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Ohio Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond to Murder of 74-Year-Old Grandfather That Was Posted Online
Robert Godwin Sr., a Father of Nine and Grandfather of 14, Was Targeted at Random on Easter Sunday; Video of His Murder Was Posted Online CLEVELAND – The Ohio chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun…
April 17, 2017
Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond to News That President Donald Trump Will Speak at NRA-ILA Leadership Forum in Atlanta
WASHINGTON – Shannon Watts, founder of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a part of Everytown for Gun Safety released the following statement today in response to the National Rifle Association’s announcement that President…
April 14, 2017
Virginia Tech Shooting Survivor, Everytown for Gun Safety and Moms Demand Action Statement on 10 Years Since Virginia Tech Tragedy
Everytown’s New Analysis of Mass Shootings in America Reveals American Women and Children in The Crosshairs: 54 Percent Involved Domestic Violence, 25 Percent of Fatalities Were Children WASHINGTON – Colin Goddard, a survivor from the 2007 mass shooting at Virginia…
April 13, 2017
Iowa Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond to Governor’s Signing of House File 517
Prior to Bill’s Passage, Lawmakers Removed Reckless, Gun Lobby-Backed Language, Including a Provision That Would Have Repealed Iowa’s Law Requiring Background Checks For Handgun Sales Signing of HF 517 Makes Iowa Just the Second New Stand Your Ground State Since…
April 13, 2017
Nebraska Moms Demand Action, Everytown Criticize Nebraska Legislature for Advancing Reckless Gun Bill That Would Put Nebraska Communities at Risk
Recent Polling Showed Opposition among Gun Owners and Nebraskans from Both Major Parties to Legislation That Would Prohibit Cities and Villages From Enacting or Enforcing Gun Safety Laws LINCOLN, Neb. – Volunteers with the Nebraska chapter…
April 12, 2017
Everytown, Georgia Moms Demand Action Release New Television Ad Urging Governor Deal to Veto Guns on Campus Bill
TV Ad (Viewable Here) Quotes Deal’s 2016 Veto Statement on Guns on Campus and Urges Him Not to Sign Away His Legacy by Going Against His Own Words ATLANTA – Everytown…
April 12, 2017
Missouri Moms Demand Action Volunteers, Everytown Criticize House Committee Passage of Dangerous “Guns Everywhere” Bill
House Bill 630 Would Allow People to Carry Hidden, Loaded Handguns in Missouri Schools, College and University Facilities and Bars, Along with Daycare Centers, Sports Arenas and Police Stations Moms Demand Action Volunteers Testified Against HB…
April 11, 2017
Women and Children in the Crosshairs: New Analysis of Mass Shootings in America Reveals 54 Percent Involved Domestic Violence and 25 Percent of Fatalities Were Children
Nearly 10 Years After Virginia Tech, Everytown Analysis Reveals That Majority of Mass Shootings Occur in the Home; In Nearly Half of Shootings, Shooters Exhibited Warning Signs NEW YORK – Everytown for Gun Safety, the country’s largest gun violence prevention…
April 11, 2017
Missouri Moms Demand Action Volunteers, Everytown Urge Lawmakers to Reject Dangerous Gun Bills
Moms Demand Action Volunteers Testified Against HB 630 and HB 96, Two Bills That Would Further Weaken Missouri’s Gun Laws JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Volunteers with the Missouri Chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of…
April 11, 2017
California Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond to Fatal Shooting At North Park Elementary School
North Park Elementary School Shooting is the 12th School Shooting in 2017; 220th School Shooting Since 2013 Research Shows that Women in the U.S. are 16 Times More Likely to be Killed…
April 10, 2017
Gov. Deal: Don’t Sign Away Your Legacy
Many of you have written extensively about House Bill 280, which would force Georgia’s public colleges and universities to allow guns on campus. Now the bill has reached Governor Nathan Deal’s desk and the clock is ticking for him to…
April 10, 2017
How Everytown for Gun Safety Plans to Defeat the NRA’s Top Legislative Priority
