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Everytown For Gun Safety Action Fund Applauds Lucy McBath for Advancing to Democratic Primary Runoff
McBath Advances to July 24 Primary Runoff Election; Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund Endorsed McBath and Launched Digital, Mail and Television Ads Sharing McBath’s Story With Voters After McBath’s Son, Jordan Davis, Was Shot and Killed, She Left Her…
May 23, 2018
Ohio Moms Demand Action, Everytown Criticize Committee Vote Advancing Dangerous Bill That Would Weaken Ohio Gun Laws
Bill Advanced Today Would Upend Traditional Self-Defense Law in Ohio and Allow a Person to Shoot to Kill in Public, Even When There is a Clear and Safe Alternative HB 228 Would Also Effectively Allow People to Carry Hidden, Loaded…
May 22, 2018
ICYMI: Lawmakers Rejected Dangerous Proposals to Roll Back Missouri Gun Laws
As your newsroom looks back on this year’s legislative session, I wanted to make sure you’re aware the close of the session on Friday marked the defeat of two gun lobby-backed bills that would have weakened state gun laws: HB…
May 22, 2018
Univision, Viacom, Gucci, Teen Vogue, People, Penguin Random House, The Standard, OkCupid, ATTN:, Nike EYBL, RXR Realty, Everytown Creative Council and Everytown Authors Council Join the “Wear Orange” Campaign
In the Wake of the Tragedy in Santa Fe Everytown Announces Coalition of Cultural Influencers, Partners, Landmarks, Brands and Elected Officials Confirmed to Wear Orange on National Gun Violence Awareness Day on June 1; “Wear Orange”…
May 22, 2018
Dozens of Texas Students Urge Governor Abbott to Take Action to Prevent Gun Violence in Open Letter and Full-Page Ad in Houston Chronicle
Forty-One Students from Across Texas Wrote an Open Letter to Gov. Abbott Urging Him to “Stand up for Public Safety Instead of Pandering to the Gun Lobby” The Letter Is Featured as a Full-Page Ad in…
May 21, 2018
NRA President Oliver North Promoted, Scripted and Starred in Violent Video Game ‘Call of Duty: Black Ops II,’ but now Blames School Shootings on ‘Culture of Violence’
NEW YORK – In case you missed it, the NRA’s incoming President Oliver North appeared on Fox News Sunday yesterday. Instead of supporting any gun safety laws backed by the vast majority of Americans, North deflected and blamed a “…
May 21, 2018
Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond to Dozens of Texas Gun Sense Candidates Calling for Action on Gun Safety
Following the Shooting at Santa Fe High School that Killed 10 and Wounded 13, Dozens of Candidates in Texas Who Have Received the Moms Demand Action Gun Sense Candidate Distinction Released a Joint Statement Outlining Support…
May 21, 2018
The NRA Versus the Constitution: Supreme Court’s Decision in Murphy v. NCAA Raises Questions about Constitutionality of NRA’s Top Legislative Priority, “Concealed Carry Reciprocity”
In case you missed it, Everytown for Gun Safety’s director of litigation, former federal prosecutor Eric Tirschwell, published a new opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal this morning to explain how the Supreme Court’s recent…
May 18, 2018
Moms Demand Action, Gun Violence Survivor, Everytown Respond to Mass Shooting at Santa Fe High School
Reports Indicate Multiple People Were Killed; At Least the 184th Mass Shooting Since January 2009 SANTA FE, Texas – The Texas chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun…
May 17, 2018
ICYMI: Conservative Columnist for Washington Post Says Politicians Should Return NRA Money Because of Russia Ties
A day after Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee released a report stating they had “obtained a number of documents that suggest the Kremlin used the NRA as a means of accessing and assisting Mr. Trump…
May 17, 2018
Georgia Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond to Fatal Shooting of Transgender Man in Atlanta
Nino Fortson Is At Least the Tenth Trans Person Killed Nationwide This Year; Sixth Killed by Gun Violence 2017 Was the Deadliest Year on Record for Transgender People in the U.S. With at Least 28 Killed…
May 16, 2018
Illinois Moms Demand Action, Everytown for Gun Safety Applaud Senate for Passing Bill to Prevent Gun Trafficking
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The Illinois chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today applauded the Senate for passing of SB 337, which would help reduce illegal gun trafficking and hold…
