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Colorado Lawmakers Reject Dangerous Bill to Dismantle Firearm Permit Requirements After Moms Demand Action Volunteers Testified Against It In Today’s Hearing
Today, the Colorado chapter of Moms Demand Action, part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, testified in the Colorado House Public & Behavioral Health & Human Services Committee against HB22-1033, a bill to eliminate Colorado’s permitting system and…
February 8, 2022
Minnesota Moms Demand Action Applaud Lawmakers’ Plan to Significantly Restrict No Knock Warrants in the Wake of the Killing of Amir Locke by Minneapolis Police
Amir Locke was Shot and Killed By Minneapolis Police While They Were Executing a No-Knock Warrant Last week, Amir Locke — a 22-year-old Black man — was shot and killed by a Minneapolis police officer while they were executing…
February 8, 2022
Texas Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Statement Following Shooting at Party in Harris County
HOUSTON, 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 at least three people were shot, one fatally,…
February 8, 2022
Governor Wolf Devotes Additional $35 Million in Funding to Gun Violence Prevention; Pennsylvania Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Applaud
The Pennsylvania chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, released the following statement applauding Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf for his announcement of an additional $35…
February 8, 2022
Op-ed: A Voice for Ahmad and a Call for Change
Yesterday, on the final day of the fourth annual National Gun Violence Survivors Week, the Charlotte Observer and the Raleigh News & Observer published an op-ed by Alicia Campbell, a Survivor Fellow…
February 7, 2022
As the 2022 Legislative Session Begins Today in Oklahoma, Here’s What to Know About Gun Violence in the State
As the Oklahoma 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…
February 4, 2022
Fatal Police Shootings are at Their Lowest Point in Over Five Years. Here’s What You Need to Know.
Reports are showing that police violence in Washington state is at its lowest point in over five years. This data came shortly after Washington lawmakers passed comprehensive police reform measures during last year’s legislative session. According to the Mapping Police…
February 4, 2022
Rhode Island Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Applaud Barrington School Committee on Passage of Secure Firearm Storage Resolution
Thanks to the Advocacy of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers, More Than 2 Million Students Now Live in School Districts that Distribute Secure Storage Educational Information to Parents The Rhode Island chapters of Moms Demand Action…
February 4, 2022
Ohio Moms Demand Action Applauds Four Ohio Mayors For Joining Mayors Against Illegal Guns, Honoring National Gun Violence Survivors Week
Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval, Dayton Mayor Jeff Mimms, Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb, and Elyria Mayor Frank Whitfield Have Joined Mayors Against Illegal Guns, a National Coalition of Mayors Committed to Ending Gun Violence Mayors Join Coalition to Honor National Gun…
February 4, 2022
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…
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/.
