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Gov. Snyder Says His Position Hasn’t Changed on Concealed Guns in Schools
Yesterday, the Michigan Senate passed SB 584 and SB 586, dangerous bills that together would force Michigan elementary, middle and high schools to allow people – including teachers, staff, and visitors – to carry hidden, loaded…
November 17, 2017
Win For Gun Safety: Everytown and Washington Moms Demand Action Declare Victory in Electing Gun Sense Candidate to State Senate
Everytown and Moms Demand Action Endorsed Manka Dhingra, Who Defeated Jinyoung Lee Englund in Special Election for Washington’s 45th Legislative District OLYMPIA, Wash. – Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund and the Washington chapter of Moms Demand Action for…
November 17, 2017
Michigan Moms Demand Action Respond after Senate Passes Reckless Legislation That Would Force Schools to Allow Hidden, Loaded Handguns
Just Last Week, Senate Majority Leader Arlan Meekhof Said It Was an ‘Awkward Time’ to Discuss Weakening Michigan Gun Laws in Wake of Mass Shooting in Las Vegas Michigan Moms Demand Action Volunteers Attended Today’s Vote…
November 17, 2017
Defeat for The Gun Lobby: Everytown and New Jersey Moms Demand Action Declare Victory in Electing Gun Sense Champions Phil Murphy and Sheila Oliver
Everytown and Moms Demand Action Endorsed Murphy and Oliver, Who Have Vowed to Stand Up to the Gun Lobby Gun Safety Victories Come in the Wake of Recent Tragedies in Las Vegas and Sutherland Springs RED BANK, N.J. — The…
November 17, 2017
Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud Sens. Flake and Heinrich For Introducing Bipartisan Legislation to Close Military Background Checks Reporting Loophole on Domestic Violence Convictions
Alleged Mass Shooter in Sutherland Springs, Texas, Was Court Martialed, Convicted for Assaulting Wife and Child, But Still Able to Buy Guns Because the Air Force Never Submitted His Conviction Record to NICS Everytown Analysis Found Clear Linkage Between…
November 17, 2017
Gun Safety Sweep from Coast to Coast
Last night, every candidate endorsed by Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund and Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America won his or her race. Across the country, from an incredible sweep in Virginia to city council races in…
November 17, 2017
Moms Demand Action, Everytown Celebrate Election of Chris Hurst to Virginia House of Delegates
Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund Contributed $50,000; Virginia Moms Demand Action Supporters Volunteered for His Campaign RICHMOND, Va. – Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund and the Virginia chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part…
November 17, 2017
Major Defeat for the Gun Lobby: Everytown and Virginia Moms Demand Action Declare Clean Sweep in Electing Gun Sense Champions in NRA’s Backyard
Everytown and Moms Demand Action Endorsed Northam, Fairfax, Herring, Hurst and Bell, Who Won in NRA’s Backyard Despite Gun Lobby’s $2-Million Campaign to Defeat Them Everytown and Moms Demand Action Vow to Carry This Momentum into Unprecedented 2018 Effort to…
November 17, 2017
Major Defeat for The Gun Lobby: Everytown and Moms Demand Action Declare Victory in Electing Gun Sense Champions in Virginia, New Jersey
In Virginia, Everytown and Moms Demand Action Endorsed Ralph Northam for Governor, Who Won in NRA’s Backyard Despite Gun Lobby’s Seven-Figure Campaign to Defeat Him In New Jersey, Everytown and Moms Demand Action Endorsed Phil Murphy for Governor and…
November 17, 2017
Michigan Moms Demand Action Respond After Lawmakers Advance Reckless Legislation That Would Force Schools to Allow Hidden, Loaded Handguns
Just Last Week, Senate Majority Leader Arlan Meekhof Said It Was an ‘Awkward Time’ to Discuss Weakening Michigan Gun Laws in Wake of Mass Shooting in Las Vegas Michigan Moms Demand Action Volunteers Packed Tuesday’s Hearing…
November 17, 2017
Moms Demand Action, Everytown Call for Congress to Pass Legislation to Keep Guns Away from Domestic Abusers After Sutherland Springs, Texas Mass Shooting
According to Media Reports, Shooter Was Convicted of Assaulting His Wife and Infant Stepson in 2012 Sutherland Springs is Largest Mass Shooting at a Church in U.S. History; Everytown Analysis of Mass Shootings from 2009 to 2016 Available…
November 17, 2017
Virginia Moms Demand Action Respond to Texas Shooting, Demand That Virginia Politicians Renounce Ties to NRA in Advance of Election Tomorrow
