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Maine Moms Demand Action Statement in Response to Murder of Three People Shot and Killed in Oakland Last Night
BRUNSWICK, Maine – Maine Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense today released the following statements responding to the news that three people were shot and killed at a home in Oakland Wednesday night, before the gunman…
November 4, 2015
How to Keep Openly Carried Handguns Out of Your Business
Beginning on January 1, 2016, it will be legal for people in Texas to carry openly displayed handguns in public. But as the owner or manager of private property, you still have the right to keep guns out of your…
November 4, 2015
Mayor Bernero, Michigan Health and Hospital Association, Michigan Parent Teacher Association and Michigan Moms Urge Lawmakers to Oppose SB 442, Dangerous “Guns Everywhere” Bill
LANSING, Mich. —The Michigan chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America and Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero, a member of Mayors Against Illegal Guns, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety, stood with the Michigan Health and Hospital…
November 4, 2015
NRA Defeat in Northern Virginia: Gun Sense Victory For Jeremy McPike In SD 29
WOODBRIDGE, Va. – In the latest victory for gun safety, Everytown tonight released the following statements in response to voters electing Jeremy McPike to Virginia’s 29th Senate District in the National Rifle Association’s backyard. Everytown made gun safety a key…
October 19, 2015
Everytown, Montana Moms Release Polling Showing Overwhelming Majority of Missoulians, Including Gun Owners, Support Criminal Background Checks on All Gun Sales
New Polling Reveals 80 Percent of City Residents and 82 Percent of Missoula’s Gun-Owning Households Support Requiring Criminal Background Checks on All Gun Sales; City Council to Hold Hearing on Background Check Ordinance Tonight More Than 1,000 Missoulians Sign…
October 15, 2015
Maine Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense Cleared to Begin Gathering Signatures to Qualify Maine Background Check Initiative for November 2016 Ballot
Secretary of State Approves Petition for Circulation; Moms, Gun Violence Survivors, and Other Maine Citizens to Begin Gathering Signatures This Weekend for Ballot Measure Requiring Criminal Background Checks for All Gun Sales AUGUSTA, Maine – The Secretary of State has…
October 14, 2015
Everytown For Gun Safety Releases Statements After First Question On Gun Safety At Democratic Debate
NEW YORK, N.Y.— After the first question on gun safety at tonight’s Democratic debate, Everytown for Gun Safety released the following statements. STATEMENT FROM SHANNON WATTS, FOUNDER OF MOMS DEMAND ACTION FOR GUN SENSE IN AMERICA, A PART OF…
October 13, 2015
Michigan Moms Urge Lawmakers to Vote ‘No’ on Guns in Schools
Today: Senate Judiciary Hearing on Guns in Schools Bill, S 442 Moms, Teachers, Retired Law Enforcement Testify in Opposition to Allowing Guns in K-12 Schools and College Dorms and Classrooms LANSING, Mich. — Members of the Michigan chapter…
October 13, 2015
Julianne Moore and Over 80 Cultural Influencers Join Everytown for Gun Safety to Rally Creative Community Around Ending Gun Violence
NEW YORK CITY — Everytown for Gun Safety, the largest gun violence prevention non-profit in the country with more than three million supporters, and Julianne Moore today announced the launch of the Everytown Creative Council –…
October 9, 2015
Texas Moms Demand Action Respond to Deadly
TSU Shooting is the Second Campus Shooting Today, Third Shooting at TSU in Three Months HOUSTON— In response to reports of today’s shooting at Texas Southern University in Houston in which a gunman fatally shot one…
October 9, 2015
Arizona Moms Demand Action and Everytown Survivor Network Statement in Response to Deadly Shooting at Northern Arizona University’s Flagstaff Campus
Northern Arizona University is 144th School Shooting Since Sandy Hook, At Least the 47th School Shooting this Year PHOENIX, Ariz.— In response to reports of today’s early morning shooting at Northern…
October 8, 2015
Everytown Statement on Senate Democrats Push for Action on Gun Violence
In response to more than 20 Democratic members of the Senate gathering on the east steps of the United States Capitol today to call for action to prevent gun violence, Everytown for Gun Safety, the nation’s largest gun violence prevention…
October 6, 2015
