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Everytown, Maine Moms Demand Action Condemn Passage of LD 652, Legislation that Allows People to Carry Concealed Loaded Weapons in Public Without Any Permit or Training
Legislature Passes Dangerous Permitless Carry Bill Despite Opposition from Maine Police Chiefs and Vast Majority of Mainers, Gun Owners AUGUSTA, Maine – Everytown for Gun Safety and the Maine chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun…
June 26, 2015
Shannon Watts, Founder Of Moms Demand Action, To Address 2015 National PTA Convention & Expo On Moms’ Be Smart Campaign
At Least 122 Unintentional Child Shootings Have Occurred This Year Alone; Moms Taking Action with #NotAnAccident Index, BeSMARTforKids.org CHARLOTTE, N.C. – On Saturday, June 27th, Shannon Watts, founder of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a part of…
June 25, 2015
Everytown, New Jersey Moms and Mayors Applaud Lawmakers for Passing Life-Saving Domestic Violence Legislation with Bi-Partisan Approval; Urge Governor to Sign Quickly
Today: New Jersey Legislature Passes Legislation Requiring Abusers to Turn In Their Guns (S2786 and A4218) Moms, Mayors, Advocates Call on Governor Christie to Sign Life-Saving Bill Into Law TRENTON, N.J. – The New Jersey chapter of Moms Demand…
June 25, 2015
National Gun Violence Prevention Sabbath: Everytown, Moms Demand Action, Faith Leaders, Gun Violence Survivors, Mayors and Others are #Risingforcharleston this Weekend in Wake of Mass Shooting
More Than 1,000 Faith Leaders and Members of Religious Communities Have Signed Up to Participate in #RisingforCharleston WASHINGTON, D.C. – In the wake of the tragic mass shooting at Charleston’s Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church that…
June 23, 2015
Everytown For Gun Safety, Moms Demand Action, Statement On Renewed Call For Federal Legislation To Keep Guns Out Of Dangerous Hands
Everytown and Moms Echo Call for a Stalled Congress to Follow the Lead of States Around the Country, Fellow Lawmakers, to Require Criminal Background Checks on All Gun Sales Washington, D.C. – In the wake of the tragic mass shooting…
June 22, 2015
Moms Demand Action, Everytown Respond to Uber Policy Change on Guns in Cars
NEW YORK — Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety released the below statement from founder Shannon Watts in response to Uber’s decision to prohibit guns in vehicles: “We applaud Uber and other…
June 18, 2015
Everytown, South Carolina Moms Respond to Mass Shooting in Charleston that Killed Nine
Lucy McBath, Mother of Jordan Davis and Everytown Faith Outreach Leader, Calls for Action to Prevent Gun Violence Previous Everytown Research on Mass Shootings: everytown.org/mass-shootings COLUMBIA, S.C. – Everytown for Gun Safety and the South…
June 16, 2015
Everytown, North Carolina Moms, Gun Violence Survivors Applaud House for Taking Steps to Preserve Background Checks for Handgun Buyers
House Voted to Remove Dangerous Language Attempting to Repeal Background Checks from HB 562 RALEIGH, NC – Tonight, in a victory for gun violence prevention, the North Carolina House of Representatives voted to stop an attempt to repeal background checks…
June 16, 2015
New Report: Rhode Island Domestic Abusers Rarely Required to Turn in Firearms Even When Federal Law Prohibits Possession
From 2012 to 2014, Domestic Abusers Subject to Final Protective Orders Were Ordered to Turn In Firearms Only Five Percent of the Time First-of-its-Kind Report Raises Serious Questions About Safety of Women in Ocean State; Rhode Island Legislature Considers Legislation…
June 11, 2015
Everytown, New Jersey Moms, Mayors, Domestic Violence Prevention Advocates Call on Lawmakers to Support Life-Saving Domestic Violence Gun Legislation in Trenton
Today: Senate Law and Public Safety Committee Hearing on S2786, Requires Domestic Abusers to Turn In Their Guns Hopewell Mayor Anzano Delivers Letter on Behalf of New Jersey Coalition of Mayors Against Illegal Guns including…
June 8, 2015
Alabama Moms, Everytown Applaud Governor for Signing Life-Saving Bill into Law that Protects Domestic Violence Victims
Measures Within Bill Will Help Keep Guns Out of the Hands of Domestic Abusers BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Alabama chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today released the following statement…
