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Virginia Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action, Applaud Virginia Senate on Passage of Bipartisan Bill to Create the Virginia Center for Firearm Violence Intervention and Prevention
The Virginia chapter of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, released the following statement in applauding the Virginia Senate for passing important bipartisan legislation that would put a renewed emphasis…
February 14, 2022
Arizona Central Column: “Arizona, where masks in classrooms are bad, but guns in classrooms are … good?”
Today, the Arizona Central published a column about lawmakers pushing SB 1123 and HB 2447, legislation to force guns on college campuses in the state. The piece highlights that the bill “isn’t based on some need, except the…
February 11, 2022
Five Law Enforcement Officers Shot in Phoenix; Arizona Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond
PHOENIX, Ariz. — The Arizona chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, released the following statement after five police officers were shot and wounded while…
February 11, 2022
Utah Lawmakers Fast Track Bill to Cut Off Local Control – Utah Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond
The Utah chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action issued the following statement after the House Judiciary committee advanced SB 115, an extreme proposal that would tie the hands of local Utah officials by further prohibiting them from…
February 11, 2022
New Everytown Analysis: First Half of 2021-2022 School Year Had Most School Gun Violence in Recent History
Between August 1 and December 31, at Least 136 Instances of Gunfire Occurred on School Grounds, Killing 26 and Wounding 96 — The Most Instances and People Shot in That Five-Month Period Since Everytown Began Tracking…
February 10, 2022
Rhode Island Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Dangerous Firearm Standoff in Providence
The Rhode Island 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 reports of a standoff involving a man barricaded…
February 10, 2022
Missouri Lawmakers Reject Legislation to Expand Stand Your Ground After Hearing Testimony from Moms Demand Action Volunteers, Public Safety Advocates, Law Enforcement, Faith Leaders
The Missouri 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 Missouri Senate Transportation, Infrastructure, and Public Safety Committee today voted to reject SB 666,…
February 10, 2022
“Demand a Seat” Kicks Off Second Cohort with More Than 100 Moms Demand Action , Students Demand Action Volunteers and Gun Violence Survivors Training to Run for Office and Work on Campaigns
Last Week, More than 100 Gun Safety Advocates and Gun Violence Survivors Graduated as Part of the First Cohort The National Program is Investing $3 Million in Recruiting and Training Hundreds of Grassroots Volunteers and Survivors of Gun Violence to…
February 10, 2022
Miami Herald Editorial Board: Florida’s ‘Shoot First’ or ‘Stand Your Ground’ Law is More Than a Legal Matter, It’s An Attitude
Yesterday, the Miami Herald published an editorial on Florida’s culture of violence, cultivated by lax firearm legislation like the state’s “Stand Your Ground” or “Shoot First” law. The piece highlights a number of incidents where disagreements between state residents…
February 10, 2022
Utah lawmakers are quickly advancing SB 115, an extreme proposal that would tie the hands of local Utah officials by further prohibiting them from taking steps to prevent gun violence in their communities. The bill also doesn’t allow local authorities…
February 10, 2022
Following Advocacy by Moms Demand Action Volunteers, Montgomery County Board of Education Announces Be SMART Secure Storage Materials Will be Distributed to Parents Across the School District
Thanks to Moms Demand Action, Students in the 15th Largest School District Join Over 2 Million Other Students Across the Country Whose Parents Receive Educational Information About Secure Firearm Storage The Maryland chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students…
February 9, 2022
Southfield School District Passes Secure Storage Resolution Following Advocacy by Moms Demand Action Volunteers
Southfield is Fourth School District in Michigan to Pass a Secure Storage Resolution in the Wake of the Shooting at Oxford High School Thanks to the Advocacy of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers Across the Country, More…
February 9, 2022
Ohio Senate Passed Dangerous Legislation to Reduce Training and Arm Teachers — Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond
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 Senate today voted to pass OH SB 168, a bill that would…
February 9, 2022
Iowa Senate Committee Advances Bill to Infringe on the Rights of Private Property Owners, Strip Gun Safety Protections – Iowa Moms Demand Action Respond
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 the Iowa Senate Labor and Business Relations Committee today voted to advance Senate File 2143,…
February 9, 2022
After Hundreds of Emails from Washington Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Volunteers and Supporters of Gun Safety, Washington House Lawmakers Pass Legislation with Bipartisan Support
The Washington chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statement after the Washington State House of Representatives passed HB 1759, legislation to require schools to share secure storage information…
February 8, 2022
Colorado Lawmakers Reject Dangerous Bill to Dismantle Firearm Permit Requirements After Moms Demand Action Volunteers Testified Against It In Today’s Hearing
Today, the Colorado chapter of Moms Demand Action, part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, testified in the Colorado House Public & Behavioral Health & Human Services Committee against HB22-1033, a bill to eliminate Colorado’s permitting system and…
February 8, 2022
Minnesota Moms Demand Action Applaud Lawmakers’ Plan to Significantly Restrict No Knock Warrants in the Wake of the Killing of Amir Locke by Minneapolis Police
Amir Locke was Shot and Killed By Minneapolis Police While They Were Executing a No-Knock Warrant Last week, Amir Locke — a 22-year-old Black man — was shot and killed by a Minneapolis police officer while they were executing…
February 8, 2022
Texas Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Statement Following Shooting at Party in Harris County
HOUSTON, Texas — 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 at least three people were shot, one fatally,…
February 8, 2022
Governor Wolf Devotes Additional $35 Million in Funding to Gun Violence Prevention; Pennsylvania Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Applaud
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 applauding Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf for his announcement of an additional $35…
February 8, 2022
Op-ed: A Voice for Ahmad and a Call for Change
Yesterday, on the final day of the fourth annual National Gun Violence Survivors Week, the Charlotte Observer and the Raleigh News & Observer published an op-ed by Alicia Campbell, a Survivor Fellow…
February 7, 2022
As the 2022 Legislative Session Begins Today in Oklahoma, Here’s What to Know About Gun Violence in the State
As the Oklahoma legislature returns for the start of the 2022 legislative session today, lawmakers will once again have the opportunity to pass common-sense gun safety bills. 2021 was marked by staggering levels of gun violence fueled by the gun…
February 4, 2022
Fatal Police Shootings are at Their Lowest Point in Over Five Years. Here’s What You Need to Know.
Reports are showing that police violence in Washington state is at its lowest point in over five years. This data came shortly after Washington lawmakers passed comprehensive police reform measures during last year’s legislative session. According to the Mapping Police…
February 4, 2022
Rhode Island Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Applaud Barrington School Committee on Passage of Secure Firearm Storage Resolution
Thanks to the Advocacy of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers, More Than 2 Million Students Now Live in School Districts that Distribute Secure Storage Educational Information to Parents The Rhode Island chapters of Moms Demand Action…
February 4, 2022
Ohio Moms Demand Action Applauds Four Ohio Mayors For Joining Mayors Against Illegal Guns, Honoring National Gun Violence Survivors Week
Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval, Dayton Mayor Jeff Mimms, Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb, and Elyria Mayor Frank Whitfield Have Joined Mayors Against Illegal Guns, a National Coalition of Mayors Committed to Ending Gun Violence Mayors Join Coalition to Honor National Gun…
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/.
