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Breaking: Russian National With Close Ties to the NRA Charged With “Conspiracy to Act as an Agent of the Russian Federation Within the United States”
Criminal Complaint Unsealed Today in the District of Columbia Charging Maria Butina with “Conspiracy to Act as an Agent of the Russian Federation Within the United States without Prior Notification to the Attorney General” Maria Butina Has…
July 16, 2018
Siding With the Gun Lobby Once Again, Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner Says he Will Veto Bipartisan Gun Trafficking Prevention Legislation
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The Illinois chapter of Moms Demand Action, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today released the following statement after Gov. Bruce Rauner said he will veto SB 337, the bipartisan Combating Illegal Gun Trafficking Act. STATEMENT FROM…
July 16, 2018
Moments Before Shooting Rampage, Texas Gunman Attempted to Buy A Silencer; NRA Still Working to Gut Silencer Safety Laws
As the NRA and some members of Congress are working to gut federal silencer safety laws, the Austin American-Statesman reports that a Texas man recently charged with murdering his neighbor and days…
July 10, 2018
Delaware Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond to Mass Shooting in Prices Corner That Left Two Adults and Three Children Dead
Everytown Research and Visuals on Gun Violence by the Numbers Are Available Here; Everytown Analysis of Mass Shootings from 2009 to 2016 is Available Here PRICES CORNER, Del. – The Delaware chapter…
July 9, 2018
Everytown, Washington Moms Demand Action Applaud Seattle City Council for Passing Ordinance to Require Responsible Gun Storage
City Council Ordinance Requires Gun Owners to Secure Guns in a Locked Container When Not Under the Owner’s Control SEATTLE – Everytown for Gun Safety and the Washington chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of…
July 5, 2018
New Revelations Regarding Problems With Concealed Handgun Permit System in Putnam’s Department of Agriculture
As Floridians prepared to celebrate the 4th of July this week, news broke of yet another egregious break in protocol within Adam Putnam’s Department of Agriculture. Tuesday afternoon, the Associated Press reported that an internal…
July 3, 2018
Victory for Gun Sense: Massachusetts Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud Governor Baker for Signing Red Flag Legislation
Red Flag Law Will Empower Family and Law Enforcement to Petition Courts to Temporarily Suspend a Person’s Access to Firearms If They Pose a Risk to Self or Others Red Flag Law Will Help Prevent…
July 3, 2018
Kansas Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond After Shooting Outside Overland Park Elementary School
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – The Kansas chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today released the following statement after a shooting outside Sunrise Point Elementary School…
July 3, 2018
Amid Continued Gun Violence in Illinois, a Question for Gov. Rauner
Over the weekend, six people were wounded in the crossfire of a single shooting on Chicago’s West Side. Three of the victims were sisters between the ages of five and 14, who were in a car with their mother when…
July 2, 2018
Delaware Moms Demand Actions, Everytown Applaud Legislature for Passing Gun Violence Prevention Policies This Session
HB 222 Created a Red Flag Law That Empowers Delawareans to Help Prevent Firearm Suicides and Mass Shootings Delaware Became the Ninth State to Prohibit Bump Stocks After Las Vegas DOVER, Del. – The Delaware chapter…
July 2, 2018
In the Wake of The Capital Shooting, Everytown for Gun Safety Releases New Fact Sheet on Maryland Gun Laws, Including Red Flag Laws and the Long Gun Loophole
One day after five people were shot and killed and two more were injured in Annapolis, Maryland at The Capital newsroom, Everytown for Gun Safety released a new fact sheet that details…
July 2, 2018
The Capital Shooting Highlights Need For Red Flag Laws
In light of yesterday’s tragic shooting in the Capital newsroom, an emerging question is whether a Red Flag law might have helped law enforcement keep guns out of the shooter’s hands. Even as details are still…
July 2, 2018
NEW: Russia Investigators Likely Got Access to NRA’s Tax Filings, Secret Donors
In the midst of the reported FBI investigation into whether Russian banker, politician, lifetime NRA member and NRA donor Alexander Torshin “illegally funneled money to the National Rifle Association to help Donald…
June 29, 2018
Massachusetts Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud The General Court’s Final Passage of Lifesaving Red Flag Legislation
Red Flag Law Would Empower Family and Law Enforcement to Petition Courts to Temporarily Suspend a Person’s Access to Firearms If They Pose a Risk to Self or Others Red Flag Law Could Help Prevent…
June 28, 2018
Maryland Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond to Mass Shooting at the Capital Gazette Building
Everytown Research and Visuals on Gun Violence by the Numbers Are Available Here; Everytown Analysis of Mass Shootings from 2009 to 2016 is Available Here ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Maryland chapter of…
June 27, 2018
Victory for Gun Sense: Delaware Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud Governor Carney for Signing Red Flag Legislation
Delaware is the Sixth State to Enact Red Flag Legislation Following the School Shooting in Parkland Red Flag Laws Can Help Prevent Firearm Suicides and Mass Shootings DOVER, Del. – The Delaware chapter of Moms Demand…
June 26, 2018
Alachua Becomes Third Florida County to Close Background Check Loophole Since Parkland
Today, Alachua County became the third Florida county to require a background check on all gun sales occurring on publicly accessible property following the tragic shooting in Parkland. Alachua follows the lead of Leon County, which…
June 26, 2018
ICYMI: Over 2,000 Signatures Delivered Urging Ohio Lawmakers to Reject Dangerous ‘Stand Your Ground’ Legislation
On Monday afternoon, volunteers with the Ohio chapter of Moms Demand Action delivered to the office of House Speaker Ryan Smith over 2,000 signatures urging lawmakers to reject “Stand Your Ground” legislation. A vote had been scheduled for Wednesday…
June 26, 2018
Montana Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond After Shooting Near Sentinel High School in Missoula, Montana
MISSOULA, Mont.–The Montana chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today released the following statement after a shooting near Sentinel High School in Missoula reportedly left two…
June 25, 2018
Rhode Island Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud Legislature for Passing Gun Violence Prevention Legislation This Session
SB 2492 / HB 7688 Created a Red Flag Law That Empowers Rhode Islanders to Help Prevent Mass Shootings and Firearm Suicides Rhode Island Became the Eighth State to Prohibit Bump Stocks After Las Vegas PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The…
June 22, 2018
Instead of Advancing Bipartisan Gun Safety Bills, Ohio Lawmakers are Discussing a Dangerous ‘Stand Your Ground’ Bill
From Florida to Kansas to Vermont, lawmakers in red and blue states have passed bipartisan gun safety laws this year. And in Ohio, too, a number number of lawmakers have worked across the aisle this year…
June 22, 2018
Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden: NRA has “Flipped More Times Than a Kid on a Summer Diving Board” on Russian Money Question
In a new Vanity Fair report, Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR), Representative Ted Lieu (D-CA) and Mike Carpenter, a Russian specialist who worked at the Pentagon during the Obama administration, weigh in on the…
June 22, 2018
New Report on Murder-Suicides: 96 Percent of Intimate Partner Homicide Victims Were Female; Nearly All of These Women Were Killed with Guns
Earlier this week, the Violence Policy Center released a new report titled, “American Roulette: Murder-Suicide in the United States.” This report examines the tragedy of murder-suicide — in which a person kills one victim or multiple…
June 20, 2018
Cynthia Rowley, Christian Siriano and Bonnie Young Launch Commemorative T-Shirt Collection to Mark the Fifth Year of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America
Everytown Fashion Council Members Release Collection Commemorating the Fifth Year of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America NEW YORK – Today, members of the Everytown Fashion Council, part of the Everytown Creative Council, announced…
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