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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…
August 12, 2023
Mayor Shawyn Patterson-Howard Named 2023 Local Gun Sense Lawmaker of Year at Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund’s Gun Sense University
Local Gun Sense Lawmaker of the Year Awarded to Mayor Patterson-Howard for Her Leadership on Gun Violence Prevention NEW YORK— Today, Everytown for Gun Safety named Mount Vernon, NY Mayor Shawyn Patterson-Howard the 2023 Local Gun Sense Lawmaker of the…
August 12, 2023
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer Named 2023 State Level Gun Sense Lawmaker of Year at Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund’s Gun Sense University
Gun Sense Lawmaker of the Year Awarded to Governor Whitmer for Her Leadership on Gun Violence Prevention NEW YORK — Today, Everytown for Gun Safety named Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer the 2023 State Level Gun Sense Lawmaker of the Year…
August 12, 2023
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz Named 2023 State Level Gun Sense Lawmaker of Year at Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund’s Gun Sense University
Gun Sense Lawmaker of the Year Awarded to Governor Walz for His Leadership on Gun Violence Prevention NEW YORK — Today, Everytown for Gun Safety named Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as the 2023 State Level Gun Sense Lawmaker of the…
August 12, 2023
Congressman Steven Horsford Named 2023 Federal Gun Sense Lawmaker of Year at Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund’s Gun Sense University
Gun Sense Lawmaker of the Year Awarded to Congressman Horsford for His Leadership on Gun Safety NEW YORK — Today, Everytown for Gun Safety named Congressman Steven Horsford the 2023 Federal Gun Sense Lawmaker of the Year for his leadership…
August 11, 2023
VICTORY FOR GUN SAFETY IN THE COURTS: Illinois Supreme Court Upholds State Prohibition on Assault Weapons, Large Capacity Magazines
CHICAGO – Today, in a groundbreaking victory for gun safety in the courts, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled to uphold the state’s prohibition on assault weapons and large-capacity magazines. Today’s news comes as more than 2,000 grassroots volunteers, students and…
August 10, 2023
Gun Safety Groups Announce Endorsement of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris for Re-Election
Brady and Team ENOUGH, Community Justice Action Fund, Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund and Its Grassroots Networks Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, and GIFFORDS Unveil Joint Endorsement of Strongest Gun Safety Administration Ahead of 2024 Election WASHINGTON…
August 9, 2023
Deadly Domestic Violence Shooting in Detroit Highlights Need for Immediate Action By Lawmakers to Keep Guns Out of the Hands of Abusers
DETROIT — A recent domestic violence shooting in Detroit highlights the urgent need for Michigan lawmakers to take action to prohibit convicted domestic abusers from owning or possessing a gun. Last Friday, 35-year-old Andricka McIntosh, a mother of seven, was…
August 9, 2023
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee Officially Calls for a Special Session on Public Safety; Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action, March For Our Lives, Giffords and Brady Respond
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, Brady, Giffords, and March For Our Lives released the following statement in response to Republican Governor Lee’s…
August 9, 2023
Following Advocacy by Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Volunteers, Los Angeles County Launches Campaign to Raise Awareness of the California’s Extreme Risk Law and Gun Violence Restraining Orders
LOS ANGELES, 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 statement after the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted to move forward…
August 8, 2023
VICTORY FOR GUN SAFETY IN THE COURTS: U.S. Supreme Court Allows Biden Administration Ghost Guns Rule to Stay in Effect, Everytown for Gun Safety Responds
NEW YORK – Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots network, Moms Demand Action released the following statements in response to the Supreme Court’s order allowing the Biden Administration’s ghost guns Rule to remain in effect for…
August 4, 2023
Shootings Across California Underscore Need for Continued Action on Gun Violence
SACRAMENTO – The start of August has been marked by yet another deadly week as gun violence killed and wounded many across California. Gun violence continues to be the leading cause of death for children, teenagers, and college-aged people. A…
August 4, 2023
Fatal Police Shooting of 33-Year-Old Ricky Cobb II Highlights Need to Take Continued Action on Gun Violence By Police
On Monday, Minnesota State Patrol troopers shot and killed Ricky Cobb II, a 33-year-old Black man, in Minneapolis. The Minnesota State Patrol said troopers pulled Cobb over for driving without taillights, then tried to arrest him for a protection…
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/.
