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January 5, 2024

Everytown for Gun Safety Releases 2024 State Gun Law Rankings, Nebraska Drops from 22 to 24 in National Rank for the Strength of its Gun Laws

LINCOLN, Neb. — Today, Everytown for Gun Safety launched the updated “Gun Law Rankings” for 2024, an online tool and website that ranks all 50 states based on the strength of their gun laws and catalogs gun safety laws…
January 5, 2024

Everytown for Gun Safety Releases 2024 State Gun Law Rankings, Minnesota Ranks 14th and Sees its Rank Increase by 3

After Electing a Gun-Sense Trifecta in 2022, Minnesota Lawmakers Enacted Strong Gun Safety Policies, Increasing Minnesota’s Gun Law Ranking by 3 SAINT PAUL, MN – Today, Everytown for Gun Safety launched the updated “Gun Law Rankings” for 2024, an…
January 5, 2024

California Leads the Nation in the Fight Against Gun Violence, Everytown for Gun Safety’s 2024 State Gun Law Rankings Show

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Today, Everytown for Gun Safety launched the updated “Gun Law Rankings” for 2024, an online tool and website that ranks all 50 states based on the strength of their gun laws and catalogs gun safety laws…
January 4, 2024

Iowa Chapters of Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Shooting at Perry High School in Iowa on Students’ First Day Back to School

PERRY, I.A. – Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots network, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, released the following statements in response to a shooting at Perry High School in Perry Iowa. While details are still unfolding,…
January 2, 2024

At the Start of the 2024 Legislative Session, Rhode Island Lawmakers Have the Chance to Pass Two Key Pieces of Legislation to Prevent Gun Violence 

PROVIDENCE, RI –  As the Rhode Island legislature convenes for the start of the 2024 legislative session today, lawmakers will once again have the opportunity to pass critical legislation to advance gun violence prevention in the state. In 2022, Governor…
January 2, 2024

Everytown and Moms Demand Action Statement on Minnesota’s Extreme Risk Law Going Into Effect

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Today, Minnesota’s Extreme Risk law goes into effect. The Extreme Risk Protection Order (ERPO) law allows loved ones and law enforcement to petition a court to temporarily restrict access to firearms by those deemed to be…
December 22, 2023

Los Angeles Police Shoots and Kills Domestic Violence Victim; California Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Respond 

LOS ANGELES — The California chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, issued the following statement after 27-year-old Niani Finlayson was shot and killed in front of her 9-year-old…
December 13, 2023

Everytown Law and New Jersey Moms Demand Action Applaud New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin for Holding Bad Actors in the Firearm Industry Accountable

Lawsuit Utilizes Firearms Public Nuisance Legislation Signed By Governor Murphy in 2022 TRENTON, NJ – Yesterday, in a major victory for accountability in the gun industry, Everytown Law, the litigation arm of Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund, and the…
December 11, 2023

Minnesota Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Shooting of Savannah Ryan Williams, a Transgender Woman in Minneapolis

MINNEAPOLIS – The Minnesota chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, released the following statements in response to the November 29 shooting of Savannah Ryan Williams, a Cuban…
December 9, 2023

VICTORY FOR GUN SAFETY: Following Advocacy from Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Governor Hochul Signs Historic Bill Increasing Access to Economic Support for Survivors and Victims of Gun Violence and Their Families 

New York Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers Took Over 900 Digital Actions Urging The Passage of This Measure ALBANY, NY – The New York chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown…
December 8, 2023

VICTORY FOR GUN SAFETY IN THE COURTS: Second Circuit Court of Appeals Broadly Upholds New York’s Life-Saving Gun Safety Law

NEW YORK – Today, in a major victory for gun safety in the courts, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals ruled to broadly uphold New York’s Concealed Carry Improvement Act, life-saving legislation enacted in the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s…
December 8, 2023

ATF Receives Over 274,000 Public Comments in Support of Proposed Rule to Expand Background Checks on Gun Sales

WASHINGTON — In August, the Department of Justice and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) issued a life-saving new proposed rule that will require more unlicensed gun sellers to become licensed firearms dealers, expanding background…
December 7, 2023

