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VICTORY FOR GUN SAFETY: Colorado Governor Polis Signs Another Critical Gun Safety Bill To Implement a State Firearm Dealer Licensing System
During The 2024 Legislative Session, Colorado Lawmakers Passed Six Gun Safety Bills, All Which Have Now Become Law Governor Polis Signs Gun Safety Legislation on National Gun Violence Awareness Day and Ahead of Wear Orange Weekend, June 8–9. DENVER —…
June 3, 2024
Akron Mass Shooting Highlights Need For Investment and Prioritization of Gun Violence Prevention in Ohio
AKRON, OH — Today, Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots network, Moms Demand Action, released the following statement in response to the fatal mass shooting on early Sunday, which resulted in one person shot and killed and 24 others…
June 3, 2024
Everytown for Gun Safety Applauds House Introduction of the GOSAFE Act
WASHINGTON – Today, Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund released the following statements applauding Representative Lucy McBath for introducing the GOSAFE Act, which would regulate gas-operated semi-automatic weapons and large-capacity magazines. Senator Heinrich introduced the Senate companion of the…
May 31, 2024
Everytown, Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Fatal Minneapolis Shooting Following Close of the Minnesota 2024 Legislative Session
During the 2024 Legislative Session, Minnesota Lawmakers Passed Legislation to Prohibit Automatic Weapon Modification Devices and Collect Gun Crime Data, While Failing to Take Additional Measures ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand…
May 29, 2024
As the Iowa 2023-2024 School Year Comes to a Close, Schools Across the State Are Already Raising Concerns for Newly Passed Law to Arm Teachers
Already, Three of Iowa’s Largest School Districts Have Announced That They Will Not Allow Teachers and School Personnel to be Armed in School DES MOINES, Iowa — The end of May marks the end of the 2023-2024 school year for…
May 29, 2024
Gun Violence Takes Center Stage During Class of 2024 Graduation Season
Gun Violence is the Leading Cause of Death for Children and Teens Mass Shootings In 2024 NEW YORK — At the height of graduation season, this Memorial Day weekend saw celebrations for the Class of 2024 across the country…
May 24, 2024
Alabama Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Shooting of Brandon “Tayy Dior” Thomas, a 17-Year-Old Transgender Teenager in Mobile
MOBILE, Ala. – The Alabama 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 shooting of Brandon “Tayy Dior” Thomas, a 17-year-old Black…
May 23, 2024
Two Years After the Mass Shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Everytown, Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Renew Commitment to Honoring Victims and Survivors
WASHINGTON — Today, Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots network Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, issued the following statements ahead of the two-year mark of the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas where a…
May 23, 2024
As California Marks 10 Years Since the Isla Vista Killings, California Assembly Passes Legislation to Strengthen Nation-Leading GVRO Law
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, issued the following joint statement alongside Assemblymember Rick Chavez Zbur celebrating the passage of AB 2917, the…
May 22, 2024
Missouri and Kansas Sessions Wrap Without Either State Taking Any Substantive Action on the Gun Violence Epidemic Following Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl Parade Shooting
In the Aftermath of the Mass Shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl Championship Parade, Lawmakers on Both Sides of Kansas City Focused on Pushing the Gun Lobby’s ‘Guns Everywhere’ Agenda, Took No Action on Gun Violence Prevention Measures…
May 22, 2024
10 Years Since the Mass Tragedy in Isla Vista, Everytown, Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Statements
NEW YORK — Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots network, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, released the following statements today ahead of tomorrow’s ten year mark of the mass tragedy in Isla Vista where three people were…
May 21, 2024
Everytown For Gun Safety Endorses Latest Round of Moms Demand Action Volunteers Running for Office
NEW YORK — Today, Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund released its latest round of endorsements of Moms Demand Action volunteers running for office across the country — underscoring the growing power of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action…
May 20, 2024
Everytown Responds to the NRA Selecting LaPierre Lieutenant as its New Executive Vice President
