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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…
August 2, 2023
A CUATRO AÑOS DEL TIROTEO MASIVO EN EL PASO, DECLARACIONES DE EVERYTOWN, MOMS DEMAND ACTION, STUDENTS DEMAND ACTION
NUEVA YORK – Everytown for Gun Safety y sus redes comunitarias, Moms Demand Action y Students Demand Action, emitieron las siguientes declaraciones hoy antes del jueves, cuando se cumplen cuatro años del tiroteo masivo en un Walmart en El Paso,…
August 2, 2023
FOUR YEARS SINCE THE MASS SHOOTING IN EL PASO, EVERYTOWN, MOMS DEMAND ACTION, STUDENTS DEMAND ACTION STATEMENTS
NEW YORK — Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, released the following statements today ahead of Thursday’s four-year mark of the mass shooting at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas in…
August 1, 2023
As Tennessee Lawmakers Head Into Special Session on Public Safety, Students Head Back to School Terrified of Gun Violence
This August, while state lawmakers in Tennessee prepare for a special session on public safety, Tennessee students prepare to return to school – where they face the risk of gun violence on school grounds. Every year students are forced to…
August 1, 2023
Biden Administration Asks Supreme Court to Stay Decision of the Northern District of Texas That Invalidated ATF’s Ghost Guns Rule, Everytown Submits Amicus Brief in Support
NEW YORK – Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots network, Moms Demand Action and its legal arm Everytown Law, released the following statements in response to the Biden Administration requesting the Supreme Court stay the Northern District of Texas’…
July 31, 2023
VICTORY FOR GUN SAFETY: Massachusetts Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Celebrate Life-Saving Investments in the State Budget for Gun Violence and Suicide Prevention Programs
FY 24 Budget Includes Over $100 Million to Fund Life-Saving Programs BOSTON — The Massachusetts chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, released the following statement applauding lawmakers for…
July 31, 2023
Nine People Shot, including Eight Women, One Fatally in Mass Shooting in North Lawndale; Illinois Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond
NORTH LAWNDALE, Ill. — The Illinois chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, released the following statement in response to the shooting of nine people, eight of whom…
July 28, 2023
NEW ADS: EVERYTOWN ANNOUNCES SIX-FIGURE AD BUY CALLING FOR AN EXTREME RISK LAW DURING TENNESSEE SPECIAL SESSION
New Digital Ads Launching As Part of Effort in Tennessee to Advocate for an Extreme Risk Law, which Could Have Prevented the March Shooting at the Covenant School in Nashville NASHVILLE, Tenn – Today, Everytown for Gun Safety Victory Fund…
July 27, 2023
Everytown For Gun Safety Endorses 46 Moms Demand Action Volunteers Running For Office
Today, Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund endorsed 46 Moms Demand Action volunteers running for office across the country. The volunteers endorsed today represent the growing power of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action volunteers as candidates for office…
July 25, 2023
Florida Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Statement on Shooting of Camdyn Rider, a Pregnant Transgender Man in Polk County
The Florida chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, released the following statement in response to the shooting of a pregnant transgender man who was shot and killed…
July 25, 2023
New Report Reveals How America’s Gun Violence Crisis Affects Young People at Home, at School and in Communities
Four out of five youth agree that the level of gun violence in the U.S. is a problem, according to research from Everytown, SPLC and PERIL WASHINGTON, D.C. – Guns are the leading cause of death for children, teens, and…
July 24, 2023
Another Deadly Week of Gun Violence in Houston, Including Two Mothers Shot and Killed
This week, gun violence incidents have again plagued the state of Texas, with Houston being hit particularly hard in recent days. Early Saturday in Houston, at Margaret Jenkins Park, multiple groups began firing their guns resulting in 36 shots…
July 21, 2023
Recent Gun Violence in North Dakota, Including Deadly Shooting in Fargo, Highlights Need for Action on Gun Safety
Shooter Shot Three Police Officers On July 14 Shedding Light North Dakota’s Weak Gun Safety Laws Recent gun violence in North Dakota highlights the state’s weak gun laws and the need for lawmakers to take action on gun safety. On…
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/.
