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Everytown for Gun Safety Files Brief Urging the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to Uphold California’s Open Carry Restriction
Brief Summarizes the Seven-Century-Old Tradition of Regulating the Carrying of Weapons, Calls on the Ninth Circuit to Uphold California’s Law WASHINGTON – Everytown for Gun Safety, the country’s largest gun violence prevention organization, has filed an amicus brief in the…
February 27, 2017
Everytown, Florida Moms Demand Action Release Polling Showing Overwhelming Majority of Floridians Oppose Measures That Would Allow People to Openly Carry Handguns in Public, Allow Guns in Airports and Force Guns Onto College Campuses
SB 644, SB 646, SB 626, SB 622 and SB 618 Ignore Clear Majority of Florida Voters Who Oppose Dangerous Gun Measures TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund and the Florida chapter of Moms Demand Action…
February 17, 2017
In a Blow to the National Rifle Association, Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down Gun Lobby-Backed Florida Doctor Gag Rule That Barred Doctors From Talking With Patients About Guns
Declaring Florida’s Doctor Gag Order Violates the First Amendment, 11th Circuit Court of Appeals Sides with Doctors, Medical Associations and Gun Violence Prevention Groups over Florida Officials Egged on by the National Rifle Association’s Extreme Leadership NEW YORK – Everytown…
February 16, 2017
Everytown, Georgia Moms Demand Action Denounce Vote In The House Public Safety and Homeland Security Subcommittee, Advancing Guns on Campus Bill
For the Fourth Year in a Row, the Georgia Chapter of Moms Demand Action Will Stand with College Students, Faculty and Parents to Defeat Guns on Campus Bill Governor Deal Vetoed Legislation Similar to HB 280 in 2016; Polling…
February 16, 2017
Dozens of Kansas Moms Demand Action Volunteers, Students Urge Legislators to Act to Help Keep Guns Off Kansas Campuses
Kansas Moms Demand Action Volunteers Met with Legislators During Annual Advocacy Day, Urging Their Representatives to Support House Bill 2074 HB 2074 Would Resolve Rising Concerns About Guns on Campus TOPEKA, Kan. – More than 100 volunteers with the Kansas…
February 16, 2017
Everytown, Colorado Moms Demand Action, Gun Violence Survivors Criticize Senate Committee for Vote That Would Allow People to Carry Hidden, Loaded Handguns in Public Without a Permit
Colorado Moms Demand Action Volunteers Testified Against SB 116, a Bill That Would Allow Permitless Carry in Colorado DENVER –The Colorado chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America and the Everytown Survivor Network, both part…
February 15, 2017
Everytown, Oklahoma Moms Demand Action Respond to House Committee Vote Moving Forward Hb 2323, a Dangerous Permitless Carry in Vehicles Bill
HB 2323 Would Allow People to Carry Loaded Handguns in Motor Vehicles Without a Permit or Criminal Record Check OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. – The Oklahoma chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a part of Everytown for…
February 15, 2017
Everytown, Montana Moms Demand Action Criticize Senate Passage of Legislation That Would Allow Untrained, Unlicensed People to Carry Hidden, Loaded Guns In Public
House Bill 262 Seeks to Dismantle Montana’s Current Concealed Carry Licensing System; Governor Bullock Vetoed Similar Legislation Last Session HELENA, Mont. – The Montana chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety,…
February 15, 2017
Everytown, Arkansas Moms Demand Action Denounce Senate Judiciary Committee Advancing Bill That Would Force Colleges to Allow Guns on Campus
HB 1249 Would Force Guns onto College Campuses by Requiring Colleges to Allow Staff Members to Carry Hidden, Loaded Handguns on Campus Since 2013, Arkansas Colleges and Universities Have Had the Option to Allow Certain Full-Time Staff Members to Carry…
February 15, 2017
ICYMI: Committee Chair Says He Won’t Hold Hearing On Bill That Would Keep Guns Out of the Hands of Domestic Abusers
Wanted to make sure you saw the Indianapolis Star story reporting that Rep. Ben Smaltz said he did not plan to hold a hearing on House Bill 1534, a bill that would prohibit gun possession by…
February 15, 2017
Everytown Statement on Congress Weakening Existing Gun Laws by Repealing Social Security Administration Rule Requiring Submission of Records of Prohibited Purchasers Into the Background Check System
Repeal of Rule Degrades Background Check System, Highlights Hypocrisy of Legislators Who Say They Support Enforcing Existing Laws to Keep Guns Out of Dangerous Hands WASHINGTON – Everytown for Gun Safety, the country’s largest gun violence prevention organization, released the…
February 15, 2017
Everytown, Hawaii Moms Demand Action Applaud Senate Committee Vote in Favor of Legislation That Would Require State Law Enforcement Officials be Alerted When Criminals Break the Law and Try to Obtain Guns
Senate Bill 1037 Seeks to Strengthen the Background Check System in Hawaii by Giving Law Enforcement More Tools to Keep Guns out of Dangerous Hands HONOLULU – The Hawaii chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a…
