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Everytown For Gun Safety Endorses 32 Moms Demand Action Volunteers Running For Office
NEW YORK — Today, Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund endorsed 32 Moms Demand Action volunteers running for office across the country. The volunteers endorsed today represent the growing power of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action volunteers as…
May 4, 2023
At Least Three People Killed in Shooting in Moultrie, Georgia; Georgia Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond
The Georgia chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, released the following statement in response to a shooting in Moultrie. While details are still emerging, initial reporting shows…
May 3, 2023
At Least One Person Killed, Four Wounded in Shooting in Midtown Atlanta; Georgia Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond
The Georgia chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, released the following statement in response to a shooting in Midtown Atlanta. While details are still emerging, initial reporting…
May 3, 2023
Montana Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Celebrates Defeat of Gun Lobby’s Dangerous Agenda as Senate Adjourns
HELENA, Mont. – The Montana Chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, released the following statement after the Senate failed to pass HB 551. The measure would have…
May 3, 2023
New Hampshire Senator Debra Altschiller, Representative Amy Bradley, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers, Gun Violence Survivors, Community Partners, Call for Action on Gun Safety and Celebrate 10 Years of Life-Saving Work During Annual Advocacy Day
Gun Safety Advocates and Champions Rallied At the New Hampshire Statehouse and Spoke With Lawmakers to Advocate for Life-Saving Gun Safety Legislation To Be Passed Next Legislative Session CONCORD, N.H. — Today, New Hampshire Moms Demand Action volunteers and Students…
May 3, 2023
Violence Against the Trans Community Continues, Highlighting The Urgent Need for Action on Gun Safety
With the ongoing attacks against the transgender community, violence against LGBTQ+ communities is once again top of mind. Across the country, LGBTQ+ people — particularly Black transgender women — continue to be disproportionately impacted by acts of gun violence. In…
May 2, 2023
Following Advocacy from Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers, Oregon House Passes Life-Saving Gun Safety Omnibus Bill
SALEM, Ore. — Oregon Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, issued the following statement today after House lawmakers passed HB 2005, an omnibus bill that tackles gun violence in Oregon…
May 2, 2023
Following Advocacy From Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, Delaware Senate Passes Bill Requiring Permit to Purchase Handguns
Last Week Gun Safety Advocates and Champions Rallied for Annual Advocacy Day and Testified in the Senate Judiciary Committee for Lawmakers to pass SB2, a Life-Saving Bill that Would Require a Permit to Purchase a Handgun DOVER, Del. —…
April 28, 2023
Vermont Senate Votes to Pass Gun Suicide Prevention Bill; Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Applaud
H.230 Will Require Secure Storage of Firearms, Expand Eligible Petitioners for Extreme Risk Protection Orders and Create a 72-Hour Waiting Period for Firearm Transfers MONTPELIER, Vt. —The Vermont chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part…
April 28, 2023
VICTORY FOR GUN SAFETY: Surrounded by Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers and Gun Violence Survivors, Colorado Governor Polis Signs Four Historic Gun Safety Bills into Law
Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers Rallied at the Capitol, Testified at All Legislative Hearings, Traveled Across the State to Urge Lawmakers to Pass Critical Legislation; Colorado Senate Advanced Legislation to Address the Threat of Ghost Guns …
April 28, 2023
New Fox News Polling Confirms Popularity of Gun Safety Laws Among Democrats, Republicans, and Gun Owners
A new nationwide survey conducted by Fox News of registered voters confirmed once again that the vast majority of Americans support strengthening gun safety laws: 87% of Americans support requiring criminal background checks on all gun buyers, including 83%…
Angela Ferrell-Zabala Named First-Ever Executive Director of Moms Demand Action
Moms 10-Year Anniversary, News & Press
Minnesota House Passes an Extreme Risk Law and Universal Background Checks, Following Hundreds of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers Rallying for Gun Safety at Capitol with Gov. Walz, Minnesota Lawmakers
