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Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund Endorses Mayor Barbara Buffaloe for Re-Election
NEW YORK – Today, Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund announced its endorsement of Mayors Against Illegal Guns (MAIG) member Mayor Barbara Buffaloe for re-election in Columbia, Missouri. “City leaders like Mayor Buffaloe are on the frontlines of America’s…
April 3, 2025
Three Years Since a Gun Equipped With a Glock Switch was Used in a Mass Shooting in Sacramento, Now is the Time for California to Get DIY Machine Guns Off Our Streets
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, issued the following statements marking three years since a Glock pistol converted into a DIY machine…
April 2, 2025
VICTORY: Judge Susan Crawford Wins Wisconsin Supreme Court Seat
Everytown Invested Nearly $1M, Including on TV, Digital Ads, and a Statewide Field Program Highlighting Brad Schimel’s Extremist Views, History of Letting Domestic Abusers Walk Free and Buy Guns with No Questions Asked MADISON, WI — Everytown for Gun Safety Action…
April 1, 2025
ICYMI: Momentum Brewing for Gun Safety in Honolulu As Committees Advance Life-Saving Legislation
HONOLULU — Today, the Hawaiʻi joint Senate committees on Consumer Protection and Judiciary, and joint Senate committees on Ways and Means and Judiciary advanced life-saving legislation to create a state office of gun violence prevention and strengthen Hawaiʻi’s secure storage…
April 1, 2025
Florida Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers Meet with Lawmakers in Tallahassee During Annual Advocacy Day to Oppose Rolling Back Post-Parkland Legislation
TALLAHASSEE, F.L.—The Florida chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, issued the following statements after nearly 100 volunteers gathered at the Florida State Capitol for their 2025 Advocacy Day…
April 1, 2025
FACT SHEET: AB 1127 Stops the Spread of DIY Machine Guns in California
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Last week, Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel unveiled new language for AB 1127, which would stop the spread of illegal DIY machine guns in California, continuing California’s efforts to respond to emerging threats of illegal firearm manufacturing and ghost…
March 28, 2025
VICTORY FOR GUN SAFETY: COLORADO LEGISLATURE PASSES THREE CRITICAL GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION BILLS
DENVER — Today, Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots network, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, released the following statements after the Colorado legislature concurred and fully passed three critical gun violence prevention bills, continuing to pave the…
March 28, 2025
Oregon Lawmakers Hear Critical Gun Violence Prevention Omnibus Bill; Here’s What You Need to Know About this Critical Public Safety Bill Package:
SALEM, Ore. — Yesterday, the Oregon legislature introduced Senate Omnibus Bill 243, a bill package that includes four critical gun violence prevention measures. In a state with an over 50% adult gun ownership rate, SB 243 would take immense steps…
March 27, 2025
Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Missouri Extremist Lawmakers Advancing Another Dangerous Public Safety Bill
Missouri Lawmakers Are Attempting to Pass Legislation That Would Revive the State’s “Second Amendment Preservation Act,” Which was Struck Down as Unconstitutional in 2023 JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both…
March 27, 2025
Following Powerful Testimony from Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers, Washington’s Senate Law and Justice Committee Advances Permit to Purchase Legislation
OLYMPIA, Wash. — The Washington chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, issued the following statement celebrating the passage of HB 1163 through the Law and Justice Committee. The…
March 27, 2025
SHAMEFUL: Florida Lawmakers Advance Dangerous Legislation to Lower the Age to Purchase a Firearm From 21 to 18, Dismantling Law Passed in the Wake of the Mass Shooting in Parkland
Young People Aged 18 to 20 are Three Times More Likely to Commit Gun Homicides Than Those Aged 21 and Older Yesterday, Florida lawmakers passed HB 759 out of the House, a bill that would rollback post-Parkland legislation to lower…
March 26, 2025
BIPARTISAN VICTORY FOR GUN SAFETY IN UTAH: Governor Spencer Cox Signs Legislation into Law to Improve Transparency and Reporting of Firearms Used in Crimes
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, issued the following statement following Governor Spencer Cox signing HB 354 into law. The new law requires…
March 26, 2025
Everytown For Gun Safety Endorses Latest Round of Moms Demand Action Volunteers Running for Office
