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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…
February 28, 2023
Assemblymember Jessica González-Rojas, More Than 100 New York Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers, Gun Violence Survivors Gather in Albany to Call for Action on Gun Safety During Annual Advocacy Day
Gun Safety Advocates and Champions today Rallied for Fair Access to Victim Compensation, Medicaid Reimbursement, Ammunition Tax, and Repealing Qualified Immunity ALBANY, N.Y. — Today, New York Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action volunteers and survivors, part of Everytown for…
February 28, 2023
Representative Roberts Joins Over a 150 Georgia Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers Rallied In Atlanta to Call for Action on Gun Safety During Annual Advocacy Day
ATLANTA, GA. — Today, Georgia State Representative Shea Roberts, Everytown for Gun Safety Managing Director of Volunteer Engagement Ken Gonzalez, and over 150 volunteers from Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action called for action on gun safety during their…
February 24, 2023
Following Advocacy from Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers, Washington Legislature Advance Life-Saving Legislation
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 lawmakers in both chambers voted to advance common-sense gun safety legislation. Since their introduction, Moms Demand…
February 24, 2023
Six Children and A Woman Wounded in Shooting Near School In Philadelphia; Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Statement Respond
The Pennsylvania 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 near the James G. Blaine School in Philadelphia yesterday evening where…
February 23, 2023
Following Advocacy from Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, Colorado Lawmakers Introduce Critical Gun Safety Package
Volunteers With the Colorado Chapter of Moms Demand Action and Gun Violence Survivors Stood with Colorado Lawmakers As They Introduced Four Gun Safety Bills Today DENVER, Colo. – Today, the Colorado chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action,…
February 23, 2023
Reporter, Nine-Year-Old Shot and Killed, Photojournalist and Mother Shot and Wounded Near Scene of Firearm Homicide Investigation in Pine Hills, Florida; Everytown, Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond
Media Was Responding to the Scene of a Firearm Homicide Investigation Where a Woman Was Found Shot and Killed Earlier in the Day PINE HILLS, Fla. – Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand Action and Students…
February 21, 2023
Another Holiday Weekend in America Marred by Deadly Gun Violence After String of Shootings Across the Country
This Presidents Day weekend marked another deadly holiday weekend in the United States following a string of shootings across the country. Among those killed were a police officer in Philadelphia, a Catholic bishop in…
February 21, 2023
Florida Senate Committee Advances Dangerous Legislation Allowing Permitless Carry; Florida Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond
The Florida 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 Senate Republicans passing permitless carry in the Criminal Justice Committee. Permitless carry…
February 17, 2023
Healey Administration Announces Training Program For Law Enforcement To Hold Gun Dealers Accountable, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Applaud
The Massachusetts chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, released the following statement applauding Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey, the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security (EOPSS), and the…
February 17, 2023
VIDEO RECORDING: Illinois Congresswoman Robin Kelly Joins Everytown and Community Violence Intervention Leaders for a Virtual Discussion on Innovative Public Safety Initiatives
You can watch a recording of yesterday’s panel discussion HERE NEW YORK – Yesterday, Congresswoman Robin Kelly (D-IL) joined Everytown for Gun Safety Managing Director of Community Safety Initiatives, Michael-Sean Spence, Managing Director for Roca Impact…
February 17, 2023
Gun Sense Lawmakers, Gun Violence Survivors, Shannon Watts, and Over 200 Minnesota Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers Call for Action on Gun Safety During Annual Advocacy Day, and Celebrate 10 Years of Life-Saving Work in St. Paul
St. Paul, Min. — Today, Minnesota First Lady Gwen Walz, St. Paul Mayor Carter, State Senators Erin Maye Quade and Liz Boldon, Minnesota House Majority Leader Jamie Long, State Representatives Cedrick Frazier and Kaohly Vang Her, and over 200 Minneapolis…
February 16, 2023
Gun-Lobby Backed North Carolina Lawmakers Shut Down Gun Sense Policies, Advance Dangerous Legislation; Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond
The North Carolina chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action issued the following statement after the Senate rejected common-sense gun safety policies, while voting to advance SB 41, a bill to repeal background checks on handgun sales, including…
February 16, 2023
ICYMI: Wisconsin Governor Evers Prioritized Gun Violence Prevention in Proposed Budget Package; Everytown, Moms Demand Action, and Students Demand Action Applaud
Last night, Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers released his 2023 proposed budget package, which included extensive gun violence prevention funding. The budget package outlines a plan to protect Wisconsin communities and signals Gov. Evers’ commitment to saving Wisconsin lives. “Gun violence…
February 16, 2023
Over 100 Moms Demand Action Volunteers and Survivors Rally in Frankfort for Gun Safety, and Celebrate of 10 Years Life-Saving Work
Gun safety advocates and champions to rally for lawmakers to oppose dangerous nullification laws and to create an office of gun violence prevention FRANKFORT, Ky. — Today, Kentucky Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action volunteers and survivors, part of Everytown…
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/.
