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Tennessee Moms Demand Action and Everytown Denounce Committee Votes on Dangerous Gun Bills That Would Threaten Public Safety in Tennessee
H.B. 508 and S.B. 445 Would Allow Out-of-State Special Interests Groups to Sue Tennessee Cities That Enforce or Adopt Local Solutions to Gun Violence, at Taxpayers’ Expense NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun…
March 23, 2017
Florida Moms Demand Action, Everytown Criticize House Judiciary Committee Passage of Three Dangerous Gun Bills
House Bill 245 Will Effectively Require Stand Your Ground Defendants to be Convicted Twice, Once in Front of a Judge And Again in Front of a Jury House Bill 779 Would Functionally Legalize The Open Carry of Handguns Throughout…
March 23, 2017
Maryland Moms Demand Action and Everytown Statement on Shooting Death of Transgender Woman in Baltimore
Alphonza Watson Is At Least the Eighth Trans Woman Killed Nationwide This Year and the Seventh Trans Woman to be Shot and Killed Nationwide This Year; All Have Been Trans Women of Color BALTIMORE – Today the Maryland chapter of…
March 22, 2017
Virginia Tech Survivor, Maryland Resident and Everytown Survivor Network Member Colin Goddard Urges Maryland Legislators to Act on Domestic Violence Legislation
Senate Bill 727 and House Bill 1424 Would Require Convicted Domestic Abusers to Turn in Their Guns; Goddard Sets One Week Deadline for Legislators To Get Bill Onto Floor ANNAPOLIS, Md.—Colin Goddard, a survivor of the Virginia Tech shooting and…
March 22, 2017
Arkansas Moms Demand Action, Everytown Condemn Governor Hutchinson’s Decision To Sign A Bill That Will Force Colleges to Allow Guns on Campus and Also Allow Concealed Handguns at Sporting Events, Bars and Airports
Additionally, the Bill Will Force Public Buildings and Parks to Allow Guns, and Also Allow People to Carry Hidden, Loaded Guns in Crowded Places Such as Sporting Events, Bars and Airports LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The Arkansas chapter of Moms…
March 21, 2017
South Carolina Moms Demand Action, Everytown Criticize House Judiciary Committee Vote Advancing Dangerous Permitless Carry Bill
H.B. 3930 Would Allow People to Carry Loaded Handguns in Public Without a Permit or Firearm Safety Training and Force South Carolina To Automatically Recognize Concealed Carry Permits From Every Other State COLUMBIA, S.C. – The South Carolina chapter of…
March 21, 2017
Everytown, North Dakota Moms Demand Action Criticize Senate Passage of Legislation That Would Dismantle State’s Concealed Carry Permit Requirement
Despite Polling Showing Wide Opposition, Senators Pass House Bill 1169, Which Would Allow Dangerous People and People with No Firearms Safety Training to Carry Hidden, Loaded Handguns Throughout North Dakota Bill Now Heads to the Governor’s Desk BISMARCK, N.D. —…
March 20, 2017
Maryland Moms Demand Action, Everytown Urge Legislators to Pass Life-Saving Gun Safety Legislation Before End of Session
Senate Bill 727 and House Bill 1424 Would Require Convicted Domestic Abusers to Turn in Their Guns; Moms Demand Action Volunteers Have Spent Entire Session Urging Legislators to Pass These Bills Currently in Committee ANNAPOLIS, Md.—The Maryland chapter…
March 20, 2017
North Dakota Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond After Senate Committee Recommends Passing Reckless Bill That Would Eliminate State’s Concealed Carry Permit Requirement
HB 1169 Would Allow Dangerous People and People with No Firearms Safety Training to Carry Hidden, Loaded Handguns Throughout North Dakota Senate Committee Voted 4-2 Today to Recommend Passage Despite Polling Showing 85 Percent of State’s Residents Support Permit Requirement…
March 20, 2017
Gorsuch a Gamechanger on Guns? Not So Fast.
In the seven years since the Senate last held confirmation hearings for a Supreme Court nominee, courts across the country have repeatedly backed sensible gun laws. In the process, they have again and again rejected the NRA leadership’s extremist agenda…
March 20, 2017
North Dakota Moms Demand Action Volunteers, Everytown Applaud Passage of Bipartisan Bill That Will Help Keep Guns Out of the Hands of Domestic Abusers
Senate Bill 2309, Signed This Week by the Governor, Requires State Authorities to Submit Domestic Violence Restraining Orders to Background Check System BISMARCK, N.D. — The North Dakota chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of…
March 16, 2017
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 16, 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 16, 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…
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/.
