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INACTION IS DEADLY: Here’s What We Know About Friday’s Mass Shooting in Las Cruces
SANTA FE, N.M. — On Friday, an altercation escalated into gun fire at Young Park in Las Cruces during a car show attended by hundreds of people – resulting in three teenagers shot and killed and 15 others – ranging…
March 22, 2025
NEW MEXICANS DIE WHILE SENATORS FAIL TO PASS GUN SAFETY BILL: Everytown, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Urge Legislature to Stay in Santa Fe and Ban Assault Weapons After Mass Shooting in Las Cruces
SANTA FE, N.M — Today, Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots network, the New Mexico chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, issued the following statements after gunfire broke out in Las Cruces’ Young Park, killing three…
March 20, 2025
Gun Lobby-Backed Legislators in North Carolina Rush to Fast-Track Dangerous Permitless Carry Legislation as Opposition Grows
States with Permitless Carry on the Books Saw, On Average, a 27% Increase in Gun Homicides Within Three Years of Passage RALEIGH, N.C. — Today, volunteers with the North Carolina chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action held…
March 19, 2025
REPUBLICAN GOVERNOR KAY IVEY SIGNS BILL TO BAN GLOCK SWITCHES: Everytown, Moms Demand Action and Student Demand Action Applaud Bipartisan Action to Get Illegal Machine Guns Off of Our Streets
Alabama Becomes the 25th State to Enact a Ban on Glock Switches, With Republican Governors in Mississippi and Virginia Signing Bans Last Session MONTGOMERY, AL—The Alabama chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for…
March 19, 2025
Everytown Statement on Trump Administration Proposal to Make it Easier for Domestic Abusers, Violent Criminals to Rearm
WASHINGTON — Today, the Department of Justice announced a new proposed rule to bypass a longstanding funding restriction that prevents ATF from restoring access to guns to prohibited persons by shifting that power back to DOJ. In response, Everytown and…
March 14, 2025
Everytown Launches New Ad in Wisconsin Supreme Court Race
$600k Spend Highlights Brad Schimel’s Extremist Views, History of Letting Domestic Abusers Walk Free MADISON, WI — Today, Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund announced a new TV and digital ad in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race. The ad,…
March 13, 2025
South Dakota Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Call on Governor Larry Rhoden to Veto Legislation Limiting Local Authority on Concealed Carry Permits and Allows Guns in Bars and Restaurants
PIERRE, S.D. — The South Dakota chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, issued the following statement following the passage of HB 1218. The legislation that now sits on…
March 13, 2025
South Carolina Gun Safety Advocates and Gun Violence Survivors Urge Lawmakers to Act on Long Overdue Gun Safety Law to Close the Charleston Loophole
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Today, gun safety advocates and gun violence survivors with the South Carolina chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, took to the statehouse to demand more…
March 13, 2025
An Extreme Risk Law Would Make Alaska Safer and Address the Majority of Annual Gun Deaths in the State; Here is What You Need to Know About Alaska’s Proposed ERPO Law
Nearly 70 Percent of Alaskans Support A Policy Like An Extreme Risk Law JUNEAU, Alaska. — Today, the Alaska legislature is considering legislation to pass an Extreme Risk law (HB 89), a critical tool to help temporarily remove firearms…
March 12, 2025
Missouri Legislature Approves Bill to Undermine St. Louis’ Ability to Advance Gun Violence Prevention Measures, Transferring Control of Police Department to State Board of Police, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Respond
JEFFERSON CITY, MO. — The Missouri chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, issued the following statement following a vote in the House to pass HB 495. The legislation…
March 10, 2025
Everytown For Gun Safety Endorses First Round of Moms Demand Action Volunteers Running for Office
NEW YORK — Today, Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund endorsed its first round of endorsements of Moms Demand Action volunteers running for office across the country. These endorsements, which are Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund’s first of the…
March 6, 2025
Following Advocacy from Minnesota Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers, Minnesota Legislature Votes Down Reckless Legislation That Would Promote Use of Deadly Force
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, issued the following statement following the Minnesota House vote on HF 13 where lawmakers rejected legislation to…
March 6, 2025
