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Everytown and Virginia Moms Demand Action Statement on Reports of Mass Shooting at Home in Chesapeake
RICHMOND, VA. — Following reports of a mass shooting at a Chesapeake, Virginia home in which five family members were killed by a shooter who then committed suicide, the Virginia chapter of Moms Demand Action for…
January 28, 2016
Moms Demand Action Teams Up with Comedian and Everytown Creative Council Member Rachel Dratch to Launch “What Could Go Wrong” Campaign
“What Could Go Wrong” Spotlights Reckless Gun Lobby ‘Guns Everywhere’ Agenda Including Allowing Guns in Bars; 93 percent of Americans Oppose Allowing Guns in Bars “What Could…
January 27, 2016
West Virginia Moms Respond to House Judiciary Committee Hearing on Legislation That Would Allow Untrained, Unlicensed People to Carry Concealed, Loaded Guns in Public
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today testified in the House of Delegates Judiciary Committee against HB 4145, legislation that would allow people…
January 27, 2016
Kentucky Moms Speak Out Against Push to Force Guns In Schools, Urge Legislators to Defeat House Bill 221
Moms Express Disappointment in State Legislators who Introduced Bill; Proposed Legislation would Allow Individuals to Carry Loaded, Hidden Handguns in Classrooms and on College Campuses FRANKFORT, Ky –- The Kentucky chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in…
January 27, 2016
Nebraska Moms Applaud Senate Filibuster of Dangerous Bill That Puts Nebraska Communities at Risk
LB 289 Would Undermine Local Public Safety Laws; Bill Would Allow the National Rifle Association to Sue Nebraska Cities Over Life-Saving Local Firearms Ordinances and Force Taxpayers to Pay for the Lawsuits LINCOLN, NE — Volunteers with the Nebraska…
January 27, 2016
Everytown For Gun Safety Applauds Introduction of Bill to Repeal Blanket Immunity for Gun Industry
Bill Introduced Today by Senator Blumenthal and Representative Schiff Would Repeal 2005 Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA), the NRA’s “Most Significant Piece of Pro-Gun Legislation in Twenty Years” NEW YORK – Everytown for Gun Safety today applauded…
January 22, 2016
Moms Demand Action Call on Trader Joe’s to Prohibit Open Carry of Firearms in its Grocery Stores Nationwide
Moms’ Petition Follows Trader Joe’s Decision to Prohibit Open Carry of Guns in its Texas Stores; Campaign Follows Successful Corporate Public Safety Efforts at Target, Chipotle, Sonic, Chili’s, Jack in the Box, Starbucks, Safeway and Albertsons, Facebook, Instagram NEW…
January 21, 2016
More Than 70 Washington Moms, Gun Violence Survivors Gathered for Gun Violence Prevention Lobby Day at Washington State House
OLYMPIA, Wash. – Today, more than 70 volunteers with the Washington chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, along with members of the Everytown Survivor Network, both a part of Everytown for Gun Safety, came together with…
January 20, 2016
Hundreds of Texas Businesses Stand Up for Customer and Employee Safety by Prohibiting Open Carry
Less Than One Month into 2016, More Than 400 Texas Businesses Have Prohibited Open Carry of Handguns in Stores Texas Institutions and Major Chains like HEB, Fiesta Mart, Luby’s Cafeteria and Many Others Have Prohibited Open Carry;…
January 20, 2016
Everytown For Gun Safety and the American Constitution Society Issue Statements on the Legality of Executive Actions to Stem Gun Violence
Today: U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Hearing on the Administration’s Executive Actions to Reduce Gun Violence Erwin Chemerinsky, Leading Constitutional Scholar and Dean of UC-Irvine School of Law, Submitted Written…
January 19, 2016
West Virginia Moms Demand Action Condemns Introduction of Bills that Would Allow Untrained, Unlicensed People to Carry Concealed, Loaded Guns in Public
Senate Bills 136 and 314, along with House Bill 4145, Seek to Allow Permitless Carry in West Virginia; Gov. Tomblin Vetoed Similar Legislation Last Year CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense…
January 19, 2016
Maine Moms, Law Enforcement, Gun Violence Survivors, Gun Owners Turn in Signatures to Qualify Maine Background Check Initiative for November Ballot
Group Delivers Total of 85,436 Signatures, Collected from Every County and All 503 Cities and Towns in Maine AUGUSTA, Maine – Volunteers with Maine Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense, together with law enforcement officials, gun owners and gun…
January 13, 2016
