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Everytown Expert Testifies Before House Oversight and Judiciary Subcommittees
Today at 10:00am ET, Everytown Will Participate in a House Oversight and Judiciary Hearing; WATCH HERE WASHINGTON —Today at 10am ET, the House Oversight & Accountability Committee and House Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing as many peddle gun…
March 23, 2023
Vermont House Votes to Pass Life-Saving 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 The Vermont chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown…
March 22, 2023
Michigan House Passes Life-Saving Secure Firearms Storage Bill, Michigan Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Respond
Just Weeks After Shooting at MSU, Michigan House Passes Secure Firearms Storage Legislation LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan chapters of Moms Demand Action and Student Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, released the following statements…
March 22, 2023
South Carolina Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to a Domestic Violence Mass Shooting in Sumter
SUMTER, S.C. – The South Carolina 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 a shooting Tuesday evening in Sumter. According to …
March 22, 2023
Gun Sense Lawmakers, Gun Violence Survivors, Hundreds of Ohio Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers Call for Action on Gun Safety During Annual Advocacy Day, Celebrate 10 Years of Life-Saving Work in Columbus
COLUMBUS, Ohio. — Today, over 150 Ohio Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action volunteers, alongside Ohio State Representatives Jessica Miranda, Allison Russo, and Casey Weinstein, and Everytown for Gun Safety’s Senior Vice President of Movement Building, Angela Ferrell-Zabala called…
March 22, 2023
VICTORY FOR GUN SAFETY: Following Advocacy by Moms Demand Action and Student Demand Action Volunteers, Utah Governor Spencer Cox Signs Gun Safety Measures
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, issued the following statement applauding Utah Governor Spencer Cox for signing HB 481 and HB 199 – two measures…
March 22, 2023
Denver East Students Demand Action, Colorado Moms Demand Action Respond to Shooting at Denver East High School
The Colorado chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, released the following statement today in response to a shooting at Denver East High School that left two staff members…
March 22, 2023
ICYMI: Tennessee Senate Judiciary Committee Passes Dangerous Bill Lowering the Age to Carry a Firearm Without a Permit from Twenty-One to Eighteen; Senate Scheduled to Continue Hearings on Important Gun Bills Today
Yesterday, Tennessee lawmakers in the Senate Judiciary Committee advanced SB1503, a dangerous piece of legislation that lowers the age for permitless, concealed or open carry of loaded handguns in public from 21 to 18. The next stop for SB1503…
March 21, 2023
Oklahoma House Votes to Allow Guns in Schools, Legislature Set to Hear Multiple Dangerous Gun Bills
Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Speak Out Against Slew of Reckless Gun Bills Moving in Oklahoma Legislature OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots…
March 20, 2023
Texas Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Deadly Shooting at Arlington Lamar High School
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 at Lamar High School in Arlington early this morning as students…
March 20, 2023
NEW TV AD: Everytown Launches $500,000 Effort to Defeat Daniel Kelly in Wisconsin Supreme Court Election
NEW YORK — Today, Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund announced a new effort to defeat extremist Daniel Kelly in April’s state Supreme Court election in Wisconsin. The effort, backed by a $500,000 investment, includes a television ad that will air…
March 16, 2023
New York Legislature Proposes Over $50 Million in Additional Public Safety Funding To Fight Gun Violence; Everytown, Moms Demand Action, and Students Demand Action Applaud
The New York chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, released the following statements applauding the New York Legislature’s proposals to invest over $50 million in additional public safety…
March 16, 2023
Tennessee Mayors Rally Behind Secure Storage Legislation in Push to Address Gun Crime
In a Letter to the Tennessee State Legislature, Mayors of Nashville, Shelby County, Knoxville, and Chattanooga Call for the Passage of Life-Saving Legislation to Require Secure Storage in Vehicles Today, the Tennessee chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students…
March 16, 2023
Michigan Senate Passes Life-Saving Gun Violence Prevention Measures, Michigan Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Respond
Just Weeks After Shooting at MSU, Michigan Senate Passes Foundational Background Check, Secure Storage, Extreme Risk Gun Safety Legislation, Bills Await House Passage Lansing, Mich. — The Michigan chapters of Moms Demand Action and Student Demand Action, both part of…
March 16, 2023
VICTORY FOR GUN SAFETY: Following advocacy by Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, Honolulu City Council Passes Local Ordinance to Keep Guns out of Sensitive Locations
HONOLULU — Today, the Hawai’i chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, released the following statement applauding Honolulu City’s Council for passing an ordinance outlining where firearms can be…
March 16, 2023
Kentucky Legislature Passes Dangerous Legislation to Nullify Federal Gun Laws and Punish Law Enforcement
Earlier This Month, a Federal Court struck down Missouri’s dangerous “Second Amendment Preservation Act,” which Prohibits State and Local Officials from Assisting with the Enforcement of Federal Gun Laws and Fines Local Law Enforcement Agencies up to $50,000 for…
March 16, 2023
ICYMI: Georgia Moms Demand Action Volunteers Testify in Support of Secure Storage Bill
ATLANTA — Today, the Georgia chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, released the following statement after testifying in support of HB 161, the Pediatric Health Safe Storage Act,…
March 15, 2023
Following Advocacy of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers, Governor Roy Cooper Signs Executive Order Establishing State Office of Violence Prevention
RALEIGH, N.C. — Today, the North Carolina chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, released the following statement applauding North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper for signing an executive…
March 14, 2023
Maryland Senate Passes Gun Safety Legislation To Address Dangerous Supreme Court Ruling by Strengthening Licensing Laws and Establishing Sensitive Locations
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 applauding the Maryland Senate for passing SB1– the Gun Safety Act of 2023 – yesterday…
March 14, 2023
Everytown, Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Applaud President Biden’s Lifesaving Executive Action to Close Gun Seller Loophole
Executive Action Directs Attorney General to Move As Close to Universal Background Checks As Possible Through Closing Gun Seller Loophole WASHINGTON — Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, released the following…
March 13, 2023
Senator Anthony Portantino, Senator Dave Min, Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel and Assemblymember Mia Bonta Join Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers to Celebrate 10 Years of Life-Saving Advocacy
Gun Safety Advocates and Champions Celebrate 10 Years of Moms Demand Action and Call on Lawmakers to Strengthen California’s Gun Safety Laws SACRAMENTO, Ca. — Today, Senator Anthony Portantino, Senator Dave Min, Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel, Assemblymember Mia Bonta and more…
March 13, 2023
Colorado Lawmakers Pass Life-Saving Gun Violence Prevention Measures, Colorado Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Respond
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 statement applauding Colorado lawmakers for advancing critical and foundational gun violence prevention bills. Today, the…
March 13, 2023
Governor Jay Inslee, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers Rally for Gun Safety Measure, Celebrate 10 Years of Life-Saving Advocacy
Gun Safety Advocates and Champions Celebrate 10 Years of Moms Demand Action and Call on Lawmakers to Strengthen Washington State Gun Safety Laws OLYMPIA, Wash. — Today, Washington Governor Jay Inslee, over 100 Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action…
March 13, 2023
Three-Year-Old Unintentionally Shoots and Kills Four-Year-Old Sister in Houston, Texas Moms Demand Action Responds
The Texas 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 an unintentional shooting this weekend in Houston involving a three-year-old and her four-year-old…
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/.
