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December 20, 2012

USA Today – Shannon Watts launches One Million Moms for Gun Control after Connecticut school shootings

©2012 Tim Evans, USA TODAY INDIANAPOLIS — For Shannon Watts, the shock of the Connecticut school shootings quickly turned to anger — and then to action. The Zionsville, Ind., mother of five, drawing on her days…
January 1, 1970

Everytown for Gun Safety, Moms Demand Action Respond to First Presidential Debate

WASHINGTON — Today, after the first Presidential debate, Everytown for Gun Safety and Moms Demand Action released the following statements: “When it comes to gun violence, the contrast couldn’t be more stark: President Biden is focused on keeping our communities and…
January 1, 1970

Everytown, Moms Demand Action Respond to House Markup to Repeal New ATF Rule Expanding Background Checks to Online, Gun Show Sales

WASHINGTON — In response to the House Republican markup of H.J.Res.144, which would overturn ATF’s recently finalized rule that implements the historic Bipartisan Safer Communities Act to help close loopholes that have allowed unlicensed gun sellers to sell guns without…
January 1, 1970

Everytown Taps New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy’s Communications Director to Lead Public Affairs Division

Mahen Gunaratna To Bring His State Government, Electoral, and Capitol Hill Experience to Nation’s Largest Gun Safety Organization NEW YORK — Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, today announced that New Jersey…
January 1, 1970

New Mexico Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Shooting of Nikki Turrietta, a 31-year old Transgender Woman in Albuquerque

The New Mexico 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 Nikki Turrietta, a transgender woman, who was shot…
January 1, 1970

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January 1, 1970

Gun Safety Advocates Respond to Supreme Court Ruling in Closely Watched Second Amendment Case

WASHINGTON – Litigators from three national gun safety organizations today responded in a press conference call to the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling today in a case brought by the New York State affiliate of the NRA. The case, New York…
January 1, 1970

Students Demand Action, Everytown Launch Arizona Virtual Field Office Focused on Registering Young Voters— Mobilizing People Where They Are During Pandemic

The Program Will be Driven by Arizona Students Demand Action Volunteers Using Virtual Tools to Register People in Their Online NetworksArizona Students Demand Action Volunteers are Available for Interviews PHOENIX, Ariz.  — Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund (“Everytown”) and Students…
January 1, 1970

Washington Moms Demand Action, Everytown Applaud Tacoma City Council for Passing an Ammunition and Firearm Tax to Fund Programs to Promote Public Safety and Prevent Gun Violence

The Ordinance Will Create a Tax on Firearms and Ammunition; Revenue Will Fund Programs that Promote Public Safety, Prevent Gun Violence and Offset Costs of Gun Violence in Tacoma TACOMA, Wash. – The Washington chapter of Moms Demand Action…

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/.

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The back profile of a Moms Demand Action volunteer wearing a red Moms Demand Action t-shirt
Hawaiʻi State Senator Chris Lee (left), Lieutenant Governor Sylvia Luke (middle), and Hawaiʻi State Representative Scot Matayoshi (right) at the Hawaiʻi State Capitol in Honolulu, HI on Feb. 8, 2023.
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Rudy Espinoza, the emceee and a volunteer with the Calif. chapter of Moms Demand Action, speaks during the 10th anniversary event of Moms Demand Action in Sacramento, Calif. on Sunday, March 12, 2023. Photo by Rahul Lal, Everytown for Gun Safety
Moms Demand Action volunteers pose for a photo
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