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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…
January 8, 2018
Gun Sense Prevails: New Jersey Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud New Jersey Assembly for Passing Legislation Prohibiting Bump Stocks
Vote Makes New Jersey’s Legislature the Second in the Nation to Pass a Bill to Make Bump Stocks Illegal Following the Las Vegas Mass Shooting TRENTON, N.J. — The New Jersey chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense…
January 5, 2018
New York Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud Governor Andrew Cuomo for Pledge to Keep Guns out of the Hands of Domestic Abusers
According to Everytown Research, 54 Percent of Mass Shootings Are Related to Domestic or Family Violence NEW YORK – Today the New York chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown…
January 4, 2018
Arkansas Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond After Shooting in Brinkley Leaves One Person Dead, Three Injured
Gun Violence by the Numbers (and Visuals) Available Here BRINKLEY, Ark. – The Arkansas chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today issued the…
January 3, 2018
Holiday Shootings Offer Further Proof That Domestic Violence and Guns Don’t Mix
For many, the holidays are a time set aside to gather and celebrate with family. Unfortunately, for families across the country, this holiday season turned deadly when domestic disturbances escalated to gun violence. A few examples of this trend include:…
January 2, 2018
ICYMI: New ISIS Video Urges U.S. Recruits to Exploit Weak Gun Laws in Order to Carry Out Mass Shootings
In case you missed it, ISIS released a new propaganda video to again urge its recruits to exploit weak American gun laws in order to carry out mass shooting terror attacks in the U.S. According to the…
January 2, 2018
Colorado Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond to Shooting of Police Officers and Civilians Near Denver
Initial Reports Indicate Five Deputies Shot, One Fatally, and Two Civilians Shot in Connection to Domestic Violence Call in Highlands Ranch, Colorado HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo., – The Colorado chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense…
December 22, 2017
Everytown, Moms Demand Action Statement on U.S. Government Accountability Office’s 2017 Internet Firearm Sales Report
The GAO’s 2017 Report on Internet Firearm Sales Reaffirms What the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Has Found in Several Previous Reports: The Internet Is an Ideal Place for Prohibited Individuals to Obtain Illegal…
December 18, 2017
Texas Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond to Shooting Death of Transgender Woman in Houston
Brandi Seals is at Least the 28th Trans Person Killed Nationwide This Year, 20 of Whom Have Been Shot and Killed, 24 Have Been Trans Women of Color 2017 is the Deadliest Year on Record for Transgender People in the…
December 18, 2017
Gun Politics in 2017 and What’s Ahead in 2018
Last week, the nation marked five years since the tragedy at Sandy Hook School, where 20 students and six educators were shot and killed. That shooting sparked a movement and now gun safety advocates are flipping the script on the…
December 14, 2017
Pennsylvania Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond to Shooting at Penn State Beaver Campus
Shooting Occurs on the Eve of the Five-Year-Mark of the Sandy Hook School Mass Shooting and is at Least the 60th School Shooting in 2017 and the 270th Since 2013 Gun Violence by the Numbers (and Visuals) Available…
December 13, 2017
Sandy Hook School Shooting Survivor, Everytown, Moms Demand Action Statements on Five-Year Mark of the Sandy Hook Mass Shooting
NEW YORK – Everytown for Gun Safety and Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a part of Everytown, today released the following statements in remembrance of the mass shooting at Sandy Hook School on December 14, 2012, in…
December 12, 2017
Illinois Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond After Shooting Near Chicago High School Leaves One Student Dead, One Hurt
CHICAGO – The Illinois chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today released the following statement after a shooting wounded two students, one of them fatally, outside Youth Connection Charter School…
December 12, 2017
New Poll Shows Gov. Sandoval’s Legacy Could Hinge On Implementation of The Background Check Law
Nevadans Continue to View Governor Favorably – But His Favorability Rating Plunges When Voters Are Informed He Has Refused to Implement the Background Check Law LAS VEGAS – Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund and the Nevada chapter of Moms…
December 8, 2017
By the Numbers: What You Need To Know About Wednesday’s Gun Actions
On Wednesday, two months after Las Vegas and one week before the Sandy Hook five-year mark, Congress had its busiest day of action on gun legislation in years. The results were not good for the gun lobby. Here’s what you…
December 8, 2017
Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund Launches Six-Figure Radio Ad Buy Criticizing Rep. Mike Coffman for His Vote to Pass Dangerous ‘Concealed Carry Reciprocity’ Bill That Would Gut Colorado’s Gun Laws
Mother of AJ Boik, Who Was Killed in the Aurora Theater Shooting, Narrates New Radio Ad Criticizing Coffman’s Vote for the Gun Lobby’s Top Priority in Congress Concealed Carry Reciprocity Legislation…
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/.
