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New Mexico Adjourned Legislative Session with Big Week in the Fight Against Gun Violence
Throughout Session New Mexico Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers have Sent over 900 Petition Signatures and Advocated for Stronger Gun Laws During Annual Advocacy Day Following Annual Moms Demand Action Advocacy Day, Governor Lujan Grisham Endorsed Further…
March 10, 2023
Massachusetts Moms Demand Action Applaud Pittsfield County For Passing Be SMART Resolution To Distribute Secure Firearm Storage Information
The Massachusetts 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 Pittsfield City Schools’ Committee vote last night to adopt a resolution requiring Pittsfield…
March 9, 2023
VICTORY FOR GUN SAFETY: Following Advocacy From Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Volunteers New Mexico Lawmakers Send Bill to Keep Guns out of Hands of Children to Governor Lujan Grisham
Following the Bill’s Introduction Moms Demand Action Volunteers Testified in Support and Contacted Lawmakers to Advocate for its Passage SANTA FE, N.M — New Mexico Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots…
March 9, 2023
Kansas House Lawmakers Pass Ineffective NRA “Eddie Eagle” Educational Programming Despite Broad Opposition from Educational Professionals and Associations
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 after Kansas lawmakers advanced House Bill 2304, a bill to require children enrolled in firearm…
March 9, 2023
Following Advocacy from Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers, Washington House Advances Legislation to Ban Assault Weapons
OLYMPIA, Wash. —Washington Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, released the following statement after House lawmakers voted to advance common-sense gun safety legislation. HB 1240 would prohibit the sale and…
March 9, 2023
Everytown, Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Applaud Strong Gun Safety Funding in President Biden’s FY 2024 Budget
Moms Demand Action Volunteers Attended President’s Philadelphia Announcement Today WASHINGTON — Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, released the following statements today applauding President Joe Biden’s Fiscal Year 2024 budget for…
March 9, 2023
Rep. Eskamani, Hundreds of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers, Gun Violence Survivors, Shannon Watts and Everytown’s Angela Ferrell-Zabala Call for Action on Gun Safety and Celebrate 10 Years of Life-Saving Work During Annual Advocacy Day
Gun Safety Advocates and Champions Rallied for Lawmakers to Reject Permitless Carry as the Senate Fiscal Policy Committee Prepares to Send Bill to the Senate Floor, to Repeal Florida’s Dangerous ‘Shoot First’ Law, and Fund Community Violence Intervention Programs Tallahassee,…
March 9, 2023
Everytown for Gun Safety Applauds House Re-Introduction of Federal Firearm Licensee Act
WASHINGTON — Today, Everytown for Gun Safety and Moms Demand Action applauded the re-introduction of the Federal Firearm Licensee Act, led by Rep. Robin Kelly (D-IL). The bill would bring firearm dealer laws into the 21st century by modernizing and…
March 9, 2023
Michigan House Passes Life Saving Background Check Bill, Michigan Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Respond
Just Weeks After Shooting at MSU, Michigan House Passes Background Checks Legislation Lansing, Mich. — The Michigan chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, released the following statement applauding…
March 8, 2023
Gun Sense Lawmakers, Gun Violence Survivors, Over 150 Missouri Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers, and Everytown’s Kenneth Gonzales Call for Action on Gun Safety, Celebrate of 10 Years Life-Saving Work During Annual Advocacy Day
Gun Safety Advocates and Champions Celebrate 10 Years of Moms Demand Action, and Call on Lawmakers to Strengthen Missouri’s Gun Laws Advocacy Day Coincided With Federal Court Ruling Striking Down Missouri’s Dangerous Nullification Bill or ‘Second Amendment Preservation Act’…
March 8, 2023
More Than 100 Tennessee Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers, Gun Violence Survivors Rallied to Call for Action on Gun Safety and Celebrate 10 Years Life-Saving Work During Annual Advocacy Day
Gun Safety Advocates and Champions Called on Lawmakers to Reject Permitless Carry and Legislation to Lower the Age for Conceal and Carry, and to Instead Pass a Bill to Require Secure Firearm Storage in Cars NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Today, Tennessee…
March 7, 2023
New Jersey Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Fatal Shooting of Najee Seabrooks
Najee Seabrooks was a Community Violence Intervention Activist and an Employee of Paterson Healing Collective The New Jersey chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroot networks, released the following statement…
March 6, 2023
