The Latest
If you're a member of the media, please send inquiries to [email protected]
Everytown, Florida Moms Demand Action Respond to Fort Lauderdale Airport Shooting That Killed At Least Five With More Injured
Shooting Occurs As Florida Legislature Prepare to Consider SB 140 and HB 6001, Two Dangerous Bills That Would Allow Concealed Handguns in Airports This Incident is the First Mass Shooting of 2017 and at Least the 158th Since January 2009;…
December 21, 2016
Everytown, New Mexico Moms Demand Action Applaud Representative Stephanie Garcia Richard, Senator Richard Martinez and Senate Majority Leader-Elect Peter Wirth For Filing Bill to Require Criminal Background Checks For All Gun Sales
Loophole in Current New Mexico Law Allows Criminals, Domestic Abusers and Other Dangerous People to Obtain Guns from Unlicensed Sellers, With No Background Check, No Questions Asked SANTA FE, N.M. – The New Mexico chapter of Moms Demand Action for…
December 19, 2016
Ohio Moms Demand Action Criticize Governor John Kasich’s Signing of Dangerous Gun Bill
Senate Bill 199 Allows People to Carry Hidden, Loaded Handguns in Daycare Centers and on Some College Campuses, and Limits the Ability of Businesses to Keep People from Carrying Guns on Private Property COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio chapter of…
December 19, 2016
Everytown, Illinois Moms Demand Action Respond to Weekend Gun Violence in Chicago Including the Mass Shooting in Fernwood
At least the 16th Mass Shooting in the United States in 2016; More than 700 homicides in Chicago so far in 2016 CHIGAGO— In response to reports of weekend gun violence in Chicago including a mass…
December 16, 2016
Another NRA Defeat: Gun-Lobby Backed Bills Fail in Michigan Legislature
Michigan Moms Demand Action and Everytown for Gun Safety Applaud Legislature for Standing Up for Public Safety LANSING, Mich. — Everytown for Gun Safety and the Michigan chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America today released the…
December 16, 2016
Everytown, South Carolina Moms Demand Action Issue Statement in Support of Families Whose Loved Ones Were Killed During Charleston Church Shooting
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Today, the South Carolina chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statement of solidarity in support of the families and friends of the nine worshippers…
December 15, 2016
Terrible Twos: 2016 Proves to be a Dangerous Year for Two-Year-Olds Gaining Access to Unsecured Firearms
As we wrap up 2016, a look back reveals it was another dangerous year for American children when it comes to unintentional child shootings. Recent headlines show a startling trend of the dangers that can occur when children gain access…
December 15, 2016
Moms Demand Action Marks Four-Year Anniversary by Renewing Commitment to Strengthening Gun Laws in States, Vowing to Oppose the Gun Lobby Agenda
Group Reflects on Victories of 2016; Is Poised to Take on the Potentially NRA-Fueled Agenda of Trump Administration NEW YORK – Today, Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety,…
December 13, 2016
Gun Politics in 2016 and What’s Ahead in 2017
As you prepare coverage and commentary to close out the year, here is a review of how the movement to end gun violence grew stronger in 2016 than it’s ever been before – and how we’re ready for what lies…
December 8, 2016
Ohio Moms Demand Action Responds to Ohio Senate Revision and Passage of House Bill 48
Ohio Senate Passes HB 48 With Amendments After Powerful Testimony From Moms Demand Action Volunteers Before the Government Oversight and Reform Committee Columbus, Ohio — The Ohio chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown…
December 7, 2016
Georgia Moms Demand Action Responds to Shooting That Killed One Police Officer and Injured Another in Americus
Everytown for Gun Safety, the country’s largest gun violence prevention organization, recently published data (available here) showing law enforcement officers have been wounded or killed in more than 200 shootings in the United States so far…
December 6, 2016
Everytown, New Mexico Moms Demand Action Respond to Albuquerque Shooting
Everytown Research (And Visuals) on Gun Violence By the Numbers Available Here ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The New Mexico chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today responded…
December 5, 2016
Ohio Moms Demand Action Responds to Open Carry Demonstration at The Ohio State University Today
