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Everytown, Moms Demand Action Statements on Senate Vote Advancing Bipartisan Safer Communities Act
Everytown, Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Drove Over One Million Calls & Messages to the U.S. Senate in Recent Weeks Shannon Watts, founder of Moms Demand Action, and Moms Demand Action Volunteers Available for Interviews at the…
June 23, 2022
Everytown Responds to Decision in NYSRPA V. Bruen
Gun Safety Advocates to Hold Press Call at 2 to Respond to Ruling; Register HERE Decision Comes As U.S. Senate is Poised to Pass Bipartisan Gun Safety Legislation NEW YORK – Everytown for Gun Safety released the…
June 22, 2022
Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund Endorses Kathy Hochul for Governor, Antonio Delgado for Lieutenant Governor, Letitia James for Attorney General
NEW YORK — Today, Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund announced its endorsement of New York Governor Kathy Hochul, Lieutenant Governor Antonio Delgado, and Attorney General Letitia James for election to another term this fall. The candidates endorsed today have…
June 22, 2022
Pennsylvania House Judiciary Committee Guts Gun Safety Bill and Slips Through Dangerous Permitless Carry Language – Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond
The Gutted Bill Contains the Exact Same Permitless Carry Language as SB 565, Which Governor Tom Wolf Vetoed in December The Pennsylvania chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun…
June 21, 2022
Everytown, Moms Demand Action Statement on Introduction of Legislative Text for Federal Bipartisan Gun Safety Deal
WASHINGTON — Today, Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, released the following statements after a bipartisan coalition of U.S. Senators released legislative text for the historic agreement on a major gun…
June 21, 2022
VICTORY FOR GUN SAFETY: Governor McKee Signs Into Law Comprehensive Package of Gun Safety Bills, Following Advocacy From Moms Demand Action
Volunteers Have Pushed More Than a Thousand Calls and Emails to Lawmakers to Advocate for Gun Safety Legislation PROVIDENCE, RI – The Rhode Island chapter of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for…
June 21, 2022
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds Signs Bill to Allow Wider Use of Assault Weapons Just Weeks After Multiple Mass Shootings Involving Assault Rifles Across the Country
The Iowa chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, released the following statement after Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds signed Senate File 581, a bill that would allow hunters…
June 17, 2022
Massachusetts Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security Advances Life-Saving Ghost Guns Legislation; Massachusetts Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond
The Massachusetts chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, released the following statement applauding legislators on the Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security for issuing a…
June 17, 2022
Delaware Senate Passes Historic Package of Gun Safety Bills Following Harrowing Recent Gun Violence; Delaware Moms Demand Action Applauds
Volunteers Drove Hundreds of Calls and Emails to Lawmakers in Support for the Legislation The Delaware chapter of Moms Demand Action, part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, released the following statement applauding the Delaware Senate…
June 17, 2022
NEW: Over 500 Business Leaders & CEOs Have Signed Letter Calling on Gun Safety Action from Senate
Last Thursday, a new letter from business leaders & CEOs to the Senate calling for action on gun safety was launched with more than 220 signatories, including Levi Strauss & Co., Bain Capital, Northwell Health, Bloomberg LP,…
June 16, 2022
Everytown, Moms Demand Action Statement as Steve Dettelbach’s Nomination Advances to Senate Floor
Dettelbach’s Nomination Widely Supported By Law Enforcement Groups WASHINGTON –– Today, Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, released the following statements after the Senate Judiciary Committee acted on Steve…
June 15, 2022
Following Tragic Shootings in Uvalde and Buffalo, State and Local Leaders Aren’t Waiting for Congress to Act on Gun Safety
Following the horrific mass shootings in Uvalde, Texas and Buffalo, NY, and the daily gun violence plaguing communities across the country, state and local leaders are advancing common sense gun safety measures to save lives. Last week, New York…
June 15, 2022
Everytown Statement on Senate Judiciary Hearing on Protecting Children from Gun Violence
WASHINGTON — Today, Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, released the following statements after today’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on protecting America’s children from gun violence. The hearing, chaired by…
June 15, 2022
Major Milestone: More Than 150,000 Oregon Students Now Attend Schools Prohibiting Firearms
Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Have Gone School District to School District Urging School Boards Across the State to Prohibit Firearms on School Grounds Milestone Comes After Volunteers Helped Pass the First Gun Safety Legislation in…
June 15, 2022
Everytown Statement on House Rules Hearing on Gun Violence
Today at 11:30 am ET, Everytown Will Participate in a House Rules Subcommittee Hearing on Gun Violence — WATCH HERE WASHINGTON –– Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action,…
June 15, 2022
In Response to Recent Horrific Gun Violence Across the Country, Rhode Island Senate Passes Three Critical Gun Safety Bills; Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Applaud
Volunteers Have Pushed More than a Thousand Calls and Emails to Lawmakers to Advocate for Gun Safety Legislation The Rhode Island chapter of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s…
June 15, 2022
Delaware House of Representatives Passes Important Gun Safety Bills to Strengthen Background Checks and Raise the Age for Firearm Purchases; Delaware Moms Demand Action Applauds
The Delaware chapter of Moms Demand Action, part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, released the following statement applauding the Delaware House of Representatives for passing a crucial gun safety bill following a recent wave of gun violence,…
June 13, 2022
“A Slap in the Face to Gun Violence Survivors”: Ohio Governor Mike DeWine Signs Bill to Arm Teachers into Law Just Weeks After Mass Shooting in Uvalde
Permitless Carry (SB215), Which Governor DeWine Signed Over Staunch Opposition from Law Enforcement, Public Safety Advocates, Also Officially Goes Into Effect Today The Ohio chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for…
June 13, 2022
Pennsylvania House Judiciary Committee Stifles Action on Critical Gun Safety Bills Despite Devastating Recent Gun Violence; Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond
This Inaction Comes After Terrible Shooting on South Street in Philadelphia, in Which 3 People were Shot and Killed and Almost a Dozen Were Wounded, and Amidst Daily Gun Violence Impacting Pennsylvania Communities The Pennsylvania chapters of…
June 12, 2022
Everytown and Moms Demand Action Applaud Announcement of Major Federal Bipartisan Gun Safety Deal
Framework Would Lead to First Major Federal Gun Safety Law in Nearly 26 Years NEW YORK — Today, Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, released the following statements on…
June 11, 2022
In Response to Recent Tragic Mass Shootings Across the Country, Rhode Island House of Representatives Passes Crucial Gun Safety Bills; Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Applaud
Volunteers Have Pushed Hundreds of Calls and Emails to Lawmakers to Advocate for Gun Safety Legislation The Rhode Island chapter of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks,…
June 10, 2022
MAJOR LOSS FOR NRA: Judge Dismisses NRA’s Counter-Claims Against NY-AG
NEW YORK — Today, the National Rifle Association was dealt a major loss in a case brought by the New York Attorney General after a judge dismissed all of the NRA’s counterclaims against the NY-AG. The Attorney General’s…
June 9, 2022
Everytown for Gun Safety Endorses 121 Moms Demand Action & Students Demand Action Volunteers Running for Office
NEW YORK — Today, Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund announced it was endorsing 121 Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action volunteers running for office across the country. The volunteers endorsed today represent the growing power of Moms…
June 9, 2022
Everytown Applauds Bipartisan House Passage of Rep. McBath’s Extreme Risk Protection Order Bill
Rep. McBath, Former Everytown Employee and Moms Demand Action Volunteer, and Rep. Carbajal Have Led the Charge on Extreme Risk Laws in the House WASHINGTON — Today, Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand Action…
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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.
