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ICYMI: Two GOP Lawmakers Oppose Dangerous Legislation That Would Force Michigan Schools to Allow Hidden, Loaded Handguns
Wanted to make sure you saw MLive’s reporting Friday that Michigan representatives Rob VerHeulen (R-Walker) and Chris Afendoulis (R-Grand Rapids Township) have said they will vote against Senate Bills 584 and 586, dangerous bills that together…
January 29, 2018
Florida Moms Demand Action, Everytown Criticize Committee Vote Advancing Dangerous Open Carry Bill
House Bill 39 Would Essentially Legalize Open Carry of Handguns in Florida A Volunteer with the Florida Chapter of Moms Demand Action Testified Against House Bill 39 This Afternoon TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Florida chapter of Moms Demand Action for…
January 29, 2018
New Mexico Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud Introduction Of A Measure That Urges The FBI To Alert Law Enforcement When A Prohibited Purchaser Breaks The Law And Tries To Buy A Gun
House Joint Memorial 12 Calls on the Federal Bureau of Investigation to Alert New Mexico Law Enforcement When Someone Who is Not Allowed to Have a Gun Tries to Buy One SANTA FE, N.M. – The New Mexico chapter of…
January 29, 2018
Maryland Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond to Reports of a Fatal Domestic Violence Shooting in Charles County
Research Shows that Nearly Four out of 10 Maryland Women Have Reported Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence in their Lifetime WHITE PLAINS, Md. – The Maryland chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part…
January 29, 2018
Pennsylvania Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond After Mass Shooting in Fayette County
Reports Indicate Five People Were Shot and Killed and a Sixth Person Was Injured Shooting Is the First Mass Shooting in 2018 and 177th Since 2009 Gun Violence by the Numbers (and Visuals) Available Here…
January 26, 2018
Las Vegas Mass Shooting Survivors Applaud the Grammy Awards for Planning to Recognize Victims and Survivors of Gun Violence
Las Vegas Shooting Was the Deadliest Shooting in Modern U.S. History; Everytown Research (And Visuals) on Gun Violence by the Numbers Available Here WASHINGTON – Today, twelve members of the Everytown Survivor Network, part of Everytown…
January 26, 2018
Learning Under Fire: Why Are Kentucky Lawmakers Allowing More Guns in Schools?
“She couldn’t say anything, and I tried to call her name over and over and over, and she never responded.” This is how Bailey Holt’s mother described what would be her last phone call to her…
January 24, 2018
Sandy Hook School Shooting Survivor, Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond to Trump Tweet on High School Shooting in Benton, Kentucky, That Killed Two Fifteen-Year-Olds
Marshall County High School Shooting is at Least the 10th School Shooting in 2018; 283rd School Shooting Since 2013 A Day after the Shooting, President Trump Tweeted His “Thoughts and Prayers” in…
January 24, 2018
Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond After Panel Removes Dangerous Proposal That Would Repeal Indiana’s Handgun License Requirement
House Committee Removes From House Bill 1424 Language That Would Have Let People Carry Loaded Handguns in Public, Openly or Concealed, Without a License Moms Demand Action Volunteers Attended Wednesday’s Hearing and Met With Lawmakers, Urging Them to Keep the…
January 24, 2018
Florida Moms Demand Action, Everytown Criticize Florida Votes Advancing Dangerous Guns in Schools Bills
House Bill 621 Would Allow Teachers, Employees and Volunteers to Carry Hidden, Loaded Guns in Schools House Bill 1419 Would Allow People to Carry Guns in Schools and Colleges With Any Religious Institution on the Grounds TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The…
January 23, 2018
Everytown Launches New Interactive Website on Ties Between, NRA, Russia and Trump World as FBI Investigates “Whether Russian Money Went to NRA to Help Trump”
Interactive Website Everytown.org/NRA-Russia Lets People See How NRA Spent Years Cultivating Relationships with Russian Operatives, Even as Russia Meddled in Our Elections McClatchy Reports That FBI Is Investigating Whether Russian Banker With…
January 23, 2018
Maryland Moms Demand Action, Everytown, Members of Maryland General Assembly and Gun Violence Survivors Urge Maryland Lawmakers to Pass Life-Saving Domestic Violence Legislation
ANNAPOLIS, M.D., – Volunteers with the Maryland chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today joined Maryland State Senator William C. Smith Jr. and Delegate Vanessa Atterbeary in urging Maryland lawmakers…
January 23, 2018
Two Days. Three States. Three School Shootings.
