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Missouri Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond to Shooting Death of Transgender Woman in St. Louis
Kiwi Herring is at Least the 19th Trans Person Killed Nationwide This Year; 13 of Whom Have Been Shot and Killed; 17 Have Been Trans Women of Color ST. LOUIS – The Missouri chapter of Moms Demand Action for…
August 22, 2017
Ohio Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond to Shooting of a Judge Outside of a Jefferson County Courthouse
STEUBENVILLE, Ohio – The Ohio chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today released the following statement after Ohio Judge Joseph Bruzzese Jr. was wounded in a shooting outside a Steubenville…
August 21, 2017
Tennessee Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond to News of Three Unintentional Shootings of Children in Memphis Over Three Days
#NotAnAccident Index Reveals There Have Been at Least 180 Unintentional Shootings by Children Nationwide This Year, Resulting in 75 Deaths and 108 Injuries Moms Demand Action’s Be SMART Program Outlines Steps Adults Can Take to Keep…
August 19, 2017
Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond to Three Shootings That Killed at Least One Police Officer and Injured Five Others Across the Country
Six Police Officers Were Shot, Including at Least One Fatally, in Less Than Two Hours Across Three Separate Incidents in Florida and Pennsylvania Last Night Across the Country in 2017, at Least 135 Law Enforcement Officers Have Been Shot,…
August 17, 2017
Georgia Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond to Shooting at Lithia Springs High School
Lithia Springs High School Shooting is at least the 26th School Shooting in 2017; 234rd School Shooting Since 2013 LITHIA SPRINGS, Ga. – The Georgia chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America,…
August 17, 2017
Texas Moms Demand Action, Everytown Statement on Shooting Death of Transgender Person in Waxahachie
Gwynevere River Song is at Least the 18th Trans Person Killed Nationwide This Year; 12 of Whom Have Been Shot and Killed; 16 Have Been Trans Women of Color DALLAS — The Texas chapter of Moms Demand Action for…
August 16, 2017
Oregon Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud Governor Brown for Signing Extreme Risk Protection Order Legislation into Law; Urge Legislature to Continue Prioritizing Gun Safety Legislation
Senate Bill 719 Will Allow Courts to Temporarily Prohibit a Person from Having a Gun if Law Enforcement or Immediate Family Members Show That He or She Poses a Danger to Self or Others SALEM, Ore. – The Oregon chapter…
August 15, 2017
White Supremacists Are Exploiting Our Lax Gun Laws to Intimidate Marginalized Communities
Last weekend in Charlottesville, the dangers of our nation’s lax gun laws – specifically open carry – were on display yet again. We saw how the most hateful among us can take advantage of our weak…
August 15, 2017
Reminder to Indiana Lawmakers: There’s Still Time to Reject Permitless Carry
As a study committee of legislators prepares to meet next week to develop a recommendation for the rest of the legislature on whether to move forward with a permitless carry bill, the Indiana chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun…
August 14, 2017
Missouri Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond to Unintentional Shooting That Killed 17-Year-Old Boy in Festus
#NotAnAccident Index Reveals There Have Been at Least 171 Unintentional Shootings by Children Nationwide This Year, Resulting in 102 Injuries and 72 Deaths FESTUS, Mo. – The Missouri chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense…
August 14, 2017
Wisconsin Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond to Fatal Shooting at Wisconsin Racetrack
Everytown Research Shows That More Than 90 Americans Are Shot and Killed Every Day, Including Seven Children and Teens UNION GROVE, Wis. – The Wisconsin chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part…
August 11, 2017
After Vice President’s Visit, Indiana Moms Urge State Legislators to Oppose Reckless Proposal to Let People Carry Loaded Handguns in Public Without a Permit
INDIANAPOLIS – Following a speech by Vice President Mike Pence in Indianapolis today about the need to prevent gun violence, the Indiana chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, urged Indiana…
August 9, 2017
Wisconsin Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond to Unintentional Shooting That Killed 14-year-old Boy in Loganville
