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Wyoming Legislature Advances Dangerous Gun Legislation Despite Opposition; Moms Demand Action Responds.
The Wyoming chapter of Moms Demand Action, a part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statement after the Wyoming House passed SF 102, legislation which would prevent the enforcement of federal gun safety laws, potentially including the laws…
March 9, 2022
Indiana Legislature Passes Permitless Carry and Sends to Governor Holcomb’s Desk After Slipping Language Into Completely Unrelated Bill, Refusing to Hear Testimony From Law Enforcement
The Indiana chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, released the following statement after the Indiana legislature passed permitless carry legislation to eliminate Indiana’s permit requirement for carrying a…
March 9, 2022
Victory for Gun Safety: After Testimony and Advocacy from Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Volunteers, Lawmakers Reject Dangerous Shoot First Legislation
The Hawaii chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, released the following statement after the House declined to advance HB 2464, dangerous Shoot First legislation that essentially makes murder…
March 7, 2022
Iowa Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Shooting Outside East High School in Des Moines
The Iowa chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, released the following statement after three people who appear to be teens were shot, including one fatally according to…
March 7, 2022
Sacramento Church Mass Shooting Follows Disturbing Trend of Domestic Violence, Mass Shooting Connection; Rise of Ghost Guns
Last week, a man shot and killed his three children and their supervisor during a visit to The Church of Sacramento. The shooter had a restraining order against him by the children’s mother and was prohibited…
March 4, 2022
Victory for Gun Safety: Oregon Lawmakers Allot Nearly $40 Million for Violence Intervention Programs in the Legislative Budget Following Advocacy by Partners, Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Volunteers
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 the legislature passed legislation to allot nearly $40 million for violence intervention programs in the…
March 4, 2022
Kansas Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Shooting at Olathe East High School
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 two adults were wounded, a school resource officer and a school administrator, in a shooting…
March 3, 2022
Arizona’s Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Dangerous Guns in Public Spaces Legislation; Arizona Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond
The Arizona chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action issued the following statement after the Arizona Senate Judiciary Committee advanced HB 2316, dangerous legislation allowing guns in public spaces. If passed, this bill would effectively force public officials…
March 3, 2022
Pennsylvania Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Shooting of Allegedly Armed 12-Year-Old Boy by Police in Philadelphia
The Pennsylvania 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 reports that a 12-year-old boy allegedly armed with a…
March 3, 2022
After Another Year of Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Advocacy, Oregon Lawmakers Pass Major Legislation to Fund Life-Saving Violence Intervention Programs, Bill Moves to Governor’s Desk
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 the Oregon Senate passed HB 4045, legislation to ensure Medicaid covers violence intervention services provided…
March 2, 2022
‘Shameful’: Ohio Legislature Sends Permitless Carry to Governor DeWine’s Desk Despite Opposition from Law Enforcement – Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Call on Governor DeWine to Veto
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 the Ohio House of Representatives passed and the Senate concurred OH SB 215, dangerous…
March 2, 2022
BREAKING: New York Judge Rules Case Against NRA Will Continue; Everytown Responds
NEW YORK – Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, released the following statements after a New York judge ruled that most of the counts alleged in the New York Attorney General’s…
March 2, 2022
Victory for Gun Safety: Three Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Volunteers Advance to General Election in Texas
Dozens of Moms Demand Action Volunteers Elected Recently Show Growing Political Power Everytown Victory Fund’s Demand A Seat Program Trains Volunteers and Survivors to Run For Office and Work on Campaigns Three Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action…
March 2, 2022
Indiana Lawmakers Walk Out, Refuse to Hear Testimony from Law Enforcement While Attempting to Sneak Dangerous Permitless Carry Legislation
Moms Demand Action Volunteers Stood With Law Enforcement Officers in Opposition of Permitless Carry During Conference Committee Hearing Today During a conference committee hearing in the Indiana legislature today, Indiana lawmakers stripped language from an unrelated bill, SB209, and…
March 2, 2022
Led By Former Moms Demand Action Volunteer, Illinois House Passes Secure Firearm Storage With Bipartisan Support – Moms Demand Action Applauds 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 the Illinois House of Representatives passed HB 4729, legislation that would require the Department…
March 1, 2022
Senate General Laws Committee Advances Dangerous Bill to Allow Guns in Sensitive Spaces, Schools, Daycares, Bars; Missouri Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond
Volunteers Also Joined Law Enforcement, Public Safety Advocates, Faith Leaders in Testifying Against Bill to Expand Missouri’s Shoot First Law in House Special Committee on Government Oversight Hearing The Missouri chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both…
March 1, 2022
Texas Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Shooting of Transgender Woman in Southwest 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 after a transgender woman was shot and killed in Houston on Saturday. At this time,…
March 1, 2022
Despite Significant Opposition from Law Enforcement, Moms Demand Action Volunteers, Ohio Lawmakers Advanced Permitless Carry Out of Committee
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 the Ohio House Government Oversight and Reform Committee advanced OH SB 215, dangerous permitless…
March 1, 2022
Everytown, California Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Mass Shooting at Church in Sacramento
The California chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statement after four people were shot and killed at The Church in Sacramento yesterday evening.
March 1, 2022
Oklahoma House Public Safety Committee Passes Dangerous Preemption Legislation; Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond
The Oklahoma chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action issued the following statement after the House Public Safety Committee advanced HB 3104, extreme legislation that would expand the state’s existing preemption laws, tying the hands of local officials…
March 1, 2022
Weekend Gun Violence Shows Importance of Gun Safety in Nevada. Here’s What Lawmakers Can Do.
On Sunday morning, fourteen people were shot – one fatally – at a bar in Las Vegas. Details are still unfolding from the shooting, but one thing is clear: gun violence continues to devastate communities in Nevada and there…
March 1, 2022
Victory for Gun Safety: Following Advocacy by Moms Demand Action, Virginia Senate Judiciary Committee Defeats a Slew of Bills to Repeal Important Gun Safety Laws
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 Judiciary Committee for defeating four bills meant to repeal the significant gun…
March 1, 2022
Colorado Lawmakers Reject Three Dangerous Gun Bills After Testimony from Colorado Moms Demand Action Volunteers
The Colorado chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, released the following statement after the Colorado House State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Committee voted to reject three dangerous…
February 28, 2022
Georgia Senate Advances Dangerous Permitless Carry Legislation; Georgia Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond
The Georgia chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action issued the following statement after the Georgia Senate voted to pass SB 319, dangerous legislation to eliminate the state’s permit requirement for carrying a handgun in public. If signed…
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/.
