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Everytown, Moms Demand Action, GIFFORDS, Brady, Community Justice Action Fund, March for Our Lives Urge California Lawmakers to Support The Gun Violence Prevention, Healing, and Recovery Act
The Act Would Establish the Gun Violence Prevention, Healing, and Recovery Fund, Supported by a Surtax on Firearm Industry Profits, to Make Long-Term Investments in Gun Violence Prevention and Victim Services SACRAMENTO — The national gun violence prevention organizations Everytown…
April 21, 2023
Ruling on Fatal Police Shooting of 25-Year-Old Jayland Walker Highlights Need to Take Action on Gun Violence By Police, Specifically Use-of-Force Standards and Accountability
On Monday, an Ohio grand jury declined to charge police officers in the horrific killing of Jayland Walker. The fatal shooting is a tragic reminder of the persistent problem of police gun violence and the need to do everything we…
April 21, 2023
U.S. Senator Kyrsten Sinema, Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes Joined Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Volunteers and Gun Violence Survivors for Roundtable Discussion on the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act and Domestic Violence
Roundtable Focused on Solutions to Curb Gun Violence and Domestic Violence and the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act PHOENIX — Today, gun violence survivors and gun safety advocates with Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, alongside representatives of the Arizona…
April 21, 2023
Background Checks and a Strong Red Flag Law Might Have Prevented the Mass Shooting in Bowdoin where Four People, Including Shooter’s Parents were Killed, and Three Others were Wounded in Yarmouth on Interstate-295
BOWDOIN, Maine. — On Tuesday, four people were shot and killed in a home in Bowdoin — including the shooter’s parents. According to reports, after the shooter killed his parents and their friends, he then proceeded onto Interstate-295 in…
April 19, 2023
Alaska Takes Steps Forward in Gun Violence Prevention as Legislators Introduce Critical Extreme Risk and Secure Storage Legislation
JUNEAU, Alaska. — The Alaska chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, released the following statement applauding the Alaska House for introducing life-saving legislation. House Bill 162, introduced by…
April 19, 2023
Nebraska Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Condemn the Nebraska Legislature for Passing Dangerous Bill Allowing Permitless Carry of Firearms
LINCOLN, Neb. — The Nebraska chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, released the following statement after Nebraska lawmakers passed permitless carry legislation which removes permitting requirements for…
April 19, 2023
Two Texas Cheerleaders Shot After Getting into Wrong Car in Elgin, Texas; Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond
ELGIN, TX. — 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 in response to the shooting outside H-E-B supermarket on Tuesday night in Elgin,…
April 19, 2023
Everytown Responds to House Judiciary Republicans Advancing Legislation to Make It Easier to Buy One of Nashville Shooter’s Guns
WASHINGTON — Just weeks after a school shooting in Nashville, Tennessee, that killed three nine-year-olds and three school staff members where the shooter used an assault weapon equipped with an arm brace, Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee are…
April 18, 2023
Georgia Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Shooting of Ashley Burton, a 37-year-old Black Transgender Woman, in Atlanta
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 the death of Ashley Burton, a 37-year-old Black transgender woman, who was…
April 18, 2023
VICTORY FOR GUN SAFETY: Following Advocacy by Arizona Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, Governor Katie Hobbs Vetoes Legislation to Allow Guns on School Grounds and to Require Students to Receive Gun-Lobby Backed “Firearm Safety” Training
PHOENIX — Today, the Arizona chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, released the following statement applauding Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs for vetoing SB 1331 and HB 2332. The…
April 17, 2023
Missouri Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Statement on Shooting of Ralph Yarl, a Black Teenager in Kansas City
Shoot First Laws like Missouri’s Have Been Associated with Increases in Homicides and Instances of Racist Violence KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Missouri chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety…
April 16, 2023
At Least Four Killed, Multiple Others Wounded During Mass Shooting in Dadeville, Alabama; Everytown, Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond
Saturday Evening News of Another Mass Shooting in Louisville, Kentucky at Chickasaw Park Where Two People were Shot and Killed and Four Others were Wounded; Comes Less Than a Week after a Mass Shooting at a Louisville Bank where…
