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Back to School, Back to School Shootings
Across the country, students are piling into buses and cars and heading back to class. And sadly but inevitably, as we’ve already seen twice this fall, school shootings will also begin again. Some students will kill themselves with a…
September 12, 2016
Kelly Ayotte: Dodging her constituents and the gun violence issue
Last week, Senator Kelly Ayotte kicked out a Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America volunteer from an event advertised as public. But here’s a news flash: Ayotte’s constituents will Kick…
September 8, 2016
Texas Moms Respond to School Shooting at Alpine High School
Alpine High School Shooting is 33rd School Shooting in 2016; 193rd School Shooting Since 2013 SAN ANTONIO, Texas — The Texas chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun…
September 8, 2016
Everytown Investigation Shows Maine is Home to Significant Market for Unlicensed Gun Sales – Both Through Classified and Online Ads – Making it Easy for Criminals to Avoid Background Checks, Arm Themselves Illegally
New Report Shows That an Average of 2,300 Ads for Unlicensed Gun Sales are Arranged Through Classified Advertising Each Year; Anecdotal Evidence Suggests Criminals Use Guns Sold Through Classifieds for Trafficking to States With Stronger Gun…
August 24, 2016
Just Released: New Polling Reveals Overwhelming Majority of Missourians Support Concealed Carry Permitting System
63 Percent of Missourians Would Also Be Less Likely to Vote for a State Senator Who Voted to Eliminate the State’s Permit Requirement, Poll Finds Governor Nixon Has Vetoed SB 656, A Bill Which Would Allow People to Legally Carry…
August 10, 2016
NRA Reveals its Own Hypocrisy with Reckless New Ad
On the very same day Donald Trump suggested that the “Second Amendment people” take care of Hillary, forcing the Secret Service to respond to his threat, the NRA…
August 3, 2016
Texas Leads Nation When it Comes to Unintentional Child Shootings – 7 in July Alone, Nearly Doubling Count from Previous 6 Months Combined
As we enter the dog days of summer, a quick look-back at July reveals that it was a deadly month for children in Texas when it comes to unintentional child shootings. In fact, Texas currently leads the nation in unintentional…
August 3, 2016
Everytown, New Jersey Moms Praise State Senators for Passing Bipartisan Bill to Protect Women from Domestic Abusers
TRENTON, N.J.—The New Jersey chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today praised state senators for passing legislation designed to keep women safe from domestic violence. Senate Bill 2483, sponsored…
August 1, 2016
Everytown, Texas Moms Respond to Implementation of Guns on Campus Law on 50th Anniversary of UT Tower Mass Shooting
Law Forces Texas’ Public Colleges and Universities to Allow Concealed Handguns On Campus AUSTIN, Texas – The Texas chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today released a statement in response…
July 28, 2016
A Tragic Summer and the Need to Uphold Missouri’s Concealed Carry Permitting System
Orlando. Dallas. Baton Rouge. And last week, it was Kansas City, KS in mourning, after a gunman shot and killed Police Captain Robert “Dave” Melton, an Iraq War veteran and longtime police officer gunned down as…
July 27, 2016
Everytown, Washington Moms Applaud Qualification of Initiative 1491, Washington State’s Extreme Risk Protection Order Measure, for the 2016 Ballot
Following Successful 2014 Background Check Ballot Initiative, Gun Sense Champions Will Once Again Bring the Vote Directly to Washingtonians Measure Would Empower Family Members and Law Enforcement to Help Prevent Tragedies and Save Lives; Mirrors Similar Legislation in California, Connecticut…
July 24, 2016
Tim Kaine Keeps Guns Front and Center as We Head into the DNC
As you may know, Tim Kaine took the National Rifle Association to task yesterday in his first speech as Hillary Clinton’s vice-presidential nominee. The approach of the Clinton-Kaine ticket on gun violence prevention is nothing less than a sea change…
July 23, 2016
Everytown, Moms Demand Action, Newtown Survivor Statements on Hillary Clinton’s Selection of Tim Kaine as Vice Presidential Nominee
Tim Kaine Has Always Bucked the NRA and Put the Safety of Americans First; 2016 Proves to be the Year of Gun Safety as Clinton and Kaine Form Gun Sense Ticket for White House Hundreds of Gun Safety Advocates from…
July 20, 2016
Mike Pence, the NRA’s A-Rated Pick for Vice-President
As Governor Mike Pence, Donald Trump’s nominee for Vice President, takes the stage at the RNC tonight, here’s some context on why the NRA is thrilled with this pick. Pence has a long political career of supporting dangerous policies pushed…
July 20, 2016
Gun Politics at the DNC: Gun Violence Prevention Leaders, Survivors and Hundreds of Advocates in Philadelphia as 2016 Proves to be The Year of Gun Safety
Hundreds of Gun Safety Advocates from Everytown and Moms Demand Action Will Gather in Philadelphia Before They Set Off to Elect Hillary Clinton as the First-Ever Gun Sense President and Win Other Gun Safety Priorities at the Ballot Box in…
July 18, 2016
Wait, Why Can’t Ohio Do Anything About Open Carry in Cleveland?
