being forced to normalize learning in constant fear of gunfire ringing…
September 13, 2023
Everytown for Gun Safety Applauds Reintroduction of the Disarm Hate Act
WASHINGTON – Today, Everytown for Gun Safety released the following statements applauding Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA), Rep. Veronica Escobar (D-TX-16), and Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-FL-10) for reintroducing the Disarm Hate Act — legislation that would prohibit people convicted of misdemeanor…
September 13, 2023
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL UNDERGOES SECOND ACTIVE SHOOTER LOCKDOWN IN TWO WEEKS; STUDENTS DEMAND ACTION AND MOMS DEMAND ACTION RESPOND
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – The North Carolina chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, released the following statement in response to an active shooter situation Wednesday afternoon on the…
September 13, 2023
EVERYTOWN COMMUNITY SAFETY FUND AWARDS $2.35 MILLION TO 35 COMMUNITY-BASED VIOLENCE INTERVENTION ORGANIZATIONS TO HELP SUSTAIN CRITICAL GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION WORK NATIONWIDE, SURPASSING $10 MILLION TO 117 ORGANIZATIONS IN 67 CITIES SINCE 2019
Everytown Awards $1.5 Million in New Grants to 15 Community Violence Intervention Organizations; $600,000 in Sustainer Grants to 15 Existing Grantees; $250,000 in a Newly Launched Innovation Grant Program to Five Organizations with an Innovative Gun Violence Prevention, Intervention or…
September 12, 2023
VICTORY FOR GUN SAFETY: Following Tireless Advocacy by Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers, California Legislature Passes Measure to Strengthen Concealed Carry Laws
Since the Introduction of SB 2, Moms Demand Action and Student Demand Action Volunteers Have been on the Forefront of Advocating for the Passage of this Bill, Testifying and Sent over 4,000 Emails and Messages Actions to Contact Lawmakers SACRAMENTO,…
September 8, 2023
Members of Congress Highlight Gun Safety Policies During Gun Violence Prevention Week of Action
WASHINGTON — This week, as part of the Gun Violence Prevention Week of Action, members of Congress participated in in-district events across the country to highlight the life-saving impact of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA). This landmark law —…
September 7, 2023
VICTORY FOR GUN SAFETY: Following Tireless Advocacy from Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Volunteers California Senate Passes The Gun Violence Prevention and School Safety Act
Since the Bill’s Introduction, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers have Testified, Sent over 13,000 Emails and Made Over 2,000 Calls to Lawmakers to Urge its Passage SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action,…
September 7, 2023
Everytown, Moms Demand Action, Giffords, Brady Applaud Michigan Lawmakers for Introducing Legislation To Keep Gun Out of the Hands of Domestic Abusers, Call on Them to Pass With Urgency
LANSING, Mich. – Today, Everytown for Gun Safety, Moms Demand Action, GIFFORDS, and Brady, released the following statements applauding the Michigan lawmakers for introducing a critical gun violence prevention bill aimed at disarming domestic abusers. Senate Bills 471/472 and…
September 7, 2023
ATF’s Proposed Rule to Close Online and Gun Show Loophole: What You Need to Know
Last week, the Department of Justice and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) turned President Biden’s clear, strong executive action on background checks into action, issuing a life-saving new proposed rule that will expand background…
September 5, 2023
Following Recent Gun Violence, Massachusetts Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers Urge Lawmakers to Take Action on Gun Safety as Lawmakers Return to Beacon Hill
BOSTON – The Massachusetts chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, issued the following statement urging lawmakers to take action on gun safety as lawmakers return to Beacon Hill…
September 1, 2023
Fatal Police Shooting of 21-Year-Old Pregnant Black Woman, Ta’Kiya Young, Once Again Highlights Need to Take Action on Gun Violence By Police
Today, Ohio authorities released official bodycam footage showing 21-year-old Ta’Kiya Young being shot and killed by Ohio police officers on August 24. In the video, Young, who was pregnant, is heard asking police officers “are you going to shoot…
September 1, 2023
WHAT’S AT STAKE TODAY: Senate Appropriations Committee Considers the Gun Violence Prevention and School Safety Act
