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Utah Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud Governor Herbert for Signing Legislation That Will Help Keep Guns Out of the Hands of Domestic Abusers
House Bill 206 Will Prohibit Gun Possession by People Convicted of Assault Against an Intimate Partner and People Subject to a Domestic Violence Protective Order SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in…
March 24, 2017
North Dakota Moms Demand Action, Everytown Criticize Governor Burgum’s Signing of Bill Dismantling State’s Concealed Carry Permit Requirement
Despite Polling Showing Wide Opposition, Governor Burgum Signs House Bill 1169, Making it Easy for Dangerous People and People with No Firearms Safety Training to Carry Hidden, Loaded Handguns Throughout North Dakota…
March 24, 2017
Maine Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud Legislators for Bipartisan Recommendation Against Bill That Would Allow Teenagers to Carry Hidden, Loaded Weapons Without a Permit or Safety Training
By a 9-1 Margin, Joint Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee Members Issued a Recommendation Against Passing Legislative Document 44 AUGUSTA, Maine –The Maine chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun…
March 23, 2017
Montana Moms Demand Action, Everytown Criticize Senate Judiciary Committee Passage of Legislation That Would Allow Guns in Restaurants That Serve Alcohol
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 23, 2017
Colorado Moms Demand Action, Everytown, Criticize Senate Vote That Would Allow People to Carry Hidden, Loaded Handguns in Public Without a Permit
Colorado Moms Demand Action Volunteers and Gun Violence Survivors Testified Earlier This Session 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, a part…
March 23, 2017
Wisconsin Moms Demand Action, Everytown Statement on Mass Shooting in Northern Wisconsin That Killed Four People
Victims Include an Everest Metro Police Officer, Believed to Be the First Officer Killed in the Line of Duty in Wisconsin This Year MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of…
March 23, 2017
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,…
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/.
