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Everytown for Gun Safety Endorses 40 Moms Demand Action Volunteers Running for Office
Total of 163 Moms Demand Action & Students Demand Action Volunteers Endorsed This Year NEW YORK — Today, Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund endorsed 40 Moms Demand Action volunteers running for office across the country. The volunteers endorsed today…
August 24, 2022
VICTORY FOR GUN SAFETY: Federal Ghost Guns Rule Takes Effect, Capping Years-Long Effort
Everytown Has Led the Charge Against Ghost Guns Since 2019 Everytown Petitioned ATF to Address Growing Threat and Then Sued Agency Over Inaction, Filed Multiple Lawsuits Against Ghost Guns Sellers, Testified Before A U.S. Senate Panel, Pushed for Rule Finalization,…
August 23, 2022
Everytown Responds After Federal Court Rejects Gun Lobby Challenge to Ghost Guns Rule
NEW YORK –– Everytown for Gun Safety released the following statements after the United States District Court for the District of North Dakota rejected a lawsuit brought in part by Gun Owners of America and backed…
August 18, 2022
Ohio Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to New Legislation Introduced Today in the Ohio Senate
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 SB 357, a bill that falls short of strengthening the state’s background…
August 16, 2022
The Gun Lobby’s Guns Everywhere Agenda Continues to Put Children and Teens at Risk
This weekend was yet another marred by tragedy at the hands of preventable gun violence in places where kids and teenagers should feel safe. On Saturday night, a youth football scrimmage in Lancaster, Texas turned deadly when an argument between…
August 15, 2022
Weekend of Tragedy in Little Rock Underscores Urgent Need for Action on Gun Safety in Arkansas
This past weekend marked a deadly weekend in Little Rock. In just 26 hours, as many as 11 shootings took place across the city. The violence began Saturday afternoon as two shootings rang out within twenty minutes of each…
August 12, 2022
Iowa Moms Demand Action Volunteers Called for Revised Summary of Ballot Measure 1 During Secretary of State Hearing
August 12, 2022Arkansas Legislature Approves $50 Million for School Safety Grant During Special Session
This week, the Arkansas Legislature returned to Little Rock for a special session. Among other issues, they approved $50 million in funding for a school safety grant. The decision follows the release of the Arkansas School Safety Commission Interim…
August 11, 2022
Atlanta Children Caught in Crossfire: Recent Tragedies Underscore Deadly Cost of Georgia’s Weak Gun Laws
Last week marked a deadly week for children in Georgia. On Sunday, an Atlanta softball game turned deadly when an argument escalated to gunfire that killed two people and left four others wounded, including a six-year old boy. Around…
August 11, 2022
Michigan Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Shooting of Hayden Davis, a 28-year-old Black Transgender Woman in Detroit
The Michigan 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 Hayden Davis, a 28-year-old Black transgender woman, who was…
August 11, 2022
Governor Baker Signs Bill to Address Dangerous Supreme Court Decision on Gun Permitting, Following Advocacy from Massachusetts Moms Demand Action
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 Charlie Baker for signing legislation that would address the Supreme Court’s decision in…
August 9, 2022
Killings of Four Muslim Men In Albuquerque Leaves Community on Edge
Over the span of the last two weeks, three Muslim men have been shot and killed in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Additionally, detectives are working to determine whether the November killing of Mohammad Ahmadi, a Muslim man in Albuquerque, was also…
August 9, 2022
Following Tireless Advocacy by California Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action, California Legislature Passes Groundbreaking Gun Violence Prevention Bills
Legislation Includes First-of-Its-Kind Bill to Require Schools to Send Home Information about Secure Firearm Storage and Bill to Add Violence Prevention Services as a Covered Medi-Cal Benefit The California chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part…
August 5, 2022
Record-Breaking 3,000+ Moms Demand Action Gun Sense Candidate Distinctions Awarded This Cycle
NEW YORK — Today, Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, announced that over 3,000 candidates this election cycle have been awarded the Moms Demand Action Gun Sense Candidate Distinction. Candidates…
August 4, 2022
Three Years Since the Mass Shooting in El Paso and Two Months Since the Tragedy in Uvalde, Governor Abbott Continues to Fail Texas
Yesterday marked three years since a shooter, motivated by far-right ideology and racism against the Latinx community, opened fire at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, killing 23 and wounding 23 more. In the three years since this tragedy, gun…
August 3, 2022
Texas Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Shooting of Marisela Castro, a 39-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 Marisela Castro, a 39-year-old transgender Latina, who was shot…
August 3, 2022
Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Arkansas School Safety Commission Interim Report Recommendations
The Arkansas chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, issued the following statement today in response to the release of the Arkansas School Safety Commission Interim Report recommendations.
August 3, 2022
Everytown Statement on the Three-Year Mark of the El Paso Shooting
Three Years Ago Today, A White Supremacist Walked Into a Walmart in El Paso and Killed 23 People The Three Year Mark Falls Just Over Two Months After the Shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Another Predominantly…
August 3, 2022
Be SMART Partners With Local Law Enforcement to Hold Nearly 100 “National Night Out” Events Across the Country to Promote Secure Firearm Storage
Secure Firearm Storage is Critical to Help Prevent Child Gun Deaths and Injuries, Youth Suicide, and Gunfire on School Grounds; Be SMART Encourages Responsible Firearm Storage Practices #NotAnAccident Index Reveals There Have Been at Least 158 Unintentional Shootings by…
August 2, 2022
California Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Shooting of Cherry Bush, a 48-year-old Transgender Woman, in Los Angeles
The California 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 Cherry Bush, a 48-year-old transgender woman, who was shot…
August 1, 2022
Atlanta’s Annual Music Midtown Festival Canceled Due to Georgia’s Weak Gun Laws
Earlier today, Live Nation announced the cancellation of the 2022 Music Midtown festival, which was set to take place in Atlanta this September, with multiple sources citing Georgia’s weak gun laws as the cause of this year’s cancellation. Since…
August 1, 2022
VICTORY FOR GUN SAFETY: Massachusetts Legislature Makes Major Gains on Gun Safety to End Session, Lays Groundwork for Important Gun Safety Package; Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond
The Massachusetts chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of the Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, released the following statement responding to the Massachusetts legislature ending this year’s legislative session. During this session, gun sense…
August 1, 2022
Weekend of Gun Violence in Florida Underscores Urgent Need for Action on Gun Safety
Early on Sunday morning as downtown Orlando businesses were closing for the night, a fight erupted and a shooter opened fire into a crowd. While no one was killed, at least 7 people were hospitalized after being shot and…
July 29, 2022
Everytown, Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Statement on House Passage of Legislation to Regulate Assault Weapons
WASHINGTON — Today, Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, released the following statements as a bipartisan majority in the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 1808, legislation to regulate…
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/.
