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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…
February 28, 2022
Following Testimony, Advocacy by Colorado Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Volunteers, House Passes Bill to Prohibit Open Carry of Firearms At Polling Places
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 of Representatives passed HB22-1086, The Vote Without Fear Act, which will…
February 26, 2022
Despite Opposition to the Bill, New Research Condemning the Policy, Hawaii Committee Advances Shoot First Bill – Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Respond
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 Judiciary Committee passed HB 2464, a Shoot First bill that essentially makes murder…
February 25, 2022
VICTORY FOR GUN SAFETY: Indiana Senate Unanimously Passed Bill to Expand Access to Funds for Victims of Gun Violence and Tabled Permitless Carry Bill
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 Senate unanimously passed House Bill 1292, legislation that would expand access to…
February 25, 2022
Michigan Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Shooting of Naomie Skinner, a 25-year-old Black Transgender Woman, in Highland Park
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, Naomie Skinner, a Black transgender woman from Highland Park, who…
February 24, 2022
Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Wyoming Legislature Advancing Dangerous Gun Measure to Tie Hands of Local Officials Despite Bipartisan Opposition
The Wyoming chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statement after the Wyoming Senate passed SF 102, legislation which would prevent the enforcement of federal gun safety laws,…
February 24, 2022
Following Advocacy by Washington Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action, Committee Advances Legislation to Regulate Ghost Guns and Prohibit Guns at Local Public Meetings and Election Facilities
The Washington chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statement after Senate Law & Justice Committee passed HB 1630, legislation that would prohibit firearms at public meetings, including…
February 24, 2022
Everytown, Moms Demand Action Announce Nationwide Task Force To Combat Shoot First Laws, Also Known As Stand Your Ground
New Nationwide Task Force with State Legislators from Across the Country Will Work to Combat Shoot First Laws and Double Down on National Effort to Restore Self-Defense Laws in States Wednesday, February 23 Marked Two Years Since the Murder of…
February 24, 2022
After Significant Opposition from Law Enforcement, Moms Demand Action Volunteers, Indiana Senate Committee Amends Permitless Carry Bill, No Longer Guts Essential Permitting Requirement
Lawmakers Stripped and Amended Permitless Carry After Hearing Opposition from Indiana State Police, the Indiana State Fraternal Order of Police, Public Safety Advocates, Volunteers Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers are Available for Interviews The Indiana chapters of…
February 24, 2022
Texas Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Shooting of Martina Caldera, a 38-year-old Transgender Woman, in 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 in response to the death of transgender Latina, Martina Caldera, who was shot and killed…
February 23, 2022
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 the South Dakota legislature rejected HB 1052, legislation that would make it illegal for…
February 22, 2022
Oregon Normandale Park Protest Shooter Had History of Racist, Misogynist Threats Before Shooting
On Saturday at least six people were shot, one fatally, near Normandale Park during a protest of the fatal police shooting of Amir Locke. According to the reporting the shooter approached a…
February 22, 2022
Alabama House Votes to Pass Dangerous Permitless Carry Legislation; Alabama Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond
The Alabama chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action issued the following statement after the Alabama House voted to pass HB 272, dangerous legislation to eliminate Alabama’s permit requirement for carrying a concealed handgun in public. This legislative…
February 22, 2022
Shoot First, Also Known As Stand Your Ground, Laws Can Embolden Extremists, Often Used in Hate Motivated Attacks, Dangerous Armed Vigilantism
New Research from The Journal of the American Medical Association Shows that Shoot First Laws Have Resulted in 700 Additional Gun Deaths Every YearThis week marks two years since the murder of Ahmaud Arbery and 10…
February 21, 2022
Wyoming Lawmakers Advance Dangerous Gun Measure to Tie Hands of Law Enforcement Officers, Despite Past Opposition, Unconstitutionality – Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond.
The Wyoming chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statement after the Senate Judiciary Committee passed SF 102, legislation which would prevent the enforcement of federal gun safety…
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/.