Demonstration Comes as the Ohio Senate Considers House Bill 48, Which Would Allow People to Legally Carry Hidden, Loaded Handguns in Daycare Centers, on Some College Campuses, and in Police Stations COLUMBUS, OHIO — The Ohio chapter of Moms Demand…
December 2, 2016
Another Tragic Milestone Passed as Chicago Records 700th Homicide of 2016
Vast Majority of the City’s Homicides are Gun Homicides; Highlights the Need to Close Dangerous Loopholes in U.S. Gun Laws Research Suggests Most Guns Recovered in Chicago Crimes Were Sold in Other States, Many of them from States that Don’t…
December 2, 2016
Everytown, West Virginia Moms Demand Action Respond to Murder of 15-Year-Old Child in Charleston
Man Not Permitted to Have Gun Kills 15-Year-Old Black Youth After Verbal Altercation; Federal Prosecutors to Determine Whether It May Have Been a Hate Crime CHARLESTON, W.Va.— The West Virginia chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America,…
December 2, 2016
Everytown, Louisiana Moms Demand Action Respond to Shooting Death of Former NFL Player Joe McKnight
28-Year-Old Joe McKnight was Shot and Killed During An Argument in Terrytown NEW ORLEANS— In response to reports that former NFL player Joe McKnight was shot and killed during an argument at an intersection in Terrytown…
December 1, 2016
Tragic Milestone Passed as U.S. Records 200th Shooting of a Law Enforcement Officer in 2016
200th Shooting Follows a Spike in Shootings of Police Officers in Recent Weeks, According to Data Collected by Everytown for Gun Safety NEW YORK – Everytown for Gun Safety, the country’s largest gun violence prevention organization, today published data (…
November 30, 2016
Ohio Moms Demand Action Responds to Lawmakers Delaying a Committee Vote on House Bill 48
HB 48 Would Allow People to Legally Carry Hidden, Loaded Handguns in Daycare Centers, on College Campuses, and in Police Stations Columbus, Ohio — The Ohio chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for…
November 30, 2016
Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond to Levi’s Policy Asking Customers to Leave Their Guns at Home
Levi’s Joins a String of Corporations Taking a Stand for Gun Sense to Protect Customers, Employees NEW YORK — Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today released the below statement from founder…
November 15, 2016
New Study Finds 64 Percent Decrease in Gun Violence Research After Congress Blocked CDC Funding in 1996; Study Also Finds Recent Uptick Since Sandy Hook
NEW YORK – Everytown for Gun Safety today announced the publication of new peer-reviewed research in scientific journal JAMA Internal Medicine entitled “Trends in Research Publications About Gun Violence in the United States, 1960 to 2014” (…
November 10, 2016
Everytown, Pennsylvania Moms Demand Action Respond to Domestic Violence Tragedy in Canonsburg
Domestic Abuser Kills Pregnant Woman, Police Officer; Another Cop Was Injured in Early Morning Attack; Nine Officers in Keystone State Have Been Shot In The Line Of Duty in 2016; Current Pennsylvania Law Doesn’t Require That Domestic Abusers Subject to…
November 10, 2016
Everytown and Oregon Moms Demand Action Declare Victory in Re-Electing Gun Sense Champions Up and Down the Ballot, Defending All 2015 Background Check Law Champions Up for Election
Candidates Who Received Support Including Grassroots Activity and Financial Investments from Everytown and Moms Demand Action Won their Races; Oregon Shows that Gun Safety is a Winning Issue, Looks Ahead to Continued Improvements in State Gun Laws SALEM, Ore. –…
November 9, 2016
Good Night for Gun Safety: Everytown and New Hampshire Moms Demand Action Hold U.S. Senator Kelly Ayotte Accountable for Repeatedly Voting Against Expanded Background Checks
Everytown, New Hampshire Moms Demand Action and Survivors Held Senator Ayotte Accountable with Grassroots Work Since Her Vote Against Manchin-Toomey Legislation in 2013 Independence USA PAC Spent More Than $8.5 Million on Television Ads Opposing Ayotte CONCORD, N.H. – Everytown…
November 9, 2016
In Night of Electoral Surprises, Gun Safety Ballot Measures Prevail in Nevada, Washington State and California
Nevada Question 1 Requiring Criminal Background Checks for all Gun Sales Passes in State with Strong Gun-Owning Tradition Despite More Than $6.6 Million in NRA Spending in Opposition Washington State Approves Initiative 1491, an Extreme Risk Protection Order Measure, and…
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/.
