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Texas Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond to Shooting That Killed One Police Officer and Injured Another
San Antonio Officer Shootings Mark the 106th and 107th Law Enforcement Officials Shot in the Line of Duty in 2017 and the 20th Police Officer Killed by Gun Violence So Far This Year SAN ANTONIO – Today the Texas chapter…
June 30, 2017
Real News: The NRA Just Said They’re “Proud” of Shameful, Race-Baiting Ad
NRA Spokeswoman Dana Loesch Says She’s “Proud” of the Video; Ad Sparking Opposition from Leading Gun Violence Prevention Organizations and Key Influencers WASHINGTON – Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a part of…
June 30, 2017
Hawaii Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud Governor Ige for Signing Bill That Will Require Law Enforcement Officials Be Alerted When Criminals Break the Law and Try to Obtain Guns
Hawaii Joins Washington and Tennessee in Passing Laws to Help Law Enforcement Catch People With Dangerous Histories Who Illegally Attempt to Buy Guns House Bill 459 Will Strengthen the Background Check System…
June 29, 2017
Pennsylvania Moms Demand Action, Everytown Denounce State Senate’s Passage Of Bill That Would Allow Guns Into Pennsylvania Schools
SB 383 Would Allow School Districts to Let Staff Carry Guns in Pennsylvania K-12 Schools HARRISBURG, Pa. – The Pennsylvania chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today denounced state senators…
June 29, 2017
Georgia Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond to Shooting Death of Transgender Woman in Athens
Ava Le’Ray Barrin Is at Least the 15th Trans Person Killed Nationwide This Year, Nine of Whom Have Been Shot and Killed; Fourteen Have Been Trans Women of Color Barrin Is the Youngest Known Trans Person Killed in 2017…
June 28, 2017
Moms Demand Action, Gun Violence Survivor, Everytown Applaud Dear Abby for Acknowledging That Parents Should Ask About the Presence of Guns and How They Are Stored Before Playdates
In Previous Dear Abby Column, Columnist Advised a Mom that It Would Be ‘Off-Putting’ to Ask a Playmate’s Parents if they Owned Guns and if They Were Responsibly Stored Dear Abby Changed Her View After…
June 27, 2017
New Mexico Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud U.S. Conference Of Mayors For Passing Resolution To Oppose National “Concealed Carry Reciprocity” — The NRA’s Top Legislative Priority
U.S. Conference of Mayors Voted to Formally Oppose “Concealed Carry Reciprocity” Legislation During Annual Conference In Miami Last Week’s Pew Survey Found 81 Percent of Americans Oppose Allowing People To Carry Concealed Weapons Without a…
June 27, 2017
California Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud Senate Public Safety Committee 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…
June 27, 2017
Indiana Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud U.S. Conference of Mayors for Passing Resolution to Oppose National “Concealed Carry Reciprocity” – The NRA’s Top Legislative Priority
U.S. Conference of Mayors Voted To Formally Oppose “Concealed Carry Reciprocity” Legislation During Annual Conference In Miami Last Week’s Pew Survey Found 81 Percent of Americans Oppose Allowing People To Carry Concealed Weapons Without a Permit…
June 27, 2017
Rhode Island Chapter of Moms Demand Action, Everytown Praise Legislators in House of Representatives for Passing ‘The Protect Rhode Island Families Act’
House Bill 5510 Would Protect Victims of Domestic Abuse; Bill Now Heads to Senate Moms Demand Action Volunteers Have Worked Tirelessly for Three Straight Years to Pass the Legislation PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Rhode Island chapter of Moms Demand Action…
June 27, 2017
Missouri Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud Court Ruling Protecting Public Safety at St. Louis Zoo
ST. LOUIS – The Missouri chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today applauded a St. Louis Circuit Judge’s ruling confirming that firearms may not legally be…
June 27, 2017
Everytown Applauds U.S. Conference Of Mayors For Passing Resolution To Oppose National “Concealed Carry Reciprocity” – The NRA’s Top Legislative Priority
U.S. Conference of Mayors Voted To Formally Oppose “Concealed Carry Reciprocity” Legislation During Annual Conference In Miami Last Week’s Pew Survey Found 81 Percent of Americans Oppose Allowing People To Carry Concealed Weapons Without a Permit…