May 16, 2018
Breaking: Senate Judiciary Committee “Has Obtained a Number of Documents That Suggest the Kremlin Used the National Rifle Association” to Help “Trump and his Campaign”
New Report: “The Extent of Russia’s Use of the NRA as an Avenue for Connecting with and Potentially Supporting the Trump Campaign Needs Examination” Report Also Reveals That Self-Described Go-Between Between Russia…
May 16, 2018
Texas Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond to Reports of Mass Shooting at a Home in Ponder That Killed Six People
Shooting Is at Least the Seventh Mass Shooting in 2018 and 183rd Since 2009 Everytown Research and Visuals on Gun Violence by the Numbers Are Available Here; Everytown Analysis of Mass Shootings from 2009 to 2016…
May 14, 2018
Oklahoma: The Latest Red State to Reject Permitless Carry
In case you missed it, Oklahoma Republican Governor Mary Fallin vetoed a permitless carry bill on Friday, joining the growing group of red states to reject this dangerous legislation. So far, no state has passed permitless…
May 14, 2018
Vermont Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud Vermont Legislature for Passing Gun Violence Prevention Legislation This Session
Legislation Included a Requirement for a Background Check on all Gun Sales and Creation of a Red Flag Law Vermont Became the 20th State to Go Beyond Federal Law by Closing Background Check Loophole MONTPELIER, Vt.– The Vermont chapter of…
May 11, 2018
Oklahoma Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud Governor Fallin for Vetoing Dangerous Permitless Carry Bill
OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today applauded Gov. Mary Fallin for vetoing SB 1212, which would have eliminated the requirement that residents of Oklahoma…
May 11, 2018
Retired CIA Chief of Russia Operations, Sanctions Policy Expert Discuss Recently Sanctioned Kremlin-Linked Banker’s Ties To NRA
In case you missed it, NPR published a report that an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Alexander Torshin, who is reportedly being investigated by the FBI, has traveled throughout the United…
May 11, 2018
California Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond After School Shooting at Highland High School in Palmdale
Reports Indicate One Person Was Shot and Injured; the Suspected Shooter, a 14-Year-Old, Is in Custody PALMDALE, Calif. – The California chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun…
May 10, 2018
Victory for Gun Sense: South Carolina Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud Defeat of Dangerous Gun Bills This Session
Lawmakers Rejected Bill that Would Have Dismantled the Permitting System for Carrying Hidden, Loaded Guns in Public, Weakened Standards for Who Can Carry a Concealed Handgun in Public in South Carolina Lawmakers Also Rejected Legislation That Would Have Allowed Guns…
May 10, 2018
New NRA President Oliver North Likens Current NRA Treatment to Jim Crow Era and Calls NRA Victims of “Civil Terrorism”
In Interview With Washington Times, NRA’s New President Also Accuses Gun Violence Survivors and Activists of ‘Intimidation and Harassment and Lawbreaking’ NRA Personalities Have Intimidated and Harassed Student…
May 10, 2018
Everytown, Moms Demand Action Applaud Reps. Susan Brooks, Ted Deutch, Fred Upton and Debbie Dingell for Introducing Bipartisan Red Flag Legislation
Since Parkland, Republican Governors Have Signed Red Flag Legislation in Three States, and Eight States Now Have These Policies Red Flag Laws Can Save Lives by Creating a Way for Family Members…
May 10, 2018
New Full Page Ad And Homepage Takeover In The Oklahoman Urge Governor Fallin To Veto Dangerous Permitless Carry Legislation
Ad, Homepage Takeover Urge Gov. Fallin to Protect Public Safety SB 1212 Would Make It Legal for Oklahoma Residents to Carry a Hidden, Loaded Handgun in Public Without Getting a Permit, Passing…
May 10, 2018
Louisiana Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud Unanimous Passage of Life-Saving Domestic Violence Legislation
SB 231 Would Close Loophole That Makes it Easy for Convicted Domestic Abusers to Access Guns & Require That Law Enforcement Be Notified When People with Dangerous Histories Try to Buy a Gun and Fail a Background Check BATON ROUGE,…
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/.
