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As the 2023 Legislative Session Opens in South Carolina, Lawmakers Have A Chance to Save Lives By Standing Up For Common Sense Gun Safety
As the South Carolina legislature convenes for their 2023 legislative session, lawmakers have the opportunity to stand up for gun safety. Permitless carry legislation loomed large in 2022, threatening to dismantle South Carolina’s handgun permitting process, the state’s only foundational…
January 10, 2023
As the 2023 Legislative Session Begins in Delaware, Lawmakers Have Another Opportunity To Pass Permit To Purchase Legislation and Strengthen Gun Safety Laws
As the Delaware legislature convenes to open their 2023 legislative session today, lawmakers will once again have the opportunity to pass common sense gun safety measures. In response to the tragic mass shootings in Buffalo, New York and Uvalde, Texas,…
January 10, 2023
As the 2023 Legislative Session Starts Today in Arizona, a New Opportunity to Prioritize Gun Safety Begins
This week, lawmakers returned to Phoenix to officially start the new legislative session. As the state welcomes a new administration and changing political climate, policymakers have a new opportunity to save lives and prioritize common-sense gun safety legislation. In recent…
January 10, 2023
FRIDAY: State Senator McClellan, More Than 250 Virginia Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers, Alongside Founder Shannon Watts, to Gather In Richmond to Call for Action on Gun Safety During Annual Advocacy Day
Gun safety advocates and champions to rally for lawmakers to strengthen secure storage laws, permit to purchase, investment in community violence intervention programs and other life saving policies Richmond, V.A. — Friday, January 13 at 9 AM ET, Virginia Moms…
January 10, 2023
As Lawmakers Return to Austin for Session, Common-Sense Gun Safety Legislation Needs to Take Center Stage
As the Texas legislature convenes for their 2023 legislative session this week, lawmakers will once again have the opportunity to pass common sense gun safety measures. Texas has some of the weakest gun laws in the country, scoring only…
January 10, 2023
Everytown, Giffords, Brady Applaud Illinois Senate for Passing Gun Safety Package, the Protect Illinois Communities Act
SPRINGFIELD, IL – Everytown for Gun Safety, Giffords, and Brady released statements applauding Illinois Senate lawmakers for passing the Protect Illinois Communities Act, a critical gun violence prevention legislative package. The bill now returns to the Illinois House for concurrence. …
January 9, 2023
Moms Demand Action Celebrates 10 Years of Activism with Events Planned Across the Country Throughout 2023
As the Organization Moves Into the Next Decade of Advocacy and After 10 Years As a Full-Time Volunteer, Moms Demand Action Founder Shannon Watts To Step Back From Leadership Role At The End Of 2023 As 2023 State Legislative Season…
January 9, 2023
As the 2023 Legislative Session Begins in Colorado, Lawmakers Have the Opportunity to Pass Life-Saving Gun Safety Bills
Colorado Legislators Return to Denver Following a Year of Deadly Gun Violence, Including the Mass Shooting at Club Q in Colorado Springs, Highlighting the Need for Effective Gun Violence Prevention Measures. As the Colorado legislature convenes for their 2023 legislative…
January 9, 2023
ICYMI: Last Summer’s Federal Gun Safety Bill Has Already Prevented At Least 27 Illegal Gun Sales
On Friday, new reporting by The Wall Street Journal revealed that the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, the landmark federal gun safety legislation passed last June, is already making an impact by stopping illegal gun sales. The article revealed that…
January 9, 2023
As Lawmakers return to Atlanta for Session, Common-Sense Gun Safety Legislation Must Take Center Stage
Today, Lawmakers return to Atlanta for the official day of the 2023 session of the Georgia state legislature. This year, lawmakers will have, once again, the opportunity to pass common sense gun safety legislation. The past year showed how important…
January 6, 2023
As the 2023 Legislative Session Begins, Nebraska Lawmakers Should Again Reject Reckless Permitless Carry Legislation
The Nebraska 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 Nebraska legislators introducing LB 77, an incredibly dangerous permitless carry bill that…
January 6, 2023
Florida Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Shooting Outside Miami Gardens Restaurant where 10 People were Shot and Wounded During Music Video Filming
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 a Thursday night shooting in Miami Gardens, Florida. According to reports, ten…
January 6, 2023