As the Republican National Convention gets underway in Cleveland, the tension surrounding the open carry of firearms is still on the rise. After weeks of violence – from Dallas to Baton Rouge – the extremist, unsafe NRA-worldview of guns for…
July 17, 2016
Statement from John Feinblatt, President of Everytown for Gun Safety on Baton Rouge Law Enforcement Shooting
Everytown and Major Cities Chiefs Research Found that 52 Percent of Law Enforcement Homicides Are Committed by People Likely Prohibited from Having Guns Everytown Research (And Visuals) on Gun…
July 14, 2016
In wake of Dallas Shooting and Ahead of RNC, Open Carry and NRA “Guns Everywhere” Culture in the Spotlight
As Cleveland prepares for the Republican National Convention, there are serious questions and concerns about how Ohio’s open carry law will affect the work of police officers charged with protecting public safety during the expected protests. Under Ohio law, people…
July 14, 2016
Everytown, Moms Demand Action, Newtown Survivor Statement on Reports That Donald Trump Will Likely Select Mike Pence as Running Mate
Pence’s Views on Gun Violence Prevention are Extreme, Out of Step with Vast Majority of Americans Who Support Common-Sense Public Safety Laws NEW YORK – In response to reports that Donald Trump will likely select Indiana…
July 8, 2016
Statement From John Feinblatt, President of Everytown For Gun Safety on Dallas Law Enforcement Shooting Last Night
NEW YORK — Following one of the the deadliest mass shootings of law enforcement officers in U.S. history last night in Dallas, John Feinblatt, president of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statement: STATEMENT FROM EVERYTOWN…
July 6, 2016
North Carolina Moms Demand Action Mobilize to Defeat Permitless Carry Bill
North Carolina’s long history of responsible gun ownership will continue thanks to the defeat of a dangerous gun bill that threatened to eliminate some of the state’s common-sense public safety laws. Just days after the deadliest mass shooting in…
July 6, 2016
Everytown, Gun Violence Survivors Statements on Leader Pelosi and Other House Members’ Rally for Common-Sense Gun Laws that Will #Disarmhate and Save Lives
As Congress Gets Back To Work, Survivors, Moms Joined Rally on Capitol Hill; Everytown, Survivors Unveiled D.C. Taxi Cab and Billboard Truck Advertisements Urging Congress to #BuckTheNRA Over the July 4th Recess, Moms Demand Action Chapters Held Elected Leaders Accountable…
July 5, 2016
Everytown, New Mexico Moms Applaud Las Cruces City Council for Passing City Resolution Urging Elected Leaders in the State to Pass Criminal Background Checks on All Gun Sales
New Mexico has a Loophole in State Law that Allows Felons, Domestic Abusers and Other Dangerous People to Obtain Guns from Unlicensed Sellers, No Background Check, No Questions Asked LAS CRUCES, N.M. – The New Mexico chapter of Moms Demand…
July 1, 2016
Everytown, Wisconsin Moms to Run Full-Page Ad in Wisconsin State Journal Blasting Senator Johnson’s Dangerous Votes Against Expanding Background Checks
Ad Criticizes Johnson for Putting Politics Before Public Safety by Voting Against an Expansion of Background Checks Just Eight Days after Orlando Mass Shooting MADISON, Wis. – Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund and the Wisconsin…
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/.
