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Colorado Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Applaud Colorado Lawmakers for Passing Critical Ghost Gun Legislation
Action Comes Just One Week After Colorado Governor Polis Signed Historic Gun Safety Package. DENVER — The Colorado chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, released the following…
May 5, 2023
Everytown Congratulates New Biden-Harris Domestic Policy Council Leadership
WASHINGTON — Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, released the following statements today congratulating Neera Tanden and Zayn Siddique for their new roles leading the White House Domestic Policy Council (DPC)…
May 5, 2023
New York Lawmakers Make Historic Investment in Public Safety Measures To Fight Gun Violence; Everytown, Moms Demand Action, and Students Demand Action Applaud
New York State Government Will Invest More Than $300 Million in Public Safety Measures to Combat the Gun Violence Epidemic, Including Over $100 Million Will Be Allocated To Community Violence Intervention Programs New York — Today, the New York chapters…
May 5, 2023
Everytown for Gun Safety, Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Mourn the Killing of Survivor, Advocate, and Moms Demand Action Volunteer Latatia Stewart
Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, released the following statements in response to the news of the death of Latatia Stewart, a Moms Demand Action volunteer whose life was tragically…
May 5, 2023
ICYMI: Former Republican Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist Calls for Suite of Gun Safety Laws Including Red Flag Laws, Background Checks, Assault Weapons Ban
On Wednesday, former Republican Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist of Tennessee wrote an op-ed in Forbes calling for a number of common-sense gun safety policies, including passing Red Flag laws, background checks on all sales, secure storage requirements, banning assault…
May 5, 2023
Everytown For Gun Safety Endorses 32 Moms Demand Action Volunteers Running For Office
NEW YORK — Today, Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund endorsed 32 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…
May 4, 2023
At Least Three People Killed in Shooting in Moultrie, Georgia; Georgia Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond
The Georgia 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 a shooting in Moultrie. While details are still emerging, initial reporting shows…
May 3, 2023
At Least One Person Killed, Four Wounded in Shooting in Midtown Atlanta; Georgia Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond
The Georgia 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 a shooting in Midtown Atlanta. While details are still emerging, initial reporting…
May 3, 2023
Montana Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Celebrates Defeat of Gun Lobby’s Dangerous Agenda as Senate Adjourns
HELENA, Mont. – The Montana Chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, released the following statement after the Senate failed to pass HB 551. The measure would have…
May 3, 2023
New Hampshire Senator Debra Altschiller, Representative Amy Bradley, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers, Gun Violence Survivors, Community Partners, Call for Action on Gun Safety and Celebrate 10 Years of Life-Saving Work During Annual Advocacy Day
Gun Safety Advocates and Champions Rallied At the New Hampshire Statehouse and Spoke With Lawmakers to Advocate for Life-Saving Gun Safety Legislation To Be Passed Next Legislative Session CONCORD, N.H. — Today, New Hampshire Moms Demand Action volunteers and Students…
May 3, 2023
Violence Against the Trans Community Continues, Highlighting The Urgent Need for Action on Gun Safety
With the ongoing attacks against the transgender community, violence against LGBTQ+ communities is once again top of mind. Across the country, LGBTQ+ people — particularly Black transgender women — continue to be disproportionately impacted by acts of gun violence. In…
May 2, 2023
Following Advocacy from Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers, Oregon House Passes Life-Saving Gun Safety Omnibus Bill
SALEM, Ore. — Oregon Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, issued the following statement today after House lawmakers passed HB 2005, an omnibus bill that tackles gun violence in Oregon…
May 2, 2023
Following Advocacy From Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, Delaware Senate Passes Bill Requiring Permit to Purchase Handguns
Last Week Gun Safety Advocates and Champions Rallied for Annual Advocacy Day and Testified in the Senate Judiciary Committee for Lawmakers to pass SB2, a Life-Saving Bill that Would Require a Permit to Purchase a Handgun DOVER, Del. —…
April 28, 2023
Vermont Senate Votes to Pass Gun Suicide Prevention Bill; Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Applaud
H.230 Will Require Secure Storage of Firearms, Expand Eligible Petitioners for Extreme Risk Protection Orders and Create a 72-Hour Waiting Period for Firearm Transfers MONTPELIER, Vt. —The Vermont chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part…
April 28, 2023
VICTORY FOR GUN SAFETY: Surrounded by Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers and Gun Violence Survivors, Colorado Governor Polis Signs Four Historic Gun Safety Bills into Law
Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers Rallied at the Capitol, Testified at All Legislative Hearings, Traveled Across the State to Urge Lawmakers to Pass Critical Legislation; Colorado Senate Advanced Legislation to Address the Threat of Ghost Guns …
April 28, 2023
New Fox News Polling Confirms Popularity of Gun Safety Laws Among Democrats, Republicans, and Gun Owners
A new nationwide survey conducted by Fox News of registered voters confirmed once again that the vast majority of Americans support strengthening gun safety laws: 87% of Americans support requiring criminal background checks on all gun buyers, including 83%…
April 27, 2023
Angela Ferrell-Zabala Named First-Ever Executive Director of Moms Demand Action
This Year Marks 10 Years Since the Founding of Moms Demand Action NEW YORK — Today, Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, announced Angela Ferrell-Zabala as the…
April 27, 2023
Minnesota House Passes an Extreme Risk Law and Universal Background Checks, Following Hundreds of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers Rallying for Gun Safety at Capitol with Gov. Walz, Minnesota Lawmakers
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Today, following hundreds of volunteers with the Minnesota chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action rallied at the state capitol with Minnesota Governor Tim Walz for action on gun safety, Minnesota House lawmakers voted…
April 26, 2023
Pennsylvania House Judiciary Committee Passes Life-Saving Gun Safety Bills Including, A Red Flag Law, Expanding Background Checks, Requiring Secure Firearm Storage Requirements, and Requiring Reporting of Lost and Stolen Guns
The Pennsylvania chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, released the following statement applauding the Pennsylvania House Judiciary Committee for voting to advance life-saving gun safety legislation, including establishing…
April 25, 2023
VICTORY FOR GUN SAFETY: Surrounded by Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers, Governor Jay Inslee Signs Slate of Gun Violence Prevention Bills
Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers Advocated Tirelessly In Support of the Legislation Signed by Governor Inslee Washington is the 10th State to Pass Legislation To Prohibit the Sale and Manufacturing of Assault Weapons, Follows Illinois and Delaware…
April 25, 2023
At Least One Person Killed At Rose State College in Oklahoma City College; Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond
OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma 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 shooting at Rose State College on Monday. Reporting…
April 24, 2023
Texas Moms Demand Action and Student Demand Action Condemn House Passage of HB3, Requiring That Schools Have An Armed Presence At Each Campus
AUSTIN, T.X. — Today, the Texas chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, released the following statement condemning the Texas State House’s passage of HB3 on the second reading.
April 24, 2023
Nine Teens Shot and Wounded In Jasper, Texas At an After-prom Party; Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond
JASPER, Texas. — The Texas 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 mass shooting Saturday night at an after-prom party in…
April 24, 2023
Everytown Statement on Ambassador Susan Rice’s Tenure as White House Domestic Policy Advisor
WASHINGTON — Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, released the following statements as Ambassador Susan Rice announced that she would step down as President Joe Biden’s Domestic Policy Advisor in…
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/.
