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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…
April 3, 2017
North Dakota Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud Governor Burgum’s Signing of Bill That Would Help Keep Guns Out of the Hands of Domestic Abusers
BISMARCK, N.D. – The North Dakota chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today thanked Governor Doug Burgum for signing HB 1402, a bill that clarifies law enforcement’s authority to…
March 31, 2017
Gun Lobby Racking Up Losses in Push for Permitless Carry: GA, KY, MT, NM, SD, TN, UT and VA
As the gun lobby seeks to gut gun safety laws across the country, it is facing loss after loss trying to pass permitless carry bills in statehouses. Permitless carry bills would dismantle concealed carry permitting systems and allow dangerous people…
March 31, 2017
Maryland Moms Demand Action, Everytown Urge Legislators to Bring Important Gun Safety Legislation to a Vote
Moms Demand Action Volunteers Greet Lawmakers at State Capitol and Urge Senate Committee Chairman Zirkin and the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee to Move SB 727 Forward Volunteers Have Repeatedly Visited Annapolis throughout Session to Make Their Voices…
March 31, 2017
Kentucky Moms Demand Action, Everytown Celebrate Defeat of Reckless Gun Bills That Would Have Allowed Dangerous People to Carry Hidden, Loaded Guns Without a Permit and Forced Guns Onto College Campuses and Into K-12 Classrooms
Moms Demand Action Volunteers Fought Tirelessly Throughout the Legislative Session to Make Sure Neither SB7 Nor HB249 Became State Law FRANKFORT, Ky. – Volunteers with the Kentucky chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a part of…
March 31, 2017
Georgia Moms Demand Action, Everytown Denounce Vote Advancing Guns on Campus Bill to Governor’s Desk
For the Fourth Year in a Row, the Georgia Chapter of Moms Demand Action Has Stood with College Students, Faculty and Parents Against Guns on Campus Bill Moms Demand Action Volunteers Call on Governor Deal to Once Again Veto…
March 31, 2017
Illinois Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond to Mass Shooting at a Chicago Restaurant That Killed Four People
Gun Violence by the Numbers (and Visuals) Available Here CHICAGO – The Illinois chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statement in response to…
March 30, 2017
New Poll: 91 Percent of Texas Voters Support the State’s Permitting System; Majority of Voters Oppose Permitless Carry
Legislature Currently Considering Bills that Would Dismantle State’s License to Carry Permitting System despite Strong Voter Support for the Current System AUSTIN, Texas – Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund and the Texas chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun…
March 29, 2017
Montana Moms Demand Action, Everytown Criticize Senate Passage of Legislation That Would Allow Guns in Restaurants That Serve Alcohol; Urge Governor Bullock to Veto It
House Bill 494 Seeks to Promote Gun Lobby’s Dangerous “Guns Everywhere” Agenda by Allowing Hidden, Loaded Handguns in Restaurants That Serve Alcohol HELENA, Mont. – The Montana chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown…
March 29, 2017
Arkansas Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud Sec Statement Against Guns in College Stadiums and Arenas
HB 1249 Requires Colleges to Let Students, Faculty and Visitors Carry Hidden, Loaded Handguns onto Campuses Additionally, the Bill Forces Public Buildings and Parks to Allow Guns, and Also Allows People to Carry Hidden, Loaded Guns in Crowded Places Such…
March 29, 2017
More Than 80 U.S. Veteran Members of Moms Demand Action, Everytown Release Letter Urging Senate Leaders to Reject H.R. 1181 That Would Put U.S. Veterans in Danger
With a Veterans Suicide Rate 20 Percent Higher Than Civilians, H.R. 1181 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 WASHINGTON…
March 28, 2017
North Dakota Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud Resounding Defeat Of Legislation That Would Allow Hidden, Loaded Handguns in K-12 Schools
Volunteers with the North Dakota Chapter of Moms Demand Action, Gun Violence Survivor Testified Earlier This Month Against House Bill 1310 BISMARCK, N.D. – Volunteers with the North Dakota chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a…
March 28, 2017
Georgia Moms Demand Action, Everytown Criticize Senate Vote 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 Shows…
March 28, 2017
Pennsylvania Moms Demand Action, Everytown Praise Legislators for Introducing Bill that would Keep Guns Out of the Hands of Domestic Abusers
Senate Bill 501 Would Close Loophole that Currently Makes it Easy for Certain Domestic Abusers to Access Guns HARRISBURG, Pa. — Volunteers with the Pennsylvania chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun…
March 28, 2017
Gun Violence Survivor, Indiana Moms Demand Action Applaud South Bend Common Council for Unanimously Passing Gun Violence Prevention Resolution
INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, and Stephen Miller, a member of the Everytown Survivor Network, this morning applauded the South Bend Common Council for passing…
March 27, 2017
South Dakota Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud Defeat of Dangerous Bill That Would Have Dismantled State’s Permit Requirement for Carrying Concealed Handguns
PIERRE, S.D. – The South Dakota chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today applauded the final defeat of H 1072, which would have dismantled the state’s concealed carry permit requirement,…
March 26, 2017
Ohio Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond to Fatal Shooting Early Sunday Morning in A Cincinnati Night Club
CINCINNATI – The Ohio chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today responded to reports of a shooting around 1 a.m. this morning that killed one person…
March 26, 2017
Nevada Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond to Fatal Shooting Saturday Along the Las Vegas Strip
LAS VEGAS – The Nevada chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today responded to reports of a shooting yesterday that killed one person and injured another…
March 24, 2017
Maryland Moms Demand Action, Everytown Statement on Shooting Death of Two Sisters at Their Charles County Home Thursday Night
Mother of the Victims also Injured in Tragic Shooting Believed to be Committed by Girls’ Father TAKOMA PARK, Md. – Today the Maryland chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released…
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/.
