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Following Advocacy from Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, Illinois Lawmakers Introduce Critical Gun Safety Package, The Protect Illinois Communities Act
The Illinois chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, released the following statement applauding Illinois lawmakers and Illinois State Representative Bob Morgan for introducing an omnibus gun violence prevention…
November 30, 2022
Everytown’s Be SMART Program And National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives Announce Partnership to Promote Secure Firearm Storage
Law Enforcement Leaders in Major Cities – Including Baltimore, Philadelphia, Baton Rouge, Nashville, and More – to Begin Distribution of Secure Storage Information and Gun Locks to Community Members Firearms are the Leading Cause of Death for Children and Teens…
November 30, 2022
On the Year Mark of the Oxford High School Shooting, Where Eleven People Were Shot, Four Students Fatally, Michigan Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Call for Gun Safety
Oxford, MI – Today marks one year since the deadly shooting at Oxford High School, where four students were shot and killed and seven individuals, including a teacher, were shot and wounded. The shooter was a 15-year-old, armed with a…
November 28, 2022
Everytown, Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Statements On Shooting At Atlanta’s Atlantic Station
Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, released the following statements addressing a shooting over the weekend in which a 12-year-old was killed and at least five other minors were wounded at…
November 23, 2022
Everytown, Moms Demand Action Statements On Mass Shooting At Walmart Store in Chesapeake, Virginia
Six People Dead, At Least Four Reported Wounded CHESAPEAKE, Va. – Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, released the following statements on the mass shooting at a Walmart location in…
November 22, 2022
Colorado’s Red Flag Law Should Have Prevented the Horrific Mass Shooting at Club Q in Colorado Springs. Here is What you Need to Know:
This Saturday, on the eve of Transgender Day of Remembrance, a hate-filled mass shooting at the LGBTQ+ Club Q in Colorado Springs, Colorado resulted in five people being killed and at least 18 more wounded. The shooter is in custody…
November 21, 2022
New Jersey Assembly Continues To Lead On Gun Safety By Passing Major Legislation To Strengthen Licensing Laws and Establish Sensitive Locations
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 applauding the New Jersey Assembly for passing bill A4769 to address the new dangers…
November 20, 2022
Everytown, Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Statements On Mass Shooting At Colorado Springs LGBTQ+ Nightclub
Five Dead, 18 Reported Injured from Shooting at Club Q Night Before Trans Day of Remembrance COLORADO SPRINGS – Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, released the following statements on the…
November 17, 2022
Ohio Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Applaud Moms Demand Action Volunteer Turned Lawmaker Rep. Jessica Miranda for Introducing Bill to Designate June Gun Violence Awareness Month
The Ohio chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, released the following statement after lawmakers today introduced HB 360, a bill designating June as Gun Violence Awareness Month. The…
November 17, 2022
Everytown For Gun Safety Statement on Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s Historic Tenure in House Leadership
WASHINGTON — Today, following Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi’s announcement of her decision to step down from House Democratic leadership in the upcoming 118th Congress, Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand Action and Students…
November 17, 2022
Karen Bass, Everytown-Endorsed Gun Sense Candidate, Wins in Los Angeles
Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers Made Over Six Million Voter Contacts to Support Gun Sense Candidates Across the Country LOS ANGELES — Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand Action and Students…
November 17, 2022
VICTORY FOR GUN SAFETY: Following advocacy by Moms Demand Action, Hawaiʻi County Passes Changes to Concealed Carry Permit and Sensitive Locations
Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, released the following statement applauding Hawaiʻi County’s Council for passing changes regarding where firearms can be carried in public. This action comes in response to…
November 16, 2022