Everytown and Moms Demand Action Release School Shootings Index, Mapping The 142 Shootings at Schools Since 2013
Forty Five School Shootings in 2015 Alone; Full List and Interactive Map Available Here NEW YORK, N.Y. — Days after the shooting at Umpqua Community College, Everytown for Gun Safety and Moms Demand Action for Gun…
October 1, 2015
Everytown Statements In Response to Mass Shooting at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Oregon
Umpqua Community College Shooting is 45th School Shooting in 2015, 142nd School Shooting Since Sandy Hook Gun Violence Experts and Survivors Available for Media Interviews NEW YORK AND PORTLAND, Ore. — In response to reports of t…
October 1, 2015
Texas Moms Urge University of Texas President Gregory L. Fenves to Listen to Faculty, Students, Parents, and Oppose Guns in College Classrooms
AUSTIN—In support of the rally today in Austin and the over 150 University of Texas-Austin Professors and over 500 community members who have signed…
September 23, 2015
Two Hundred Unintentional Child Shootings This Year: Everytown and Moms Demand Action #Notanaccident Index Marks Preventable Milestone in Calendar Year
#NotAnAccident Index Reveals Florida, Ohio and Texas Lead the Nation With Fourteen Shootings Each; 62% Could Have Been Prevented Had the Gun Been Safely Stored National Index Shows At Least 60 Deaths and 143 Injuries, One Every 32 Hours; Everytown…
September 22, 2015
South Dakota Moms, Everytown Respond to News that Four Children and Their Mother Were Shot to Death in Murder Suicide In Platte
PLATTE, SOUTH DAKOTA — The South Dakota chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today released the following statement in response to news that four children and their mother were killed…
September 17, 2015
GOP Debate Reax: Shannon Watts, Founder of Moms Demand Action, Reacts to Guns Discussion at GOP Debate
NEW YORK – Everytown for Gun Safety, the largest gun violence prevention organization in the country, released the following statement from Shannon Watts, founder of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a part of Everytown, in response to…
September 15, 2015
Everytown and Montana Moms Applaud Missoula City Council for Introducing Ordinance to Require Life-Saving Criminal Background Checks on All Gun Sales
MISSOULA, Mont. – Everytown for Gun Safety and the Montana chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today released the following statement applauding the introduction of a Missoula city ordinance which…
September 14, 2015
Everytown For Gun Safety, Moms Demand Action For Gun Sense In America Respond to Mississippi Shootings at Delta State University and in Gautier
Delta State University Shooting is 138th School Shooting Since Sandy Hook NEW YORK – In response to reports of today’s shooting at Delta State University in Cleveland, Mississippi, in which professor Ethan Schmidt was shot…
September 14, 2015
Everytown, Kentucky Moms Statement on State Trooper Joseph Cameron Ponder Killed by Felon From Missouri
Lebanon Junction, Ky. — Following reports that Kentucky State Police Trooper Joseph Cameron Ponder was shot and killed by a felon from Missouri, the Kentucky chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part…
August 27, 2015
Virginia Moms Respond to Virginia Delegates Charles D. Poindexter and Chris Head Statements on Shooting in Moneta
Virginia Moms Respond to Virginia Delegates Charles D. Poindexter and Chris Head Statements on Shooting in Moneta ROANOKE, Va.—The Virginia chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today released the following…
August 26, 2015
New Statements and Information: Everytown, Virginia Moms Demand Action Respond to Shooting Today in Which Reporter and Photographer Killed Live on Air, Interviewee Injured
Virginia Shooting Latest Event in Cruel Summer of High Profile Shootings Across America WASHINGTON – Shannon Watts, founder of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, and Jennifer Herrera, the volunteer chapter leader…
August 26, 2015
Everytown, Moms Demand Action Statement in Response to Shooting in Virginia Today in Which Reporter and Photographer Killed Live On Air, Interviewee Injured
Colin Goddard, Everytown Staff and Virginia Tech Shooting Survivor Available for Interviews Today; Cameraman Killed Also Virginia Tech Graduate WARNING: Graphic Footage of Incident Available Here WASHINGTON – Colin Goddard, Virginia Tech shooting survivor and Senior…
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/.
