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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…
January 28, 2022
Everytown, Tennessee Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Police Shooting Outside Nashville
The Tennessee chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today released the following statement after Tennessee police shot and killed Landon Eastep, a man walking on a…
January 28, 2022
New Atlanta Journal-Constitution Poll Shows Georgians Oppose Permitless Carry
The Georgia chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, released the following statement after a new Atlanta Journal-Constitution poll revealed an overwhelming opposition to permitless…
January 28, 2022
AL.com Guest Opinion: With better gun laws, fewer people die
On Tuesday, AL.com published an opinion piece by Meredith Cummings, a Senior Instructor of Journalism and Creative Media at The University of Alabama who has a personal connection to gun violence. In…
January 28, 2022
Following Advocacy and Testimony from Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Volunteers, New Mexico Lawmakers Advance Gun Safety Measures
The New Mexico chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today released the following statement after the House Consumer and Public Affairs passed HB 9, legislation to require firearms to be…
January 28, 2022
Three Law Enforcement Officers Shot in Houston; Texas Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond
AUSTIN, 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 three police officers were shot and wounded near…
January 27, 2022
Governor Murphy and Acting Attorney General Bruck Commit $7 Million from American Rescue Plan Funding to Gun Violence Reduction Measures, $8.2 Million for Community Violence Intervention Programs
The Historic $8.2 Million Investment in Grant Funding for Community-Based Violence Intervention Is the Largest in State History The New Jersey chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks,…
January 27, 2022
Progress for Gun Safety: Vermont House of Representatives Votes to Pass Comprehensive Gun Safety Bill
The Vermont chapter of Moms Demand Action, part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, released the following statement applauding the Vermont House of Representatives for voting to pass S.30, a bill which would close the “…
January 27, 2022
Arizona Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond as Senate Judiciary Committee Passes ‘Nullification’ Legislation to Undermine Future Gun Safety Laws
The Arizona chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statement after the Arizona Senate Judiciary committee passed SB 1125, legislation which would attempt to expand the scope of…
January 27, 2022
Following Advocacy by Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Volunteers, California Lawmakers Prioritize Legislation to Ensure Secure Firearm Storage
The California 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 California Assembly for unanimously advancing AB 452, legislation to require schools to notify…
January 27, 2022
South Dakota Law Enforcement, Gun Safety Advocates, Public Safety Officials All Testified Against Legislation to Nullify Federal Gun Laws Yesterday. Here’s What You Need to Know:
During a hearing yesterday in the South Dakota House Judiciary Committee, Moms Demand Action volunteers joined law enforcement officials and public safety advocates in providing testimony against HB 1052, a dangerous bill that would make it illegal in South…
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/.
