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Moms Demand Action Objects to Proposed Amendment to Remove Federal Ban on Guns in Post Offices
Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America vehemently objects to any attempt to amend existing federal law and lift the ban on guns in post offices, as proposed by Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky. Sen. Paul’s amendment to…
February 1, 2014
I-55 Gun Billboard: As American as Apple Pie?
By Meredith Rodriguez, Chicago Tribune What’s as American as apple pie and baseball? Rifles, according to a new billboard beside a busy Chicago freeway. The sign on outbound I-55 near Central Avenue features photos of…
January 29, 2014
Members of Missouri Chapter of Moms Demand Action Testify Against Senate Bill 613
Group Calls Bill “Most Extreme Being Debated in the U.S. Today” Yesterday, members of the Missouri chapter of Moms Demand Action testified against SB613, or the Second Amendment Preservation Act—a controversial gun bill designed to loosen gun restrictions and…
January 29, 2014
Moms Demand Action Founder Shannon Watts Responds to Facebook’s Excuses for Facilitating Gun Sales Online
Earlier this week, Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America launched a campaign asking Facebook and Instagram to immediately enact a policy prohibiting all sales and trades of firearms on their platforms. These social…
January 28, 2014
Moms Demand Action Demands That Facebook, Instagram Ban Firearms Posts
By Dan Friedman, New York Daily News Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America wants Facebook, which owns Instagram, to ‘immediately enact a policy prohibiting all sales and trades of firearms on their platforms.’ Group…
January 27, 2014
Moms Demand Action Launches Campaign Asking Facebook and Instagram to Prohibit Gun Sales and Trades
Facebook and Instagram Facilitate an Unregulated Online Marketplace that Make it Easy for Criminals to Get Guns Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America launched a campaign today asking Facebook and Instagram to immediately enact a policy prohibiting…
January 27, 2014
Maryland Members of Moms Demand Action Renew Call for Change in Light of Deadly Shooting at Columbia Mall
Tragedy Highlights Need for Continued Action to Reduce Gun Violence In response to the shooting yesterday at Columbia Mall in Howard County, Maryland, that left three people dead including the shooter, Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America…
January 21, 2014
Moms Demand Action Statement on Travis County Commissioners Second Rejection of SAXET Gun Shows Contract Without Background Checks for All Firearms Sales at Gun Shows at Travis County Expo Center
Lease of County Facility to Gun Show Promoter will Expire Due to SAXET’s Refusal to Require Background Checks on all Gun Sales at its Gun Shows Statement from Hilary Rand, Texas regional manager of Moms Demand Action: The Texas…
January 21, 2014
Statement from Moms Demand Action Regional Manager Who Was in Lockdown During Shooting at Purdue University Today, the 35th School Shooting Since Newtown
Mayors Against Illegal Guns and Moms Demand Action Release List of School Shootings and Updated Ad Featuring School Shooting Scenario: www.DemandAction.org/SchoolShootings In response to a school shooting today at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana,…
January 21, 2014
Virginia Chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America out in Force for Record-Setting Gun Reform Advocacy Day
On the holiday commemorating the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Virginians, including nearly 200 members of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, rallied and met with legislators to ask for new and stronger gun laws.
January 20, 2014
Texas Chapter of Moms Demand Action Calls on Travis County Commissioners to Stand Strong on Background Checks for All Firearms Sales at Saxet Gun Shows
The Texas chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America will attend another hearing on Tuesday, Jan. 21, to urge Travis County commissioners to once again insist on background checks for all gun purchases at gun shows…
January 15, 2014
Supreme Court Must Protect Victims of Domestic Violence
By Linda McFadyen-Ketchum via The Huffington Post American women are 11 times more likely to be murdered with guns than women in other high-income countries, and an average of 46 American women are shot to…
January 14, 2014
Statement from Moms Demand Action Founder Shannon Watts on School Shooting in Roswell, New Mexico
In response to a school shooting today in Roswell, New Mexico, Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense for America released the following statement from its founder Shannon Watts: “We are shaken and saddened by the news out of Roswell,…
January 9, 2014
Texas Chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America Reacts to Open Carry of Assault Rifle Inside Texas Shopping Mall
The Texas chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America is encouraged by local authority’s response to a recent open carry incident inside Parkdale Mall on December 28, 2013, where there exists a no guns policy. Derek…
January 9, 2014
Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America Statement on the Retirement of Congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy
As she announces her retirement, the Greater NYC chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America would like to heartily thank Rep. Carolyn McCarthy for her tireless leadership for gun reform in America. “Representative McCarthy is…
January 8, 2014
Moms Demand Action Kentucky Chapter Calls for the Resignation of Representative Leslie Combs After Her Gun Discharged Inside the State Capitol Annex
The Kentucky chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America is calling for the resignation of Kentucky State Representative Leslie Combs (KY-94) after discharging a semi-automatic handgun in the Kentucky State Capitol Annex on Tuesday evening. Our…
January 7, 2014
Moms Demand Action Deeply Disappointed in Federal Judge’s Decision Overturning Chicago’s Citywide Ban on Gun Dealerships
Grassroots Movement Outraged on Behalf of Gun Violence Victims in Chicago U.S. District Judge Edmond Chang has ruled that Chicago’s ordinance prohibiting licensed gun stores from operating in the city is unconstitutional. The court’s decision reportedly cited the city’s…
January 6, 2014
Moms Demand Action Responds to Charges Brought in Infant Shooting Death
Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America applauds Lancaster County District Attorney Craig Stedman for bringing charges against the father who shot and killed his two-month-old daughter on Christmas Eve. The father, who admits to negligently handling his…
January 1, 2014
Moms Demand Action Applauds Upholding of NY SAFE Act by Federal Court
Restrictions on Assault Weapons and Large-Capacity Magazine Limits Deemed Constitutional New York Chief U.S. District Judge William M. Skretny today upheld the constitutionality of the majority of the NY SAFE Act, a victory for all New York residents. This…
December 31, 2013
The New Leaders on Gun Safety in 2013? Moms
Pro-gun activists are worried about losing their guns and moms are worried about losing their children. You tell me who’s going to win. -Shannon Watts, Founder Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America A little more…
December 31, 2013
Top Mom Moments From 2013 Mentions Moms Demand Action
via Buzzfeed Superhero stay-at-home mom, Shannon Watts, demands action and becomes a game changer on calling for common sense gun safety measures In the aftermath of the Sandy Hook massacre in December 2012, Shannon…
December 29, 2013
Moms Demand Action Thanks Toby Keith for Prohibiting Guns in New Virginia Restaurant
By Clare O’Conner, Forbes In mid-December, the 15th in country superstar Toby Keith’s growing restaurant chain opened its doors in the North Virginia town of Woodbridge, around 20 miles south of Washington, D.C. It didn’t…
December 26, 2013
Moms Demand Action Pennsylvania Chapter Responds to Infant Shooting Death
Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America Pennsylvania Chapter is shocked and devastated to learn of the death of a two-month-old Lancaster County girl who was shot and killed by a family member who was negligently handling a…
December 24, 2013
Yes, We Can Prevent Gun Violence
By Michael Bloomberg and Shannon Watts, via Politico The tragedy that struck Sandy Hook elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut, a little over a year ago shocked the country and left all of us—especially parents with…
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/.
