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April 5, 2018

New York Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond to Fatal Police Shooting of Saheed Vassell, an Unarmed Black Man in Brooklyn

Reports Indicate He Was Shot and Killed by Law Enforcement Officials Last Night NEW YORK – The New York chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, issued the following statement in…
April 5, 2018

Kansas Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud Kansas Lawmakers for Sending Governor Legislation to Help Keep Guns Out of the Hands of Abusers

TOPEKA, Kan. – The Kansas chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today thanked members of the Kansas House of Representatives for giving final passage to House Bill 2145, a bill…
April 5, 2018

Maryland Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud Passage of Legislation Prohibiting Bump Stocks

ANNAPOLIS, Md.– The Maryland chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today released the following statement applauding lawmakers for passing legislation out of the Senate that would prohibit bump stocks and…
April 4, 2018

Everytown for Gun Safety Releases Guidelines on How Financial Institutions Can Help Reduce Violence by Requiring Gun Industry Business Customers to Follow Responsible Business Practices

Everytown’s Proposed Codes of Conduct for Dealers and Manufacturers Can Help Financial Institutions Incentivize Responsible Practices NEW YORK – Everytown for Gun Safety, the country’s largest gun violence prevention organization, today provided guidance for financial institutions to help reduce gun…
April 3, 2018

Maryland Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond to Reports of a Fatal Domestic Violence Shooting in Salisbury

Reports Indicate a Woman Was Shot and Killed by Her Estranged Husband Sunday Night Research Shows that Nearly Four in 10 Maryland Women Have Reported Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence in their Lifetime SALISBURY, Md. – The…
April 3, 2018

Victory for Gun Sense: Tennessee Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud Defeat of Dangerous Guns in Schools Bill

HB 2208 Would Have Expanded a Law That Already Makes Tennessee One of a Small Minority of States That Allow Teachers and School Staff to Be Armed NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Volunteers with the Tennessee chapter of Moms Demand Action…
April 3, 2018

Louisiana Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud Committee Passage of Gun Violence Prevention Bill

SB 274 Would Raise the Minimum Age to Purchase Assault Weapons to 21 BATON ROUGE, La. – Volunteers with the Louisiana chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today applauded members…
April 3, 2018

California Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond to Shooting at Youtube Headquarters in San Bruno

Reports Indicate Shooter Shot and Injured at Least Four Employees Before Shooting and Killing Herself SAN BRUNO, Calif. – The California chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today issued the…
April 3, 2018

South Carolina Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond to Fatal Shooting of Transgender Woman in Chesterfield County

Sasha Wall Is At Least the Eighth Trans Person Killed Nationwide This Year; Fifth 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…
April 2, 2018

Retired CIA Chief of Russia Operations: Russia Sought “Mechanism by Which They Can, Sort of, Control the NRA

NEW: Rolling Stone Uncovers NRA’s Wayne LaPierre and Other Top NRA Brass Met With Self-Described Connection Between Russia and Trump Campaign, Maria Butina ALSO NEW: During 2015 NRA Delegation Trip, NRA Surrogate…
April 2, 2018

Georgia Moms Demand Action, Everytown Criticize General Assembly for Failure to Pass Any Meaningful Gun Violence Prevention Legislation This Session

ATLANTA, Ga. – Volunteers with the Georgia chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today criticized members of the General Assembly for failing to pass any meaningful gun violence prevention legislation…
March 29, 2018

Grassroots Momentum for Gun Safety at Unprecedented Levels

Last weekend, Americans showed up in force for March for Our Lives events in Washington, D.C. and around the country. Led by students and gun violence survivors, they sent a clear message: protect us. They demanded that lawmakers make students’…
March 29, 2018

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

Volunteers With the Alabama Chapter of Moms Demand Action Supported Policymakers and Law Enforcement Officials in Their Efforts to Stop Reckless Gun Bills MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Volunteers with the Alabama chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America,…
March 29, 2018

NEW: NRA Admits Financial Support From Russian Official Reportedly at Center of FBI Investigation

Alexander Torshin Is Known Putin Ally, and Heads Group That Posted 2013 Video from Incoming National Security Advisor John Bolton Pushing for Expanded Gun Rights In Russia NEW YORK – In a stunning reversal, the NRA has…
March 28, 2018

Louisiana Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond to the Fatal Shooting of Transgender Woman in Baton Rouge

Amia Tyrae Berryman Is at Least the Seventh Trans Person Killed Nationwide This Year;Fourth 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…
March 28, 2018

ICYMI: Lincoln City Council passes bump stock ban with 6-0 vote

I wanted to make sure you saw the news that Lincoln’s City Council has unanimously passed a city ordinance banning the possession and sale of bump stocks and other “multiburst trigger activator” devices. Two Republicans and…
March 27, 2018

Breaking: NRA Admission it has Taken Foreign Money Raises Alarming New Questions

In Letter Response to Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR), NRA Admitted It Has Taken Money From “Foreign Individuals and Entities” “For Purposes Not Connected to Elections,” and Confirmed It Makes “Transfers Between [Different NRA] Accounts… As Permitted…
March 27, 2018

New Jersey Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud Assembly Votes on Gun Violence Prevention Bills, Urge Senate to Act

Among Other Things, Bills Would Require Background Checks on All Gun Sales, Create a Red Flag Law, Limit High-Capacity Magazines TRENTON, N.J. – Today, the New Jersey chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown…
March 26, 2018

ICYMI: Senator Tim Kaine Questions Whether John Bolton Can Get Security Clearance After Russian Gun Rights Video Surfaces

In case you missed it, Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) questioned whether incoming White House national security adviser John Bolton could get full security clearance, citing Bolton’s contacts with foreign governments, including encouraging the Russian government to…
March 26, 2018

Everytown Continues to Support Student Organizers Following March for Our Lives

Following Hundreds of Student-Led Marches Across the Nation,Everytown Announces $1 Million in Grants and Organizing Tools for Students to Continue the Fight to End Gun Violence NEW YORK – At March for Our Lives events across the country on Saturday,…
March 26, 2018

March for Our Lives: What They’re Saying

The New York Times: “Hundreds of thousands of protesters, outraged by a recent massacre at a South Florida school and energized by the students who survived, are thronging streets across the globe in public protests on…
March 26, 2018

Rick Santorum Says Kids Should Take CPR Classes Instead of Push for Gun Laws — Sandy Hook School Shooting Survivor Responds

NEW YORK – Everytown for Gun Safety released the following statement today from Sandy Hook School shooting survivor Erica Lafferty in response to comments by NRA A+ rated former Republican Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum, who said on CNN’s State of…
March 23, 2018

NEW: John Bolton Video Emerged Two Days Before Moscow Rally Planned by Alexander Torshin’s Russian Gun Group

Yesterday, NPR reported that in 2013, former NRA President David Keene had former U.N. Ambassador John Bolton film a video praising “a new era of freedom” in Russia and encouraging the Russian government to loosen its…
March 22, 2018

NEW: In 2013, NRA President David Keene had John Bolton Film a Video Used by Alexander Torshin’s Russian Gun Group

NPR reports today that in 2013, former U.N. Ambassador and one-time head of the NRA’s international affairs subcommittee John Bolton filmed a video that was used by the Russian gun rights group, the Right to Bear…

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.