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Everytown Applauds Bank of America for Changing its Lending Policies for Gun Manufacturer Clients
NEW YORK — Everytown for Gun Safety, the nation’s largest gun violence prevention organization, today applauded Bank of America’s decision to no longer finance companies that manufacture assault-style firearms for civilian use.
April 11, 2018
Broward County Cities and Elected Officials File Lawsuit Against Florida Officials, Challenging Law That Threatens Severe Penalties on Local Elected Officials and Their Cities for Passing Public Safety Gun Laws
Suit, Available Here, Aims to Clear Path for Local Prohibitions on Sale of Large-Capacity Magazines BROWARD COUNTY, FL. – The Broward County cities of Coral Springs, Coconut Creek and Pembroke Pines today sued the state of…
April 10, 2018
Maryland Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud Maryland Legislature for Passing Red Flag and Lifesaving Domestic Violence Legislation
HB 1646 Would Close A Dangerous Loophole That Makes It Easy for Convicted Domestic Abusers to Access Guns HB 1302 Would Create a Red Flag Law That Empowers Family and Law Enforcement to Petition Courts to Temporarily Suspend a Person’s…
April 10, 2018
Louisiana Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud Committee Vote Advancing Bill to Prohibit Bump Stocks
SB 491 Would Prohibit the Sale and Possession of Bump Stocks and Other Rapid-Fire Devices in Louisiana A Volunteer with the Louisiana Chapter of Moms Demand Action Testified in Support of SB 491 Earlier Today BATON ROUGE, La. – The…
April 9, 2018
Everytown Statement on NPR Report That Uncovers the NRA May Have Accepted More Contributions From Russian Donors Than First Acknowledged
NPR: New Documents Reveal That at Least One More Russian Citizen Publicly Claims to be a Member of the National Rifle Association; NRA Membership Requires a Monetary Contribution Former NRA Lobbyist: “Nobody Is Running Background Checks…
April 9, 2018
ICYMI: Media Matters for America: “NRA’s Ted Nugent Compares Democrats to “Rabid Coyotes”: “Keep your gun handy, and every time you see one, you shoot one”
In case you missed it, NRA board member Ted Nugent compared Democrats, media, academia and other people to “rabid coyotes” today on Infowars’ Alex Jones Show and said, “you don’t wait till you see one to go get your gun.
April 7, 2018
Breaking: South Carolina Congressman Ralph Norman (SC-05) Wields Loaded Gun in Constituent Meeting
According to Moms Demand Action Volunteers Who Attended the Meeting, Rep. Norman Laid His Gun on the Table During A Conversation About Gun Violence Prevention Policies Rep. Norman Recently Announced He Will be Seeking Reelection in…
April 6, 2018
New Jersey Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud Governor Murphy’s Gun Tracing Executive Action
TRENTON, N.J. – The New Jersey chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, praised Governor Murphy for signing an executive action that will help fight illegal gun trafficking by improving access…
April 6, 2018
Alexander Torshin, Who Closely Cultivated Relationships with the NRA for Years, is on New List of Sanctioned Individuals
Today, The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control Sanctions Russian Official Reportedly Involved in FBI Probe Into “Whether Russian Money Went to [the] NRA to Help Trump” Last Week, the NRA…
April 6, 2018
Nevada Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond After Dean Heller Indicates He Opposes Closing the Background Check Loophole
LAS VEGAS – The Nevada chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today responded to Senator Dean Heller’s comments to the Reno Gazette-Journal indicating that he opposes…
April 6, 2018
New York Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud Governor Cuomo and New York Lawmakers for Strengthening Laws to Help Keep Guns Out of the Hands of Domestic Abusers
Legislation Passed that Expands Prohibitions and Firearm Surrender Requirements for Domestic Abusers NEW YORK – The New York chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety today praised New York lawmakers…
April 6, 2018
Vermont Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud Unanimous Passage Of Gun Violence Prevention Legislation
Senate Bill 221 Would Establish A Red Flag Law and House Bill 422 Would Disarm Abusers At the Scene of Domestic Violence Incidents; Bills Follow Gun Safety Package Passed Last Week MONTPELIER, Vt.– The Vermont chapter of Moms…