Today, lawmakers in the Senate Appropriations Committee will consider The Gun Violence Prevention and School Safety Act (AB 28). The measure, introduced by gun sense champion California State Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel, seeks to establish the Gun Violence Prevention and…
September 1, 2023
As Suicide Prevention Awareness Month Begins, Gun Safety Advocates Continue Fight To End Preventable Public Health Crisis of Gun Suicide
Resources for Journalists on Responsibly Covering Gun Suicide are Available Here As September begins and marks the start of Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, Everytown, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action recommit to honoring gun suicide survivors and advocating…
August 31, 2023
Everytown, Moms Demand Action Applaud ATF’s Proposed Rule Closing Gun Seller Loophole
Following March Executive Action from Biden-Harris Administration, ATF Proposed Rule Moves United States Closer to Universal Background Checks WASHINGTON — Today, the Department of Justice and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) turned President Biden’s clear, strong…
August 29, 2023
Tennessee Special Session Ends: Legislature Rejects Efforts to Arm Teachers and Put More Guns in Schools but Fails to Take Significant Action on Gun Safety Following the Mass Shooting at the Covenant School and Months of Advocacy
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, released the following statement in response to Tennessee lawmakers ending their special session without action on gun…
August 29, 2023
Gunfire Rings Out at Multiple High School Sporting Events Over the Weekend, Killing One Student and Traumatizing Countless Communities
In a Shooting Yesterday at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, a Faculty Member was Also Shot And Killed During The Second Week of Classes NEW YORK — Students Demand Action and Mom Demand Action, both part of…
August 29, 2023
SHOOTER AT UNC CHAPEL HILL GRADUATE SCHOOL KILLS ONE FACULTY MEMBER, NORTH CAROLINA MOMS DEMAND ACTION AND STUDENTS DEMAND ACTION RESPOND
Chapel Hill, N.C. – The North Carolina chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, released the following statement in response to a shooting Monday afternoon on the University of…
August 28, 2023
Another weekend in America marred by hate and gun violence.
This weekend in Jacksonville, Florida, three people, all Black, were tragically shot and killed by a white supremacist while shopping at a Dollar General store. Reports have confirmed that this killing was an act of racist hate, intentionally targeting…
August 27, 2023
Three People Shot and Killed at a Dollar General Store in Jacksonville, Florida in Act of Hate-Motivated Violence; Everytown, Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Florida chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, released the following statements in response to a hate-motivated shooting yesterday at a Dollar General store in Jacksonville,…
August 25, 2023
Five People Fatally Shot, Including Three Children, in Uniontown in Apparent Domestic Violence-Related Shooting; Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Respond
UNIONTOWN, Ohio. — The Ohio chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety grassroots networks, released the following statement on the mass shooting in Uniontown. According to reports, a family of…
August 25, 2023
As Kids Head Back to School Nationwide, What to Know about Keeping Communities Safe From Gun Violence This Upcoming School Year
NEW YORK — Earlier this week, the American Academy of Pediatrics released a new study reporting that child gun deaths in the United States have hit a record high, including a 41.5 percent increase in pediatric firearm deaths from…
August 24, 2023
Nine People Shot, including Three Fatally, in Trabuco Canyon in Apparent Domestic Violence-Related Shooting; Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Respond
TRABUCO CANYON, Calif. — The California chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety grassroots networks, released the following statement on reports of a shooting at a biker bar Wednesday night where…
August 22, 2023
Tennessee House Civil Justice Subcommittee Advances Bills to Arm Teachers on Second Day of Special Session, Takes No Action on Gun Safety; Tennessee Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, released the following statement in response to the House Civil Justice Subcommittee’s advancement of HB 7064 and…
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/.
