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February 22, 2018

Everytown Asks: What is President Trump’s Position on Criminal Background Checks for All Gun Sales?

Following the School Shooting in Parkland, Florida, President Trump Expressed Openness to Supporting Modest Fix NICS Act, Which Is Different Than Comprehensive Background Checks on All Gun Sales, Which 97 Percent of American Voters Support Gun Violence Survivors, Gun Violence…
February 21, 2018

Texas Moms Demand Action, Everytown React To Houston-Area School District Threats To Suspend Students Who Protest Gun Violence After Parkland Shooting

On Tuesday, Needville Independent School District Superintendent Threatened to Suspend Any Student Who Disrupts School or Walks Out to Protest Current Gun Laws HOUSTON – The Texas chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in…
February 21, 2018

Everytown for Gun Safety Statement on President Trump’s “Listening Session” Amid Pressure to Act After Mass Shooting in Parkland, Florida

WASHINGTON – Everytown for Gun Safety released the following statement today after President Trump’s “listening session” with students, parents and other gun violence survivors amid national outrage in the wake of the mass shooting in Parkland, Florida. STATEMENT FROM JOHN…
February 21, 2018

Tennessee Moms Demand Action, Everytown Denounce Committee Vote Advancing Dangerous Permitless Carry Bill

House Bill 2586 Would Effectively Allow People to Carry Loaded Handguns in Public With No Permit or Training Required A Volunteer with the Tennessee Chapter of Moms Demand Action Testified Against House Bill 2586 This Afternoon NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The…
February 21, 2018

Maryland Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond to Reports of a Fatal Shooting of Off-Duty Law Enforcement Officer Assisting a Neighbor in a Domestic Violence Incident in Prince George’s County

Research Shows that Nearly Four out of 10 Maryland Women Have Reported Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence in their Lifetime BRANDYWINE, Md. – The Maryland chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of…
February 21, 2018

Colorado Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud Lawmakers for Rejecting Dangerous Legislation That Would Weaken Colorado Gun Laws

H 1037 Would Have Forced Public K-12 Schools to Allow Civilians to Carry Loaded Handguns, Both Openly and Concealed, on Their Premises DENVER – Volunteers with the Colorado chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of…
February 21, 2018

Everytown for Gun Safety Statement on President Trump’s “Listening Session” Amid Pressure to Act After Mass Shooting in Parkland, Florida

According to Axios, Today’s “Listening Session” is at 4:15 p.m. WASHINGTON – Everytown for Gun Safety released the following statement today ahead of President Trump’s “listening session” with students, parents and other…
February 21, 2018

Georgia Moms Demand Action, Everytown and Gun Violence Survivors Urge Georgia Lawmakers to Prioritize Public Safety

More than 1,500 Gun Violence Prevention Advocates Converge on Statehouse to Demand Policymakers Oppose Dangerous Gun Lobby Backed Bills and Support Legislation to Disarm Domestic Abusers ATLANTA – More than 1,500 volunteers with the Georgia chapter of Moms Demand Action…
February 21, 2018

Everytown, Moms Demand Action Statement in Response to Quinnipiac Polling on Gun Safety After Parkland, Florida Mass Shooting

97 Percent of Voters Support Background Checks on All Gun Sales — the Highest Level of Support Since Quinnipiac Began Polling the Question After Sandy Hook WASHINGTON – Everytown for Gun Safety and Moms…
February 21, 2018

As Gun Safety Movement Grows in Kansas and Missouri, Two Chances to Protect Families from Domestic Violence

As the Kansas City Star noted in an editorial Monday, lawmakers in both Kansas and Missouri have real opportunities this session to pass meaningful legislation to keep guns out of the hands of domestic abusers. In…
February 21, 2018

NRA “Dialing Down” Appearance at CPAC Amid National Outrage in the Wake of Parkland, Florida Mass Shooting

The NRA’s chief executive Wayne LaPierre and national spokesperson Dana Loesch are reportedly speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), which begins today, but you wouldn’t know it from looking at CPAC’s official schedule released this week. In case…
February 21, 2018

Everytown, Moms Demand Action Release New York Times Ad Listing Out Members of Congress Beholden to the Gun Lobby

The Ad (Viewable Here) Lists Members of Congress, Their Phone Numbers and How Much NRA Money They’ve Taken Following the Parkland School Shooting, Everytown and Moms Demand Action Released a #ThrowThemOut Action Plan Found Here:…
February 20, 2018