Today we announced in Politico that for the first time, and as part of a full-force campaign, Everytown for Gun Safety will score a Congressional vote on the NRA’s top legislative priority: “Concealed Carry Reciprocity.” As…
April 10, 2017
Maine Moms Demand Action, Everytown Denounce Introduction of Dangerous Guns on Campus Legislation
House Bill 949/Legislative Document 1370 Would Allow People to Carry Hidden, Loaded Weapons on Campus, Including in Sensitive Places Such as Classrooms, Day Care Facilities, Hospitals and Student Mental Health Centers AUGUSTA, Maine – The Maine chapter of Moms Demand…
April 9, 2017
West Virginia Moms Demand Action, Everytown Celebrate Defeat of Recklesss Gun Bills That Would Have Allowed Guns in Parking Lots, K-12 Schools and College Campuses
Moms Demand Action Volunteers Drove Digital Actions, Met With Lawmakers throughout Session to Make Sure Several Dangerous Gun Bills Did Not Become Law CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Volunteers with the West Virginia chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in…
April 7, 2017
New Mexico Moms Demand Action, Everytown Criticize Governor Martinez for Vetoing Bill That Would Have Protected Women and Children By Keeping Guns Out of the Hands of Domestic Abusers
Senate Bill 259 Passed through the Senate and House with Bipartisan Support SANTA FE, N.M. –The New Mexico chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today criticized Governor Susana Martinez for…
April 7, 2017
Minnesota Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond to Shooting at an Apartment Building in St. Paul That Killed Three People
Three People Were Fatally Shot and a Fourth Victim Was Critically Injured Everytown Research (And Visuals) on Gun Violence by the Numbers Available Here ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota chapter of Moms Demand Action for…
April 6, 2017
South Carolina Moms Demand Action, Everytown Denounce House Passage of Dangerous Permitless Carry and Concealed Carry Recip
H.B. 3930 Would Allow People to Carry Loaded Handguns in Public Without a Permit or Firearm Safety Training and Force South Carolina Law Enforcement To Automatically Recognize Concealed Carry Permits From Every Other State COLUMBIA, S.C. – The South Carolina…
April 6, 2017
Take it from Wisconsin Law Enforcement: Permitless Carry is a Reckless Idea
Last week, a disturbing proposal, LRB 2039, emerged in Madison that, if enacted, would dismantle Wisconsin’s permit requirement for carrying concealed handguns. Dismantling this permit requirement would lower the bar for who may carry concealed handguns…
April 6, 2017
Lucy McBath, Mother of Slain Teenager Jordan Davis, Criticizes House Passage of Stand Your Ground Law Expansion
HB 245 Would 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…
April 5, 2017
Everytown for Gun Safety Applauds Introduction of New Legislation to Fund Efforts by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to Conduct 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…
April 5, 2017
Arizona Moms Demand Action, Everytown, Gun Violence Survivors Urge Lawmakers to Reject Dangerous Gun Bills
Volunteers Spend Day at Capitol Urging Lawmakers to Reject Senate Bills 1159 and 1122 – Two Bills That Would Threaten Public Safety by Encouraging Guns in More Places and Preventing Local Government from Requiring Background Checks for All Gun Sales…
April 5, 2017
California Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud Assembly Appropriations 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…
April 5, 2017
Everytown, Tennessee Moms Demand Action Release Polling Showing Overwhelming Majority of Tennessee Voters Oppose Dangerous Gun Bills
65 Percent of Tennessee Voters Oppose Allowing Out-of-State Groups to Sue Tennessee Cities and Communities over Public Safety Laws While Collecting Lucrative Fees and Costs 93 Percent of Tennessee Voters Support the State’s Existing Permit Requirement for Carrying a Loaded…
April 5, 2017
Iowa Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond to Iowa Senate Passage of House File 517
HF 517, Which Would Make Iowa Just the Second New Stand Your Ground State Since 2012, Now Heads to the Governor’s Desk DES MOINES, Iowa – The Iowa Chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part 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/.
