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April 19, 2018

NEW REPORT: The Nation’s Law Enforcement Community Overwhelmingly Opposes Dangerous “Concealed Carry Reciprocity,” The U.S. Senate Should, Too

In case you missed it, the International Association of Chiefs of Police wrote a letter to Congressional leaders reaffirming its opposition to the NRA’s number one legislative priority, “concealed carry reciprocity,” which would undermine state gun laws and make it…
April 19, 2018

Survivors From Virginia Tech And Columbine High School, Everytown for Gun Safety Statement as This Week Marks 19 Years Since the Columbine Mass Shooting and 11 Years Since the Virginia Tech Mass Shooting

Years After the Mass Shootings at Columbine and Virginia Tech and Months After Parkland, Congress Refuses to Take Significant Action on Gun Safety WASHINGTON – Survivors from the 2007 mass shooting at Virginia Tech and the 1999 mass…
April 17, 2018

New Polling: 89 Percent of Minnesota Gun Owners Support Background Checks on All Gun Sales

Results Show Wide Support from Republicans and Democrats Alike As State Legislature Considers Bipartisan Legislation That Would Require Criminal Background Checks On All Minnesota Gun Sales ST. PAUL, Minn. — Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund…
April 16, 2018

Michigan Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond to Governor Rick Snyder’s School Safety Package, Which Fails to Include Life-saving Red Flag Policy

LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today released the following statement after Governor Rick Snyder released a school safety package that does not include Red…
April 16, 2018

Victory for Gun Sense: Kentucky Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud Defeat of Dangerous Gun Bills This Session

Volunteers With the Kentucky Chapter of Moms Demand Action Supported Lawmakers and Law Enforcement Officials in Their Efforts to Stop Irresponsible Gun Bills FRANKFORT, Ky. – The Kentucky chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of…
April 16, 2018

Massachusetts Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond To Fatal Shooting Of Law Enforcement Officer

BARNSTABLE, MA. – The Massachusetts chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statement in response to reports police officer Sean Gannon was fatally shot…
April 13, 2018

If the NRA Wants the Questions About Its Relationship With Russia to Stop, It’s Time to Tell the Full Truth

We learned this week that the NRA admitted to taking financial contributions from more than 20 people associated with Russian addresses or known Russian nationals living in the U.S. That admission raises serious questions about the truth of its prior…
April 12, 2018

Louisiana Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud Defeat of Dangerous Guns in Schools Bill

SB 298 Would Allow Teachers and School Staff in Louisiana to Be Armed in Schools A Volunteer with the Louisiana Chapter of Moms Demand Action Testified Against SB 298 Earlier Today BATON ROUGE, La. – The Louisiana chapter…
April 12, 2018

Giffords, NextGen America, and Everytown for Gun Safety Launch National Program to Register High School Students to Vote

Washington, DC — Giffords, NextGen America, and Everytown for Gun Safety today announced the launch of Our Lives, Our Vote, a nationwide drive to register young voters ahead of the 2018 midterm and bring attention to common-sense action on gun…
April 12, 2018

Breaking: NRA Reverses Itself, Admits to Taking Financial Support From More Than 20 Russian-Linked Contributors Since 2015, and Says it’s Done Answering Questions About Russia

NEW YORK – Everytown for Gun Safety released the following statement today in response to a new NPR report revealing that the NRA accepted contributions from more than 20 Russian-linked contributors since 2015. The admission by…
April 11, 2018

Unprecedented Momentum for Gun Safety in State Capitols

In states around the country, the ground is shifting on gun violence prevention. In red, blue and purple states, life-saving gun violence prevention bills are gaining momentum while the gun lobby’s priority bills languish. Momentum in the states offers some…
April 11, 2018

Montana Moms Demand Action Applaud Missoula for Filing Lawsuit to Clear Path for City to Enforce Its Firearms Background Check Law

MISSOULA, Mont. – The city of Missoula today sued the Attorney General of Montana as part of its efforts to enforce a public safety ordinance requiring background checks on unlicensed gun sales, asking a Montana state court to overrule a…
April 11, 2018

Victory for Gun Sense: Vermont Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud Governor Phil Scott for Signing Historic Slate of Gun Violence Prevention Bills