Following Advocacy from Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, Illinois House Lawmakers Pass the Protect Illinois Communities Act, Moving Forward this Critical Gun Safety Package
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 House for passing the Protect Illinois Communities Act, HB 5855, a critical gun…
January 5, 2023
Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Statement on Tragic Shooting in Enoch
The Utah chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, released the following statement after an Enoch man fatally shot his family, including his five children, wife and mother-in-law…
January 5, 2023
Everytown Launches New “Gun Law Rankings” for 2023 Which Ranks Every State Based on the Strength of their Gun Laws and Shows Correlation Between Gun Deaths and Gun Laws
According to Everytown’s Gun Law Rankings for 2023, Ohio, Georgia, Alabama, and Indiana Dropped In Ranking After Passing Permitless Carry Legislation, While New Jersey, Oregon and Delaware Climbed in the Rankings After Passing Several Significant Gun Safety…
January 5, 2023
Maryland Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Statement on Shooting of High School Students Outside West Baltimore Shopping Center
The Maryland 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 yesterday afternoon in Baltimore outside of Edmondson Village Shopping Center in which…
January 4, 2023
LEADING SESSION WITH GUN SAFETY: Everytown, Moms Demand Action, and Students Demand Action Applaud Minnesota House Lawmakers For Introducing Critical Gun Safety Prevention Measures on Day 2 of the 2023 Session
Due to the Tireless work of Moms Demand Action Volunteers Campaigning and Running for Office, Including Four Volunteers who Helped Flip the Senate, there is now a Gun Sense Trifecta in Minnesota. Gun Safety Supporters now have Control of the…
January 4, 2023
As Lawmakers Return to Columbus for Session, Common-Sense Gun Safety Legislation Needs to Take Center Stage
As the Ohio legislature convenes for their 2023 legislative session this week, lawmakers must prioritize common sense gun safety measures as Ohio has some of the weakest gun laws in the country. The state lacks all the foundational gun safety…
January 4, 2023
As the 2023 Legislative Session Begins in Wisconsin, Lawmakers Have the Opportunity to Pass Life-Saving Gun Safety Bills
As the Wisconsin legislature convenes for their 2023 legislative session today, lawmakers will once again have the opportunity to pass common sense gun safety measures. Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers continues to prioritize gun violence prevention but due to inaction by…
January 4, 2023
As Lawmakers Return to St. Paul for Session, Common-Sense Gun Safety Legislation Needs to Take Center Stage
Following an election where Minneota voters made it clear gun violence prevention is a top priority, lawmakers return to the State Capitol for the first day of the state legislative session in Minnesota with a gun sense majority in all…
January 4, 2023
As the Illinois Legislature Meets for Lame Duck Session, Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action, and Everytown for Gun Safety Urge Lawmakers to Pass HB5855, Protect Illinois Communities Act With Urgency
Tomorrow, on January 5, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action volunteers will be continuing their tireless advocacy, bussing to the state capitol in Springfield by the dozens to meet with legislators and urge them to pass this legislative package…
January 4, 2023
As the 2023-24 Legislative Session Begins in Massachusetts, Lawmakers Have the Opportunity to Make Significant Gains in the Fight Against Gun Violence
As the Massachusetts legislature convenes to open their 2023-24 legislative session today, lawmakers will once again have the opportunity to pass common sense gun safety measures. We applaud the legislature in their fight to end gun violence by allocating millions…
January 4, 2023
As the 2023 Legislative Session Begins in Vermont, Lawmakers Have the Opportunity to Make Significant Gains in the Fight Against Gun Violence
As the Vermont legislature convenes to open their 2023 legislative session today, lawmakers will once again have the opportunity to pass common sense gun safety measures. In 2022, legislators passed a bill that was signed into law by Vermont Governor…
January 3, 2023
As the 2023 Legislative Session Begins Today in Montana, Lawmakers Have Opportunity to Save Lives with Common Sense Gun Safety Legislation
This week, Lawmakers return to Helena for the official day of the 2023 session of the Montana state legislature. This year, lawmakers will have the opportunity to pass common sense gun safety legislation. The past year showed how important firearm…
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.
