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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…
December 10, 2015
New FBI Data: Wyoming Among Worst-Performing States in Submitting Records of People with Dangerous Mental Illness to National Gun Background Check System
Wyoming Has Not Submitted Any Records Since Newtown, While More Than Two Million Records Have Been Submitted Nationally NEW YORK, NY – New FBI data released today by Everytown for Gun Safety shows that Wyoming ranks among the worst-performing states…
December 10, 2015
New FBI Data: Montana 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 Heat Map Detailing State Here NEW YORK, NY – New FBI data released today by Everytown for…
December 10, 2015
New FBI Data: Vermont Among Worst-Performing States In Submitting Records Of People With Dangerous Mental Illness To National Gun Background Check System
Vermont Has Not Submitted Any Records Since Newtown, While More Than Two Million Records Have Been Submitted Nationally Virginia Tech Shooter Was Able to Purchase Gun Because His Records Had Not Been Submitted; See Fatal Gaps Heat Map Detailing State…
December 10, 2015
New FBI Data: New Hampshire Among Worst-Performing States In Submitting Records Of People With Dangerous Mental Illness To National Gun Background Check System
New Hampshire Has Not Submitted Any Records Since Newtown, While More Than Two Million Records Have Been Submitted Nationally Virginia Tech Shooter Was Able to Purchase Gun Because His Records Had Not Been Submitted; See Fatal Gaps Heat Map Detailing…
December 10, 2015
New FBI Data: Oklahoma Among Worst-Performing States In Submitting Records Of People With Dangerous Mental Illness To National Gun Background Check System
Oklahoma Has Only Submitted 48 Records Since Newtown, While More Than Two Million Records Have Been Submitted Nationally Virginia Tech Shooter Was Able to Purchase Gun Because His Records Had Not Been Submitted; See Fatal Gaps Heat Map Detailing State…
December 10, 2015
New FBI Data: Since Newtown, States Have Added More Than Two Million Mental Health Records of People with Dangerous Mental Illness to Background Check Database
See An Interactive Map Charting States’ Progress Here NEW YORK – In the wake of a string of high-profile mass shootings, Everytown for Gun Safety today released a new analysis of FBI data that provides a…
December 9, 2015
Everytown Releases New “We Can End Gun Violence” Video Featuring President Obama, Cultural Influencers from the Everytown Creative Council Chaired by Julianne Moore, Gun Violence Survivors, Moms and Everyday Americans
Everytown Also Releases 2015 Gun Politics ‘Year in Review’, Forecasts How the Gun Safety Movement Will Continue to Advance Gun Safety in 2016 Video and Memo Come Just Ahead of Third Anniversary of Sandy Hook Shooting and Nearly One…
December 4, 2015
Day After Deadliest Shooting Since Sandy Hook, Everytown For Gun Safety Condemns Senate for Blocking Efforts to Prevent Gun Violence
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Everytown for Gun Safety, the country’s leading gun violence prevention organization, released the statement below from President John Feinblatt following blocked efforts in the U.S. Senate today to close two critical gaps in our…
December 2, 2015
Everytown Releases Statements on Reported Mass Shooting in San Bernardino, CA
Shooting at Inland Regional Center the 21st Mass Shooting of 2015; Everytown Research (And Visuals) on Gun Violence by the Numbers Available Here SAN BERNARDINO, CA – In response to the shooting today at…
November 27, 2015
Colorado Moms and Gun Violence Survivors Respond to Shooting at a Colorado Springs Branch of Planned Parenthood
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – While details are still developing, the Everytown Survivor Network and the Colorado chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statements in response to…
November 25, 2015
Minnesota Moms and Gun Violence Survivors Respond to Shooting at Black Lives Matter Protest
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — The Minnesota chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America and a Minnesota member of the Everytown Survivor Network, both a part of Everytown for Gun Safety,…
November 23, 2015
Louisiana Moms Respond to Second Line Parade Shooting in Which Seventeen Were Injured
Louisiana’s Gun Murder Rate Is 164% Higher Than The National Rate NEW ORLEANS, LA – The Louisiana chapter of Moms Demand Acton for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today released the…
November 23, 2015
New York Moms, Everytown Survivor Network and Mayor Roach Applaud Congressman King and Congresswoman Lowey’s Effort to Close the Terror Gap
Moms, Survivors, Mayor Roach Joined Congresswoman Lowey’s Press Conference Today in New York City NEW YORK CITY— The New York chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America and members of the Everytown Survivor…
November 19, 2015
Everytown and Texas Moms Respond to Anderson County Mass Shooting that Killed Six
14 Mass Shootings in Texas Since 2009; 1 in 10 Mass Shootings in America Since Have Taken Place in Texas TENNESSEE COLONY, TX – The Texas chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown…
November 19, 2015
Bad Week for Arkansas Children: Arkansas Moms Respond to Three Deadly Unintentional Child Shootings This Week
Little Rock, AR – The Arkansas chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today released the following statement in response to the death of three children in Arkansas in the last…
November 17, 2015
Shaker Heights Mayor Earl Leiken and Ohio Moms Condemn House Passage of Dangerous Guns Everywhere Bill; Urge Senate to Vote ‘No’
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America joined with Shaker Heights Mayor Earl Leiken, a member of the Ohio coalition of Mayors Against Illegal…
November 17, 2015
Maine Moms Demand Action Statement in Response to Bath Supermarket Parking Lot Shooting in which a Woman Was Shot in the Head
BATH, Maine – Maine Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense today released the following statement responding to the news that 22-year-old Chelsea Jones was unintentionally shot in the head in the parking lot of a Shaw’s…
November 17, 2015
Everytown Survivor Network and Florida Moms Demand Action Statement in Response to Jacksonville Shooting
The Florida Chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today released the following statements in response to a domestic violence shooting that occurred Friday afternoon in a…
November 12, 2015
New Research: States with Background Checks Experience Fewer Mass Shootings
States that Have Closed Background Check Loophole Saw 52 Percent Fewer Mass Shootings Between January 2009 and July 2015 than States that Did Not NEW YORK – Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund today released new research showing that, controlling…
November 12, 2015
Everytown For Gun Safety Releases New Research, Gives President Obama Evidence He Needs to Take Executive Action to Reduce Gun Violence
Unprecedented Research Shows that Unlicensed Sellers Who Sell 25 or More Guns in a Year Are Likely Dealing Guns in Violation of Federal Law For the First Time, Report Links Selling 25 Guns Per Year to Background Check Requirement and…
November 11, 2015
New Analysis of FBI Data Reveals That More than Half of Nevada Law Enforcement Officers Shot to Death Since 1980 Were Murdered by People Likely Prohibited from Possessing Guns
Nevada Background Check Initiative, Slated for November 2016 Ballot, Seeks to Protect Law Enforcement by Preventing Convicted Felons and Other Dangerous People from Getting Guns Research Shows Background Checks Save Officers’ Lives NEW YORK – A…
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/.