This morning, news broke of a school shooting at Marshall County High School in Benton, Kentucky. It came just a day after two other shootings on school grounds. At Italy High School…
January 23, 2018
Kentucky Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond To Fatal High School Shooting In Benton
Marshall County High School Shooting is at Least the 10th School Shooting in 2018; 283rd School Shooting Since 2013 BENTON, Ky. – The Kentucky chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of…
January 23, 2018
Louisiana Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond to Shooting at NET Charter High School
Reports Indicate That One Person Was Injured NET Charter High School Shooting Is at least the 282st School Shooting Since 2013, 8th in Louisiana NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana chapter of Moms…
January 23, 2018
ICYMI: As Legislation To Roll Back Silencer Safety Laws Stalls in Congress, Silencer Manufacturers Descend on Las Vegas for Annual SHOT Show
In case you missed it, tomorrow the National Shooting Sports Foundation’s annual SHOT Show will begin on the Las Vegas strip, less than three miles from the site of the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, which took place…
January 22, 2018
Texas Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond to Shooting at Italy High School
Reports Indicate That One Person Was Shot and Injured and the Shooter Is in Custody Italy High School Shooting is at least the 281st School Shooting Since 2013, 30th in Texas…
January 19, 2018
Moms Demand Action, Everytown, Gun Violence Survivor Respond After U.S. House Representative Scott Perry Pushes Conspiracy Theory Linking ISIS to Las Vegas Mass Shooting
During an Interview on Fox News’ “Tucker Carlson Tonight,” Representative Scott Perry (R-PA) Said He Had “Credible Evidence” That He Believes Links the Shooting to “Potential Terrorist Infiltration Through the Southern Border” NEW YORK –…
January 18, 2018
Everytown Statement on Reported FBI Investigation Into “Whether Russian Money Went to NRA to Help Trump”
McClatchy Reports That FBI Is Investigating Whether Russian Banker With Close Ties to Putin and NRA Illegally Funneled Russian Money to NRA During 2016 Election Report Uncovers NRA Spending On 2016 Election Could Have Exceeded $70…
January 16, 2018
Victory for Gun Sense: New Jersey Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud Governor Chris Christie for Signing Legislation Prohibiting Bump Stocks into Law
New Jersey Becomes Second State to Make Bump Stocks Illegal After the Las Vegas Mass Shooting TRENTON, N.J. – The New Jersey chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today…
January 16, 2018
South Carolina Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond to Overnight Shooting of Law Enforcement Officials in York County
Reports Indicate Three Sheriff’s Deputies, Police Officer Were Shot Early Tuesday While Pursuing a Domestic Violence Suspect YORK, S.C. – The South Carolina chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of…
January 16, 2018
States Take Action to Prohibit Bump Stocks as Congress Fails to Act
Last year, 58 people died and nearly 500 more were injured in the deadliest mass shooting in modern American history. The Las Vegas shooter had rigged his guns with bump stocks, devices that enabled the shooter…
January 10, 2018
Everytown, Moms Demand Action Statement on California Rep. Darrell Issa’s Retirement From Congress
NEW YORK – Everytown for Gun Safety and Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a part of Everytown, released the following statement today on reports that Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) will not run for…
January 9, 2018
Virginia Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud Governor-Elect Northam’s Call for Expanded Background Checks on Gun Sales on Commonwealth
In 2017 Election, Everytown and Moms Demand Action Endorsed Northam Because of His Commitment to Gun Violence Prevention RICHMOND, Va. – The Virginia chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown…
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/.
