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Pennsylvania Moms Demand Action, Everytown, Law Enforcement and Advocates Urge Pennsylvania Lawmakers to Pass Life-saving Domestic Violence Legislation
DV Prevention Advocates Support Senate Bill 501 Which Would Require All Abusers Subject to Final Protective Orders to Turn in Their Guns 82 Percent of Pennsylvanians, Including 88 Percent of Gun-Owning Households, Support Prohibiting Anyone Convicted…
September 13, 2017
Washington Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond to Fatal Shooting at Freeman High School
Incident is at least 31st School Shooting of 2017, 239th Since January 2013 ROCKFORD, Wash. – The Washington chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety,…
September 13, 2017
Everytown, Moms Demand Action Statement on House Markup of NRA-Backed Share Act that Guts Silencer Safety Laws
WASHINGTON – Everytown for Gun Safety released the following statement from President John Feinblatt today, as House Republicans on the Natural Resources Committee completed markup on The SHARE Act, which includes the so-called “Hearing Protection Act”…
September 13, 2017
Massachusetts Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond to Shooting of 19-year-old at Boston Common
Gun Violence by the Numbers (and Visuals) Available Here BOSTON – The Massachusetts chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today released the following statement after a…
September 12, 2017
Pennsylvania Moms Demand Action, Everytown, State Senator McGarrigle, District Attorney Whelan and Advocates Urge Pennsylvania Lawmakers to Pass Life-saving Domestic Violence Legislation
State Senator McGarrigle, District Attorney Whelan Support Senate Bill 501 Which Would Require All Abusers Subject to Final Protective Orders to Turn in Their Guns 82 Percent of Pennsylvanians, Including 88 Percent of Gun-Owning Households, Support…
September 12, 2017
Pennsylvania Moms Demand Action, Everytown, Mayor Wagner, Law Enforcement and Advocates Urge Pennsylvania Lawmakers to Pass Life-Saving Domestic Violence Legislation
Mayor Wagner, District Attorney Johnson and Sheriff Ritter Support Senate Bill 501, Which Would Require All Abusers Subject to Final Protective Orders to Turn in Their Guns 82 Percent of Pennsylvanians, Including 88 Percent of…
September 12, 2017
California Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud Assembly Passage of Resolution Opposing Reckless ‘Concealed Carry Reciprocity’ Legislation; Urge Senate to Vote ‘Yes’
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The California chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today applauded the Assembly for passing a resolution to oppose federal “Concealed Carry Reciprocity” (S. 446 and H.R. 38)…
September 12, 2017
Pennsylvania Moms Demand Action, Everytown, Mayors, Law Enforcement and Advocates Urge Pennsylvania Lawmakers to Pass Life-Saving Domestic Violence Legislation
Mayors Papenfuse, Bracey and Scott Support Senate Bill 501 Which Would Require All Abusers Subject to Final Protective Orders to Turn in Their Guns New Polling Shows 82 Percent of Pennsylvanians, Including 88 Percent of…
September 12, 2017
As House Takes up Dangerous Silencers Legislation, NRA Spending on Lobbying Reaches Peak
With the so-called SHARE Act being heard this morning in the House Natural Resources Committee, I wanted to make sure you saw a few new stories covering the quiet inclusion of NRA-backed legislation that would gut silencer safety laws:…
September 12, 2017
New Poll: 82 Percent Of Pennsylvania Voters Support Prohibiting People Subject to Domestic Violence Protection Orders From Buying Guns
Poll Results Reveal Overwhelming Support for Legislation Like Senate Bill 501 Which Would Require All Abusers Subject to Final Protection Orders to Turn In Their Guns HARRISBURG, Pa. — Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund and…
September 11, 2017
New York Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond to Shooting of Pregnant Woman in Brooklyn
Gun Violence by the Numbers (and Visuals) Available Here NEW YORK — The New York chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today released the following statement…
September 11, 2017
Postponed After Alexandria, Silencers Hearing Back on House Agenda Tomorrow
After the June 14 shooting at a Congressional baseball practice in Alexandria, Virginia, the House of Representatives cancelled all business for the day, including that morning’s hearing on legislation to make it easier to buy silencers.
