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As the Legislative Session Begins in Rhode Island, Lawmakers Have the Opportunity to Make Significant Gains in Fight Against Gun Violence
As the Rhode Island legislature convenes for their 2022 legislative session, state lawmakers will once again have the opportunity to pass common sense gun safety measures. As gun violence continues to threaten cities including Providence, Pawtucket and Central Falls,…
January 4, 2022
As the 2022 Legislative Session Reconvenes Today in Indiana, Lawmakers Must Reject Dangerous Legislation to Weaken Gun Safety Laws
As the Indiana legislature returns to Indianapolis for the start of the 2022 legislative session, lawmakers will again have the opportunity to protect Indianans by rejecting dangerous legislation to strip gun safety measures and passing common-sense gun safety bills. Gun…
January 4, 2022
Denver City Council Prohibits Ghost Guns — Colorado Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Applaud Historic Commitment to Gun Safety
The Colorado 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 Denver City Council passed an ordinance prohibiting the possession and purchase of ghost guns…
January 4, 2022
As the 2022 Legislative Session Begins Today in Mississippi, Here’s What to Know About Gun Violence in the State
As the Mississippi legislature returns for the start of the 2022 legislative session today, lawmakers will once again have the opportunity to pass common-sense gun safety bills. 2021 was marked by staggering levels of gun violence, fueled by the gun…
January 3, 2022
Indiana Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Shooting of Ke’Yahonna Stone, Black Transgender Woman and Activist, in Indianapolis
The Indiana chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, released the following statements after Ke’Yahonna Stone, a 32-year-old Black transgender woman, was shot and wounded in a shooting…
January 3, 2022
As the 2022 Legislative Session Reconvenes Today in California, Lawmakers Have Historic Chance to Pass First of Its Kind Legislation
As the California legislature returns to Sacramento for the start of the 2022 legislative session, lawmakers will again have the opportunity to pass common-sense gun safety bills. Gun violence prevention is more important than ever in the new year as…
December 23, 2021
Minnesota Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Verdict in the Trial of Brooklyn Center Police Officer Who Fatally Shot Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black Man
The Minnesota chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown’s grassroots networks, released the following statement after the jury found Kimberly Potter, the Brooklyn Center police officer who shot and killed Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old…
December 17, 2021
Year in Review: Gun Safety in 2021 and What’s Ahead in 2022
2021 brought a fresh start as the strongest presidential gun safety administration in our nation’s history was sworn in and a gun sense majority took over both chambers of Congress. But 2021 was also a year of colliding public health…
December 17, 2021
Amid Rise of Threats On Gun Violence At Schools, Everytown Releases Roadmap to Prevent School Shootings — Before They Occur
Between August 1 and November 30, at Least 104 Instances of Gunfire Occurred on School Grounds, Killing 20 and Wounding 79 — The Most Instances and People Shot in This Period Since Everytown Began Tracking in…
December 16, 2021
Fact-Checking the Gun Lobby’s Arguments Against New York’s Landmark Law to Hold the Gun Industry Accountable
In light of the legal challenge filed today by 14 gun manufacturers and the National Shootings Sports Foundation, which represents the gun industry, below are key facts about New York’s landmark law to hold the gun industry accountable.
December 16, 2021
Georgia Man Shot Dead By Toddler Who Found Gun. Here’s What You Need to Know About Secure Storage.
Early last week, a Georgia man was shot fatally by a toddler. According to a statement issued by the Savannah Police Department this week, a child under the age of two, found a gun and fired it, striking…
December 16, 2021
Everytown Applauds Congressional Letter to Biden-Harris Administration Urging Action on Secure Storage of Firearms
Letter Led By Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) & Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) Echo Everytown’s Call for Action from Biden-Harris Administration on Secure Storage, Signed by 19 Senators and 100 Members of the House Over 2 Million Students…
December 15, 2021
Senate Passes Dangerous Permitless Carry Bill Despite Widespread Opposition from Law Enforcement and Public Safety Advocates — Ohio Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond
Ohio Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action, Ohio Mayors Alliance, Hamilton County Sheriff, Law Enforcement Officers All Testified Against Permitless Carry Research Shows States That Have Repealed Permitting Systems Have Experienced Increases in Gun Violence The Ohio chapters of Moms…
December 15, 2021
Gun Safety Advocates Work With Cities To Get Funding From Life-Saving CalVIP Program
Yesterday, Everytown, Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action and their partners hosted a webinar for local groups and city leaders to discuss how CalVIP has helped to reduce gun violence in California’s communities, teach city and local leaders about the…
December 15, 2021
Major Milestone: More Than Two Million Students Nationwide Now Attend Schools With Secure Firearm Storage Awareness Policies
Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action, and Be SMART Volunteers Have Urged School Boards Across the Country to Require Schools to Educate Parents About Secure Firearm Storage At Least 5.4 Million Children in 2021 Live in a…
December 14, 2021
Ohio Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Criticize Senate Lawmakers for Passing Dangerous Permitless Carry Bill Out of Committee
Hamilton County Sheriff, Law Enforcement Officers, Student Advocates, Ohio Mayors Alliance Also Testified Against the Legislation The Ohio chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, released the following statement…
December 14, 2021
Everytown Joins President Biden’s Call For Gun Safety Action from Congress While Commemorating Nine Year Mark of Sandy Hook Shooting
WASHINGTON — Today, Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, released the following statements after President Joe Biden’s call for congressional action on gun safety in a video commemorating the nine…
December 14, 2021
Durham Shooting Leaves 2 Dead, 4 Others Wounded; North Carolina Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond
DURHAM, N.C. — The North Carolina chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, released the following statement after a shooting in Durham left two people dead and four others…
December 13, 2021
Massachusetts Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Applaud Governor Charlie Baker on Signing of Crucial American Rescue Plan Funding Bill, Including $65 Million in Gun Violence Prevention Funding
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 Governor Charlie Baker for signing into law H4269, legislation that would utilize $65 million from…
December 13, 2021
1 Killed, 13 Wounded in Drive-By Shooting at Baytown Vigil; Texas Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond
BAYTOWN, 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 a gunman opened fire during a candlelight vigil in Baytown Sunday evening.
December 10, 2021
Governor Northam Announces $27 Million for Gun Violence Prevention Research in Biennial Budget — Virginia Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Applaud Commitment to Gun Safety
The Virginia chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, released the following statement after Virginia Governor Ralph Northam announced that $27.4 million in his proposed two-year budget will…
December 10, 2021
Florida Student Accused of Planning School Shooting Amid National Increase in Gunfire on School Grounds
Yesterday, Daytona police received reports that a 19-year old student at Florida’s Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University was planning to carry out a mass shooting before winter break. According to Spectrum News, investigators say the student purchased a folding rifle along…
December 10, 2021
Everytown, D.C. Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Applaud Mayor Bowser’s Expansion of City Violence Interruption Resources to Reduce Gun Violence
Everytown for Gun Safety and the Washington, D.C. chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, released the following statement after Mayor Muriel Bowser announced that D.C.’s Office of…
December 10, 2021
This Weekend Marks Nine Years Since the Shooting at Clackamas Town Center. Since Then, a Grassroots Movement Has Changed the Secure Gun Storage Landscape.
Nearly nine years ago, a 22 year-old gunman shot three people — two fatally — at Clackamas Town Center in Clackamas, Oregon. The shooter used an unsecured rifle. Since the shooting, the state has passed a secure storage law to require…
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/.