WASHINGTON — Today, after the NRA board announced Doug Hamlin, a longtime NRA executive under Wayne LaPierre, as its new executive vice president four months after LaPierre resigned from the position, Everytown for Gun Safety released the following statements: “In…
May 20, 2024
VICTORY FOR GUN SAFETY: Following Advocacy from Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers, Minnesota Legislature Passes Bill to Ban Binary Triggers
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, issued the following statement commending the Minnesota legislature for passing legislation to ban binary triggers…
May 20, 2024
Shootings Across Georgia Leave Four Shot and Killed and Over a Dozen Wounded, Underscoring Need for Urgent Action on Gun Safety
ATLANTA — The Georgia chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, issued the following statements calling for urgent action on gun safety as four people were shot and killed…
May 18, 2024
Everytown, Moms Demand Action Respond to Trump’s Speech at the NRA Leadership Forum
WASHINGTON — Today, Donald Trump spoke at the NRA Leadership Forum as part of the organization’s annual convention in Dallas, Texas, where he promised to protect the organization’s “guns everywhere” agenda if he’s re-elected. Everytown for Gun Safety released the following…
May 17, 2024
Everytown, Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Applaud Colorado Governor Jared Polis for Signing Into Law Critical Gun Safety Measures to Reduce Gun-Related Crimes
During The 2024 Legislative Session, Colorado Lawmakers Passed Six Gun Safety Bills DENVER — Today, Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots network, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, released the following statements applauding Colorado Governor Jared Polis for…
May 16, 2024
In a Major Victory for Gun Safety, Alaska Legislature Adjourns Without Passing Bill Forcing Guns Into Schools
JUNEAU, Alaska — The Alaska chapter of Moms Demand Action, part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, issued the following statement after lawmakers adjourned the legislative session without passing SB 173, a bill that would have required schools in Alaska…
May 16, 2024
Everytown, Moms Demand Action Respond to Senate GOP Efforts to Repeal New ATF Rule Expanding Background Checks to Online, Gun Show Sales
WASHINGTON — In response to Senate Republicans introducing S.J. Res. 83 to overturn ATF’s recently finalized rule that implements the historic Bipartisan Safer Communities Act to help close loopholes that have allowed unlicensed gun sellers to sell guns without a…
May 14, 2024
One Year Since the Tragic Farmington Mass Shooting, Everytown, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Renew Call to Ban Assault Weapons in New Mexico
FARMINGTON, N.M. — Today, Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots networks Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, issued the following statements ahead of the one year mark of the mass shooting in Farmington where three people were shot…
May 14, 2024
Everytown For Gun Safety Endorses Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick for Re-Election
WASHINGTON — Today, Moms Demand Action and Everytown For Gun Safety Action Fund announced that Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick has been awarded the Moms Demand Action Gun Sense Candidate distinction and Everytown’s endorsement for his reelection in Pennsylvania’s 1st District. “Gun…
May 10, 2024
Colorado Makes Monumental Progress In Gun Violence Prevention During The 2024 Legislative Session; Here’s What You Need To Know:
DENVER — This week, the Colorado legislature adjourned the 2024 legislative session. The Colorado chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, released the following statements summarizing the laws passed…
May 8, 2024
Fatal Self-Inflicted Shooting of Two-Year-Old in Euclid Highlights Importance of Secure Firearm Storage
EUCLID, OH — Today, Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots network, Moms Demand Action, released the following statement in response to the fatal self-inflicted shooting of two-year-old toddler in Euclid. According to police reports, the child found the…
May 8, 2024
Colorado Chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Applaud The Colorado Legislature for Passing Critical Gun Safety Bill to Set Gun Dealer Licensing Standards; the Fourth Gun Safety Bill They Have Passed This Session
DENVER — The Colorado chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, released the following statements applauding the Colorado legislature for passing a critical gun safety bill instituting a state…
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/.