Today Gov. Scott Signed Gun Violence Prevention Legislation that Includes a Requirement for a Background Check on Every Gun Sale and Creation of a Red Flag Law Vermont Becomes 20th State to Go Beyond Federal Law by Closing Background Check…
April 11, 2018

Ohio Moms Demand Action, Everytown Urge Lawmakers to Pass Bipartisan Gun Violence Prevention Package

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today released the following statement urging lawmakers to pass the gun safety proposals recommended by a bipartisan panel of…
April 11, 2018

Louisiana Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud Committee Vote Advancing Bill That Would Disarm Convicted Stalkers

HB 776 Would Prohibit Convicted Stalkers Who Are Subject To Protective Orders from Buying or Having Guns A Volunteer with the Louisiana Chapter of Moms Demand Action Testified in Support of HB 776 Earlier Today BATON ROUGE, La. – The…
April 11, 2018

Everytown Applauds Bank of America for Changing its Lending Policies for Gun Manufacturer Clients

NEW YORK — Everytown for Gun Safety, the nation’s largest gun violence prevention organization, today applauded Bank of America’s decision to no longer finance companies that manufacture assault-style firearms for civilian use.
April 11, 2018

Broward County Cities and Elected Officials File Lawsuit Against Florida Officials, Challenging Law That Threatens Severe Penalties on Local Elected Officials and Their Cities for Passing Public Safety Gun Laws

Suit, Available Here, Aims to Clear Path for Local Prohibitions on Sale of Large-Capacity Magazines BROWARD COUNTY, FL. – The Broward County cities of Coral Springs, Coconut Creek and Pembroke Pines today sued the state of…
April 10, 2018

Maryland Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud Maryland Legislature for Passing Red Flag and Lifesaving Domestic Violence Legislation

HB 1646 Would Close A Dangerous Loophole That Makes It Easy for Convicted Domestic Abusers to Access Guns HB 1302 Would Create a Red Flag Law That Empowers Family and Law Enforcement to Petition Courts to Temporarily Suspend a Person’s…
April 10, 2018

Louisiana Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud Committee Vote Advancing Bill to Prohibit Bump Stocks

SB 491 Would Prohibit the Sale and Possession of Bump Stocks and Other Rapid-Fire Devices in Louisiana A Volunteer with the Louisiana Chapter of Moms Demand Action Testified in Support of SB 491 Earlier Today BATON ROUGE, La. – The…
April 9, 2018

Everytown Statement on NPR Report That Uncovers the NRA May Have Accepted More Contributions From Russian Donors Than First Acknowledged

NPR: New Documents Reveal That at Least One More Russian Citizen Publicly Claims to be a Member of the National Rifle Association; NRA Membership Requires a Monetary Contribution Former NRA Lobbyist: “Nobody Is Running Background Checks…
April 9, 2018

ICYMI: Media Matters for America: “NRA’s Ted Nugent Compares Democrats to “Rabid Coyotes”: “Keep your gun handy, and every time you see one, you shoot one”

In case you missed it, NRA board member Ted Nugent compared Democrats, media, academia and other people to “rabid coyotes” today on Infowars’ Alex Jones Show and said, “you don’t wait till you see one to go get your gun.
April 7, 2018

Breaking: South Carolina Congressman Ralph Norman (SC-05) Wields Loaded Gun in Constituent Meeting

According to Moms Demand Action Volunteers Who Attended the Meeting, Rep. Norman Laid His Gun on the Table During A Conversation About Gun Violence Prevention Policies Rep. Norman Recently Announced He Will be Seeking Reelection in…
April 6, 2018

New Jersey Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud Governor Murphy’s Gun Tracing Executive Action

TRENTON, N.J. – The New Jersey chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, praised Governor Murphy for signing an executive action that will help fight illegal gun trafficking by improving access…
April 6, 2018

Alexander Torshin, Who Closely Cultivated Relationships with the NRA for Years, is on New List of Sanctioned Individuals

Today, The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control Sanctions Russian Official Reportedly Involved in FBI Probe Into “Whether Russian Money Went to [the] NRA to Help Trump” Last Week, the NRA…

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.