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Everytown Responds to NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre’s Resignation Announcement Ahead of Trial
WASHINGTON — Today, NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre resigned from his role days before the start of the trial in Attorney General of The State of New York v. NRA, which centers on blockbuster allegations by New York Attorney General Letitia…
January 5, 2024
Everytown for Gun Safety Releases 2024 State Gun Law Rankings, Iowa Ranks 31 in the Nation for the Strength of its Gun Laws
Gun Law Ranking for 2024 Releases Following School Shooting at Perry High School in Perry Iowa DES MOINES, IA – Today, Everytown for Gun Safety launched the updated “Gun Law Rankings” for 2024, an online tool and website that…
January 5, 2024
Everytown, Moms Demand Action Respond to Newly Released Data from the White House Showing Over 500 Illegal Gun Purchases Prevented Through the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act
WASHINGTON — Today, after the White House released data showing the Justice Department has now successfully denied more than 500 illegal gun purchases by people under 21 years old, which was made possible by enhanced background checks process created…
January 5, 2024
Everytown for Gun Safety Releases 2024 State Gun Law Rankings, Arkansas now Ranks Last in the Nation for the Strength of its Gun Laws, Dropping from 49 to 50 in Rank
LITTLE ROCK, AR – Today, Everytown for Gun Safety launched the updated “Gun Law Rankings” for 2024, an online tool and website that ranks all 50 states based on the strength of their gun laws and catalogs gun safety…
January 5, 2024
Everytown for Gun Safety Releases 2024 State Gun Law Rankings, North Carolina Drops From 21 to 23 in National Rank for the Strength of its Gun Laws
RALEIGH, N.C. – Today, Everytown for Gun Safety launched the updated “Gun Law Rankings” for 2024, an online tool and website that ranks all 50 states based on the strength of their gun laws and catalogs gun safety laws…
January 5, 2024
Everytown for Gun Safety Releases 2024 State Gun Law Rankings, Georgia Ranks 46 in the Nation for the Strength of its Gun Laws
ATLANTA, GA – Today, Everytown for Gun Safety launched the updated “Gun Law Rankings” for 2024, an online tool and website that ranks all 50 states based on the strength of their gun laws and catalogs gun safety laws…
January 5, 2024
Everytown for Gun Safety Releases 2024 State Gun Law Rankings, Florida Drops from 19 to 22 in National Rank for the Strength of its Gun Laws
TALLAHASSEE, FL – Today, Everytown for Gun Safety launched the updated “Gun Law Rankings” for 2024, an online tool and website that ranks all 50 states based on the strength of their gun laws and catalogs gun safety laws…
January 5, 2024
Everytown for Gun Safety Releases 2024 State Gun Law Rankings, Montana Ranks 47th in the Nation for the Strength of its Gun Laws
HELENA, MT. – Today, Everytown for Gun Safety launched the updated “Gun Law Rankings” for 2024, an online tool and website that ranks all 50 states based on the strength of their gun laws and catalogs gun safety laws…
January 5, 2024
Everytown for Gun Safety Releases 2024 State Gun Law Rankings, Idaho Ranks 48th in the Nation for the Strength of its Gun Laws
BOISE, ID. – Today, Everytown for Gun Safety launched the updated “Gun Law Rankings” for 2024, an online tool and website that ranks all 50 states based on the strength of their gun laws and catalogs gun safety laws…
January 5, 2024
Everytown for Gun Safety Releases 2024 State Gun Law Rankings, Illinois Among National Leaders for Strong Gun Laws, Ranking Third and Seeing Rank Increase by 4
SPRINGFIELD, IL – Today, Everytown for Gun Safety launched the updated “Gun Law Rankings” for 2024, an online tool and website that ranks all 50 states based on the strength of their gun laws and catalogs gun safety laws…
January 5, 2024
Everytown for Gun Safety Releases 2024 State Gun Law Rankings, Nebraska Drops from 22 to 24 in National Rank for the Strength of its Gun Laws
LINCOLN, Neb. — Today, Everytown for Gun Safety launched the updated “Gun Law Rankings” for 2024, an online tool and website that ranks all 50 states based on the strength of their gun laws and catalogs gun safety laws…
January 5, 2024
Everytown for Gun Safety Releases 2024 State Gun Law Rankings, Minnesota Ranks 14th and Sees its Rank Increase by 3
After Electing a Gun-Sense Trifecta in 2022, Minnesota Lawmakers Enacted Strong Gun Safety Policies, Increasing Minnesota’s Gun Law Ranking by 3 SAINT PAUL, MN – Today, Everytown for Gun Safety launched the updated “Gun Law Rankings” for 2024, an…
January 5, 2024
California Leads the Nation in the Fight Against Gun Violence, Everytown for Gun Safety’s 2024 State Gun Law Rankings Show
