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Everytown Applauds Introduction of School Shooting Safety and Preparedness Act
Today, in an event with Everytown volunteers and experts, Reps. Lucy McBath (D-GA), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), and Ted Deutch (D-FL) announced the introduction of the School Shooting Safety and Preparedness Act. Rep. Jahana Hayes (D-CT) is also introducing this…
October 4, 2021
Texas Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Shooting of Black Transgender Woman in Arlington
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 Kiér Laprí Kartier, a 21-year-old Black trans woman, was shot and killed in Arlington,…
October 4, 2021
Washington, D.C. Had a Deadly Weekend of Gun Violence. Here’s What You Need to Know:
This past weekend, the District of Columbia experienced devastating gun violence, with multiple people killed or wounded by guns in several shootings across the city. This surge in gun violence is indicative of an increasing trend of city gun violence…
October 4, 2021
Pennsylvania Moms Demand Action Responds to Deadly Shooting Inside a Philadelphia Hospital
The Pennsylvania chapter of Moms Demand Action, part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, released the following statement in response to a shooting inside Philadelphia’s Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. According to reports, a nursing assistant…
October 2, 2021
Everytown Responds After NRA Re-Elects Wayne LaPierre As NRA CEO, Picks New NRA President
NRA Also Elevated LaPierre Loyalists Charles Cotton to NRA President & Willes Lee to First Vice President NEW YORK – Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, today released the following statements…
October 2, 2021
Three Questions for the NRA Ahead of Its Annual Meeting in Charlotte Today
This Week, Everytown Support Fund Released A New Report Chronicling The NRA’s Year of Chaos Today, the National Rifle Association will hold its rescheduled 2021 annual meeting in Charlotte. While we won’t know for sure until Saturday, NRA President…
October 2, 2021
Neo-Nazi Group Members Charged with Gun Crimes Plotted to Assassinate A Virginia Lawmaker, Prosecutors Say — 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, today responded to reports that two alleged Neo-Nazi group members who pled guilty to gun related crimes plotted to…
October 1, 2021
Everytown, Texas Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Shooting at Houston School
The Texas 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 one person was shot at YES Prep Southwest Secondary in Houston. Details are still…
October 1, 2021
Everytown, Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Statements as Domestic Violence Awareness Month Begins
NEW YORK — Everytown and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, released the following statements to mark the beginning of Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Domestic violence and gun violence are inextricably linked,…
September 30, 2021
Victory For Gun Safety: Governor Gavin Newsom Signs Legislation to Eliminate Qualified Immunity, Several Other Life-Saving Gun Safety Bills
California Becomes the Third State in the Country to Eliminate Qualified ImmunityThis Marks the Fourth Straight Legislative Session in which Governor Newsom Has Signed Life-Saving Gun Safety Legislation Into LawMoms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers and Supporters Made…
September 30, 2021
Everytown, Tennessee Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Shooting at Memphis Elementary School
The Tennessee 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 one child was shot at Cummings Elementary School in Memphis.
September 30, 2021
Amid Gun Violence at Kids’ Sporting Events, Everytown, Moms Demand Action Calls on U.S. Youth Soccer to Prohibit Guns at Games, Advocate for Gun Safety
NEW YORK – Everytown for Gun Safety, and Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown’s grassroots networks, today called on U.S. Youth Soccer to prohibit guns at games and advocate for gun safety following several violent incidents…
September 30, 2021
Victory For Gun Safety: Governor Gavin Newsom Signs Legislation to Eliminate Qualified Immunity, Several Other Life-Saving Gun Safety Bills
California Becomes the Third State in the Country to Eliminate Qualified ImmunityThis Marks the Fourth Straight Legislative Session in which Governor Newsom Has Signed Life-Saving Gun Safety Legislation Into LawMoms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers and Supporters Made…
September 29, 2021
Suggestions for Covering Gun Safety in Vermont
In light of the Vermont AFL-CIO’s resolution opposing gun safety measures in the state, and the backlash to that decision, here are some suggestions on how to cover gun safety. Focus on the significant strides made in recent years…
September 29, 2021
ICYMI: Clear Contrast on Gun Safety During Virginia Governor’s Debate Last Night
Everytown Has Pledged To Spend Upwards Of $1.8 Million To Protect Virginia’s Gun Sense Trifecta This Year Last Week, Everytown Launched New TV Ad With McAuliffe Campaign Featuring Gun Violence Survivor ALEXANDRIA Va. – During last night’s gubernatorial…
September 29, 2021
Missouri Gov. Parson Admits Dangerous State Law Nullifying Federal Gun Laws Needs to Be Revisited, After Major Backlash from Law Enforcement, Barrage of Legal Challenges, and Negative Press
Missouri Governor Mike Parson yesterday, according to KMOV4, has said that the law attempting to nullify federal gun laws needs to be revisited. The law, which the governor signed in June and which went into effect…
September 29, 2021
As Ghost Guns Continue to Devastate New York Communities, Gov. Hochul Can Sign Legislation to Combat Them
In New York and across the country, ghost guns — unserialized, untraceable homemade firearms, the building blocks of which can be obtained without a background check — continue to pose a serious threat to communities. A…
September 28, 2021
Three Questions for Glenn Youngkin Ahead of Tonight’s Second Gubernatorial Debate
Everytown Has Pledged To Spend Upwards Of $1.8 Million To Protect Virginia’s Gun Sense Trifecta This Year Last Week, Everytown Launched New TV Ad With McAuliffe Campaign Featuring Gun Violence Survivor Tonight at 7 pm, gun lobby ally…
September 27, 2021
Everytown, Tennessee Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Shooting in Chattanooga
The Tennessee 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 on Grove Street in which seven were shot,…
September 27, 2021
Everytown, Moms Demand Action: 2020’s Increase in Murders Shows Urgent Need for Action on Gun Safety
Gun Violence Prevention Advocates Available for Interviews – Can Discuss Causes and Potential Responses NEW YORK – Everytown for Gun Safety, and Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown’s grassroots networks, today released the following…
September 24, 2021
Illinois Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action, Respond to Shooting of Briana Hamilton, a Black Trans Woman, in Chicago
The Illinois chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both grassroots networks of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statement today responding to reports that a 25-year-old Black transgender woman, Briana Hamilton, was fatally shot in…
September 24, 2021
What to know about the gun safety legislation set to go into effect on Saturday.
This legislative session, Oregon signed the first gun safety bill into law in the last two years after gun sense champion Governor Kate Brown signed SB 554, legislation to allow the state capitol, airports, schools and universities to prohibit…
September 24, 2021
Petersburg Moves to Prohibit Firearms in Sensitive Places, Becoming the 14th Jurisdiction in the Commonwealth, Covering 2.7 Million Virginians
The Virginia chapter of Moms Demand Action, part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, released the following statement applauding the Petersburg City Council for passing a municipal law that prohibits firearms in certain sensitive places. According to…
September 23, 2021
Everytown, Tennessee Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Shooting at Kroger in Collierville
Everytown for Gun Safety, and the Tennessee chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown’s grassroots networks, today released the following statements after a shooting at the Kroger in Collierville which…
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/.
