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First Year of Current Delaware Legislative Session Adjourns Without Passing Permit to Purchase; Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Respond
DOVER, Del. – The Delaware chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, released the following statement after the House failed to pass a purchase to permit bill before they…
June 30, 2023
VICTORY FOR GUN SAFETY: Following Tireless Advocacy by Moms Demand Action and Student Demand Action Volunteers, New Jersey Legislature Secures $10 Million for Community Violence Intervention Programs in State Budget
TRENTON, N.J. — The New Jersey chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, released the following statement applauding the Legislature for alloting $10-million in funding for community violence intervention…
June 30, 2023
If GOP Lawmakers in Florida Can Pass Extreme Risk Laws After a Devastating Shooting, Tennessee Republicans Should Follow Suit
Following the Covenant School Shooting and National Cries for Change, Governor Lee Called for A Special Session on Public Safety in August to Address Gun Violence With Tennessee’s special session on public safety fast approaching, we are once again renewing…
June 30, 2023
Suggestions for Covering July Fourth Weekend Gun Violence in Context
Lax gun laws contribute to gun violence, which remains at high level nationally. Going into the long July 4 weekend, many cities are bracing themselves for a potentially violent weekend. As your newsroom prepares for weekend coverage, below are a…
June 29, 2023
South Carolina Lawmakers Fail to Pass Permitless Carry This Summer, Pushed Until January
With the South Carolina legislature indicating it will not return this session, permitless carry failed to pass yet again. A vote on this dangerous gun bill, which could put South Carolinians at risk of even more gun violence, is now…
June 28, 2023
ICYMI: Big Week for Gun Safety in Sacramento
Yesterday, California lawmakers held hearings and advanced key gun safety legislation in both chambers. Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action volunteers testified in favor of several bills and have been advocating for the gun safety measures sponsored by gun-sense…
June 27, 2023
With Summer Break In Full Swing, Unintentional Shootings By Children Surge
Everytown Tracked More than 73 Unintentional Shootings by Children Since May 1; More than Three in 10 Unintentional Child Shooters Since May Were Under Six-Years-Old Every Year, at least 350 Children In America Gain Access To A Firearm And Unintentionally…
June 27, 2023
FIVE YEARS SINCE THE MASS SHOOTING AT THE CAPITAL GAZETTE IN ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND; EVERYTOWN, STUDENTS DEMAND ACTION, MOMS DEMAND ACTION STATEMENTS
ANNAPOLIS, M.D. — Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots networks, Students Demand Action and Moms Demand Action, released the following statements today to mark five years since the mass shooting at the Capital Gazette in Annapolis, Maryland, during which…
June 26, 2023
Gun Sense Champions Make Progress in the Fight Against Gun Violence as Oregon Legislature Adjourns
This Session, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers and Supporters Sent More Than 16,000 Advocacy Emails to Lawmakers and Rallied with Legislative Leaders to Advocate for Stronger Gun Laws Lawmakers Sent Legislation to Governor Tina Kotek’s Desk to…
June 26, 2023
Massachusetts Legislature Introduces Groundbreaking Gun Violence Prevention Omnibus Bill
BOSTON, Mass. — The Massachusetts chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, released the following statement applauding House Judiciary Chairman Michael Day for introducing an omnibus gun violence prevention…
June 24, 2023
Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund Endorses Mayor Patterson-Howard for Re-Election
NEW YORK – Today, Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund announced its endorsement of Mayors Against Illegal Guns Co-Chair Mayor Shawyn Patterson-Howard for re-election in Mount Vernon, NY. “As a former Moms Demand Action volunteer, and as co-chair…
June 23, 2023
Everytown for Gun Safety, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Recognize One-Year Mark of Bipartisan Safer Communities Act
WASHINGTON — Today, Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots arms Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, released the following statements in recognition of the one-year mark of President Biden signing the life-saving Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA) into law.
June 23, 2023
Everytown for Gun Safety, Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action and Everytown Law Recognize the 1-Year Mark of the Bruen Decision
NEW YORK – Today, Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots arms Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, and its litigation arm Everytown Law, released the following statements in recognition of the one-year mark of the United States Supreme…
June 22, 2023
Yet Another Unintentional Shooting Results In Tragedy For Community
Last Friday, police in Norwalk, Ohio received a call from a pregnant mother who had been unintentionally shot by her two year old son at home. Reports indicate that the two-year-old had obtained the firearm stored in a nightstand.
June 22, 2023
VICTORY FOR GUN SAFETY: Gun Sense Majority in U.S. Senate Rejects Arm Brace Repeal Effort
WASHINGTON — Today, in a major defeat for the gun lobby and a major victory for gun safety, the U.S. Senate rejected the efforts of gun extremists to repeal ATF’s life-saving arm brace rule after the legislation narrowly passed in the…
June 20, 2023
Shootings Across the Country Over Juneteenth Weekend Highlight Urgent Need for Action on Gun Violence
NEW YORK – The Juneteenth holiday weekend marked yet another deadly weekend in the U.S. as gun violence killed and wounded hundreds of people across the country. Gun violence continues to be the leading cause of death for children, teenagers,…
June 16, 2023
Ohio Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Domestic Violence Shooting in Monroe Township
The Ohio chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, released the following statement in response to a shooting Thursday afternoon in Monroe Township, Ohio. According to reports, three…
June 16, 2023
Despite Overwhelming Support, Lawmakers Fail To Pass Bills to Require Secure Storage of Firearms and Prohibit Assault Weapons
Recent Polling Showed that Likely Democratic Primary Voters Overwhelmingly Support Gun Safety Bills and Are More Likely To Vote For Candidates Who Support Strengthening Rhode Island’s Gun Violence Prevention Laws PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Today, The Rhode Island chapters of…
June 13, 2023
Everytown Statement on Filing of Three Gun Safety Discharge Petitions
Discharge Petitions Filed by Reps Clyburn, McBath, and Thompson Seek to Close the Charleston Loophole, Ban Assault Weapons, and Expand Background Checks WASHINGTON — Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, released…
June 13, 2023
U.S. House Set to Vote to Make It Easier to Buy One of Nashville Shooter’s Guns
WASHINGTON — Less than three months after the school shooting in Nashville, Tennessee, where a shooter used an assault weapon equipped with an arm brace, killing three nine-year-olds and three school staff members, the U.S. House is voting today…
June 13, 2023
Colorado Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Respond After At Least Nine People Were Shot and Wounded in Downtown Denver
The Colorado chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, released the following statement in response to a mass shooting in downtown Denver during a celebration for the Denver Nuggets…
June 12, 2023
Missouri Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Statement on Shooting of Transgender Woman in Kansas City
The Missouri chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, released the following statement in response to the shooting of a Missouri transgender woman, who was shot and wounded…
June 12, 2023
‘We Don’t Have to Live Like This:’ Another Deadly Weekend in the U.S. as Gun Violence Devastates Communities Across the Country
NEW YORK – The weekend marked yet another deadly weekend in the U.S. as gun violence killed and wounded dozens of people across the country. Gun violence continues to be the leading cause of death for children, teenagers, and college-aged…
June 12, 2023
Recent Gun Violence in Kansas City Highlight Need for Action By Elected officials
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — In the last few weeks, high levels of gun violence have impacted communities across Kansas City — some of which were tragically deadly. These incidents include the following: In the early morning of May 21, at a…
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/.