#NotAnAccident Index Reveals There Have Been at Least 168 Unintentional Shootings by Children Nationwide This Year, Resulting in 70 Deaths and 101 Injuries Be SMART Program Outlines Steps Adults Can Take to…
August 7, 2017
Missouri Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond to Fatal Shooting of a Police Officer in Clinton
Shooting is the 2nd Shooting of a Missouri Law Enforcement Officer This Year Across the Country in 2017, 128 Law Enforcement Officers Have Been Shot, 24 of Them Fatally CLINTON, Mo. – The Missouri chapter of Moms Demand Action for…
August 4, 2017
Another bad week for the NRA – members, gun owners defecting
The NRA’s culture war is in full swing – as the gun manufacturers’ lobbying arm releases race-baiting videos and likens irresponsible gun owners to rape survivors. But is the tactic winning the…
August 1, 2017
Moms Demand Action Partners With Local Law Enforcement in More Than 25 States for “National Night Out” to Promote Be Smart Program to Prevent Unintentional Shootings by Children
Moms Demand Action Teams Up with Local Law Enforcement to Promote Be SMART Campaign to Prevent Unintentional Shootings by Children in the U.S; BeSmartforKids.org #NotAnAccident Index Reveals There Have Been at Least 159 Unintentional Shootings…
July 28, 2017
Everytown, Moms Demand Action Applaud Rep. Clyburn’s Legislation to Close “Charleston Loophole” That Allowed Charleston Shooter to Obtain Gun Without a Complete Background Check
Legislation Would Prohibit Firearms Dealers from Selling a Gun Prior To Completing a Background Check WASHINGTON – Everytown for Gun Safety and Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a part of Everytown, today applauded Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC)…
July 28, 2017
Wisconsin Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond to Unintentional Shooting That Killed a 15-Year-Old Boy in Farmington
#NotAnAccident Index Reveals There Have Been at Least 158 Unintentional Shootings by Children Nationwide This Year, Resulting in 61 Deaths and 100 Injuries Be SMART Program Outlines Steps Adults Can Take to Keep Guns Out of…
July 28, 2017
Indiana Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond to Fatal Shooting of a Police Officer in Indianapolis
Shooting is the First Shooting of an Indiana Law Enforcement Officer This Year Across the Country in 2017, 118 Law Enforcement Officers Have Been Shot, 23 of Them Fatally INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The Indiana chapter of Moms Demand Action for…
July 26, 2017
Minnesota Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond to Reports That a 4-Year-Old Child Was Unintentionally Shot by a 7-Year-Old in St. Paul
#NotAnAccident Index Reveals There Have Been at Least 154 Unintentional Shootings by Children Nationwide This Year, Resulting in 98 Injuries and 59 Deaths Be SMART Program Lays Out Steps Adults Can Take To Keep Guns Out…
July 26, 2017
Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud Live Nation for Enforcing Gun Policy That Keeps Artists and Concertgoers Safe
South Carolina House of Blues Concert Cancellation Highlights Live Nation’s Commitment to Gun-Sense Policy for Artists and Concertgoers Alike WASHINGTON – Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a part of Everytown for Gun Safety,…
July 21, 2017
New White House Communications Director Scaramucci Says he has “Always Been for Strong Gun Control Laws”
Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond to Reports That Anthony Scaramucci Will Be Named New White House Communications Director WASHINGTON – Everytown for Gun Safety and Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today…
July 20, 2017
Statement from Everytown Survivor Network on the Five-year Mark of the Aurora Theater Mass Shooting
WASHINGTON – The Everytown Survivor Network, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today issued the following statement in remembrance of the Aurora movie theater shooting, which took place five years ago today. Twelve people were killed in the July 20,…
July 14, 2017
Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud Congresswoman Dingell, Senator Klobuchar for Introducing Legislation That Would Close Dangerous Loophole That Makes it Easy for Certain Domestic Abusers to Get Guns
Legislation Would Close ‘Boyfriend Loophole,’ Which Lets Convicted Abusers and Abusers Under Active Restraining Orders Buy and Keep Guns – Simply Because They Have Not Married, Had a Child With, Or Lived With, the Victim Read Everytown Fact Sheet about…
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/.
