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Last Night, Gun Safety Won Up and Down the Ballot Across the Country
Today, Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, released the following statements after gun sense candidates and gun safety champions won primary elections up and down the ballot in Idaho,…
May 18, 2022
As the 2022 Legislative Session Begins Today in North Carolina, Here’s What to Know About Gun Violence in the State
As the North Carolina legislature returns to Raleigh for the start of the 2022 legislative session today, lawmakers will once again have the opportunity to pass life-saving gun safety bills. 2021 was marked by staggering levels of gun violence fueled…
May 18, 2022
Governor J.B. Pritzker Signs Bill to Address Ghost Guns Into Law – Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Applaud Commitment to Gun Safety
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 after Illinois Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed House Bill 4383, legislation to address the threat of…
May 17, 2022
Michigan Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Shooting of Raymond “Ray” Muscat, a 24-year-old Transgender Man, in Oakland County
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 Raymond Muscat, a transgender man, who was shot and…
May 16, 2022
Texas Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Shooting at Flea Market in North Harris County
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 in response to a shooting at a flea market in Harris County where thousands of…
May 16, 2022
California Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Shooting at Church in Laguna Woods
The California chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statement after reports that multiple people were shot at a church in Laguna Woods, with…
May 14, 2022
New York Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Mass Shooting in Buffalo Supermarket
The New York 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 mass shooting at a supermarket in Buffalo. According to…
May 13, 2022
VICTORY FOR GUN SAFETY: Missouri Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Celebrates Defeat of Multiple Dangerous Gun Bills as Legislature Adjourns
Missouri Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers Joined Law Enforcement, Public Safety Advocates in Testifying Against Multiple Dangerous Bills Designed to Weaken Gun Laws Throughout This Year’s Legislative Session The Missouri chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students…
May 13, 2022
Everytown Renews Calls for Credit Card Companies to Stop Processing Ghost Gun Sales
On Wednesday, Everytown and New York City Mayor Eric Adams Called on ATF to Shut Down Polymer80, the Nation’s Largest Source of Ghost Guns Used in Crimes This Week, Prosecutors Against Gun Violence Sent a Letter…
May 13, 2022
Breaking: ATF Issues First Reported Cease and Desist Order to an Online Ghost Gun Kits Seller
On Wednesday, Everytown and New York City Mayor and Mayors Against Illegal Guns Co-Chair Eric Adams Called on ATF to Shut Down Polymer80, the Nation’s Largest Source of Ghost Guns Used in Crimes; Everytown and New…
May 13, 2022
Everytown, Moms Demand Action Applaud the Biden-Harris Administration’s Commitment to Dedicating American Rescue Plan Funds for Public Safety
Roundtable Today Includes Administration’s Efforts to Support Proven Community Violence Intervention Programs WASHINGTON — Today, Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, released the following statements ahead of a White House…
May 13, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Advances Dangerous Nullification Bill to the Governor; New Hampshire Moms Demand Action Responds
The New Hampshire chapter of Moms Demand Action, part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, released the following statement in response to the New Hampshire House of Representatives concurring with the Senate on a bill that would prohibit state…
May 13, 2022
Permitless Carry Causes More Shootings by Police, Homicides – Research Says
Earlier today, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health released a new report showing the average rate of shootings by police increased by 12.9 percent in 10 U.S. states that passed permitless carry laws between 2014-2020.
May 12, 2022
South Carolina Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Celebrate Major Win for Gun Safety as Legislature Adjourns Without Passing Dangerous Permitless Carry Legislation
Following Tireless Advocacy from Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Volunteers, South Carolina Legislature Adjourns Without Passing Top Gun Lobby Priority The South Carolina chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s…
May 12, 2022
Colorado Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Celebrate End of Another Winning Legislative Session, Gun Safety Advancements Across Colorado
Volunteers Joined Public Safety Advocates in Testifying in Support of Gun Safety Priorities and Against Bills to Weaken Gun Laws During Session Earlier this Year The Colorado chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown…
May 12, 2022
Texas Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Shooting at Dallas Salon
DALLAS, Texas — 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 a shooter opened fire at a hair salon in Dallas’ Koreatown, leaving…
May 12, 2022
Gun Suicide Continues to Dominate the News. Here’s What You Need to Know.
Information on how to responsibly cover gun suicide is available here. Today, the Judd family revealed that Naomi Judd, an actress and musician, died by gun suicide on April 30. The news comes…
May 10, 2022
2020 Brought Highest Rate of Gun-Related Deaths in More Than 25 Years
Earlier today, the Center for Disease Control (CDC) released a new report showing that 2020 brought the highest rate of gun-related deaths in more than a quarter-century. According to the data, more than 45,000 people died by gun violence in…
May 9, 2022
Georgia Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Sunday Shooting in DeKalb County
The Georgia 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 a shooting in DeKalb County on Sunday night that left three people…
May 6, 2022
Virginia Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Shooting of Ariyanna Mitchell, a 17-year old Black Transgender Girl, in Newport News
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 in response to the death of Ariyanna Mitchell, a transgender Black girl, who was shot…
May 5, 2022
Victory for Gun Safety: Following Advocacy from Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers, Portland Mayor Includes Over $10 Million for Violence Intervention Programs in the City Budget Proposal
The Oregon chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, released the following statement after Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler, a member of Mayors Against Illegal Guns, included $10.2 million over…
May 4, 2022
Last Night, Gun Safety Won Up and Down the Ballot
Today, Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, released the following statement after gun sense candidates and gun safety champions won primary elections up and down the ballot in Ohio and Indiana. …
May 4, 2022
VICTORY FOR GUN SAFETY: Connecticut Lawmakers Approve New State Budget, Including Millions in Funding for Gun Violence Prevention
The Connecticut chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, released the following statement after Connecticut lawmakers increased funding for gun violence prevention programs in the proposed budget for the…
May 4, 2022
Gun Violence at Sporting Events Continues to Traumatize Kids and Families, as the United States Supreme Court Mulls Forcing States to Allow More Guns in More Places
As the weather gets warmer across the country and people continue to resume in-person gatherings and organized sporting events, the specter of gun violence continues to haunt Americans wherever they gather – even at kids’ sporting…
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/.
