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Gun Lobby-Backed North Carolina Lawmakers are Proposing Repealing the Handgun Background Check System. What to Know:
Tomorrow, lawmakers in the House and Senate will hold hearings on legislative proposals to repeal the handgun background check law that has been on the books in North Carolina since 1919. The current statute requires a permit before a North…
February 13, 2023
Gun Sense Lawmakers, Gun Violence Survivors, and Over 100 Kansas 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 Topeka
Topeka, Kan. — Today, State Senator Oletha Faust-Goudeau, Representatives Linda Featherston and Joella Hoye, and over 100 Moms Demand Action volunteers called for action on gun safety during their annual advocacy day in Topeka. This year’s advocacy day coincides with…
February 10, 2023
Kansas Lawmakers Advance Ineffective NRA “Eddie Eagle” Educational Programming, Despite broad Spectrum 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 Senate Bill 116, a bill to require children enrolled in firearm…
February 10, 2023
Louisiana Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Familicide Shooting in Harvey
The Louisiana 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 Thursday morning in Harvey. According to reports, a mother, a…
February 10, 2023
Once Again, South Dakota Lawmakers Reject Dangerous Legislation to Nullify Federal Gun Laws After Testimony From Moms Demand Action Volunteers, Law Enforcement Officers
The South Dakota chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, released the following statement after South Dakota lawmakers rejected House Bill 1173, legislation that would make it illegal…
February 10, 2023
NEW REPORT: NRA Membership Hits 10-Year Low, Hemorrhaging Over 1 Million Members Since 2019
Leaked Documents Show NRA Spent $1.2 Million in 2022 on Private Jet Travel Even As Organization Took Out $20 Million Credit Line to Pay Bills A series of new reports from The Reload based on leaked internal documents has…
February 10, 2023
Everytown Applauds Introduction of Bipartisan Legislation to Close Dating Partner Loophole
WASHINGTON — Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, released the following statements applauding the introduction of bipartisan legislation by Representatives Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), and…
February 9, 2023
Massachusetts Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Domestic Violence Shooting of a Family in Andover Home
The Massachusetts chapter 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 of a family in Andover, Massachusetts in which a mother, father…
February 9, 2023
New Jersey Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Fatal Shooting of Councilman Russell Heller
The New Jersey 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 tragic death of New Jersey Councilman Russell Heller, a 51-year-old Milford…
February 8, 2023
Kentucky Moms Demand Action Applaud Unanimous Resolution to Distribute Secure Storage Information in Jefferson County Public Schools
The Kentucky chapter of Moms Demand Action, part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, released the following statement applauding the Jefferson County Board of Education’s unanimous resolution to include Be SMART secure firearm storage information in the Student Behavior…
February 8, 2023
Kentucky Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Shooting of Imanitwitaho Zachee, a Black Transgender Woman, in Louisville
The Kentucky 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 Imanitwitaho Zachee, a Black transgender woman, who was shot…
February 8, 2023
Everytown, Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Applaud President Biden Highlighting Gun Violence Prevention in State of the Union Address
WASHINGTON — Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, released the following statements applauding President Joe Biden’s significant gun safety achievements highlighted in his State of the Union Address this evening. The…
February 8, 2023
Florida House 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 House Republicans passing permitless carry in the Constitutional Rights, Rule of Law…
February 7, 2023
ICYMI: Montana Moms Demand Action Volunteers Join Lawmakers In Helena to Call for Action on Gun Safety During Annual Advocacy Day
Yesterday, over two dozen volunteers from Montana Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action called for action on gun safety during their annual advocacy day in Helena. This year’s advocacy day coincides with the celebration of 10 years of Moms…
February 7, 2023
State Representatives Longdon and Terech, Shannon Watts, More Than 100 Arizona Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers Rallied In Phoenix to Call for Action on Gun Safety During Annual Advocacy Day
Phoenix, Ariz. — Today, Arizona State Representatives Jennifer Longdon, Laura Terech, Moms Demand Action founder Shannon Watts, Everytown for Gun Safety Managing Director of Volunteer Engagement Ken Gonzalez, and over 100 volunteers from Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action…
February 7, 2023
Fifth Annual National Gun Violence Survivors Week Ends With Thousands of Survivor Stories Amplified Across The Country
30 Mayors from Across the Country Joined Mayors Against Illegal Guns in Honor of This Year’s Campaign From Members of Congress to Professional Athletic Organizations, Thousands Came Together to Uplift the Voices of Gun Violence Survivors Moms Demand Action and…
February 7, 2023
As Lawmakers Return to Oklahoma City for Session, Common-Sense Gun Safety Legislation Needs to Take Center Stage
As the Oklahoma legislature convenes for their 2023 legislative session this week, lawmakers will once again have the opportunity to pass common-sense gun safety measures. Oklahoma has some of the weakest gun laws in the country, scoring only 7.5…
February 7, 2023
New York Attorney General Letitia James, Elected Officials, Faith Leaders, and Gun Safety Advocates Gathered For Evening of Reflection During National Gun Violence Survivors Week
59 Percent Of Adults Reported That They Or Someone They Care For Have Experienced Gun Violence In Their Lifetime NEW YORK – Today, Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots arm Moms Demand Action joined New York Attorney General…
February 7, 2023
TODAY: Hawaiʻi Moms Demand Action Volunteers Testified on Behalf of Gun Violence Prevention Legislation at the State Capitol
Today, Moms Demand Action volunteers testified in favor of SB 1230, during a hearing in the Senate on Public Safety and Intergovernmental and Military Affairs Committee. The bill is the first statewide measure to be heard this session to strengthen…
February 3, 2023
Following Advocacy from Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, Minnesota Lawmakers Advance Critical Gun Safety Prevention Bills
Gun Sense Trifecta in Minnesota, Bolstered by Four Moms Demand Action Volunteers Who Helped Flipped the Senate, Helped Pave a Path to to Pass Critical Common Sense Gun Safety Legislation ST. PAUL – The Minnesota chapters of Moms Demand Action…
February 2, 2023
New Jersey Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Fatal Shooting of Councilwoman Eunice Dwumfour Outside of Her Home
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 in response to the shooting of Eunice Dwumfour, a 30-year-old member of the Sayreville Borough…
February 2, 2023
Everytown Law, Moms Demand Action Respond To Court Decision Striking Down Foundational Domestic Violence Prohibitions
NEW YORK – Everytown Law, the nation’s largest team of gun violence prevention litigators, and Moms Demand Action released the following statements in response to the decision of a panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth…
February 2, 2023
Utah Take Steps Forward in Gun Violence Prevention Movement, House Introduces Critical Secure Storage Legislation
The Utah chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, released the following statement applauding Utah State Representative Andrew Stoddard for introducing HB 354, a bill requiring secure…
February 2, 2023
New ATF Report on Gun Trafficking Highlights Need For Gun Industry Accountability
Report Confirms Recent Everytown Analysis: Glock is Top Manufacturer of Traced Crime Guns WASHINGTON — Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, issued the following statements on a new report from…
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/.
