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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…
February 2, 2022
Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Permitless Carry Bill, Georgia Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond
ATLANTA — The Georgia 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 Georgia Senate Judiciary Committee advanced SB 319, permitless carry legislation which would…
February 2, 2022
Rise in Raleigh Gun Violence Underscores the Need for Violence Intervention Programming
On Monday night, four people were shot outside a motel in Raleigh, leaving one dead and three wounded, according to Raleigh police. And just last month, a shooting downtown left one man…
February 2, 2022
Two Campus Police Officers Shot and Killed at Bridgewater College; 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 reports that two campus police officers were shot and…
February 2, 2022
Alabama Senate Judiciary Committee Advances 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 Senate Judiciary Committee passed SB 1, dangerous legislation to eliminate Alabama’s permit requirement for carrying a concealed handgun in public. The Senate…
February 1, 2022
Strong Gun Laws Save Lives: Man Who Allegedly Made Threats of a Mass Shooting at UCLA Arrested in Boulder, Colorado After Previously Attempting to Purchase Firearm
Moms Demand Action, the grassroots arm of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statement following the arrest of a man in Boulder, Colorado accused of threatening a mass shooting against the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), including…
February 1, 2022
Minnesota Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Shooting Outside South Education Center in Richfield
The Minnesota chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, released the following statement after reports that one student was killed and one was critically wounded in a shooting…
February 1, 2022
As the 2022 Legislative Session Begins Today in Oregon, Lawmakers Have Chance to Make Life-saving Investments in Violence Prevention and Intervention Programs
Today, the Oregon legislature returned to Salem for the start of the 2022 legislative session. This year, lawmakers have the chance to pass critical gun safety legislation. Gun violence prevention is more important than ever in the new year as…
February 1, 2022
Public Safety Advocates, Law Enforcement, Faith Leaders All Testified Against Legislation to Expand Stand Your Ground in a Hearing Today. Here’s What You Need to Know:
In a hearing today in the Missouri Senate Transportation, Infrastructure, and Public Safety Committee, Moms Demand Action volunteers were joined by public safety advocates, law enforcement and faith leaders in providing testimony against SB 666, legislation that would put children,…
February 1, 2022
Virginia Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Active Shooter at Bridgewater College in Bridgewater, Va.
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 reports of an active shooter at Bridgewater College in…
February 1, 2022
Everytown, Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Newly Released Footage of Road Rage Gun Violence in Florida
Everytown for Gun Safety, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today released the following statements following newly released footage of a road rage shooting in Florida. Dashcam footage…
February 1, 2022
Fourth Annual National Gun Violence Survivors Week Begins
February 1-7 Marks Fourth Annual National Gun Violence Survivors Week; By Early February, More Americans are Killed With Guns Than are Killed in Other High-Income Countries in an Entire Year On Thursday, Congresswoman Lucy McBath (D-GA) to Join Everytown for…
February 1, 2022
ICYMI: NRA Board Member Subpoenaed By January 6 Select Committee
On Friday, the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol issued a subpoena to Bill Bachenberg of Pennsylvania, an active NRA board member and one of 14 individuals who allegedly met and…
February 1, 2022
Michigan State Senate Candidate Encourages Supporters to “show up armed” at Polling Places
At an event in Livingston County this Saturday, Mike Demner, a Trump-endorsed Republican candidate for Michigan Senate, encouraged a crowd to “show up armed” at polling places. His comment was made in…
January 31, 2022
Nevada Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Shooting near Chaparral High School
The Nevada chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, today released the following statement after a shooting near Chaparral High School. According to reports, three…
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/.