Everytown Community Safety Fund and New Jersey Moms Demand Action Applaud New Jersey Governor Governor Phil Murphy and Attorney General Matt Platkin for Awarding $15 Million to Community Violence Prevention Organizations

Three Everytown Community Safety Fund Grantees Were Among the 29 Organizations to Receive Funding  TRENTON, NJ. — The Everytown Community Safety Fund and the New Jersey chapters of Moms Demand Action, part of Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund’s…
December 6, 2023

Everytown, Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Shooting at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Campus

LAS VEGAS – Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots network, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, released the following statements in response to a shooting on University of Nevada, Las Vegas campus. While details are still unfolding,…
December 4, 2023

Texas Gunman with Previous Aggravated Assault Charge Kills Four Family Members, Including a Toddler in Dallas; Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond 

DALLAS, TX. — The Texas chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, released the following statements in response to a shooting in southeast Dallas on Sunday where a gunman,…
November 30, 2023

Everytown for Gun Safety Applauds Introduction of the GOSAFE Act

WASHINGTON – Today, Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund released the following statements applauding Senator Martin Heinrich for introducing the GOSAFE Act, which would regulate gas-operated semiautomatic weapons and large-capacity magazines: “As weapons of war have become commonplace in America,…
November 27, 2023

Three Palestinian Students Shot and Wounded in Burlington; Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Respond 

BURLINGTON, VT. — The Vermont chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, issued the following statements in response to a shooting in which  three Palestinian students were shot and…
November 21, 2023

Months After Promising Action in the Wake of Tragedy at Covenant School, Governor Bill Lee Goes Back on His Word, Refuses to Introduce an Extreme Risk Law in Upcoming Legislative Session; Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Respond

Governor Bill Lee Originally Released Draft Legislation in the Final Hours of the Legislative Session in April, and Repeatedly Encouraged Lawmakers to Take Action and Pass an Extreme Risk Law, saying “We owe Tennesseans a vote.” NASHVILLE, Tenn. –…
November 20, 2023

Standing With Gun Violence Survivors and Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer Signs Law to Help Keep Guns Out of the Hands of Domestic Abusers

Action Follows U.S. Supreme Court Oral Arguments in United States v. Rahimi  LANSING, Mich. — Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots networks released the following statements today after Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed a critical gun violence prevention…
November 20, 2023

Everytown For Gun Safety and National Center for Trans Equality Commemorate Trans Day of Remembrance Following the One-Year Mark of the Shooting at Club Q in Colorado 

Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance, and this past Sunday marks one year since the horrific shooting at Club Q, an LGBTQ+ nightclub in Colorado Springs where five people were killed and 17 were wounded. Gun violence deeply affects the…
November 16, 2023

VICTORY FOR GUN SAFETY: Massachusetts Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Celebrate AG Andrea Campbell’s Announcement of New Gun Violence Prevention Unit

The New Unit is Led by Christine Doktor, Who Served as Managing Attorney At Everytown Law Prior to Joining the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office This Past Fall BOSTON — The Massachusetts chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action,…
November 15, 2023

Following Advocacy by Moms Demand Action Volunteers, The Association of Alaska School Boards Passes Resolution to Distribute Be SMART Materials 

JUNEAU, AK. — The Alaska chapter of Moms Demand Action, part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, issued the following statement applauding the adoption of a statewide resolution for Alaskan public schools and school boards to encourage Be…
November 14, 2023

Gunfire Erupts at Prairie View A&M University For the Second Time in Two Weeks, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Respond

WALLER COUNTY, Texas – The Texas chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, released the following statements in response to the second shooting in less than two weeks at…
November 10, 2023

Four Members of the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department Die by Gun Suicide in a 24- Hour Span; California Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond

LOS ANGELES — The California chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, issued the following statement in response to reports of four members of the Los Angeles Sheriff’s…

Did you know

Black Americans represent the majority of gun homicide victims and are 10 times more likely than white Americans to die by gun homicide.