Despite Strong Opposition from Gun Safety Advocates, South Dakota Legislature Passes Measure to Force Guns on College Campuses, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Urge Governor to Veto
Following Passage from the South Dakota Senate, Lawmakers in the House Passed Today SB 100 PIERRE, S.D. — The South Dakota chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, issued…
March 5, 2025
A Mother, Daughter and an Infant Were Shot and Killed in the Spirit Lake Tribe Reservation, North Dakota Moms Demand Action and Student Demand Action Urge Action to Protect Families from Gun Violence
BISMARK, N.D. — The North Dakota chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, issued the following statement after the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) law enforcement reported that…
March 5, 2025
Joined by Governor Kotek, AG Rayfield and Oregon Lawmakers, Oregon Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers Underscore Urgent Need for Action on Gun Safety During Annual Advocacy Day
Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers Call on Lawmakers Implement Measure 114, Ban Rapid Fire Devices, and Crack Down on Gun Dealers that Fail to Keep us Safe SALEM, Oregon — Today, the Oregon chapters of Moms Demand Action…
March 3, 2025
“DO NOT GIVE IN TO THE PRESSURE FROM EXTREMISTS”: Gun Safety Advocates Push for a Ban on Assault Weapons as Senators Hold First Hearing on SB 279
Amid Groups Calling for Weaker Gun Laws and Death Threats, Senators in the Judiciary Committee Hold First Hearing on Legislation to Ban Assault Weapons Starting at 1:30PM An Everytown Poll Found that 62% of Respondents Support an Assault Weapons Ban,…
February 28, 2025
FACT SHEET: AB 1333 is Life-Saving Legislation Aimed at Preventing Those Who Shoot First and Ask Questions Later
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Last week, Assemblymember Rick Chavez Zbur introduced AB 1333 to update the state’s self-defense laws. The legislation explicitly clarifies that Californians must avoid resorting to fatal actions when they have the opportunity to de-escalate or disengage from…
February 28, 2025
Following Advocacy of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers, Colorado Lawmakers Reject Dangerous Bill to Repeal the State’s Firearm Dealer Licensing Requirement Law
Volunteers Met With Over 50 Lawmakers Advocating for Action to Strengthen Colorado’s Gun Violence Prevention Laws Volunteers with Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Also Testified in Opposition of Dangerous HB 1055, Which Would Repeal the State Firearm Dealer…
February 27, 2025
Hundreds of Gun Safety Advocates Descend on Texas Capitol to Fight For Stronger Gun Safety Laws
AUSTIN — Today, hundreds of volunteers from gun safety organizations across Texas participated in an advocacy day rally as part of the Texas Coalition to End Gun Violence, including volunteers with the Texas chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students…
February 26, 2025
Alaska Moms Demand Action Volunteers Underscore Urgent Need for Action on Gun Safety During Annual Advocacy Day in the Capitol
Moms Demand Action Volunteers Call on Lawmakers to Pass HB 89 on Annual Advocacy Day JUNEAU, Alaska — Yesterday, volunteers from the Alaska chapter of Moms Demand Action, part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, traveled from across the…
February 26, 2025
Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Applaud Colorado House Lawmakers for Passing Critical Gun Safety Bill to Regulate the Sale of Ammunition in Colorado
Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers Testified in Support of this Bill Legislative Movement Comes Ahead of Colorado Moms Demand Action Advocacy Day on Thursday Where Over 100 Volunteers and Survivors Are Heading to the Capitol to Advocate…
February 24, 2025
Michigan Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Shooting of Tahiry Broom, Trans Woman Who Was Shot and Killed
Southfield, 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 in response to the shooting of 29-year-old Tahiry Broom, a Black trans woman…
February 24, 2025
As Virginia’s Legislative Session Comes To An End, Gun Safety Advocates Await Governor’s Action on More Than 20 Gun Safety Bills
RICHMOND, Va. – At the end of the 2025 legislative session for the Virginia General Assembly, gun sense champions passed more than twenty gun safety measures, sending them to Governor Glenn Youngkin’s desk where he will have until March 24th…
February 21, 2025
California Moms Demand Action and Student Demand Action Volunteers Commend Introduction of Legislation Aimed at Preventing Armed Extremism and Vigilante Violence
Amid Rise in Political Violence and Extremism Across the Nation, Assemblymember Zbur Introduced AB 1333 Aimed at Promoting Safety and Clarifying State’s Self-Defense Laws SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part…
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/.
