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After Advocacy From Grassroots Volunteers, Maryland Senate Advances Life-Saving Ghost Guns Legislation; Baltimore Mayor Scott, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Respond
The Maryland 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 Maryland Senate advanced SB 387, a bill that would prohibit the possession or…
March 16, 2022
Washington Lawmakers Allocate $200 Million in Community Investment, Including Funding for Life-Saving Violence Intervention Programs
The Budget Also Includes an Additional $8.3 Million for the Office of Firearm Safety and Violence Prevention, Which was Established in 2020 With Advocacy From Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers Last week, Washington lawmakers finalized the…
March 15, 2022
New York Senate and Assembly Release State Budget Proposals with Over $200 Million Investment in Gun Violence Prevention; New York Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Applaud
The New York 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 New York legislature for their support of gun violence prevention funding, including…
March 14, 2022
Governor DeWine Signs Permitless Carry Into Law, Ignoring Staunch Opposition from Law Enforcement, Constituents, Public Safety Experts
Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Volunteers, Law Enforcement, Public Safety Advocates, Local Leaders all Spoke Out and Called on Governor DeWine to Veto The Ohio chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of…
March 14, 2022
ICYMI: Delaware Moms Demand Action Volunteers Held Annual Advocacy Week to Advocate for Gun Safety in Wilmington
Last week, Delaware Moms Demand Action volunteers hosted their annual advocacy week in Wilmington. Volunteers called on the state legislature to take action on common sense gun safety measures, including SB 3, a permit-to-purchase bill…
March 14, 2022
Everytown, Washington D.C. and New York Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Shootings of Five People Experiencing Homelessness
The Washington D.C. and New York chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statement after five people experiencing homelessness were shot – two…
March 14, 2022
Following Advocacy by Moms Demand Action, Wyoming Session Ends Without Passing Every Dangerous Gun Bill
The Wyoming chapter of Moms Demand Action, a part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statement after the Wyoming legislature ended the legislative session without passing several dangerous gun bills. The bills HB 133 and SF 87…
March 14, 2022
As the 2022 Legislative Session Begins Today in Louisiana, Here’s What to Know About Gun Violence in the State
As the Louisiana 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…
March 11, 2022
VICTORY FOR GUN SAFETY: Following Advocacy by Moms Demand Action Volunteers, New Mexico Includes Historic Violence Intervention Program Funding in Budget
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 New Mexico legislature allocated $9 million for violence intervention programs – the most…
March 11, 2022
Victory for Gun Safety: Following Advocacy from Washington Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Volunteers, Washington Legislative Session Ends With Several Major Gun Safety Bills on Governor’s Desk
The Washington chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statement after the Washington legislature ended the legislative session with several major bills on Washington Governor Jay Inslee’s…
March 11, 2022
Legislature Ends Debate and Votes to Continue Considering Permitless Carry, Nebraska Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond
The Nebraska 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 Nebraska legislature today voted to end debate on LB773, a dangerous bill that…
March 11, 2022
Reminder: Maria Butina’s Deep Connections to the NRA
Maria Butina, now a member of the Russian parliament, is in the news again, giving an interview defending the Russian military’s killing of Ukrainian civilians by suggesting Ukrainians were bombing themselves. As a reminder, here is a brief…
March 11, 2022
Kentucky House Passes Dangerous Bill to Nullify Federal Gun Laws Despite Objections from Law Enforcement
The Kentucky 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 Kentucky House of Representatives passing HB 29, a bill that would…
March 10, 2022
Missouri Lawmakers Advance Bills to Allow People to Carry Concealed Firearms in Schools and Expand Shoot First Laws– Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond
The Missouri 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 Missouri House of Representatives passed HB1481, legislation that would increase the presence of…
March 9, 2022
Wyoming Legislature Advances Dangerous Gun Legislation Despite Opposition; Moms Demand Action Responds.
The Wyoming chapter of Moms Demand Action, a part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statement after the Wyoming House passed SF 102, legislation which would prevent the enforcement of federal gun safety laws, potentially including the…
March 9, 2022
Indiana Legislature Passes Permitless Carry and Sends to Governor Holcomb’s Desk After Slipping Language Into Completely Unrelated Bill, Refusing to Hear Testimony From Law Enforcement
The Indiana 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 Indiana legislature passed permitless carry legislation to eliminate Indiana’s permit requirement for carrying…
March 9, 2022
Victory for Gun Safety: After Testimony and Advocacy from Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Volunteers, Lawmakers Reject Dangerous Shoot First Legislation
The Hawaii 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 House declined to advance HB 2464, dangerous Shoot First legislation that essentially makes…
March 7, 2022
Iowa Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Shooting Outside East High School in Des Moines
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 three people who appear to be teens were shot, including one fatally according…
March 7, 2022
Sacramento Church Mass Shooting Follows Disturbing Trend of Domestic Violence, Mass Shooting Connection; Rise of Ghost Guns
Last week, a man shot and killed his three children and their supervisor during a visit to The Church of Sacramento. The shooter had a restraining order against him by the children’s mother and was…
March 4, 2022
Victory for Gun Safety: Oregon Lawmakers Allot Nearly $40 Million for Violence Intervention Programs in the Legislative Budget Following Advocacy by Partners, Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Volunteers
The Oregon 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 legislature passed legislation to allot nearly $40 million for violence intervention programs in…
March 4, 2022
Kansas Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Shooting at Olathe East High School
The Kansas chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, released the following statement after two adults were wounded, a school resource officer and a school administrator, in a…
March 3, 2022
Arizona’s Senate Judiciary 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 Senate Judiciary Committee advanced HB 2316, dangerous legislation allowing guns in public spaces. If passed, this bill would effectively force public…
March 3, 2022
Pennsylvania Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Shooting of Allegedly Armed 12-Year-Old Boy by Police in Philadelphia
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 in response to reports that a 12-year-old boy allegedly armed with…
March 3, 2022
After Another Year of Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Advocacy, Oregon Lawmakers Pass Major Legislation to Fund Life-Saving Violence Intervention Programs, Bill Moves to Governor’s Desk
The Oregon 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 Oregon Senate passed HB 4045, legislation to ensure Medicaid covers violence intervention services…
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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.