April 14, 2023
NRA LOSS IN KANSAS: Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Applaud Governor Kelly for Vetoing NRA’s “Eddie Eagle” Bill
TOPEKA, Kans. — Today, the Kansas chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, released the following statement applauding Kansas Governor Laura Kelly for vetoing House Bill 2304, a…
April 14, 2023
Everytown, Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to NRA Annual Meeting
NRA Significantly Hobbled In Recent Years, Facing Political, Financial, and Legal Woes; Everytown Experts, Moms Demand Action Volunteers Available For Interviews NRA Holding Annual Meeting As Indianapolis Observes Two-Year Mark Of 2021 Mass Shooting At FedEx Facility INDIANAPOLIS — Everytown…
April 14, 2023
Colorado Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Applaud Colorado Lawmakers for Introducing Critical Ghost Gun Legislation
Introduction Comes Just Weeks After Colorado Lawmakers Passed Historic Gun Safety Package. The Colorado chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, released the following statement after Colorado lawmakers…
April 13, 2023
Maryland Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers Applaud Anne Arundel County Health Department for Introducing a Suicide Prevention Program with Resources on Secure Firearm Storage and Extreme Risk Protection Orders
Today, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, released the following statement applauding the Anne Arundel County Health Department for launching a pilot program to prevent firearm suicide and provide information…
April 13, 2023
VICTORY FOR GUN SAFETY: On Annual Advocacy Day and Following Tireless Advocacy From Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, Michigan House Passes Extreme Risk Law
Vote Comes as Hundreds of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers Gather in Lansing for Annual Advocacy Day, and Just Two Hours After Governor Whitmer Signed Historic Bills to Require Background Checks on All Unlicensed Gun Sales and…
April 13, 2023
VICTORY FOR GUN SAFETY: Surrounded By Hundreds of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers, Michigan Governor Whitmer Signs Two Historic Gun Safety Bills into Law
Governor Whitmer Signs Historic Bills to Require Background Checks on All Unlicensed Gun Sales and the Secure Storage of Firearms as Hundreds of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers Gather in Lansing for Annual Advocacy Day Bill Signing…
April 13, 2023
Shannon Watts Named to TIME’s Annual TIME100 List of the 100 Most Influential People in the World
Moms Demand Action Founder Honored 10 Years After Launching What Has Become Nation’s Largest Grassroots Gun Violence Prevention Movement NEW YORK — Today, TIME named Shannon Watts, founder of Moms Demand Action, to the 2023 TIME100, its annual list…
April 12, 2023
Maryland Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Shooting of Tasiyah Woodland, a 18-year-old Black Transgender Woman, in Mechanicsville
The Maryland 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 death of Tasiyah Woodland, an 18-year-old Black transgender woman, who was…
April 11, 2023
Arizona Gun-Lobby Backed Lawmakers Send Dangerous Legislation to Governor Katie Hobbs’ Desk, Moms Demand Action, Student Demand Action Respond
PHOENIX — Today, the Arizona chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, released the following statement after lawmakers in both chambers passed legislation seeking to weaken the state’s gun…
April 11, 2023
Mass Shooting In Front of Funeral Home In Northeast Washington, DC Kills One Person and Wounds Three Others; Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Call for Sustainable Investment in Community Violence Intervention Programs
The Washington, DC chapter of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, released the following statement in response to a shooting early this afternoon outside a funeral home in Northeast D.C in…
April 11, 2023
VICTORY FOR GUN SAFETY: Following Advocacy by Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action, Hawaiʻi Legislature Passes Measure to Strengthen Concealed Carry Laws
Since the beginning of the legislative session, Moms Demand Action and Student Demand Action volunteers have been on the forefront of advocating for the passage of this bill, testifying and sending over 200 actions to lawmakers. HONOLULU — Hawaiʻi Moms…
April 11, 2023
Following Advocacy from Moms Demand Action, Student Demand Action Volunteers, Nevada House Committee Advances Bill Prohibiting Those Convicted from Hate Crimes from Owning Firearms
CARSON CITY, Nev. – Nevada Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, issued the following statement after the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to advance SB 171 – legislation to prohibit…
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/.