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Today, Everytown for Gun Safety launched the updated “Gun Law Rankings” for 2024, an online tool and website that ranks all 50 states based on the strength of their gun laws and catalogs gun safety laws…
January 4, 2024
Iowa Chapters of Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Shooting at Perry High School in Iowa on Students’ First Day Back to School
PERRY, I.A. – Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots network, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, released the following statements in response to a shooting at Perry High School in Perry Iowa. While details are still unfolding,…
January 2, 2024
At the Start of the 2024 Legislative Session, Rhode Island Lawmakers Have the Chance to Pass Two Key Pieces of Legislation to Prevent Gun Violence
PROVIDENCE, RI – As the Rhode Island legislature convenes for the start of the 2024 legislative session today, lawmakers will once again have the opportunity to pass critical legislation to advance gun violence prevention in the state. In 2022, Governor…
January 2, 2024
Everytown and Moms Demand Action Statement on Minnesota’s Extreme Risk Law Going Into Effect
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Today, Minnesota’s Extreme Risk law goes into effect. The Extreme Risk Protection Order (ERPO) law allows loved ones and law enforcement to petition a court to temporarily restrict access to firearms by those deemed to be…
December 22, 2023
Los Angeles Police Shoots and Kills Domestic Violence Victim; California Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Respond
LOS ANGELES — The California chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, issued the following statement after 27-year-old Niani Finlayson was shot and killed in front of her 9-year-old…
December 13, 2023
Everytown Law and New Jersey Moms Demand Action Applaud New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin for Holding Bad Actors in the Firearm Industry Accountable
Lawsuit Utilizes Firearms Public Nuisance Legislation Signed By Governor Murphy in 2022 TRENTON, NJ – Yesterday, in a major victory for accountability in the gun industry, Everytown Law, the litigation arm of Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund, and the…
December 11, 2023
Minnesota Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Shooting of Savannah Ryan Williams, a Transgender Woman in Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS – The Minnesota chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, released the following statements in response to the November 29 shooting of Savannah Ryan Williams, a Cuban…
December 9, 2023
VICTORY FOR GUN SAFETY: Following Advocacy from Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Governor Hochul Signs Historic Bill Increasing Access to Economic Support for Survivors and Victims of Gun Violence and Their Families
New York Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers Took Over 900 Digital Actions Urging The Passage of This Measure ALBANY, NY – The New York chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown…
December 8, 2023
VICTORY FOR GUN SAFETY IN THE COURTS: Second Circuit Court of Appeals Broadly Upholds New York’s Life-Saving Gun Safety Law
NEW YORK – Today, in a major victory for gun safety in the courts, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals ruled to broadly uphold New York’s Concealed Carry Improvement Act, life-saving legislation enacted in the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s…
December 8, 2023
ATF Receives Over 274,000 Public Comments in Support of Proposed Rule to Expand Background Checks on Gun Sales
WASHINGTON — In August, the Department of Justice and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) issued a life-saving new proposed rule that will require more unlicensed gun sellers to become licensed firearms dealers, expanding background…
December 7, 2023
Everytown Community Safety Fund and New Jersey Moms Demand Action Applaud New Jersey Governor Governor Phil Murphy and Attorney General Matt Platkin for Awarding $15 Million to Community Violence Prevention Organizations
Three Everytown Community Safety Fund Grantees Were Among the 29 Organizations to Receive Funding TRENTON, NJ. — The Everytown Community Safety Fund and the New Jersey chapters of Moms Demand Action, part of Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund’s…
December 6, 2023
Everytown, Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Shooting at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Campus
LAS VEGAS – Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots network, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, released the following statements in response to a shooting on University of Nevada, Las Vegas campus. While details are still unfolding,…
Did you know
Black Americans represent the majority of gun homicide victims and are 10 times more likely than white Americans to die by gun homicide.
