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EVERYTOWN COMMUNITY SAFETY FUND AWARDS $2.35 MILLION TO 35 COMMUNITY-BASED VIOLENCE INTERVENTION ORGANIZATIONS TO HELP SUSTAIN CRITICAL GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION WORK NATIONWIDE, SURPASSING $10 MILLION TO 117 ORGANIZATIONS IN 67 CITIES SINCE 2019
Everytown Awards $1.5 Million in New Grants to 15 Community Violence Intervention Organizations; $600,000 in Sustainer Grants to 15 Existing Grantees; $250,000 in a Newly Launched Innovation Grant Program to Five Organizations with an Innovative Gun Violence Prevention, Intervention or…
September 12, 2023
VICTORY FOR GUN SAFETY: Following Tireless Advocacy by Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers, California Legislature Passes Measure to Strengthen Concealed Carry Laws
Since the Introduction of SB 2, Moms Demand Action and Student Demand Action Volunteers Have been on the Forefront of Advocating for the Passage of this Bill, Testifying and Sent over 4,000 Emails and Messages Actions to Contact Lawmakers SACRAMENTO,…
September 8, 2023
Members of Congress Highlight Gun Safety Policies During Gun Violence Prevention Week of Action
WASHINGTON — This week, as part of the Gun Violence Prevention Week of Action, members of Congress participated in in-district events across the country to highlight the life-saving impact of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA). This landmark law —…
September 7, 2023
VICTORY FOR GUN SAFETY: Following Tireless Advocacy from Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Volunteers California Senate Passes The Gun Violence Prevention and School Safety Act
Since the Bill’s Introduction, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers have Testified, Sent over 13,000 Emails and Made Over 2,000 Calls to Lawmakers to Urge its Passage SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action,…
September 7, 2023
Everytown, Moms Demand Action, Giffords, Brady Applaud Michigan Lawmakers for Introducing Legislation To Keep Gun Out of the Hands of Domestic Abusers, Call on Them to Pass With Urgency
LANSING, Mich. – Today, Everytown for Gun Safety, Moms Demand Action, GIFFORDS, and Brady, released the following statements applauding the Michigan lawmakers for introducing a critical gun violence prevention bill aimed at disarming domestic abusers. Senate Bills 471/472 and…
September 7, 2023
ATF’s Proposed Rule to Close Online and Gun Show Loophole: What You Need to Know
Last week, the Department of Justice and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) turned President Biden’s clear, strong executive action on background checks into action, issuing a life-saving new proposed rule that will expand background…
September 5, 2023
Following Recent Gun Violence, Massachusetts Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers Urge Lawmakers to Take Action on Gun Safety as Lawmakers Return to Beacon Hill
BOSTON – The Massachusetts chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, issued the following statement urging lawmakers to take action on gun safety as lawmakers return to Beacon Hill…
September 1, 2023
Fatal Police Shooting of 21-Year-Old Pregnant Black Woman, Ta’Kiya Young, Once Again Highlights Need to Take Action on Gun Violence By Police
Today, Ohio authorities released official bodycam footage showing 21-year-old Ta’Kiya Young being shot and killed by Ohio police officers on August 24. In the video, Young, who was pregnant, is heard asking police officers “are you going to shoot…
September 1, 2023
WHAT’S AT STAKE TODAY: Senate Appropriations Committee Considers the Gun Violence Prevention and School Safety Act
Today, lawmakers in the Senate Appropriations Committee will consider The Gun Violence Prevention and School Safety Act (AB 28). The measure, introduced by gun sense champion California State Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel, seeks to establish the Gun Violence Prevention and…
September 1, 2023
As Suicide Prevention Awareness Month Begins, Gun Safety Advocates Continue Fight To End Preventable Public Health Crisis of Gun Suicide
Resources for Journalists on Responsibly Covering Gun Suicide are Available Here As September begins and marks the start of Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, Everytown, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action recommit to honoring gun suicide survivors and advocating…
August 31, 2023
Everytown, Moms Demand Action Applaud ATF’s Proposed Rule Closing Gun Seller Loophole
Following March Executive Action from Biden-Harris Administration, ATF Proposed Rule Moves United States Closer to Universal Background Checks WASHINGTON — Today, the Department of Justice and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) turned President Biden’s clear, strong…
August 29, 2023
Tennessee Special Session Ends: Legislature Rejects Efforts to Arm Teachers and Put More Guns in Schools but Fails to Take Significant Action on Gun Safety Following the Mass Shooting at the Covenant School and Months of Advocacy
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, released the following statement in response to Tennessee lawmakers ending their special session without action on gun…
August 29, 2023
Gunfire Rings Out at Multiple High School Sporting Events Over the Weekend, Killing One Student and Traumatizing Countless Communities
In a Shooting Yesterday at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, a Faculty Member was Also Shot And Killed During The Second Week of Classes NEW YORK — Students Demand Action and Mom Demand Action, both part of…
August 29, 2023
SHOOTER AT UNC CHAPEL HILL GRADUATE SCHOOL KILLS ONE FACULTY MEMBER, NORTH CAROLINA MOMS DEMAND ACTION AND STUDENTS DEMAND ACTION RESPOND
Chapel Hill, N.C. – The North Carolina chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, released the following statement in response to a shooting Monday afternoon on the University of…
August 28, 2023
Another weekend in America marred by hate and gun violence.
