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Texas Students Demand Action Organized More Than Thirty Walkouts At Schools Across the State to Demand Action on Gun Safety
On Saturday, Students Demand Action and Moms Demand Volunteers To Host Nearly 200 Events Nationwide – Including in Texas – Calling For Congress to Reinstate the Bipartisan Assault Weapons Ban School Walkouts Follows Deadly Shooting at Mall In Allen Texas,…
May 11, 2023
Gov. McKee, Lt. Gov. Matos, Lawmakers, Moms Demand Action’s Angela Ferrell-Zabala, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers Call for Action on Gun Safety, Celebrate 10 Years of Life-Saving Work
Gun Safety Advocates Rallied in Support of Legislation to Prohibit Assault Weapons, Require Secure Storage of Firearms, and Promote Education About Suicide Prevention PROVIDENCE, R.I.— Today, Rhode Island Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action volunteers, part of Everytown for…
May 11, 2023
VICTORY FOR GUN SAFETY: Iowa Legislature Rejects Dangerous Gun Bills, Adjourning Without Passing Any Gun Lobby Priority Legislation
DES MOINES, Iowa. – The Iowa 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 Iowa legislature officially ended its legislative session, adjourning sine die without…
May 10, 2023
Colorado Moms Demand Action Applauds General Assembly for Passing Historic Gun Safety Bills before Adjourning the 2023 Legislative Session After
Following Countless Hours Spent Testifying, Rallying, Walking Out of Classes, And Digital Campaign Efforts by Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers, Colorado Ends Session Passing Five Critical Gun Safety Bills DENVER – As the Colorado legislature closed out…
May 10, 2023
Gun-Lobby Backed Arizona Lawmakers Pass Dangerous Legislation to Allow Guns on College Campuses, Moms Demand Action, Student Demand Action Respond and Urge Governor to Veto
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 urging Governor Katie Hobbs to veto House Bill 2667 after lawmakers in the…
May 9, 2023
New York Senate Passes Legislation That Will Support Survivors and Families of Violence; Everytown, Moms Demand Action, and Students Demand Action Applaud
New York — Today, 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 statement applauding the New York Senate for passing S214A — legislation…
May 9, 2023
Another Child Senselessly Shot: 14-Year-Old Girl Shot In the Back of the Head By Neighbor While Playing Hide and Seek in Starks, LA; Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond
STARKS, La. — The Louisiana 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 the shooting in Starks, a rural Louisiana town on Sunday morning. …
May 7, 2023
At Least Eight People Shot and Killed, Seven Others Shot and Wounded, Including Children, at Allen, Texas Mall; Everytown, Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond
The Shooting Comes Just One Week After the Mass Shooting in Cleveland, Texas Where a Man Shot and Killed Five of His Neighbors, Including an 8-Year-Old ALLEN, Texas. — The Texas chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand…
May 5, 2023
Two People Shot and Killed Outside Hotel Parking Lot In Parole, Maryland; Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Respond
The Maryland 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 this afternoon outside a Holiday Inn Express & Suites in Parole,…
May 5, 2023
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 …
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/.