Indiana Moms Urge Lawmakers to Vote ‘No’ on Allowing Alcohol Abusers to Carry Hidden, Loaded Handguns
Today: Senate Judiciary Hearing on Senate Bill 36, Allowing Alcohol Abusers to Carry Hidden, Loaded Handguns in Public Moms, Teachers, Public Health Professionals Testify in Opposition to Dangerous Bill Indianapolis, IN — Members of the Indiana…
January 11, 2016
Daughter and Cousin of Charleston Shooting Victims and South Carolina Moms Release Statement in Support of Bills Introduced by Senator Malloy and Representative Brannon to Close Charleston Loophole
Bills Filed by Senator Gerald Malloy and Representative Norman “Doug” Brannon to Honor Nine Charleston Victims Would Save Lives by Keeping Guns Away from Criminals, Domestic Abusers, and Dangerously Mentally Ill COLUMBIA, SC – The Everytown Survivor Network and…
January 5, 2016
Everytown for Gun Safety Applauds President Obama for Taking Executive Action to Reduce Gun Violence
Everytown Previously Released New Research and Recommendations for How the President Can Take Executive Action to Reduce Gun Violence WASHINGTON – Following the White House announcement that President Obama will deliver…
January 4, 2016
Everytown Lauds President Obama for Meeting with Attorney General Lynch Today to Discuss Executive Action on Guns
Everytown Previously Released New Research and Recommendations for How the President Can Take Executive Action to Reduce Gun Violence WASHINGTON – In advance of President Obama’s meeting today with U.S. Attorney…
December 30, 2015
Texas Businesses Say No to Open Carry
Moms spoke and Texas businesses listened! On January 1, 2016, open carry becomes legal in the state of Texas. But dozens of businesses, including thousands of locations across the state, will be exercising their right to prohibit individuals from openly…
December 23, 2015
Everytown, NBA, and Spike Lee Launch Campaign to Rally Americans to Help End Gun Violence
First of Several Spike Lee-Directed ‘End Gun Violence’ PSAs to Debut Christmas Day on ABC and ESPN, Featuring NBA All-Stars Carmelo Anthony, Stephen Curry, Joakim Noah, Chris Paul, Grammy-Nominated Artist Andra Day, and Gun Violence Survivors from the Everytown Survivor…
December 22, 2015
Texas Moms Respond to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s Opinion on Campus Carry
Austin, Texas – Today the Texas Chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America responded to the non-binding opinion issued by Attorney General Ken Paxton stating that a university policy prohibiting handguns in campus…
December 22, 2015
Everytown Praises Virginia Attorney General Herring for Taking Executive Action Aimed at Keeping Virginians Safe from Gun Violence
Attorney General Review of Concealed Carry Laws Makes Sure Visitors Are Subject to Same Laws as Virginia Residents RICHMOND, Va. — Everytown for Gun Safety praised Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring today for taking executive actions to shore up the…
December 21, 2015
First-Ever Analysis of Hospital Costs of Gun Violence in Nevada Reveals that Taxpayers Pay Tens of Millions of Dollars
Firearm Injuries Have Cost Nevada Hospitals Almost $246 Million Over the Last Decade; Taxpayers Pay More than Half of Costs through Public Insurers, Charity NEW YORK – A new analysis of state inpatient hospitalization data released today by the Everytown…
December 15, 2015
Everytown to Air TV Ad Urging Congress to Close the Terror Gap
NEW YORK – Everytown for Gun Safety today released a new television ad (available here) calling on Congress to close the Terror Gap that allows suspected terrorists to buy guns. The ad will air in Washington,…
December 14, 2015
Everytown Applauds Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy for Taking Action to Close the Terror Gap, Calls on Congress to Close Loopholes
NEW YORK — Everytown for Gun Safety today applauded Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy for announcing that he would take what would likely be a first-in-the-nation executive order, pending federal government approval, to keep suspected terrorists from buying guns in Connecticut.
December 10, 2015
New FBI Data: Alaska Among Worst-Performing States in Submitting Records of People With Dangerous Mental Illness to National Gun Background Check System
New FBI Data: Alaska Among Worst-Performing States in Submitting Records of People With Dangerous Mental Illness to National Gun Background Check System Virginia Tech Shooter Was Able to Purchase Gun Because His Records Had Not Been Submitted; See Fatal Gaps…
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/.