Everytown, Moms Demand Action Respond to President Trump Directing Justice Department to Propose Regulations to Ban Bump Stocks

NEW YORK – Everytown for Gun Safety and Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a part of Everytown, released the following statement today after President Trump ordered the U.S. Justice Department to propose regulations that ban bump stocks.
February 20, 2018

Latest Defeat for the Gun Lobby: U.S. Supreme Court Says it Will Let Stand Ruling Upholding California Gun Safety Law

In the Wake of the Deadliest School Shooting Since Sandy Hook, Courts Continue to Reject Gun Lobby’s Extreme Arguments NEW YORK – Everytown for Gun Safety, the country’s largest gun violence prevention organization, today applauded the announcement by the…
February 20, 2018

THE FACTS: Trump Administration Has Already Weakened U.S. Gun Laws

In the wake of last week’s mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas School in which 17 people were shot and killed and more than a dozen were wounded, White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders…
February 20, 2018

New Poll: 92 Percent of South Dakota Gun Owners Support Requirement of a Permit in Order to Carry a Concealed Handgun in Public

PIERRE, S.D. – Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund and the South Dakota chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown, today released a new poll conducted by SurveyUSA on behalf…
February 20, 2018

Everytown, Moms Demand Action Statement Responding to White House Comments on Background Checks

NEW YORK – Everytown for Gun Safety and Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a part of Everytown, released the following statement today in response to comments from the White House on background checks. STATEMENT FROM JOHN FEINBLATT,…
February 19, 2018

ICYMI: New Mueller Indictments Confirm Russian Ads Parroted NRA Talking Points

In case you missed it, on Friday special counsel Robert Mueller charged 13 Russian nationals and three Russian entities with 2016 election “information warfare” against the United States during the 2016 presidential election.
February 19, 2018

Everytown, Moms Demand Action, Giffords Applaud Parkland, Florida, Mass Shooting Survivor Students and Others As They Plan to Descend on the Streets of Washington, D.C. And Around the Country

In the Wake of the Deadliest School Shooting Since Sandy Hook, Students Announce ‘March for Our Lives’ on March 24; Demand Congress Pass Common-Sense Gun Safety Legislation Find Out More at www.MarchforOurLives.com WASHINGTON – Today,…
February 18, 2018

Defeat for the Gun Lobby: Florida Moms Demand Action Volunteers Mobilize Following Parkland Shooting to Block Dangerous Guns in Schools Bill

Volunteers With the Florida Chapter of Moms Demand Action Drove Over 2,500 Calls, 1,700 Emails to Members of the Legislature in One Day Dangerous Guns in Schools Bill Was Scheduled for a Hearing Following the Mass Shooting in Parkland, Florida…
February 16, 2018

Everytown and Moms Demand Action Launch “Throw Them Out” Campaign: Five Actions to Kick Out Lawmakers Beholden to the Gun Lobby

“Throw Them Out” Will Empower Voters to Find Out Where Candidates Stand on Gun Safety and Pledge to Vote on the Issue With 262 Days Until Election Day, New Action Plan Found Here: https://everytown.org/throwthemout/ NEW YORK…
February 15, 2018

Oregon Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud House Passage of Legislation to Prevent Domestic Abusers From Obtaining Guns

House Bill 4145 Would Help Protect Oregon’s Women and Children by Closing the “Boyfriend Loophole” and Keeping Guns Out of the Hands of Convicted Stalkers HB 4145 Would Also Enforce the Law by Alerting Law Enforcement When Someone Prohibited from…
February 15, 2018

Everytown for Gun Safety, Moms Demand Action Statement on President Trump Press Conference in the Wake of Parkland, Florida, Mass Shooting

Marjory Stoneman Douglas School Shooting is At Least the 18th Shooting on School Grounds in 2018; 291st Shooting on School Grounds Since 2013 Gun Violence by the Numbers (and Visuals) Available Here…
February 15, 2018

Everytown, Moms Demand Action Call for Action to Pass Red Flag Laws Following Mass Shooting at Florida High School

Reports Indicate There Were Warning Signs before Shooter Killed 17 People Marjory Stoneman Douglas Shooting is at Least the 18th Shooting on School Grounds in 2018; 291st Shooting on School Grounds Since…

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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.