NEW EVERYTOWN REPORT: An Estimated 173,000 Gun Owners Become Prohibited Every Year, the Vast Majority of Whom Keep Possession of their Guns; Illegal Gun Removal Programs Are Crucial to Keeping Guns out of Dangerous Hands
The Report estimates that 173,000 gun owners become newly prohibited each year, including for felony and domestic violence convictions – almost 10 percent of them in Texas alone – and without programs to remove their illegal guns, the vast…
November 16, 2022
Everytown Statement on Trump Announcing Next Failed Presidential Campaign
NEW YORK — Today, Everytown and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, released the following statements in response to Donald Trump — the NRA’s number one ally — announcing his next presidential campaign. “During Trump’s time…
November 15, 2022
In Major Victory for Gun Safety, Nine Moms Demand Action Volunteers Won Elections in Oregon
More than One Hundred Twenty-Five Newly Elected Volunteers Join Growing Ranks of Moms Demand Action Volunteers Elected to Office Since Its Founding in 2012, Part of 275+ Volunteers who Ran for Office This Cycle Moms Demand Action and Students Demand…
November 15, 2022
Katie Hobbs, Everytown-Supported Gun Sense Candidate, Wins in Arizona
Everytown for Gun Safety Victory Fund Supported Katie Hobbs As Part of a $1.4 Million Investment in Arizona this Election, Successfully Defeating Gun Lobby-Backed Kari Lake Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers Made Over Six Million Voter Contacts…
November 14, 2022
Shooting at the University of Virginia Killed Three and Wounded Two Others; Everytown, Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond
The Virginia chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, released the following statements in response to a shooting at the University of Virginia (UVA) in which three students were shot…
November 13, 2022
Everytown Statement on Re-election of Gun Sense Majority in U.S. Senate
Everytown for Gun Safety Victory Fund Invested In Key Senate Races Including Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, Pennsylvania; Gun Senate Majority in U.S. Senate Builds on the Good Night for Gun Safety Earlier this Week Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action…
November 13, 2022
Senator Catherine Cortez Masto, Everytown-Supported Gun Sense Candidate, Wins Re-election in Nevada
Everytown Spent Over $3 Million in Nevada this Election, Including Nearly $1 Million to Support Senator Cortez Masto, Successfully Defeating Gun Lobby-Backed Adam Laxalt Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers Made Over Six Million Voter Contacts to Support…
November 12, 2022
Adrian Fontes, Everytown-Supported Gun Sense Candidate, Wins in Arizona
Everytown for Gun Safety Victory Fund Supported Adrian Fontes As Part of Everytown’s $1 Million Investment in Secretaries of State Elections, Successfully Defeating Gun Lobby-Backed Mark Finchem Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers Made Over Six Million Voter…
November 12, 2022
Senator Mark Kelly, Everytown-Supported Gun Sense Candidate, Wins Re-election in Arizona
Everytown for Gun Safety Victory Fund Supported Senator Kelly As Part of a $1.4 Million Investment in Arizona this Election, Successfully Defeating Gun Lobby-Backed Blake Masters Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers Made Over Six Million Voter Contacts…
November 11, 2022
Massachusetts Economic Development Legislation Reserves Over $20 Million To Invest In Community and School Safety Measures; Everytown, 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 statements applauding Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker and the legislature for passing an economic development bill that will…
November 11, 2022
VICTORY FOR GUN SAFETY: With Votes Still Being Counted, Sixteen Moms Demand Action Volunteers Have Won Elections in Illinois So Far this Cycle
More than One Hundred Twenty-Five Newly Elected Volunteers Join Growing Ranks of Moms Demand Action Volunteers Elected to Office Since Its Founding in 2012, Part of 275+ Volunteers who Ran for Office This Cycle Moms Demand Action and Students Demand…
November 11, 2022
VICTORY FOR GUN SAFETY: More Than 125 Moms Demand Action Volunteers Win Elections Across The Country
More than One Hundred Twenty-Five Newly Elected Volunteers Join Growing Ranks of Moms Demand Action Volunteers Elected to Office Since Its Founding in 2012 Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers Made Over Six Million Voter Contacts to Support…
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/.
