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Everytown, Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Fatal Shooting of 16-Year-Old in SoHo, New York City
NEW YORK — Today, Everytown for Gun Safety released the following statements in response to the fatal shooting of a 16-year-old student in Soho, New York. While information is still emerging, there are reports that the teenager was shot…
May 6, 2024
Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Applaud the Minnesota House Lawmakers Pass Critical Gun Safety Bills
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots network, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, released the following statements applauding the Minnesota House for passing critical gun safety bills. The bills now head to the Senate.
May 1, 2024
Everytown for Gun Safety Responds to House Committee on Veterans Affairs Passing Dangerous Gun Bill
WASHINGTON – Today, after the Veterans Second Amendment Protection Act — which would undermine background check requirements for some veterans with mental health issues — passed out of the House Committee on Veterans Affairs, Everytown for Gun Safety released the…
May 1, 2024
Everytown For Gun Safety Endorses Latest Round of Moms Demand Action Volunteers Running for Office
NEW YORK — Today, Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund released its latest round of endorsements of Moms Demand Action volunteers running for office across the country — underscoring the growing power of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action…
April 29, 2024
Colorado Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Applaud the Colorado Legislature for Passing Proactive Gun Safety Measures to Reduce Gun-Related Crimes and to Prohibit the Carrying of Firearms in Sensitive Locations
DENVER — Today, Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots network, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, released the following statements applauding the Colorado legislature for fully passing Senate Bill 24-003, legislation to require the Colorado Bureau of…
April 26, 2024
Everytown, Moms Demand Action Applaud New Department of Commerce Rule Tightening Restrictions on U.S. Gun Exports Abroad
Changes Will Create a More Responsible Export System to Help Stem the Export of U.S. Gun Violence WASHINGTON — Today, after the Department of Commerce announced an interim final rule to tighten restrictions on firearm exports to bolster U.S.
April 24, 2024
Important Gun Safety Laws Are Currently Advancing Through the Colorado Legislature; Here’s What You Need to Know:
Important Gun Safety Laws Are Currently Advancing Through the Colorado Legislature; Here’s What You Need to Know: DENVER — In the last couple of days, Colorado lawmakers have advanced multiple critical gun safety bills. Here’s this week’s legislative advancement: Today,…
April 19, 2024
DISAPPOINTING AND DISGRACEFUL: Despite Widespread Opposition, Governor Reynolds Quietly Signs Dangerous Policy to Arm Teachers and Staff Into Law
Bill to Arm Teachers Signed Into Law Just Months After the Mass School Shooting at Perry High School While States Across the Country Are Responding to School Shootings by Passing Critical Gun Safety Laws, Iowa is Responding to School Shootings…
April 19, 2024
25 YEARS SINCE THE MASS SHOOTING AT COLUMBINE HIGH SCHOOL IN LITTLETON, COLORADO, EVERYTOWN, MOMS DEMAND ACTION STATEMENTS
NEW YORK — Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, released the following statements today ahead of Saturday’s 25 year mark of the mass shooting at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado,…
April 19, 2024
VICTORY FOR GUN SAFETY: Nebraska 2024 Legislative Session Wraps Without Any Dangerous Gun Bills Passing
LINCOLN, Neb. — Yesterday marked the end of the 2024 legislative session in Nebraska. Despite nearly a dozen dangerous gun bills being introduced, due to the tireless advocacy from volunteers with the Nebraska chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students…
April 19, 2024
As National Crime Victims Rights Week Wraps, Illinois Lawmakers Should Prioritize Passing The Homicide Victims’ Families Rights Act
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — This week is National Crime Victims’ Rights Week (NCVRW), a week to highlight the importance of services for crime victims and highlight the courage of survivors, as well as those who advocate for crime victims. As…
April 17, 2024
Everytown Responds to the NRA’s Settlement in D.C. Lawsuit
NEW YORK — Today, D.C. Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb announced a settlement in the District’s suit against the NRA, which accused the NRA Foundation of improperly funneling millions of dollars to the NRA. This announcement comes weeks before…
April 17, 2024
VICTORY FOR GUN SAFETY: Following Advocacy from Arizona Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers, Governor Katie Hobbs Vetoes Legislation to Extend Arizona’s Preemption Law
