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West Virginia Moms Demand Action Statement In Response To Shooting Rampage In Monongalia County
Gunman Murdered Four, Including Ex-Girlfriend, In Three Attacks Across North-Central West Virginia In response to reports that four people were murdered in Monongalia County, the West Virginia chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun…
November 28, 2014
Texas Moms Demand Action Statement in Response to Shooting Rampage in Austin
Gunman Opened Fire on Multiple City Buildings and Police Headquarters In response to the reports this morning in Austin, Texas, that a gunman opened fire at four different buildings, including Austin Police Department headquarters,…
November 25, 2014
Minnesota Moms Demand Action Responds to Family Murder-Suicide in Rochester
Father Shoots 9-year-old Daughter, then Commits Suicide In response to the reported shooting in Rochester, Minnesota, in which a 49-year-old Rochester man shot his 9-year-old daughter and then killed himself Sunday afternoon, the Minnesota chapter of Moms Demand…
November 24, 2014
Moms Demand Action Statement in Response to Child Access Shooting in Lake Stevens
3-year-old boy in serious condition after being shot in the mouth while playing with gun In response to the reported Lake Stevens, Washington shooting where a 3-year-old boy is in serious condition after being shot…
November 21, 2014
Dear Jay Leno
I realize you may still be smarting a bit from our #JokesOnLeno campaign on Twitter, so I wanted to explain why it was so important for Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America to ask you not to host…
November 20, 2014
Moms Demand Action Statements on Shooting at Florida State University
Shooting is the 91st School Shooting Since Sandy Hook Tragedy Nearly Two Years Ago; See Full List Here Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America released the following statements in response to a…
November 20, 2014
Moms Demand Action Thank Jay Leno for Canceling SHOT Show Event
Moms Launch #MomsThankJay to Show Support for Common Sense Decision In response to news that Jay Leno has cancelled his hosting appearance at the SHOT Show, the State Industry Dinner for the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) in…
November 19, 2014
Iowa Moms Demand Action Statement in Response to Drive-by Shootings in Pleasant Hill
Two People Injured, Including 13-Year-Old Boy, When Convicted Felon Opens Fire on Three Homes In response to the drive-by shooting of three homes in Pleasant Hill, Iowa on Monday that left two wounded, a 13-year-old boy and an…
November 17, 2014
Moms Demand Action Statement in Response to Teenager Shot and Killed Through Hotel Room Wall in North Carolina
Convicted Felon in Adjacent Room Discharged Gun and Killed Innocent Teen Visiting the Area for a Soccer Tournament In response to the tragic shooting of a 13-year-old soccer player, fatally shot and killed in…
November 14, 2014
Groceries Not Guns: Two Shootings at Kroger Stores This Week Should Be Wake Up Call for Kroger CEO Rodney McMullen and President Michael Ellis
Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America is Joined by More Than 350,000 Americans who have Signed a Petition Calling on Kroger to Change its Open Carry Gun Policy Kroger Campaign Follows Moms’ Previous Corporate…
November 5, 2014
Everytown For Gun Safety And Moms Demand Action: Background Check Majority In Oregon State Senate Is A ‘Resounding Victory For Gun Safety’
2014 Election Marks Evolution in Gun Politics: Sara Gelser Ran on Gun Safety and Upset an Incumbent, Proving the Polls Right – Oregon Supports Gun Sense Chuck Riley Currently Ahead in Race to Replace Sen. Bruce…
November 5, 2014
Colorado Moms Demand Action: Candidates Who Support Common Sense Gun Laws Prevail in Elections
2014 Election Marks Turning Point on Gun Safety Issues; Moms Turn Out Voters To Support Governor Hickenlooper, Retake Last Year’s Recall Seats In pivotal races across Colorado yesterday, voters elected gun sense champions into office who have vowed…
November 5, 2014
Nearly All Minnesota Candidates Endorsed by Everytown for Gun Safety Win in Midterm Elections
2014 Election Marks Evolution in Minnesota Gun Politics: Five of Six Endorsed State Legislature Candidates Run on Support for Gun Sense and Win; Guns No Longer “Third Rail” of Politics in Minnesota In races across Minnesota yesterday, voters…
