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Washington Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Shooting of Transgender Latina in Centralia, Washington
CENTRALIA, Wash. – The Washington chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, released the following statements after 39-year-old transgender, Latina Rikkey Outumuro, also known under her drag name as…
November 4, 2021
Everytown Hosts Press Call with White House Senior Advisor Cedric Richmond, Reps. Horsford and Kelly, and Gun Safety Groups Calling For Congress to Pass Build Back Better Act
Today, Everytown for Gun Safety hosted a press call with Senior Advisor to the President and Director of the Office of Public Engagement Cedric Richmond, Reps. Steven Horsford (D-NV) and Robin Kelly (D-IL), Community Justice Action Fund Executive Director Greg…
November 4, 2021
On Tuesday, 13 Moms Demand Action Volunteers Won Elections Across The Country
Newly-Elected Volunteers Join Dozens of Moms Demand Action Volunteers Elected to Office Since Its Founding in 2012 NEW YORK – Thirteen Moms Demand Action volunteers from across the country won election for office up and down the ballot in this…
November 4, 2021
Growing Number of Guns Found in North Carolina Schools Amidst Nationwide Increase in Gun Violence on School Grounds
On Wednesday, two firearms were discovered on the campus of Hopewell High School in Huntersville, North Carolina. Though neither weapon was discharged, the school was put on lockdown, and five students were taken into custody. According to local authorities,…
November 3, 2021
The Trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, a 17-year-old who Shot Three People, Two Fatally in Kenosha While Illegally Armed with an AR-15-style Rifle, Began This Week. Here’s What You Need to Know:
The trial of Kyle Rittenhouse began this week. In August 2020, loosely organized militias began to patrol Kenosha, Wisconsin, openly carrying guns in direct response to the demonstrations for racial equity in the city after the police shooting of Jacob…
November 3, 2021
Governor J.B. Pritzker Commits $250 Million Towards Violence Intervention Programs — Illinois Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Applaud Commitment to Gun Safety
Investment Would Also Create A New Office of Firearm Violence Prevention To Address Gun ViolenceThe Illinois chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, released the following statement after Illinois…
November 3, 2021
New Mexico Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Applaud Legislative Council for Keeping Guns Out of the Capitol
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 after a legislative panel voted to prohibit guns in the Roundhouse…
November 3, 2021
Gun Safety Victory: In Everytown’s First Major Investment in Sheriff Elections, Chris Campanelli Defeats Brian Shank to Become Erie County, PA Sheriff
Campanelli Significantly Overperformed the Democratic Candidate for Erie County Executive ERIE, P.A. – Everytown for Gun Safety Victory Fund (“Everytown”) released the following statement after Chris Campanelli was elected Sheriff of Erie County, PA — defeating gun lobby-endorsed candidate Brian Shank. …
November 3, 2021
Kansas City Star: Decades of the NRA’s Agenda In Missouri Has Exacerbated Gun Violence Crisis
This weekend, the Kansas City Star, in partnership with The Missouri Independent and students at the University of Missouri School of Journalism, issued a new report detailing how years of gun lobby influence and the systematic dismantling of Missouri’s…
November 2, 2021
Heeding Everytown’s Call, White House Announces New Actions to Promote Secure Firearm Storage and Prevent Suicide
Today, Everytown for Gun Safety, Moms Demand Action, and Students Demand Action applauded the White House’s announcement of new actions to prevent suicide by promoting secure storage of firearms. In September, Everytown sent the White House…
November 2, 2021
Governor Whitmer Commits $30 Million in ARP Funding Towards Violence Intervention Programs — Michigan Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Applaud Commitment to Gun Safety
The Michigan chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, released the following statement after Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced that $30 million of American Rescue Plan funds will be…
October 29, 2021
Everytown Applauds Senator Markey and Representatives Dean and Wexton’s Bill to Use Financial Tools to Track Mass Shooting, Domestic Terrorism Patterns
Today, Everytown for Gun Safety, Moms Demand Action, and Students Demand Action applauded the introduction of the Preventing Gun Violence Through Financial Intelligence Act by Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) and Reps. Madeleine Dean (D-PA) and Jennifer Wexton (D-VA). The bill…
October 28, 2021
Everytown, New York Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Applaud Governor Hochul on Signing of Two Bills to Prohibit Ghost Guns
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 Governor Kathy Hochul for signing several gun violence prevention bills, including S.14A and S.13A,…
October 28, 2021
Ohio Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Statement on State Lawmakers Passing Dangerous Permitless Carry Bill Out of Committee
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 after Ohio lawmakers today voted to pass HB 227, dangerous permitless carry legislation that would…
October 27, 2021
House Lawmakers Held A Hearing on Dangerous Legislation to Repeal Michigan’s Concealed Carry Permitting Requirement. Here’s What You Need to Know:
The Michigan House Committee on Military, Veterans and Homeland Security held a hearing on House Bills 5364, 5365, 5366 and 5367, dangerous bills to eliminate Michigan’s concealed handgun license requirement, allowing people to carry hidden, loaded…
October 27, 2021
Idaho Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Shooting of Transgender Woman at Towne Square Mall
BOISE, Idaho – The Idaho chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, released the following statement after Jo Acker, a 26-year old trans woman, was identified as one of the…
October 26, 2021
Maryland Moms Demand Action Applaud Mayor Scott on Announcement of $50 Million to Combat Gun Violence in Baltimore
The Maryland chapter of the Moms Demand Action, part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, released the following statement applauding Mayor Brandon Scott of Baltimore for announcing the allocation of $50 million in funding from…
October 26, 2021
The Detroit City Council Just Passed an Ordinance to Keep Guns Out of the Hands of Domestic Abusers. It’s Time for State Lawmakers to Take Action.
Today, the Detroit City Council passed an ordinance that would close a dangerous gap in state and local law by prohibiting individuals subject to domestic violence restraining orders and those convicted of misdemeanor domestic violence crimes from purchasing or possessing…
October 26, 2021
Washington Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Shooting of Transgender Latina in Seattle
SEATTLE, Wash. – The Washington chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, released the following statements after Zoella “Zoey” Rose Martinez, a 20-year-old transgender Latina, was shot…
October 26, 2021
Portland Sees Highest Rate of Homicides in Nearly 35 Years
On Sunday, Portland surpassed a new homicide record in nearly 35 years. A shooting in Old Town Portland left two people shot and killed — marking 71 homicides in the city in 2021. According to the Oregonian, “homicides…
October 26, 2021
Idaho Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Shooting at Towne Square Mall
The Idaho chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, today released the following statement after a shooting at Towne Square Mall in Boise. …
October 25, 2021
California Joins More than a Dozen States in Taking Steps to Improve Police Accountability and Prevent Police Violence
This month, California passed three bills to improve police accountability and work to prevent police violence, joining more than a dozen other states this year to take steps to reduce police shootings and create safer communities from police violence. Police…
October 23, 2021
Georgia Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Shooting in Fort Valley
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 one individual was shot and killed and seven individuals were shot and wounded in a…
October 22, 2021
New Associated Press Report on Police Violence Against Children Under 16
On Wednesday, the Associated Press published a disturbing report on approximately 3,000 instances of police use of force against children under the age of 16 over the past 11 years. Key findings from the report…
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/.
