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Wisconsin Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Shooting of Brazil Johnson, a 28-year-old Black Transgender Woman, in Milwaukee
The Wisconsin 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 Brazil Johnson, a 28-year-old Black transgender woman, who was…
June 29, 2022
Delaware House of Representatives Passes Crucial Pieces of Gun Safety Bill Package; Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Applaud
The Delaware chapter of Moms Demand Action, part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, released the following statement after the Delaware House of Representatives passed a package of critical gun safety bills. The package includes legislation to generally raise…
June 28, 2022
Texas Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Governor Greg Abbott Allocating Over $100 Million in Funding for School Safety Initiatives and Failing on Gun Violence Prevention
The Texas chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, released the following statement after Texas Governor Greg Abbott today announced $105.5 million of newly allocated funding to support additional…
June 28, 2022
Governor Tim Walz Announces New Funding for Gun Violence Prevention and Secure Storage Efforts – Minnesota Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Applaud
The Minnesota chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, released the following statement after Minnesota Governor Tim Walz announced a new multi-million dollar investment in gun violence violence prevention…
June 27, 2022
North Carolina Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Shooting of Sasha Mason, a 45-year-old Trans Latina, in Zebulon
The North Carolina 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 Sasha Mason, a 45-year-old trans Latina, who was…
June 27, 2022
Victory for Gun Safety: Following Advocacy from Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers, Arizona Legislature Adjourns Without Passing Any Dangerous Gun Lobby Priorities
The Arizona chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statement after the Arizona legislature ended the legislative session without passing a dangerous gun lobby priority. The bills that…
June 25, 2022
MONUMENTAL VICTORY FOR GUN SAFETY: Everytown, Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Celebrate Gun Sense Champion President Joe Biden Signing Bipartisan Safer Communities Act Into Law
Everytown, Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Drove Over One Million Calls & Messages to the U.S. Senate in Recent Weeks; Everytown Advised in the Drafting of The Legislation WASHINGTON — Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots networks, Moms…
June 24, 2022
Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund Endorses Jared Polis for Governor, Dianne Primavera for Lieutenant Governor, Phil Weiser for Attorney General, Jena Griswold for Secretary of State
DENVER — Today, Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund announced its endorsement of Colorado Governor Jared Polis, Lieutenant Governor Dianne Primavera, Attorney General Phil Weiser, and Secretary of State Jena Griswold for re-election this fall. The candidate slates endorsed today have…
June 24, 2022
Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund Endorses J.B. Pritzker for Governor, Juliana Stratton for Lieutenant Governor, Kwame Raoul for Attorney General
SPRINGFIELD — Today, Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund announced its endorsement of Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton, and Attorney General Kwame Raoul for reelection this fall. The candidate slates endorsed today have been gun sense champions while…
June 24, 2022
MASSIVE VICTORY FOR GUN SAFETY: Everytown, Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Celebrate House Passage of Bipartisan Safer Communities Act As Legislation Now Heads to President Biden’s Desk
Everytown, Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Drove Over One Million Calls & Messages to Congress in Recent Weeks WASHINGTON — Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, released the following statements…
June 24, 2022
MASSIVE VICTORY FOR GUN SAFETY: Everytown, Moms Demand Action Celebrate Senate Passage of Bipartisan Safer Communities Act
Everytown, Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Drove Over One Million Calls & Messages to U.S. Senate in Recent Weeks WASHINGTON — Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, released the following…
June 23, 2022
Everytown, Moms Demand Action Statements on Senate Vote Advancing Bipartisan Safer Communities Act
Everytown, Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Drove Over One Million Calls & Messages to the U.S. Senate in Recent Weeks Shannon Watts, founder of Moms Demand Action, and Moms Demand Action Volunteers Available for Interviews at the U.S. Capitol…
June 23, 2022
Everytown Responds to Decision in NYSRPA V. Bruen
Gun Safety Advocates to Hold Press Call at 2 to Respond to Ruling; Register HERE Decision Comes As U.S. Senate is Poised to Pass Bipartisan Gun Safety Legislation NEW YORK – Everytown for Gun Safety released the following statements in…
June 22, 2022
Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund Endorses Kathy Hochul for Governor, Antonio Delgado for Lieutenant Governor, Letitia James for Attorney General
NEW YORK — Today, Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund announced its endorsement of New York Governor Kathy Hochul, Lieutenant Governor Antonio Delgado, and Attorney General Letitia James for election to another term this fall. The candidates endorsed today have been…
June 22, 2022
Pennsylvania House Judiciary Committee Guts Gun Safety Bill and Slips Through Dangerous Permitless Carry Language – Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond
The Gutted Bill Contains the Exact Same Permitless Carry Language as SB 565, Which Governor Tom Wolf Vetoed in December The Pennsylvania chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots…
June 21, 2022
Everytown, Moms Demand Action Statement on Introduction of Legislative Text for Federal Bipartisan Gun Safety Deal
WASHINGTON — Today, Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, released the following statements after a bipartisan coalition of U.S. Senators released legislative text for the historic agreement on a major gun safety,…
June 21, 2022
VICTORY FOR GUN SAFETY: Governor McKee Signs Into Law Comprehensive Package of Gun Safety Bills, Following Advocacy From Moms Demand Action
Volunteers Have Pushed More Than a Thousand Calls and Emails to Lawmakers to Advocate for Gun Safety Legislation PROVIDENCE, RI – The Rhode Island chapter of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s…
June 21, 2022
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds Signs Bill to Allow Wider Use of Assault Weapons Just Weeks After Multiple Mass Shootings Involving Assault Rifles Across the Country
The Iowa chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, released the following statement after Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds signed Senate File 581, a bill that would allow hunters to…
June 17, 2022
Massachusetts Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security Advances Life-Saving Ghost Guns Legislation; Massachusetts Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond
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 legislators on the Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security for issuing a favorable…
June 17, 2022
Delaware Senate Passes Historic Package of Gun Safety Bills Following Harrowing Recent Gun Violence; Delaware Moms Demand Action Applauds
Volunteers Drove Hundreds of Calls and Emails to Lawmakers in Support for the Legislation The Delaware chapter of Moms Demand Action, part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, released the following statement applauding the Delaware Senate for passing…
June 17, 2022
NEW: Over 500 Business Leaders & CEOs Have Signed Letter Calling on Gun Safety Action from Senate
Last Thursday, a new letter from business leaders & CEOs to the Senate calling for action on gun safety was launched with more than 220 signatories, including Levi Strauss & Co., Bain Capital, Northwell Health, Bloomberg LP, Yelp,…
June 16, 2022
Everytown, Moms Demand Action Statement as Steve Dettelbach’s Nomination Advances to Senate Floor
Dettelbach’s Nomination Widely Supported By Law Enforcement Groups WASHINGTON –– Today, Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, released the following statements after the Senate Judiciary Committee acted on Steve Dettelbach’s nomination…
June 15, 2022
Following Tragic Shootings in Uvalde and Buffalo, State and Local Leaders Aren’t Waiting for Congress to Act on Gun Safety
Following the horrific mass shootings in Uvalde, Texas and Buffalo, NY, and the daily gun violence plaguing communities across the country, state and local leaders are advancing common sense gun safety measures to save lives. Last week, New York became…
June 15, 2022
Everytown Statement on Senate Judiciary Hearing on Protecting Children from Gun Violence
WASHINGTON — Today, Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, released the following statements after today’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on protecting America’s children from gun violence. The hearing, chaired by Senator…
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/.
