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Brigadier General (Ret.) Stephen N. Xenakis, MD, Everytown, Moms Demand Action Respond to Congressional Vote on Gun Lobby-Backed Legislation That Would Put More Veterans with Severe Mental Illness in Danger
With a Veteran Suicide Rate 20 Percent Higher Than Civilians, Legislation Would Remove Nearly 170,000 Records of Veterans with Severe Mental Illness Who Are Prohibited from Purchasing Firearms from the Background Check System, Allowing Them to Buy Guns H.R. 1181…
March 16, 2017
Arkansas Moms Demand Action, Everytown Condemn Governor Hutchinson’s “Shameful” Announcement That he Plans to Sign Bill That Would Force Colleges to Allow Guns on Campus and Also Allow Concealed Handguns at Sporting Events, Bars and Airports
HB 1249, Which Faces Strong Objection from Arkansas’ Colleges and Campus Police, Would Force Colleges to Allow Guns on Campus by Requiring Them to Let Students, Faculty and Visitors Carry Hidden, Loaded Handguns on Campus Additionally, the Bill Would Force…
March 16, 2017
Lucy McBath, Mother of Slain Teenager Jordan Davis, Applauds Introduction of New Legislation to Help Fight Hate Crimes
Approximately 8,000 Hate Crimes Per Year Involve Guns WASHINGTON – Lucy McBath, faith and outreach leader for Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America and Everytown for Gun Safety, today released the following statement applauding the introduction of new…
March 16, 2017
Nebraska Moms Demand Action Volunteers, Everytown Criticize Committee Vote on Dangerous Gun Bill That Puts Nebraska Communities at Risk
LB 68, Advanced Wednesday by the Government, Military and Veterans Committee Affairs Committee, Would Prevent Nebraska Cities and Villages from Enforcing Common-Sense Public Safety Measures Bill Would Also Allow the National Rifle Association to Sue Nebraska Cities Over Life-Saving Local…
March 16, 2017
Everytown, Arkansas Moms Demand Action Release New Print Ad Urging Gov. Hutchinson to Veto Dangerous Bill That Would Force Colleges to Allow Guns on Campus
Since 2013, Arkansas Colleges and Universities Have Had the Option to Allow Certain Full-Time Staff Members to Carry Guns on Campus but No School Has Chosen to Do So Ad Asks Governor Hutchinson to Stand by His Own Statement That…
March 15, 2017
Lucy McBath, Mother of Slain Teenager Jordan Davis, Denounces Florida Senate Passage of Stand Your Ground Law Expansion
SB 128 Will Effectively Require Stand Your Ground Defendants to Be Convicted Twice, Once in Front of a Judge and Again in Front of a Jury TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Lucy McBath, faith and outreach leader for Moms Demand Action for…
March 15, 2017
Arkansas Moms Demand Action, Everytown Denounce House Passage of Bill That Would Force Colleges to Allow Guns On Campus and Also Allow Concealed Handguns at Sporting Events, Bars and Airports
HB 1249 Would Force Colleges to Allow Guns on Campus by Requiring Them to Let Students, Faculty and Visitors to Carry Hidden, Loaded Handguns on Campus Additionally, the Newly Amended Bill Would Force Public Buildings and Parks to Allow Guns,…
March 15, 2017
Storm Didn’t Stop Moms: Maryland Moms Demand Action Volunteers and Gun Violence Survivor Testify for Gun Safety Despite Weather
Moms Testified Late into Tuesday Night, Urged Legislators to Pass Senate Bills 1424 and 1448; Bills Would Improve Maryland’s Background Check System and Help Keep Women Safe from Domestic Violence Colin Goddard, Who Survived Virginia Tech Shooting, Also Testified ANNAPOLIS,…
March 15, 2017
New Poll: 62 Percent of Nebraskans Oppose Stripping Cities of the Ability to Pass Common-Sense Public Safety Laws
Poll Results Demonstrate Opposition among Gun Owners and Poll Respondents from Both Major Parties to Legislation That Would Prohibit Cities and Villages from Enacting or Enforcing Gun Safety Laws Poll Also Shows Strong Support for Nebraska’s Concealed Carry Permit Requirement…
March 14, 2017
California Moms Demand Action, Father of Isla Vista Shooting Victim Applaud Assembly 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 and a member…
March 14, 2017
New Poll: 85 Percent of North Dakotans Support State’s Permit Requirement for Carrying Concealed Handguns
68 Percent Oppose Allowing People to Carry Loaded Guns Into K-12 Schools Polling Comes the Same Day as Hearings on HB 1169, a Bill That Would Eliminate North Dakota’s Concealed Handgun Permit Requirement, and HB 1310, a Bill That Would…
March 13, 2017
Lucy McBath, Mother of Slain Teenager Jordan Davis, Florida Moms Demand Action and Everytown Respond to Judge’s Decision to Deny Stand Your Ground Immunity in Movie Theater Shooting Case
Judge Susan Barthle Denied Stand Your Ground Immunity for Retired Police Officer Who Fatally Shot a Man in a Movie Theater in 2014 Decision Occurs as Florida Legislature Considers SB 128/HB 245, Reckless Bills That Would Expand Florida’s Already Dangerous…