PHOENIX — Today, the Arizona chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, issued the following statement applauding Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs for vetoing SB 1189. The measure extends Arizona’s…
April 15, 2024
Moms Demand Action Executive Director Angela Ferrell-Zabala Joins Vice President Harris for Conversation on the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act
LAS VEGAS — Today, Moms Demand Action Executive Director Angela Ferrell-Zabala joined Vice President Harris and actress Xochitl Gomez in Las Vegas, Nevada, to highlight the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA) and discuss how Nevada communities have been taking steps…
April 15, 2024
9-Year-Old Girl Killed and 10 Others Wounded in Chicago Mass Shooting, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Respond
Shootings Come Ahead of a Gun Violence Prevention Advocacy Day in Springfield on Tuesday, Where Hundreds of Gun Violence Survivors and Advocates Will Demand Action on Gun Safety CHICAGO – The Illinois chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand…
April 15, 2024
Colorado Chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Applaud Colorado House Lawmakers for Passing An Assault Weapons Ban
DENVER — The Colorado chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, released the following statement applauding Colorado House lawmakers for advancing critical House Bill 24-1292, which would prohibit…
April 11, 2024
Everytown, Moms Demand Action Applaud ATF for Finalizing Rule Cracking Down on Unlicensed Gun Dealers
Rule Defines Who is “Engaged in the Business” of Selling Firearms, Expands Background Checks on Gun Sales WASHINGTON — Today, the Department of Justice and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) finalized a new rule implementing the…
April 10, 2024
VICTORY FOR GUN SAFETY: Idaho Extremists Fail to Pass Measure Forcing Guns in Schools; Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Respond
BOISE, ID. — The Idaho chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, issued the following statements after lawmakers adjourned the session without passing HB 415. The legislation would have…
April 10, 2024
Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Applaud the Passage of Critical Merchant Code Gun Safety Legislation
DENVER — Today, Everytown and its grassroots networks of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action released the following statements applauding the Colorado legislature for passing critical gun violence prevention legislation. SB24-066 (Sullivan) would require credit card companies and…
April 10, 2024
SHAMEFUL ACTION BY IOWA LAWMAKERS: Everytown, Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Iowa Legislature Passing Dangerous Legislation to Arm Teachers in Schools
DES MOINES, I.A. — Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots network, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, released the following statements in response to the Iowa legislature passing a dangerous gun bill, House File 2586, which would allow…
April 10, 2024
Everything You Need to Know About Ohio’s Move to Purchase Mobile Home “Shoot Houses” to Train Armed Teachers to “Respond to Active Shooters”
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio has moved to use taxpayer dollars to purchase “shoot houses,” mobile homes where teachers will be tasked with participating in military-grade tactical room-clearing drills. This move appears to be the first attempt by…
April 8, 2024
VICTORY FOR GUN SAFETY: Arizona Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Celebrate Governor Hobbs Vetoing Measure That Would Have Emboldened Vigilante Violence
This Session Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Sent Over 1300 Petitions to Lawmakers Urging Action on Gun Safety and Over 4,000 Messages Against HB 2843 PHOENIX — The Arizona chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action,…
April 5, 2024
Everytown, Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action, LIVE FREE Illinois Applaud Illinois Lawmakers for Advancing Legislation on Cold Case Murders and Clearance Rates
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action volunteers, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, released the following statement applauding Illinois lawmakers advancing House Bill 4753 and House Bill 4754 out of…
April 4, 2024
Everytown Responds to ATF’s New Gun Trafficking Report
WASHINGTON — Today, after the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) released Volume III of the National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment on Firearm Trafficking Investigations, Everytown for Gun Safety and Moms Demand Action released the following statements:…
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/.
