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February 17, 2023

VIDEO RECORDING: Illinois Congresswoman Robin Kelly Joins Everytown and Community Violence Intervention Leaders for a Virtual Discussion on Innovative Public Safety Initiatives

You can watch a recording of yesterday’s panel discussion HERE NEW YORK – Yesterday, Congresswoman Robin Kelly (D-IL) joined Everytown for Gun Safety Managing Director of Community Safety Initiatives, Michael-Sean Spence, Managing Director for…
February 17, 2023

Gun Sense Lawmakers, Gun Violence Survivors, Shannon Watts, and Over 200 Minnesota Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers Call for Action on Gun Safety During Annual Advocacy Day, and Celebrate 10 Years of Life-Saving Work in St. Paul

St. Paul, Min. — Today, Minnesota First Lady Gwen Walz, St. Paul Mayor Carter, State Senators Erin Maye Quade and Liz Boldon, Minnesota House Majority Leader Jamie Long, State Representatives Cedrick Frazier and Kaohly Vang Her, and over 200…
February 16, 2023

Gun-Lobby Backed North Carolina Lawmakers Shut Down Gun Sense Policies, Advance Dangerous Legislation; Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond

The North Carolina chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action issued the following statement after the Senate rejected common-sense gun safety policies, while voting to advance SB 41, a bill to repeal background checks on handgun sales,…
February 16, 2023

ICYMI: Wisconsin Governor Evers Prioritized Gun Violence Prevention in Proposed Budget Package; Everytown, Moms Demand Action, and Students Demand Action Applaud

Last night, Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers released his 2023 proposed budget package, which included extensive gun violence prevention funding. The budget package outlines a plan to protect Wisconsin communities and signals Gov. Evers’ commitment to saving Wisconsin lives.
February 16, 2023

Over 100 Moms Demand Action Volunteers and Survivors Rally in Frankfort for Gun Safety, and Celebrate of 10 Years Life-Saving Work

Gun safety advocates and champions to rally for lawmakers to oppose dangerous nullification laws and to create an office of gun violence prevention  FRANKFORT, Ky. — Today, Kentucky Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action volunteers and survivors, part…
February 16, 2023

In Wake of Michigan State University Shooting, And Following Advocacy from Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, Michigan Senate Lawmakers Introduce Critical Gun Safety Measures

Just Days after Shooting at MSU, Michigan Senate Introduces Extreme Risk, Background Check, and Secure Storage Legislation LANSING, Mich. – Today, the Michigan chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun…
February 16, 2023

Texas Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Shooting at Cielo Vista Mall in El Paso

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 a shooting at Cielo Vista Mall in El Paso, Texas yesterday evening.
February 16, 2023

Gun-Lobby Backed Arizona Lawmakers Advance Dangerous Legislation Allowing Guns On Campus; Arizona Moms Demand Action, Student Demand Action Respond.

PHOENIX – The Arizona chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action released the following statement after the Arizona Senate Judiciary committee voted to advance SB 1300 — a dangerous piece of legislation that would force public colleges…
February 16, 2023

Dangerous Gun Bills Rejected By South Dakota Lawmakers; Moms Demand Action Volunteers and Law Enforcement Officials Testified in Opposition of Bills

The Everytown chapters of Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action released the following statement applauding the rejection of three dangerous gun bills in the South Dakota legislature. Today, House Bill 1131, a bill that would prohibit the implementation…
February 16, 2023

Virginia Senate Passes Tax Credit For Gun Owners Who Buy A Safe; Everytown, Moms Demand Action, and Students Demand Action Applaud

The Virginia 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 Virginia Senate for passing HB 2387 which would give gun owners the…
February 15, 2023

ICYMI: West Virginia House Judiciary Committee Passes Bill Forcing Guns On West Virginia College and University Campuses; Moms Demand Action Show Up Testify To Oppose

Today, West Virginia lawmakers in the House Judiciary Committee held a hearing and advanced  SB 10 – a dangerous piece of legislation that would force public colleges and universities to allow hidden, loaded guns on campus. West Virginia…
February 15, 2023

Everytown Applauds DOJ Awarding Over $200 Million in Red Flag Law Implementation and Crisis Intervention Funding

Investments Come As Part of Biden-Harris Administration’s Implementation of Bipartisan Safer Communities Act WASHINGTON — Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, applauded the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) awarding…
February 15, 2023

Gun Sense Lawmakers, Gun Violence Survivors, Shannon Watts, and Droves of Indiana 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 Indianapolis

Indianapolis, Ind. — Today, State Senators Andrea Hunley and Fady Qaddoura, Representative Dr. Victoria Garcia-Wilburn, and droves of Indiana Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action volunteers, alongside Moms Demand Action founder Shannon Watts called for action on gun…
February 15, 2023

ICYMI: Moms Demand Action Volunteers Testify in Support of Strengthening Concealed Carry Laws Following SCOTUS Bruen Decision.

Today, Hawai‘i lawmakers held hearings, and advanced gun safety legislation in the House Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs Committee where Moms Demand Action volunteers testified in favor of HB 984, a measure sponsored by House Speaker Scott Saiki and is…
February 14, 2023

Shooting at the Michigan State University Killed Three Students and Wounded Five Others; Everytown, Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond

Michigan State University Shooting Happened on the Eve of Five Year Mark of Parkland High School Mass Shooting, And Fifteen Year Mark of Mass Shooting at Northern Illinois University Newly Elected Gun Sense Majorities in Michigan House, Senate…
February 13, 2023

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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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),…
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,…
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…

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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.

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Hawaiʻi State Senator Chris Lee (left), Lieutenant Governor Sylvia Luke (middle), and Hawaiʻi State Representative Scot Matayoshi (right) at the Hawaiʻi State Capitol in Honolulu, HI on Feb. 8, 2023.
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A large group of Moms Demand Action volunteers stand on stairs and cheer. Angela Ferrell-Zabala, executive director of Moms Demand Action, is pictured front and center.
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Rudy Espinoza, the emceee and a volunteer with the Calif. chapter of Moms Demand Action, speaks during the 10th anniversary event of Moms Demand Action in Sacramento, Calif. on Sunday, March 12, 2023. Photo by Rahul Lal, Everytown for Gun Safety