November 5, 2014
Good Night for Gun Sense: Everytown Claims Major Victories in Washington State with Passage of I-594, Connecticut and Colorado Governor Races
Washington State: Success of I-594, Background Check Ballot Initiative, Represents Everytown’s New Frontier in Fight to Prevent Gun Violence; Nevada is Next Colorado: Hickenlooper Wins and Everytown Helps Take Back Recalled Seats, Ensuring Background Check Legislation…
November 5, 2014
Florida Moms Demand Action Claim Gun Sense Victories in Defeat of Carl Domino
This Election Season, Florida Moms Asked Domino To Explain His ‘A’ Rating from the NRA; the Gun Lobby Continues to Support Access to Guns by Suspected Terrorists, Convicted Felons, and Domestic Abusers; https://momsdemandaction.org/carl-domino-explain/ The…
November 5, 2014
Connecticut Moms Demand Action and Everytown: Governor Malloy Re-election Is a ‘Resounding Victory for Gun Safety’
2014 Election Marks Evolution in Gun Politics: Candidates Ran on Gun Safety Records and Won, Proving the Polls Right –Connecticut Voters Support Gun Sense Moms Demand Action and Everytown Mobilized More Than One Million Americans To…
November 5, 2014
Everytown for Gun Safety and Moms Demand Action: Background Check Majority in Oregon State Senate Is a ‘Resounding Victory for Gun Safety’
2014 Election Marks Evolution in Gun Politics: Sara Gelser Ran on Gun Safety and Upset an Incumbent, Proving the Polls Right – Oregon Supports Gun Sense Chuck Riley Currently Ahead in Race to Replace Sen. Bruce…
November 5, 2014
Everytown Claims Major Victory in Washington State with Passage of I-594, Proving That When Citizens Take Public Safety to the Ballot Box, Gun Safety Wins
Success of I-594, Washington Background Check Ballot Initiative, Represents Everytown’s New Frontier in Fight to Prevent Gun Violence and Defeat Gun Lobby; Nevada is Next Everytown for Gun Safety, Country’s Largest Gun Violence Prevention Organization—with More…
November 5, 2014
Pennsylvania Moms Demand Action and Everytown: Tom Wolf’s Election Is ‘Resounding Victory for Gun Safety’
2014 Election Marks Evolution in Gun Politics: Candidates Ran on Gun Safety Records and Won, Proving the Polls Right – Pennsylvanians Support Gun Sense Moms Demand Action and Everytown Mobilized More Than One Million Americans To…
October 29, 2014
Moms Demand Action Takes on Kroger at Annual Investor Meeting
After Kroger Pressured Radio Stations into Pulling Ads Highlighting the Absurdity of its Gun Policy, Moms Rally at Kroger’s Investor Meeting and Refuse to be Silenced;
momsdemandaction.org/Kroger Shannon Watts, founder of Moms Demand Action for…
October 28, 2014
More than One Million Americans Pledge to Be ‘Gun Sense Voters’, Support Candidates and Policies to Prevent Gun Violence in 2014 Election and Beyond
Voting Underway in Washington State for I-594, the Nation’s Only Statewide Background Check Initiative on Ballot This November Moms and Gun Violence Survivors Commence GOTV Activities This Week to Support Gun Sense Champions Across the Country;…
October 28, 2014
New Poll Shows Majority of Kroger Shoppers Want an End to Open Carry at Kroger
Poll Released as Moms Gear Up to Rally Tomorrow Outside of Kroger’s Annual Meeting to Remind Investors that Customers Want to Shop at Stores with Gun Sense As Investors Descend on Cincinnati, Ads Run in Cincinnati…
October 24, 2014
Moms Demand Action Statement in Response to Marysville-Pilchuck High School Shooting
Washington State School Shooting is the 87th Since Newtown; See Full List Here In response to the tragedy at Marysville-Pilchuck High School in Marysville, Washington today in which multiple students were shot and two…
October 23, 2014
Moms Demand Action Campaign Asks Representative Joe Heck and Cresent Hardy To Explain Their ‘A’ Ratings as NRA Continues Support for Access to Guns by Suspected Terrorists, Convicted Felons, and Domestic Abusers
Nevada Moms Want Answers Before Casting Their Votes; Visit: https://momsdemandaction.org/joe-heck-explain/ https://momsdemandaction.org/cresent-hardy-explain/ The Nevada chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America has today launched…
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/.