March 10, 2017
Moms Demand Action Responds to Unintentional Shooting at Memphis Kroger
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America Founder Shannon Watts and the Tennessee chapter of Moms Demand Action, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today responded to reports that a Memphis woman…
March 9, 2017
Tennessee Legislature Considering Unnecessary Gun Bills That Would Compromise Public Safety at Taxpayer Expense
The Tennessee Legislature is currently considering unnecessary legislation that would make it easy for out-of-state groups to sue Tennessee cities and communities over public safety laws. House Bill 508 and Senate Bill 445 would allow out-of-state special interest groups and…
March 9, 2017
Everytown for Gun Safety Applauds Introduction of New Legislation to Lift Restriction on Funding the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Conducting Gun Violence Prevention Research
Since 1996, CDC Funding for Firearm Injury Prevention – Including Research – Has Fallen by 96 Percent; Firearms Remain the Second Leading Cause of Death for Americans Age 15 to 24 WASHINGTON – Everytown for Gun Safety, the country’s largest…
March 8, 2017
125 Volunteers with Michigan Moms Demand Action Urge Legislators to Oppose Dangerous Permitless Carry Legislation
Michigan Moms Demand Action Volunteers Met with Legislators During Annual Advocacy Day, Urging Them to Oppose HB 4003 and HB 4005, Legislation that Would Let People Carry Hidden, Loaded Handguns in Public Without a Permit or Safety Training LANSING, Mich.
March 8, 2017
In the Midst of a Veteran Suicide Epidemic, Everytown Responds to Gun Lobby-Backed Proposal That Would Put More Veterans with Severe Mental Illness in Danger
With a Veterans Suicide Rate 20 Percent Higher Than Civilians, New Legislation Would Remove More Than 170,000 Records of Veterans with Severe Mental Illness Who Are Prohibited from Purchasing Firearms from the Background Check System, Allowing Them to Buy Guns…
March 8, 2017
New Poll: 61 Percent of Wisconsin Residents Oppose Forcing College Campuses to Allow Concealed Handguns on Campus
Poll Results Demonstrate Clear Opposition to Legislation That Would Force Colleges and Universities to Allow Guns on their Campuses Poll Also Shows Overwhelming Support for Wisconsin’s Requirement of Permit in Order to Carry a Hidden, Loaded Handgun in Public MADISON,…
March 7, 2017
More Than 200 Volunteers with Minnesota Moms Demand Action and the Everytown Survivor Network Urge Legislators to Oppose Dangerous Gun Bills at Annual Advocacy Day
Minnesota Moms Demand Action Volunteers Met with Legislators During Annual Advocacy Day, Urging Them to Block Reckless Stand Your Ground and Permitless Carry Proposals H 238 and S 292 Would Make Minnesota Only the Second New Stand Your Ground State…
March 7, 2017
Moms Demand Action and Everytown for Gun Safety Announce Participation in the Women’s March on Washington’s “Day Without a Woman”
“Day Without a Woman” is a One-Day Demonstration of Economic Solidarity in Support of Equity, Justice and Human Rights of Women and All Gender-Oppressed People WASHINGTON – Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a…
March 6, 2017
Everytown, Washington Moms Demand Action Respond to Friday’s Shooting of a Sikh Man in Kent
Incident Currently Being Investigated as a Hate Crime, Follows Recent Fatal Shooting at a Bar in Olathe, Kansas SEATTLE – Everytown for Gun Safety and the Washington chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown…
March 3, 2017
Everytown, Georgia Moms Demand Action Criticize House Vote Advancing Guns on Campus Bill
For the Fourth Year in a Row, the Georgia Chapter of Moms Demand Action Stands with College Students, Faculty and Parents to Defeat Guns on Campus Bill Governor Deal Vetoed Legislation Similar to HB 280 in 2016; Polling Shows…
March 3, 2017
Everytown, Virginia Moms Demand Action Applaud Defeat of Legislation That Would Have Allowed Untrained, Unlicensed People to Carry Hidden, Loaded Guns In Public
Gun Safety Advocates Now Focused on Defeating Similar “Concealed Carry Reciprocity” Bill Introduced in Congress RICHMOND, Va. – The Virginia chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, marked the recent end…
March 3, 2017
Everytown, Texas Moms Demand Action Criticize Introduction of NRA-Backed Legislation Forcing States to Allow Concealed Carry by Dangerous People
Texas Senator Cornyn’s ‘Concealed Carry Reciprocity’ Bill Would Gut Gun Laws and Make The Weakest Link the Law of the Land WASHINGTON – The Texas chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun…
Did you know
Black Americans represent the majority of gun homicide victims and are 10 times more likely than white Americans to die by gun homicide.