February 14, 2017
Everytown, Utah Moms Demand Action, Gun Violence Survivors Applaud House Committee for Rejecting Legislation That Would Allow Untrained, Unlicensed People to Carry Hidden, Loaded Guns In Public
House Bill 237 Would Have Dismantled Utah’s Current Concealed Carry Licensing System SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America and a member of the Everytown Survivor Network, both part of Everytown…
February 14, 2017
Everytown, Oregon Moms Demand Action, Gun Violence Survivors and Oregon Alliance for Gun Safety Applaud Leadership of Majority Leader Williamson, Senator Prozanski and Governor Brown for Introducing 2017 Gun Violence Prevention Bill Package
Senate Bill 797 Would Help Protect Oregon’s Women and Children by Closing the “Boyfriend Loophole” and Keeping Guns Out of the Hands of Convicted Stalkers Legislative Package Would Also Strengthen Oregon’s Background Check System by Closing the “Charleston Loophole” and…
February 14, 2017
New Poll: 77 Percent of Indiana Residents Believe People Subject to Domestic Violence Protection Orders Should be Prohibited From Buying Guns
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund and the Everytown Survivor Network today released a new poll conducted by SurveyUSA that finds the overwhelming majority of Hoosiers — including three in four Indiana gun owners — support prohibiting…
February 14, 2017
ICYMI: South Dakota Voters Overwhelmingly Support Current Permit Requirement for Concealed Carry
In case you missed it, yesterday Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund and the South Dakota chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, both part of Everytown, released a poll conducted by SurveyUSA…
February 13, 2017
Fourth Time’s Not the Charm: Guns on Campus Bill Reintroduced in Georgia Legislature
For the past three years, the gun lobby has been consumed with supporting legislation that would force Georgia’s public colleges and universities to allow individuals to carry guns on their campuses. Last year, Georgia became one of seventeen states to…
February 13, 2017
New Poll: 89 Percent of South Dakotans Support Current Concealed Carry Permitting Requirement
Poll Released Amid Consideration of H1072, a Reckless Bill in the South Dakota Legislature That Would Let People Carry Hidden, Loaded Handguns in Public Without a Permit Support for the State’s Concealed Carry Permit Requirement Was Even Higher Among Gun…
February 10, 2017
ICYMI: The NRA’s $5 million dollar gun for hire
The Washington Post reported that NRA chief lobbyist Wayne LaPierre received a nearly $4 million retirement payout in 2015, even as NRA contributions declined. It’s yet another proof point that what was once an organization of…
February 9, 2017
Gun Lobby Defeated Again: Everytown, Colorado Moms Demand Action, Gun Violence Survivors Applaud House Committee for Stopping Dangerous Gun Bills
Colorado Moms Demand Action Volunteers and Gun Violence Survivors Testified Against Efforts to Weaken Colorado’s Strong Gun Laws During Marathon Committee Hearing on Gun Bills DENVER –The Colorado chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America and the…
February 9, 2017
Everytown for Gun Safety Statement on Confirmation of Jeff Sessions as U.S. Attorney General
Sessions Should Take Common-Sense Steps to Enforce Existing Gun Laws NEW YORK – Everytown for Gun Safety, the country’s largest gun violence prevention organization, released the following statement from President John Feinblatt today upon the confirmation of Jeff Sessions as…
February 8, 2017
“Danger in the Land of Enchantment”: Everytown Investigation Shows Criminals in New Mexico Flock to Vast Online Marketplace to Evade Background Checks, Arm Themselves Illegally
One in Every Fifteen Would-Be Online Gun Buyers in New Mexico Is Prohibited from Possessing Firearms; 64 Percent of These Would-Be Prohibited Buyers Faced Open Criminal Charges, Were on Probation or Parole, or Had Warrants Out for Their Arrest at…
February 8, 2017
Everytown, New Mexico Moms Demand Action, Gun Violence Survivors, Former Law Enforcement Join With Lawmakers to Rally in Support of Legislation to Require Criminal Background Checks For All Gun Sales
Senate Bill 48/House Bill 50 Seeks to Close the Loophole in Current New Mexico Law That Allows Criminals, Domestic Abusers and Other Dangerous People to Obtain Guns from Unlicensed Sellers, With No Background Check, No Questions Asked…
February 8, 2017
More Than 150 Volunteers With Missouri Moms Demand Action and the Everytown Survivor Network Urge Legislators to Oppose Dangerous Gun Bills at Annual Advocacy Day
Missouri Moms Demand Action Volunteers Met with Legislators During Annual Advocacy Day, Urging Them To Block Attempts To Allow Hidden, Loaded Handguns in K-12 Schools, College Facilities, Bars and Other Sensitive Places JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – More than 150 volunteers…
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/.