This weekend in Jacksonville, Florida, three people, all Black, were tragically shot and killed by a white supremacist while shopping at a Dollar General store. Reports have confirmed that this killing was an act of racist hate, intentionally targeting…
August 27, 2023
Three People Shot and Killed at a Dollar General Store in Jacksonville, Florida in Act of Hate-Motivated Violence; Everytown, Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Florida chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, released the following statements in response to a hate-motivated shooting yesterday at a Dollar General store in Jacksonville,…
August 25, 2023
Five People Fatally Shot, Including Three Children, in Uniontown in Apparent Domestic Violence-Related Shooting; Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Respond
UNIONTOWN, Ohio. — The Ohio chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety grassroots networks, released the following statement on the mass shooting in Uniontown. According to reports, a family of…
August 25, 2023
As Kids Head Back to School Nationwide, What to Know about Keeping Communities Safe From Gun Violence This Upcoming School Year
NEW YORK — Earlier this week, the American Academy of Pediatrics released a new study reporting that child gun deaths in the United States have hit a record high, including a 41.5 percent increase in pediatric firearm deaths from…
August 24, 2023
Nine People Shot, including Three Fatally, in Trabuco Canyon in Apparent Domestic Violence-Related Shooting; Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Respond
TRABUCO CANYON, Calif. — The California chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety grassroots networks, released the following statement on reports of a shooting at a biker bar Wednesday night where…
August 22, 2023
Tennessee House Civil Justice Subcommittee Advances Bills to Arm Teachers on Second Day of Special Session, Takes No Action on Gun Safety; Tennessee Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, released the following statement in response to the House Civil Justice Subcommittee’s advancement of HB 7064 and…
August 18, 2023
‘CRUEL AND IRRESPONSIBLE’: AHEAD OF SPECIAL SESSION, TENNESSEE LAWMAKERS INTRODUCE BILL TO ARM TEACHERS, HAVE YET TO FILE SUBSTANTIVE GUN SAFETY LEGISLATION
On Monday, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Will Host a Press Conference in the Media Room on the Ground Floor of Cordell Hull at 425 Rep. John Lewis Way at 11:00 AM. to Discuss Lawmakers’ Inaction Ahead…
August 18, 2023
VICTORY FOR GUN SAFETY: Following Tireless Advocacy by Moms Demand Action and Student Demand Action Volunteers, Delaware Governor John Carney Signs Life-Saving Legislation
Delaware Becomes the 7th State to Prohibit Firearms in Polling Locations Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers Sent Over 2,000 Messages Supporting Gun Safety Legislation this Session DOVER, Del. — The Delaware chapters of Moms Demand Action and…
August 16, 2023
HISTORIC YEAR FOR GUN SAFETY IN THE STATES: IN 2023, STATE LEGISLATURES PASSED MORE THAN 80 GUN SAFETY POLICIES SO FAR AND REJECTED 95% OF THE GUN LOBBY’S EXTREME AGENDA
Over the Weekend, Surrounded by a Sea of Gun Safety Advocates at Everytown’s Gun Sense University, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker Signed Legislation to Hold the Firearms Industry Accountable State Legislatures Approved a $533 Million for Gun Violence Prevention; Moms Demand…
August 12, 2023
Surrounded by a Sea of Gun Safety Advocates at Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund’s Gun Sense University, Governor JB Pritzker Signs Critical Legislation to Hold the Firearms Industry Accountable; Named 2023 State Gun Sense Lawmaker of the Year
Governor Signs Bill to Make it Easier to Sue Bad Actors in the Gun Industry at Annual Gun Sense University in Chicago Gun Sense Lawmaker of the Year Awarded to Governor Pritzker for His Leadership on Gun Violence Prevention, Follows…
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/.
