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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…
February 4, 2022

New Mexico Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Shooting of Nikki Turrietta, a 31-year old Transgender Woman in Albuquerque

The New Mexico 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 Nikki Turrietta, a transgender woman, who was shot…
February 4, 2022

Students Demand Action Volunteer LaTayla Billingslea Featured as Seventeen Magazine’s “Voice of Change” for the Month of January

Each month, Seventeen Magazine honors one young person as a Voice of Change, someone who is making a difference in their community and the world at large. Today, Students Demand Action National Advisory Board Member LaTayla Billingslea was named…
February 4, 2022

Governor Wolf Vetoes Dangerous Punitive Preemption Bill; Pennsylvania Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond

The Pennsylvania chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of the Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, released the following statements applauding Governor Tom Wolf for his veto of HB 979 / SB 448, a bill…
February 4, 2022

Minnesota Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Police Shooting of Amir Locke in Minneapolis

The Minnesota chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, released the following statement after Minneapolis police shot and killed Amir Locke, a 22 year old Black man, during…
February 3, 2022

Iowa Lawmakers Advanced Two Bills That Would Gut Gun Safety Measures, Infringe on the Rights of Private Property Owners – 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 House Public Safety Subcommittee today voted to advance HSB 646, a bill to…
February 3, 2022

NEW: NRA’s 2021 Revenue Hits New Lows As Legal Spending Hits Record Highs

NRA’s Downward Spiral Continues as Legal Fees Increase, While Revenue, Program Spending, and Membership Decline  A new report from The Reload this morning revealed that during the first eight months of 2021, the National Rifle Association’s financial doom spiral…
February 3, 2022

Virginia House of Delegates Passes Local Control Repeal Bill Despite Senate Rejection; Virginia Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond

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 lawmakers in the Virginia House of Delegates passing HB 827, a bill that…
February 3, 2022

Governor Murphy Names Matt Platkin as New State Attorney General; New Jersey Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Applaud

The New Jersey chapter of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, released the following statement applauding Governor Phil Murphy’s announcement of the nomination of former chief…
February 3, 2022

Arizona House 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 House Government and Elections Committee advanced HB 2316, dangerous legislation to allow guns in public spaces. If passed, the bill would effectively…
February 3, 2022

NEW: Polling Shows New Mexicans Want Secure Storage, Gun Safety This Year

65% of New Mexico voters surveyed  – including 62% of gun owners – support secure storage legislationNew Everytown polling shows that the majority of voters in New Mexico, including gun owners, want…

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/.

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The back profile of a Moms Demand Action volunteer wearing a red Moms Demand Action t-shirt
Hawaiʻi State Senator Chris Lee (left), Lieutenant Governor Sylvia Luke (middle), and Hawaiʻi State Representative Scot Matayoshi (right) at the Hawaiʻi State Capitol in Honolulu, HI on Feb. 8, 2023.
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Rudy Espinoza, the emceee and a volunteer with the Calif. chapter of Moms Demand Action, speaks during the 10th anniversary event of Moms Demand Action in Sacramento, Calif. on Sunday, March 12, 2023. Photo by Rahul Lal, Everytown for Gun Safety
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