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States Take Action to Prohibit Bump Stocks as Congress Fails to Act
Last year, 58 people died and nearly 500 more were injured in the deadliest mass shooting in modern American history. The Las Vegas shooter had rigged his guns with bump stocks, devices that enabled the shooter…
January 10, 2018
Everytown, Moms Demand Action Statement on California Rep. Darrell Issa’s Retirement From Congress
NEW YORK – Everytown for Gun Safety and Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a part of Everytown, released the following statement today on reports that Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) will not run for…
January 9, 2018
Virginia Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud Governor-Elect Northam’s Call for Expanded Background Checks on Gun Sales on Commonwealth
In 2017 Election, Everytown and Moms Demand Action Endorsed Northam Because of His Commitment to Gun Violence Prevention RICHMOND, Va. – The Virginia chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown…
January 8, 2018
Gun Sense Prevails: New Jersey Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud New Jersey Assembly for Passing Legislation Prohibiting Bump Stocks
Vote Makes New Jersey’s Legislature the Second in the Nation to Pass a Bill to Make Bump Stocks Illegal Following the Las Vegas Mass Shooting TRENTON, N.J. — The New Jersey chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense…
January 5, 2018
New York Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud Governor Andrew Cuomo for Pledge to Keep Guns out of the Hands of Domestic Abusers
According to Everytown Research, 54 Percent of Mass Shootings Are Related to Domestic or Family Violence NEW YORK – Today the New York chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown…
January 4, 2018
Arkansas Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond After Shooting in Brinkley Leaves One Person Dead, Three Injured
Gun Violence by the Numbers (and Visuals) Available Here BRINKLEY, Ark. – The Arkansas chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today issued the…
January 3, 2018
Holiday Shootings Offer Further Proof That Domestic Violence and Guns Don’t Mix
For many, the holidays are a time set aside to gather and celebrate with family. Unfortunately, for families across the country, this holiday season turned deadly when domestic disturbances escalated to gun violence. A few examples of this trend include:…
January 2, 2018
ICYMI: New ISIS Video Urges U.S. Recruits to Exploit Weak Gun Laws in Order to Carry Out Mass Shootings
In case you missed it, ISIS released a new propaganda video to again urge its recruits to exploit weak American gun laws in order to carry out mass shooting terror attacks in the U.S. According to the…
January 2, 2018
Colorado Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond to Shooting of Police Officers and Civilians Near Denver
Initial Reports Indicate Five Deputies Shot, One Fatally, and Two Civilians Shot in Connection to Domestic Violence Call in Highlands Ranch, Colorado HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo., – The Colorado chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense…
December 22, 2017
Everytown, Moms Demand Action Statement on U.S. Government Accountability Office’s 2017 Internet Firearm Sales Report
The GAO’s 2017 Report on Internet Firearm Sales Reaffirms What the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Has Found in Several Previous Reports: The Internet Is an Ideal Place for Prohibited Individuals to Obtain Illegal…
December 18, 2017
Texas Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond to Shooting Death of Transgender Woman in Houston
Brandi Seals is at Least the 28th Trans Person Killed Nationwide This Year, 20 of Whom Have Been Shot and Killed, 24 Have Been Trans Women of Color 2017 is the Deadliest Year on Record for Transgender People in the…
December 18, 2017
Gun Politics in 2017 and What’s Ahead in 2018
Last week, the nation marked five years since the tragedy at Sandy Hook School, where 20 students and six educators were shot and killed. That shooting sparked a movement and now gun safety advocates are flipping the script on the…
December 14, 2017
Pennsylvania Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond to Shooting at Penn State Beaver Campus
Shooting Occurs on the Eve of the Five-Year-Mark of the Sandy Hook School Mass Shooting and is at Least the 60th School Shooting in 2017 and the 270th Since 2013 Gun Violence by the Numbers (and Visuals) Available…
December 13, 2017
Sandy Hook School Shooting Survivor, Everytown, Moms Demand Action Statements on Five-Year Mark of the Sandy Hook Mass Shooting
NEW YORK – Everytown for Gun Safety and Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a part of Everytown, today released the following statements in remembrance of the mass shooting at Sandy Hook School on December 14, 2012, in…
December 12, 2017
Illinois Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond After Shooting Near Chicago High School Leaves One Student Dead, One Hurt
CHICAGO – The Illinois chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today released the following statement after a shooting wounded two students, one of them fatally, outside Youth Connection Charter School…
December 12, 2017
New Poll Shows Gov. Sandoval’s Legacy Could Hinge On Implementation of The Background Check Law
Nevadans Continue to View Governor Favorably – But His Favorability Rating Plunges When Voters Are Informed He Has Refused to Implement the Background Check Law LAS VEGAS – Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund and the Nevada chapter of Moms…
December 8, 2017
By the Numbers: What You Need To Know About Wednesday’s Gun Actions
On Wednesday, two months after Las Vegas and one week before the Sandy Hook five-year mark, Congress had its busiest day of action on gun legislation in years. The results were not good for the gun lobby. Here’s what you…
December 8, 2017
Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund Launches Six-Figure Radio Ad Buy Criticizing Rep. Mike Coffman for His Vote to Pass Dangerous ‘Concealed Carry Reciprocity’ Bill That Would Gut Colorado’s Gun Laws
Mother of AJ Boik, Who Was Killed in the Aurora Theater Shooting, Narrates New Radio Ad Criticizing Coffman’s Vote for the Gun Lobby’s Top Priority in Congress Concealed Carry Reciprocity Legislation…
December 7, 2017
New Jersey Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud Bipartisan Opposition to H.R. 38, the Disastrous “Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017”
Republican Representatives Leonard Lance (NJ-03) and Chris Smith (NJ-04) and Entire Democratic Delegation Join Law Enforcement, Prosecutors and Mayors in Opposing “Concealed Carry Reciprocity” Reckless…
December 7, 2017
Florida Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud Bipartisan Opposition to H.R. 38, the Disastrous “Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017”
Republican Reps. Carlos Curbelo (FL-26) and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (FL-27) and Entire Democratic Delegation Join Law Enforcement, Prosecutors and Mayors in Opposing Concealed Carry Reciprocity Reckless…
December 7, 2017
New Mexico Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond to School Shooting In Aztec
Reports Indicate at Least Two People Shot and Killed at Aztec High School Incident is at least 57th School Shooting of 2017, 267th Since January 2013 Gun Violence by the Numbers (and Visuals) Available…
December 6, 2017
New Mexico Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond to Members of the New Mexico Congressional Delegation Voting on H.R. 38, the Disastrous “Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017”
Reckless Concealed Carry Reciprocity Legislation Would Undermine State Gun Laws, Allow People With Dangerous Histories and No Training to Carry Hidden, Loaded Handguns in Public SANTA FE, N.M. – Volunteers with the New Mexico chapter of…
December 6, 2017
Pennsylvania Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud Bipartisan Opposition to H.R. 38, the Disastrous “Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act Of 2017
Republican Representatives Costello (PA-06), Meehan (PA-07), Fitzpatrick (PA-08); Democratic Representatives Join the Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro, Law Enforcement, Prosecutors and Mayors in Opposing…
December 6, 2017
Colorado Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond After Rep. Mike Coffman Votes to Pass H.R. 38, the Disastrous “Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act Of 2017
Concealed Carry Reciprocity Would Undermine State Gun Laws, Allow People With Dangerous Histories and No Training to Carry Hidden, Loaded Handguns Across Colorado and the Country; Everytown Interactive Map Shows How It…
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