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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…
March 22, 2018
Everytown Applauds Citigroup for Setting Common-Sense Gun Policies for its Business Partners
Citigroup Announced Today that It’s Setting Restrictions on Sale of Firearms by Its Business Customers, Including Requirement for Background Checks on All Gun Sales and Prohibition on Firearm Sales to Those Under 21 NEW YORK –…
March 22, 2018
Idaho Moms Demand Action, Everytown, Denounce Enactment of Dangerous ‘Stand Your Ground’ Legislation
SB 1313 Endangers Traditional Self-Defense Principles and Puts Idahoans at Risk BOISE, Idaho – The Idaho chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today denounced the enactment of SB 1313, a…
March 22, 2018
Everytown Statement on Government Spending Bill, Which Includes Fix NICS and Language Clarifying the Dickey Amendment
NEW YORK – Today Everytown for Gun Safety and Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a part of Everytown, released the following statement on the government spending bill, which includes the Fix NICS Act and…
March 22, 2018
Victory for Public Safety: Dangerous Gun Bills Defeated in Indiana Legislature
End of Legislative Season Marked Defeat of Dangerous Gun Bills That Would Have Allowed Loaded Handguns in Indiana Schools and Would Have Repealed the State’s Handgun Carry License Requirement INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun…
March 22, 2018
A Link Between NRA and Cambridge Analytica
In light of Cambridge Analytica’s recent data scandal, we wanted to flag this Guardian report from September 2016 for you, titled “NRA to spend $15m on ads to defeat Hillary Clinton in…
March 22, 2018
New Poll: NRA Favorability Underwater for the First Time Since Before 2000
New NBC/WSJ Poll Finds NRA Favorability Underwater 37-40 Percent; Net Shift of 15-Points Since April 2017 When NRA Favorability Measured 45-33 Percent NEW YORK — Everytown for Gun Safety released the following statement today on a…
March 22, 2018
Ohio Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud Introduction of Red Flag Bill That Would Create an Extreme Risk Protection Order
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today applauded Sen. Joe Schiavoni and Sen. Sandra Williams for introducing Red Flag legislation, which would empower family members…
March 22, 2018
Pennsylvania Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud State Senate for Unanimously Passing Life-saving Domestic Violence Legislation
SB 501 Would Close Dangerous Loopholes That Makes It Easy for Prohibited Domestic Abusers to Access Guns HARRISBURG, Pa.– The Pennsylvania chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today applauded state…
March 22, 2018
Everytown for Gun Safety Statement on Sham Betsy Devos-Led “School Safety Commission”
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos Said the Trump Administration’s School Safety Commission Will Include Just Four Cabinet Secretaries, and No Democrats, Educators or School Safety Experts Also on the Commission: Former NRA A+ Rated Senator/Attorney General Jeff…
March 22, 2018
California Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud Committee’s Passage of Legislation to Require Live Fire Training for Concealed Weapons License Applicants
AB-2103 Would Require Training in Safe Handling and Firing of Handguns for Concealed Weapons License Applicants in California SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The California chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety,…
March 21, 2018
Tennessee Moms Demand Action, Everytown Criticize Committee Vote Advancing Dangerous Guns in Schools Bill
HB 2208 Would Expand a Law That Already Makes Tennessee One of a Small Number of States that Allow Teachers to Be Armed A Volunteer with the Tennessee Chapter of Moms Demand Action Testified Against HB 2208 Earlier Today NASHVILLE,…
March 20, 2018
Maryland Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond After School Shooting at Maryland High School
Reports Indicate the Gunman Shot and Injured Two Students Before Being Fatally Shot ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Maryland chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today released the following response after…
March 20, 2018
ICYMI: NRA Voices Support for Red Flag Laws
As reported yesterday by USA Today, the NRA has voiced conditional support for Red Flag Laws, which empower law enforcement and immediate family members to petition a court to temporarily prohibit a person from having guns…
March 20, 2018
Amid Reported FEC Investigation, Did NRA Miss March 19 Deadline to Respond to Sen. Wyden’s Letter on NRA-Russia Money?
In case you missed it, the NRA appears to have missed its March 19 deadline to respond to a Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) letter seeking detailed information on whether Russian entities contributed money to NRA accounts.
March 20, 2018
Happening Today: Congress Holds Another Hearing Instead of Taking Action to Reduce Gun Violence
As Students Prepare to March on Saturday, the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Will Hold A Hearing Entitled, “Preventable Violence in America: An Examination of Law Enforcement Information Sharing and Misguided…
March 19, 2018
ICYMI: Florida’s New Red Flag Law Has Already Helped Law Enforcement
With 22 states considering Red Flag legislation in the wake of the Parkland tragedy, lawmakers need only look to Florida to see how quickly these laws can help save lives: On Friday, just a week after Florida enacted legislation that…
March 16, 2018
BREAKING: Everytown Responds to Reported FEC Investigation Into “Whether NRA Got Illegal Russian Donations”
Politico Reports FEC Has Launched Investigation Into Whether “Russian Entities Gave Illegal Contributions to the National Rifle Association” During 2016 Election, When NRA Spent at Least $30 Million to Elect Trump Sen. Ron Wyden Set March…
March 16, 2018
ICYMI: McClatchy – “NRA Lawyer Said to Have Had Concerns About Group’s Ties to Russia”
In case you missed it, another shoe may have dropped in the ongoing NRA-Russia scandal yesterday. According to McClatchy, “two sources familiar with the matter say” that congressional investigators have learned that a longtime attorney for…
March 16, 2018
Kansas Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud Kansas Senate Passage of 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 the Kansas Senate for passing HB 2145, a bill that would close gaps in Kansas law that…
March 15, 2018
NRA Losing Streak Continues in Pennsylvania Congressional Special Election
NRA Endorsed GOP Candidate Rick Saccone, Issued Him an A+ Rating, and Spent Money to Support Saccone’s Campaign Apparent PA-18 Loss is the Latest in String of High-Profile NRA Electoral Blunders: NRA Backed Losing Candidates…
March 15, 2018
Oklahoma Moms Demand Action, Everytown Criticize House Passage of Multiple Dangerous Gun Bills, Including Bills That Would Significantly Weaken and Even Eliminate the Handgun Carry Permit System
HB 2918 Would Dismantle the Requirement that Oklahomans Get a Permit Before Carrying a Loaded Handgun in Public HB 3693 Would Significantly Weaken the Handgun Carry Permit System by Eliminating Most of the Eligibility Requirements to Get a Permit HB…
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Black Americans represent the majority of gun homicide victims and are 10 times more likely than white Americans to die by gun homicide.