Moms 10-Year Anniversary, News & Press, States April 26, 2023Pennsylvania House Judiciary Committee Passes Life-Saving Gun Safety Bills Including, A Red Flag Law, Expanding Background Checks, Requiring Secure Firearm Storage Requirements, and Requiring Reporting of Lost and Stolen Guns
The Pennsylvania chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, released the following statement applauding the Pennsylvania House Judiciary Committee for voting to advance life-saving gun safety legislation, including establishing…
April 25, 2023
VICTORY FOR GUN SAFETY: Surrounded by Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers, Governor Jay Inslee Signs Slate of Gun Violence Prevention Bills
Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers Advocated Tirelessly In Support of the Legislation Signed by Governor Inslee Washington is the 10th State to Pass Legislation To Prohibit the Sale and Manufacturing of Assault Weapons, Follows Illinois and Delaware…
April 25, 2023
At Least One Person Killed At Rose State College in Oklahoma City College; Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond
OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, released the following statement in response to the shooting at Rose State College on Monday. Reporting…
April 24, 2023
Texas Moms Demand Action and Student Demand Action Condemn House Passage of HB3, Requiring That Schools Have An Armed Presence At Each Campus
AUSTIN, T.X. — Today, the Texas chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, released the following statement condemning the Texas State House’s passage of HB3 on the second reading.
April 24, 2023
Nine Teens Shot and Wounded In Jasper, Texas At an After-prom Party; Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond
JASPER, Texas. — The Texas chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, released the following statements in response to a mass shooting Saturday night at an after-prom party in…
April 24, 2023
Everytown Statement on Ambassador Susan Rice’s Tenure as White House Domestic Policy Advisor
WASHINGTON — Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, released the following statements as Ambassador Susan Rice announced that she would step down as President Joe Biden’s Domestic Policy Advisor in…
April 21, 2023
Everytown, Moms Demand Action, GIFFORDS, Brady, Community Justice Action Fund, March for Our Lives Urge California Lawmakers to Support The Gun Violence Prevention, Healing, and Recovery Act
The Act Would Establish the Gun Violence Prevention, Healing, and Recovery Fund, Supported by a Surtax on Firearm Industry Profits, to Make Long-Term Investments in Gun Violence Prevention and Victim Services SACRAMENTO — The national gun violence prevention organizations Everytown…
April 21, 2023
Ruling on Fatal Police Shooting of 25-Year-Old Jayland Walker Highlights Need to Take Action on Gun Violence By Police, Specifically Use-of-Force Standards and Accountability
On Monday, an Ohio grand jury declined to charge police officers in the horrific killing of Jayland Walker. The fatal shooting is a tragic reminder of the persistent problem of police gun violence and the need to do everything we…
April 21, 2023
U.S. Senator Kyrsten Sinema, Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes Joined Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Volunteers and Gun Violence Survivors for Roundtable Discussion on the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act and Domestic Violence
Roundtable Focused on Solutions to Curb Gun Violence and Domestic Violence and the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act PHOENIX — Today, gun violence survivors and gun safety advocates with Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, alongside representatives of the Arizona…
April 21, 2023
Background Checks and a Strong Red Flag Law Might Have Prevented the Mass Shooting in Bowdoin where Four People, Including Shooter’s Parents were Killed, and Three Others were Wounded in Yarmouth on Interstate-295
BOWDOIN, Maine. — On Tuesday, four people were shot and killed in a home in Bowdoin — including the shooter’s parents. According to reports, after the shooter killed his parents and their friends, he then proceeded onto Interstate-295 in…
April 19, 2023
Alaska Takes Steps Forward in Gun Violence Prevention as Legislators Introduce Critical Extreme Risk and Secure Storage Legislation
JUNEAU, Alaska. — The Alaska chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, released the following statement applauding the Alaska House for introducing life-saving legislation. House Bill 162, introduced by…
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.
