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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…
July 13, 2017
Everytown, Moms Demand Action Release Report Highlighting Overlooked 2017 Trend in State Capitals Across the Country: Gun Safety Victories
With 39 Legislatures Adjourned, Everytown for Gun Safety, Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America Joined Other Gun Violence Prevention Advocates in Waging Battle in Red, Blue, Purple States – and Winning NEW YORK – With 39 state legislatures…
July 12, 2017
Alabama Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond To Fatal Domestic Violence Shooting In Gardendale
Everytown Research Shows That More Than Half of the Women Killed with Guns in the U.S. are Killed by Their Partners BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Alabama chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America,…
July 10, 2017
Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond to Latest NRA #ClenchedFistofTruth Video
Latest NRA Video Features Senator Chuck Schumer, Senator Elizabeth Warren, Congressman John Lewis and Former Attorney General Loretta Lynch and Follows the Disturbing, Race-Baiting Ad from Earlier This Month Moms Demand Action…
July 10, 2017
Ohio Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond to Shooting at a Cincinnati Gender Reveal Party
CINCINNATI, 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 a shooting at a gender reveal party Sunday in…
July 7, 2017
Oregon Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud House Passage of Extreme Risk Protection Order Legislation; Urge Legislature to Prioritize Gun Safety Legislation
Senate Bill 719 Would 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…
July 6, 2017
Ohio Moms Demand Action, Everytown Criticize Ohio House Passage of Dangerous “Guns Everywhere” Bill
House Bill 233 Would Allow People to Carry Hidden, Loaded Handguns in Ohio Schools, College Campuses, Bars While Drinking Alcohol, and Even on Private Property Where “No Guns Allowed” Signs Are Posted Volunteers with the Ohio…
July 6, 2017
Maine Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond to Fatal Domestic Violence Shooting in Madison
Everytown Research Shows That More Than Half of the Women Killed with Guns in the U.S. are Killed by Their Partners MADISON, Maine – The Maine chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America,…
July 5, 2017
Ohio Moms Demand Action, Everytown Criticize Committee Vote Advancing Dangerous “Guns Everywhere” Legislation; Urge House to Vote ‘No’ Tomorrow
House Bill 233 Would Allow People to Carry Hidden, Loaded Handguns in Ohio Schools, College Campuses, Bars While Drinking Alcohol and Even on Private Property Where “No Guns Allowed” Signs Are Posted Moms Demand Action Volunteers…
July 5, 2017
ICYMI: Everytown, Moms Demand Action launch ad response to NRA; gun lobby-backed Senators introduce new dangerous silencers bill just before escaping home for July 4 recess
It was a busy Independence Day weekend, and there are a few gun safety-related news items that are worth your attention. First: On Friday, just before escaping town, Sens. Mike Lee and Mike Crapo introduced a new silencers bill that’s…
July 5, 2017
New York Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond to Fatal Shooting of NYPD Officer in The Bronx
NYPD Officer Miosotis Familia is the 89th Police Officer Shot in the Line of Duty in 2017 and the 21st Police Officer Shot and Killed This Year Her Death Follows Last Week’s Shooting Attack at Bronx-Lebanon Hospital by a Doctor,…
July 5, 2017
Everytown, Moms Demand Action Launch New Ad Ahead of July 4 in Response to NRA’s Fear Mongering, Race-Baiting Ad
Watch the New Ad From Everytown and Moms Demand Action HERE – This Is What Freedom Really Looks Like WASHINGTON – Everytown for Gun Safety and Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense In America launched a…
July 5, 2017
Virginia Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond to Shooting Death of Transgender Woman in Lynchburg
Ebony Morgan Is at Least the 16th Trans Person Killed Nationwide This Year, Ten of Whom Have Been Shot and Killed; Fifteen Have Been Trans Women of Color LYNCHBURG, Va. – The Virginia chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun…
July 5, 2017
Arkansas Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond to Shooting at Little Rock Nightclub
Initial Reports Indicate 17 People Shot During a Dispute at a Concert; All Are Expected to Survive Everytown Research (And Visuals) on Gun Violence by the Numbers Available Here LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The Arkansas chapter…
June 30, 2017
Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond to Suggestion From White House Spox That Lack of “Morality” is Root Of Chicago Gun Violence
CHICAGO – Everytown for Gun Safety and Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today responded to the suggestion from Principal Deputy White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders…
June 30, 2017
Everytown, Moms Demand Action Respond to Shooting at Bronx-Lebanon Hospital
Initial Reports Indicate One Person was Killed and Several Others Injured by Doctor; Suspect is Dead Everytown Research (And Visuals) on Gun Violence by the Numbers Available Here NEW YORK – The New York chapter of…
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/.