June 26, 2017
Everytown for Gun Safety Applauds Announcement That Supreme Court Will Let Stand Ninth Circuit Ruling That Upheld San Diego’s Concealed Carry Permit Policy
NEW YORK – Everytown for Gun Safety, the country’s largest gun violence prevention organization, this morning applauded the announcement by the Supreme Court of the United States that it will let stand the Ninth Circuit’s decision in Peruta v. County…
June 26, 2017
Moms Demand Action, Everytown Statement in Response to Reports That a Black Off-Duty Police Officer was Shot by Another Officer in St. Louis
WASHINGTON – Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statements from founder Shannon Watts and faith and outreach leader Lucy McBath in response to reports…
June 23, 2017
Moms Demand Action, Everytown Statement in Response to Pew Research Center Survey on Americans’ Attitudes Toward Guns
Polling Confirms Majority of Americans Support Common-Sense Gun Safety Measures WASHINGTON – Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statement from founder Shannon Watts…
June 20, 2017
Washington Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond to Fatal Shooting of Woman in Seattle
SEATTLE – The Washington chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today released the following statement regarding the shooting death of Charleena Lyles. According to reports, 30-year-old…
June 20, 2017
In NRA’s Backyard: Everytown, Virginia Moms Demand Action Endorse Slate of Four Gun Sense Champions for Election This November
Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam, Who is Running for Governor; Attorney General Mark Herring, Who is Seeking Reelection; Lieutenant Governor Candidate Justin Fairfax; and House of Delegates Candidate Chris Hurst Will All Stand Up for the Safety of Virginians, Rather than…
June 19, 2017
Georgia Moms Demand Action, Everytown Condemn Attack Ad Tying Jon Ossoff to Violence
Ad Ties Ossoff to the Alexandria Shooter; Top Georgia GOP Official Declares, “I think the shooting is going to win this election for us.” ATLANTA – The Georgia chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense…
June 16, 2017
Illinois Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond to Shooting on Chicago Elementary School Playground
Incident is 20th School Shooting of 2017, 228th Since January 2013 CHICAGO – The Illinois chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statement in…
June 16, 2017
New Mexico Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond to Fatal Shootings of Five People in Northern New Mexico
Previous Everytown Research Shows That the Majority of Mass Shootings Are Related to Domestic or Family Violence ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The New Mexico chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown…
June 16, 2017
On Eve of Mother Emanuel Shooting, Everytown, Moms Demand Action and 40 Partner Organizations Mark Near End of #Disarmhate Week
Everytown and Human Rights Campaign Release New Video – Available Here – Calling on Political Leaders to Do More to Keep Guns Out of Dangerous Hands and #DisarmHate Earlier This Week, Everytown Released…
June 16, 2017
Statement From Kansas Moms Demand Action, Everytown on Legislation That Will Prevent State Hospitals From Being Forced to Allow Hidden, Loaded Handguns in Buildings
TOPEKA, Kan. – Volunteers with the Kansas chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a part of Everytown for Gun Safety, tonight applauded the enactment of HB 2278, a law that will prevent public hospitals in Kansas…
June 14, 2017
California Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond to Fatal Shooting in San Francisco
Reports of San Francisco Shooting Just Hours After Shooting During a Congressional Baseball Practice in Alexandria, Virginia SAN FRANCISCO – The California chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for…
June 14, 2017
Louisiana Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond to Shooting at Congressional Baseball Practice in Alexandria
BATON ROUGE, La. – Everytown for Gun Safety and Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a part of Everytown, released the following statement in response to reports of a shooting Wednesday morning at Congressional…
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/.