April 5, 2018
New York Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond to Fatal Police Shooting of Saheed Vassell, an Unarmed Black Man in Brooklyn
Reports Indicate He Was Shot and Killed by Law Enforcement Officials Last Night NEW YORK – The New York chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, issued the following statement in…
April 5, 2018
Kansas Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud Kansas Lawmakers for Sending Governor 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 members of the Kansas House of Representatives for giving final passage to House Bill 2145, a bill…
April 5, 2018
Maryland Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud Passage of Legislation Prohibiting Bump Stocks
ANNAPOLIS, Md.– The Maryland chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today released the following statement applauding lawmakers for passing legislation out of the Senate that would prohibit bump stocks and…
April 4, 2018
Everytown for Gun Safety Releases Guidelines on How Financial Institutions Can Help Reduce Violence by Requiring Gun Industry Business Customers to Follow Responsible Business Practices
Everytown’s Proposed Codes of Conduct for Dealers and Manufacturers Can Help Financial Institutions Incentivize Responsible Practices NEW YORK – Everytown for Gun Safety, the country’s largest gun violence prevention organization, today provided guidance for financial institutions to help reduce gun…
April 3, 2018
Maryland Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond to Reports of a Fatal Domestic Violence Shooting in Salisbury
Reports Indicate a Woman Was Shot and Killed by Her Estranged Husband Sunday Night Research Shows that Nearly Four in 10 Maryland Women Have Reported Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence in their Lifetime SALISBURY, Md. – The…
April 3, 2018
Victory for Gun Sense: Tennessee Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud Defeat of Dangerous Guns in Schools Bill
HB 2208 Would Have Expanded a Law That Already Makes Tennessee One of a Small Minority of States That Allow Teachers and School Staff to Be Armed NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Volunteers with the Tennessee chapter of Moms Demand Action…
April 3, 2018
Louisiana Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud Committee Passage of Gun Violence Prevention Bill
SB 274 Would Raise the Minimum Age to Purchase Assault Weapons to 21 BATON ROUGE, La. – Volunteers with the Louisiana chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today applauded members…
April 3, 2018
California Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond to Shooting at Youtube Headquarters in San Bruno
Reports Indicate Shooter Shot and Injured at Least Four Employees Before Shooting and Killing Herself SAN BRUNO, Calif. – The California chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today issued the…
April 3, 2018
South Carolina Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond to Fatal Shooting of Transgender Woman in Chesterfield County
Sasha Wall Is At Least the Eighth Trans Person Killed Nationwide This Year; Fifth Killed by Gun Violence 2017 Was the Deadliest Year on Record for Transgender People in the U.S. With at Least 28 Killed Nationwide, 20 of Whom…
April 2, 2018
Retired CIA Chief of Russia Operations: Russia Sought “Mechanism by Which They Can, Sort of, Control the NRA
NEW: Rolling Stone Uncovers NRA’s Wayne LaPierre and Other Top NRA Brass Met With Self-Described Connection Between Russia and Trump Campaign, Maria Butina ALSO NEW: During 2015 NRA Delegation Trip, NRA Surrogate…
April 2, 2018
Georgia Moms Demand Action, Everytown Criticize General Assembly for Failure to Pass Any Meaningful Gun Violence Prevention Legislation This Session
ATLANTA, Ga. – Volunteers with the Georgia chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today criticized members of the General Assembly for failing to pass any meaningful gun violence prevention legislation…
March 29, 2018
Grassroots Momentum for Gun Safety at Unprecedented Levels
Last weekend, Americans showed up in force for March for Our Lives events in Washington, D.C. and around the country. Led by students and gun violence survivors, they sent a clear message: protect us. They demanded that lawmakers make students’…
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