June 4, 2015
South Carolina Moms Applaud Governor Haley for Signing Life-Saving Domestic Violence Bill into Law
COLUMBIA, S.C. – The South Carolina chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America today applauded Governor Haley for signing Senate Bill 3 into law. The law will protect victims of domestic violence by prohibiting abusers convicted of…
June 1, 2015
New York Moms Respond to Unintentional Child Shooting That Injured 4-Year-Old Girl in Yonkers
#NotAnAccident Index Reveals New York Has Suffered At Least 4 Unintentional Child Shootings Already in 2015—including shootings in Yonkers and Brooklyn National Index Shows At Least 31 Deaths, 101 Unintentional Shootings Involving Children This…
May 31, 2015
Texas Moms Demand Action Statement in Response to Passage of Guns on Campus Legislation
Today: House Votes for Guns on Campus Compromise; Senate Approved yesterday AUSTIN, Texas –Following passage of a modified version of SB 11 by both chambers of the Texas legislature, the Texas chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun…
May 21, 2015
Everytown, Texas Moms Demand Action Run Full Page Ad in Texas Newspaper Featuring Letter From Campus Shooting Survivors Calling on Legislature to Oppose Guns on Campus
50 Campus Shooting Survivors Warn: “Do Not Use Our Tragedies to Rationalize Bad Policy”; A Majority of Texans Oppose Forcing guns on campus; Print and TV Ads Available Here AUSTIN, Texas – As…
May 21, 2015
Georgia Moms Demand Action Statement in Response to Unintentional Child Shooting That Injured Nine-Year-Old in Dekalb County
#NotAnAccident Index Reveals Georgia Suffered At Least 6 Unintentional Child Shootings Already in 2015—including shootings in Augusta, Baconton, Chatsworth, DeKalb County, Jefferson and Macon National Index Shows At Least…
May 18, 2015
Texas Moms Demand Action Statement in Response to Waco Shooting
Senate State Affairs Committee Hearing Today on HB 910, Allowing the Open Carry of Handguns AUSTIN, Texas – In response to a shooting in Waco, Texas last night among members of several rival motorcycle…
May 18, 2015
Everytown, Maine Moms Demand Action Run Full Page Ads in Maine Newspapers Featuring Letter from Maine Chiefs Of Police Association Calling on Legislature to Oppose LD 652
Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety Recommends Legislators ‘Ought Not to Pass’ Dangerous Bill Scrapping Permits for Concealed Handguns; 84 Percent of Mainers Agree; Print, TV and Radio Ads Available Here AUGUSTA, Maine – As the Senate…
May 14, 2015
Everytown and Moms Demand Action #NotAnAccident Index Finds at Least Five Unintentional Child Shootings in Florida in 2015
#NotAnAccident Index Reveals Florida Suffered At Least 5 Unintentional Child Shootings Already in 2015—including shootings in East Lake, Davie, Jacksonville and…
May 14, 2015
Everytown and Moms Demand Action #NotAnAccident Index Finds at Least Four Unintentional Child Shootings in North Carolina in 2015
#NotAnAccident Index Reveals North Carolina Suffered At Least 4 Unintentional Child Shootings Already in 2015—including shootings in Charlotte, Davidson County, Mooresville,…
May 14, 2015
Everytown and Moms Demand Action #NotAnAccident Index Finds at Least Five Unintentional Child Shootings in California in 2015
#NotAnAccident Index Reveals California Suffered At Least 5 Unintentional Child Shootings Already in 2015—including shootings in Fresno, Gilroy, Linda,…
May 14, 2015
Everytown and Moms Demand Action #NotAnAccident Index Finds at Least Five Unintentional Child Shootings in Missouri in 2015
#NotAnAccident Index Reveals Missouri Suffered At Least 5 Unintentional Child Shootings Already in 2015—including shootings in Elmo, Florissant, Kansas City,…
May 14, 2015
Everytown and Moms Demand Action #Notanaccident Index Finds at Least Five Unintentional Child Shootings in Georgia in 2015
#NotAnAccident Index Reveals Georgia Suffered At Least 5 Unintentional Child Shootings Already in 2015—including shootings in Augusta, Baconton, Chatsworth,…
May 14, 2015
Everytown and Moms Demand Action #NotAnAccident Index Finds at Least Seven Unintentional Child Shootings in Texas in 2015
#NotAnAccident Index Reveals Texas Suffered At Least 7 Unintentional Child Shootings Already in 2015—including shootings in Garland, Houston, San Antonio…
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/.
