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White House says it will close two loopholes in gun sales laws
By Juliet Eilperin, The Washington Post The White House announced Thursday that it will close two loopholes on gun sales by requiring background checks for gun purchases by corporations and trusts and banning almost all…
August 29, 2013
Moms Demand Action Applauds White House Action; Calls on Congress to Follow with Common Sense Reforms
Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a grassroots organization of over 100,000 members, issued the following statement today regarding the Obama Administration’s announcement of two new executive actions to keep some of the most dangerous guns, such…
August 28, 2013
Moms Demand Action’s New PSA: Too Much, Or Not Enough?
By Lisa Belkin, Huffington Post The new video released by the group Moms Demand Action will upset people. It opens with a family waking up in a bucolic suburb, Mom making…
August 27, 2013
Moms Demand Action For Gun Sense In America Asks Moms To Kick Off The School Year With Gun Sense
Grassroots Movement Asks Moms to Pledge to Create Safer Homes, Schools, and Communities; Educates Moms about Guns on College Campuses; and Provides Back-to-School Shopping Guide of Businesses with Gun Sense As kids across the country head back to school,…
August 25, 2013
Moms Demand Action’s Kim Russell Discusses Starbucks’ Decision to Allow Open Carry in Stores on Fox and Friends Weekend – August 24th, 2013
Moms Demand Action’s National Director of Outreach Kim Russell discusses Starbucks’ Open Carry policy on Fox and Friends Weekend. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uuz9RdfSiw…
August 23, 2013
Newtown Action Alliance, Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense In America, and National Gun Victims Action Council Urge Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz to Meet With Newtown Families, Ban Guns From Stores
Gun violence prevention organizations Newtown Action Alliance, Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America and National Gun Victims Action Council support the signers of an open letter published today to Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz asking him to ban…
August 22, 2013
Moms Demand Action calls for Skipping Starbucks this Saturday
By Corky Siemaszko – New York Daily News Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America is trying to get the coffee chain to bar patrons from openly carrying weapons in their stores. “Guns in…
August 21, 2013
Moms Demand Action: ‘Skip Starbucks Saturday’
By Bruce Horovitz, USA TODAY The Starbucks siren suddenly has a gun to her head. An advocacy group has called for “Skip Starbucks Saturday” this weekend — a nationwide boycott on Aug. 24, to pressure…
August 21, 2013
Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense In America to Hold First “Skip Starbucks Saturday” This Weekend
As part of an on-going campaign to pressure Starbucks to ban guns from stores nationwide, Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America will sponsor “Skip Starbucks Saturday” this Saturday, Aug. 24, 2013. The day is in reaction to…
August 20, 2013
Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense In America Reacts to Shots Fired at McNair Elementary School in Georgia
Our hearts go out to the families, teachers, and administrators terrorized by the threat of gun violence today at McNair Elementary. We are devastated that, once again, a gunman with an assault weapon chose an elementary school as…
August 17, 2013
Moms Demand Action Reacts to Gov. Christie’s Veto of Commonsense Gun Laws in NJ
Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America is disappointed that Gov. Chris Christie vetoed bills tonight that would have improved background checks, mandated firearm safety training for new permit applicants, and banned a military style rifle that has no…
August 16, 2013
American Moms to Starbucks and CEO Howard Schultz: Ban Guns From Stores
By Shannon Watts – Founder, Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America via HuffingtonPost.com In the weeks since Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America launched our petition calling…
August 12, 2013
Latte With An Extra Shot? As Gun Lovers Hold Armed Rallies At Starbucks, Howard Schultz Faces Call To Ban Weapons
By Clare O’Connor, Forbes They’ve specifically refused to listen on this issue. It’s gone too far now. They’re not just allowing guns in their stores. They’re becoming a meeting place for people with weapons to congregate.
August 11, 2013
“Stroller Jam” helps raise awareness about public transit gun laws
By FOX 10 News – Staff Report A group of mothers raised awareness about loaded assault weapons being allowed on public transit in Arizona by holding a “Stroller Jam” on a light rail train Saturday…
August 9, 2013
Moms Demand Action As Gun Rights Advocates Rally at Starbucks Cafes
By Monica Spain, KPLU News Starbucks has a choice. They don’t have to allow open carry in their stores—they don’t allow open carry at their national headquarters—and they’ve become kind of the poster child for the…
August 8, 2013
Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense In America Asks Starbucks to Denounce and Prohibit Armed Rallies in Stores Nationwide
Once again, gun advocates are planning armed rallies inside Starbucks stores throughout the country – this time as part of a national so-called “Starbucks Appreciation Day” on Fri., Aug. 9, 2013. As mothers concerned about…
August 2, 2013
Harry Reid Expects the Senate Will Take Up Background Checks Before Midterms
By George Zornick, The Nation After the Senate was unable to muster enough votes in April and pass a comprehensive gun control package, reformers immediately set to work pushing for another bill, particularly one…
August 1, 2013
AZ Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense on Public Transportation
By Luis Carrión, Arizona Public Media Listen Here Arizona members of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America had demonstrations on public buses Wednesday protesting against allowing guns on public transportation. Jocelyn Strauss,…
July 31, 2013
Arkansas school to arm 20 teachers and staff
Kim Russell of Moms Demand Action discusses the controversy of arming schools and the push for gun reform [responsive_youtube _NJ99IciEXo]…
July 31, 2013
Moms Demand Action plans bus ride to protest AZ gun law
By Darren DaRonco, Arizona Daily Star A group of moms is taking its strollers to the streets today to protest a state law prohibiting cities from banning firearms on public transportation. Tucson Moms Demand Action,…
July 31, 2013
Gun Advocates Have Started Descending on Starbucks En Masse
It is time for Starbucks to walk the talk as a company that claims to be committed to corporate responsibility, and to take the safety of our children and families as seriously as mothers do. -Shannon Watts,…
July 30, 2013
Moms Demand Corporate Responsibility: Starbucks, loaded guns and lattes
By Shannon Watts and Kate Beck, Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense In America via CNN.com As mothers, we wonder why the company is willing to put children and families in…
July 29, 2013
Moms Demand Action As Starbucks Approves Armed Rallies Inside Their Stores
Mon., July 29, 2013: We are concerned and angry that management at Starbucks headquarters is approving plans for armed gun advocates to rally in its stores across the country, including a meeting this past weekend inside a Sioux Falls…
July 26, 2013
Moms Agree: New Gun Bill Raises Safety Concerns
By Gavin Off and Sarah Ellis, Charlotte Observer Members of Moms Demand Action, a group that formed after the school massacre in Newtown, Conn., last year, are hoping McCrory vetoes the bill. Suzanne Rallis Conway, regional manager for Moms…
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/.