Sunday Shooting in Sutherland Springs, Texas, is at Least the Ninth Mass Shooting in 2017 and the 165th since 2009 Virginia Politicians Ed Gillespie, Jill Vogel and John Adams Have All Accepted Support from the NRA…
November 17, 2017
Texas Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond to Breaking News of Mass Shooting at Church in Sutherland Springs
Initial Reports Indicate as Many as 27 People Could Be Dead and 24 Injured Shooting Is at Least Ninth Mass Shooting in 2017 and 165th Since 2009 SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas. – The Texas chapter of…
November 17, 2017
How to Update Your Signs & Keep Openly Carried Guns Out of Your Business
Under Tennessee law, it is legal for handgun carry permit holders to openly carry loaded handguns in public places. However, as the owner or manager of private property, you always have the right to keep guns out of your private…
November 3, 2017
Everytown, Moms Demand Action Applaud Reps. Peter King, Mike Thompson for Reintroducing Bipartisan Legislation to Expand Background Checks on Gun Purchases
Since 1998, the Background Check System Has Blocked More Than 3 Million Firearm Sales to Prohibited Purchasers WASHINGTON – Everytown for Gun Safety and Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a part of Everytown, released the following statements…
November 3, 2017
Georgia Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond to Shooting Death of Transgender Woman in Macon
Candace Towns is at Least the 25th Trans Person Killed Nationwide This Year, 17 of Whom Have Been Shot and Killed, 20 Have Been Trans Women of Color MACON, CORPUS CHRISTI, Ga. – The Georgia chapter of Moms Demand Action…
November 3, 2017
One Month After Vegas: NRA Claims Credit for Slowing Bump Stocks Legislation, Then Says It Expects GOP House to Move Dangerous NRA Priorities “in the Next Few Weeks”
In case you missed it, one month after the Las Vegas mass shooting, NRA leadership is both claiming credit for slowing down legislation to prohibit bump stocks, and gleefully suggesting that the House of Representatives will move forward on the…
November 3, 2017
Colorado Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond to Fatal Shooting at Walmart
Reports Indicate at Least Three People Shot and Killed While Shopping at a Walmart in Thornton Gun Violence by the Numbers (and Visuals) Available Here THORNTON, Colo. – The Colorado chapter of…
November 1, 2017
As Laxalt Begins to Campaign for Governor, He Owes Voters an Answer to This Question
Attorney General Adam Laxalt kicks off his campaign for Governor of Nevada today, almost exactly a year after the voters he wants to represent passed a ballot initiative to require background checks on all gun sales. The new law still…
October 31, 2017
ICYMI: Indiana Lawmakers Refuse to Back Reckless Proposal Supported by Gun Lobby
I wanted to make sure you saw that a panel of legislators declined Monday to back a proposal to eliminate Indiana’s license requirement for carrying a loaded handgun in public, a development that comes amid serious public safety concerns raised…
October 31, 2017
Texas Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond to Shooting Death of Transgender Woman in Corpus Christi
Stephanie Montez is at Least the 24th Trans Person Killed Nationwide This Year, 16 of Whom Have Been Shot and Killed, 19 Have Been Trans Women of Color CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – The Texas chapter of Moms Demand Action…
October 31, 2017
Rhode Island Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud Governor Raimondo for Signing “The Protect Rhode Island Families Act” Into Law
Moms Demand Action Volunteers Have Worked Tirelessly for Three Straight Years to Pass the Legislation The ‘Protect Rhode Island Families Act’ Will Protect Victims of Domestic Abuse by Helping to Keep Guns Out of the Hands of Convicted Domestic Abusers…
October 30, 2017
In Blow to Gun Lobby, Indiana Legislators Resist Pressure to Recommend Dangerous Permitless Carry Proposal
INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today released the following response after a summer study committee concluded its review of a dangerous proposal that would eliminate…
October 30, 2017
Bombshell New Chris Cox Interview: The NRA Claims Responsibility for Lack of Movement on Bump Stocks Legislation
The NRA has admitted to using distraction and stall techniques to block movement on bump stocks legislation in Congress in the wake of the largest mass shooting in modern American history – a tried-and-true tactic for the gun lobby.
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/.
