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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…
November 10, 2015
New Jersey Moms Demand Action Issues Statements On Governor Christie’s Veto Of Bipartisan Senate Bill 2786/Assembly Bill 4218
TRENTON, N.J. – The New Jersey chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today criticized Governor Christie for his veto of Senate Bill 2786/Assembly Bill 4218. Sponsored by Senator Loretta…
November 7, 2015
Michigan Moms Respond to Unintentional Child Shooting in Troy
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – In response to yesterday’s reports that while sitting in the car outside of a Kroger as his mother loaded groceries into the car, a four-year-old boy found his mother’s loaded handgun in…
November 5, 2015
Everytown Survivor Network and Colorado Moms Demand Action Statement in Response to Colorado Springs Shooting
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. –The Everytown Survivor Network and the Colorado chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America released the following statements in response to the shooting in Colorado Springs in which the shooter…
November 5, 2015
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…
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/.