NEW YORK — Today, Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund released its latest round of endorsements of Moms Demand Action volunteers running for office across the country — underscoring the growing power of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action…
March 26, 2025
Arizona Lawmakers Want to Stop Protecting Communities from Machineguns, Here’s What to Know About HCR 2037
PHOENIX — Today, lawmakers in the Senate Judiciary Committee are hearing a ballot measure resolution that seeks to repeal Arizona’s prohibitions on dangerous weapons. HC 2037 proposes a ballot measure that would ask voters to repeal key state laws in…
March 26, 2025
DISTURBING AND DANGEROUS: Missouri Governor Signs Bill to Undermine St. Louis’ Ability to Advance Gun Violence Prevention Measures, Transferring Control of Police Department to State Board of Police
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, issued the following statement following Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe signing House Bill 495 into law. This…
March 26, 2025
Governor Glenn Youngkin Vetoes Critical Pieces of Gun Safety Legislation While Signing Other Gun Safety Measures; Virginia Chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Respond
RICHMOND, Va. – The Virginia chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, issued the following statements after Governor Youngkin vetoed several significant gun safety policies for the second year…
March 25, 2025
ICYMI: Florida Gun Violence Prevention Coalition Holds Virtual Press Conference as Extremist Lawmakers in the Florida House Vote to Rollback Post-Parkland Legislation
TALLAHASSEE, F.L. — Today, volunteers with the Florida chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action held a virtual press conference alongside lawmakers including Minority Leader Rep. Fentrice Driskell and Rep. Christine Hunschofsky to oppose HB 759, a…
March 24, 2025
Following Four-Year Mark of King Soopers Mass Shooting, Colorado House Passes Monumental Gun Violence Prevention Bill
DENVER — Today, Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots network, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, released the following statements after the Colorado House passed a gun violence prevention bill intended to help prevent mass shootings. Senate Bill…
March 24, 2025
Gun Safety Advocates Across Texas Renew Calls to Keep Guns Out of the Hands of Teenagers and Children Following Growing Trend of Youth Gun Violence in the State
AUSTIN – The Texas chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, released the following statements urging lawmakers to consider gun safety measures that will keep deadly weapons out of…
March 24, 2025
New Jersey Assembly Passes Package of Gun Safety Bills, Including Legislation to Ban Glock Switches
On the Heels of Republican Governor Kay Ivey Signing Bill to Ban Glock Switches, A4974 Would Make New Jersey the 26th State to Ban These Deadly Devices TRENTON, N.J. – The New Jersey chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students…
March 24, 2025
INACTION IS DEADLY: Here’s What We Know About Friday’s Mass Shooting in Las Cruces
SANTA FE, N.M. — On Friday, an altercation escalated into gun fire at Young Park in Las Cruces during a car show attended by hundreds of people – resulting in three teenagers shot and killed and 15 others – ranging…
March 22, 2025
NEW MEXICANS DIE WHILE SENATORS FAIL TO PASS GUN SAFETY BILL: Everytown, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Urge Legislature to Stay in Santa Fe and Ban Assault Weapons After Mass Shooting in Las Cruces
SANTA FE, N.M — Today, Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots network, the New Mexico chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, issued the following statements after gunfire broke out in Las Cruces’ Young Park, killing three…
March 20, 2025
Gun Lobby-Backed Legislators in North Carolina Rush to Fast-Track Dangerous Permitless Carry Legislation as Opposition Grows
States with Permitless Carry on the Books Saw, On Average, a 27% Increase in Gun Homicides Within Three Years of Passage RALEIGH, N.C. — Today, volunteers with the North Carolina chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action held…
March 19, 2025
REPUBLICAN GOVERNOR KAY IVEY SIGNS BILL TO BAN GLOCK SWITCHES: Everytown, Moms Demand Action and Student Demand Action Applaud Bipartisan Action to Get Illegal Machine Guns Off of Our Streets
Alabama Becomes the 25th State to Enact a Ban on Glock Switches, With Republican Governors in Mississippi and Virginia Signing Bans Last Session MONTGOMERY, AL—The Alabama chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for…
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/.