Gun Sense Lawmakers, Gun Violence Survivors, Over 50 Oklahoma Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers, and Everytown’s Kenneth Gonzales Call for Action on Gun Safety, Celebrate of 10 Years Life-Saving Work During Annual Advocacy Day
Gun Safety Advocates and Champions Celebrate 10 Years of Moms Demand Action, and Call on Lawmakers to Strengthen Oklahoma’s Gun Laws Oklahoma City, Okla. — Today, State Representative Trish Ranson and over 50 Oklahoma Moms Demand Action and Students Demand…
March 3, 2023
NEW POLL: Vast Majority of Hawai‘i Residents Support Sensible Gun Safety Laws
More Than 75% of Respondents – Including a Majority of Gun Owners – Support Prohibiting Carrying Concealed Guns in Schools, Playgrounds, and Bars, Government Buildings and Businesses Open to the Public, like Restaurants, Hotels and Shopping Malls. Honolulu – Today,…
March 3, 2023
Nebraska Legislature Advances Dangerous Bill Allowing Permitless Carry of Firearms; Nebraska Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond
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 in response to the Nebraska legislature advancing permitless carry following a first round of floor…
March 3, 2023
More Than 1,000 Students and Educators, Led By Denver East High School Students Demand Action, Walkout and Rally Alongside Moms Demand Action Volunteers to Call for Action on Gun Safety
Day of Action Comes Days After Death of Denver East High School Student, Luis Gonzales Colorado Lawmakers are Considering Historic Package of Life-Saving Gun Legislation this Session Today, Colorado Students Demand Action and Moms Demand Action, both parts of Everytown…
March 3, 2023
Wisconsin Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Shooting of Cashay B. Henderson, a 31-year-old Black Transgender Woman, in Milwaukee
The Wisconsin 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 Cashay B. Henderson, a 31-year-old Black transgender woman, who was…
March 3, 2023
Following Advocacy from Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers, Washington Senate Passes Legislation to Help Hold the Gun Industry Accountable for Role in Gun Violence Crisis
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, released the following statement applauding Senate lawmakers for passing common-sense gun safety legislation during yesterday’s session. The measure, SB 5078…
March 2, 2023
Governor Tina Kotek, Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum Join More than 100 Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers to Call for Action on Gun Safety During Annual Advocacy Day, Celebrate of 10 Years Life-Saving Work
SALEM, Ore. — Today, Oregon Governor Tina Kotek, Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum, and over a hundred Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers called for action on gun safety during their annual advocacy day in Salem. This year’s advocacy…
March 2, 2023
VICTORY FOR GUN SAFETY: Following Advocacy from Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers, Utah House Advances Secure Storage Notification and Suicide Prevention Bill
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah. — Utah Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, released the following statement after House lawmakers voted to advance common-sense gun safety legislation. The bill passed, HB…
March 2, 2023
Texas Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Shooting of Maria Jose Rivera Rivera, a 22-year-old Transgender Latina, in Houston
The Texas 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 Maria Jose Rivera Rivera, a 22-year-old transgender Latina, who was…
March 1, 2023
West Virginia Governor Jim Justice Signs Dangerous Bill Allowing Guns On Campus; Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond
The West Virginia chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action issued the following statement after West Virginia Governor Jim Justice signed a very dangerous piece of legislation that would force public colleges and universities to allow hidden, loaded…
March 1, 2023
VIDEO: Michigan Legislative Leadership, Students Demand Action, Moms Demand Action, Everytown for Gun Safety Discuss Gun Safety Legislation Following the Shooting at Michigan State University
Press Call Precedes First Hearing of Gun Safety Bills in the House Today A Video of the Press Call is Available Here LANSING, Mich. – This morning, Michigan Lieutenant Governor Gilchrist II, State Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks and…
March 1, 2023
Lawmakers Join Dozens of New Mexico Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers Join in Santa Fe to Call for Action on Gun Safety During Annual Advocacy Day
SANTA FE, N.M. — Today, New Mexico State Representatives Andrea Romero, Linda Serrato, Patricia Roybal Caballero, Eleanor Chavez, and Linda Lopez joined over 50 volunteers from Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action in a call for action on gun…
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/.