September 11, 2017
Texas Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond to Mass Shooting at a Home in Plano that Killed Seven People
Shooting Is at Least Sixth Mass Shooting in 2017 and 162nd Since 2009 Everytown Research and Visuals on Gun Violence by the Numbers is Available Here; Everytown Analysis of Mass Shootings from 2009 to 2016…
September 8, 2017
The Cost of Irresponsibility: Everytown and Moms Demand Action #NotAnAccident Index Counts At Least 200 Unintentional Shootings By Children in 2017
Earlier this week, an 11-year-old boy in Memphis, Tenn., walked out of his house shortly before 7:00 a.m. and crossed the street to wait for his bus to school. As he stood at the bus stop,…
September 8, 2017
Indiana Lawmakers Again Urged to Keep Gun License Requirement
A top Indiana prosecutor. A law professor. And a mother whose son was shot and gravely injured at the age of 13 while attending a friend’s birthday party. These were among the list of speakers at a State Capitol hearing…
September 6, 2017
California Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud Senate Passage of Legislation Aimed at Protecting California’s K-12 Students
Assembly Bill 424 Would Close a Dangerous Loophole That Allows School Districts to Authorize People to Bring Guns into California’s K-12 Schools SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The California chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown…
September 5, 2017
Maryland Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond to Fatal Shooting of Maryland House Majority Whip’s Grandson
Gun Violence by the Numbers (and Visuals) Available Here BALTIMORE – The Maryland chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today released the following statement after Tyrone…
September 1, 2017
Colorado Moms Demand Action, Gun Violence Survivors Hold Press Conference Outside Rep. Mike Coffman’s Office to Discuss Coffman’s Support for Dangerous NRA-Backed ‘Concealed Carry Reciprocity’ Legislation
Volunteers with Colorado Demand Action, Gun Violence Survivors, Present Rep. Coffman with More Than 400 Postcards from His Constituents, Urging Him to Oppose “Concealed Carry Reciprocity” AURORA, Colo. – Today, volunteers with the Colorado chapter of…
August 31, 2017
Washington Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond to Autopsy in Fatal Shooting of Seattle Woman
According to News Reports, Charleena Lyles Was Shot Seven Times by Police after Reporting an Alleged Burglary Research Shows Black Women Are Three Times as Likely to Be Shot and Killed with…
August 30, 2017
Illinois Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond to Shooting That Left 5-Year Old Twins and Their Mother Dead
Gun Violence by the Numbers (and Visuals) Available Here JOLIET, Ill. – The Illinois chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statement in response…
August 29, 2017
New Mexico Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond to Fatal Shooting at Public Library in Clovis
ALBUQUERQUE – The New Mexico chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, responded to the shooting of six people today at a library in Clovis. While details are still unfolding,…
August 24, 2017
Congressman Brad Schneider, Illinois Moms Demand Action Denounced Dangerous NRA-backed ‘Concealed Carry Reciprocity’ Legislation Today in Lincolnshire
Volunteers with Illinois Moms Demand Action Presented Rep. Brad Schneider With Hundreds of Postcards from Constituents Urging Congress To Oppose “Concealed Carry Reciprocity” and Thanked Him For His Leadership LINCOLNSHIRE, IL – Today, volunteers with the…
August 24, 2017
South Carolina Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond to Shooting at Restaurant in Charleston
At Least One Person Was Fatally Shot and Killed at a Restaurant on King Street; More Information About Gun Violence in the US is Available Here CHARLESTON, S.C. – The South Carolina chapter of Moms Demand…
August 24, 2017
Indiana Law Enforcement to Lawmakers: Don’t Make it Harder to Prevent Gun Violence
As you may have seen, leading Indiana law enforcement officials spoke out Tuesday in the State Capitol against permitless carry, a dangerous proposal that would eliminate the state’s handgun carry license requirement and allow people with…
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/.
