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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:…
April 4, 2024
San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Deputies Shoot and Kill Teenager In Midst of Mental Health Crisis, California Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Respond
Last Month, San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department Deputies Shot and Killed a 15-year-old Black Autistic Boy After Family Called Law Enforcement Seeking Help During a Moment of Distress SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — The California chapters of Moms Demand Action and…
April 4, 2024
California Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Shooting of Meraxes Medina, a Transgender Latina Woman in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES – The California 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 shooting of 24-year-old Meraxes Medina, a transgender Latina woman…
April 3, 2024
Arizona House Passes Bill Limiting Local Authority on Gun Shows, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Urge Governor Hobbs to Veto
PHOENIX — 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 after lawmakers in the House passed SB 1189. The measure extends Arizona’s preemption law…
April 2, 2024
Footage Reveals New Information on Police Shooting of 15-Year-Old Savannah Graziano; California Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Respond
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — 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 footage of a 2022 police-involved shooting of Savannah Graziano, a 15-year-old…
April 2, 2024
VICTORY FOR GUN SAFETY: Following Advocacy from Hawai‘i Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, Legislature Passes Bill to Raise the Age of Purchase for Ammunition
HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, issued the following statement after lawmakers in the House voted to pass SB 2845. The measure, which now…
April 1, 2024
Alarmante y Peligroso: Moms Demand Action y Students Demand Action de Arizona responden a la aprobación por parte de la legislatura de medida que fomenta la violencia con armas de fuego, instan a la Gobernadora Hobbs a vetar
PHOENIX — Los capítulos de Moms Demand Action y Students Demand Action en Arizona, ambas parte de la red de Everytown for Gun Safety, emitieron la siguiente declaración después de que los legisladores en el Senado aprobaran el proyecto de…
April 1, 2024
Alarming and Dangerous: Arizona Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Respond to Legislature’s Passage of Measure Encouraging Vigilante Gun Violence, Urge Governor Hobbs to Veto
PHOENIX — 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 after lawmakers in the Senate passed HB 2843. The measure encourages property owners…
April 1, 2024
Easter Weekend of Deadly Gun Violence in Cities Across the Country Underscores Urgent Need for Action on Gun Safety
NEW YORK – The Easter holiday weekend marked yet another deadly weekend in the U.S. as gun violence killed and wounded hundreds of people across the country. According to the Gun Violence Archive, there were at least 248 shootings…
March 28, 2024
Everytown for Gun Safety Commemorates Trans Day of Visibility this Sunday, Releases Critical New Research on the Rise in Trans Homicides Highlighting Data-Backed Prevention Measures
New Report Underscores Critical Need to Address Gun Use in Crimes Against Trans People, Which Disproportionately Impacts Black Trans Women NEW YORK – Everytown for Gun Safety released the following statement to commemorate Transgender Day of Visibility this Sunday. Gun…
March 26, 2024
VICTORY FOR GUN SAFETY: Following Advocacy from Washington Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, Governor Jay Inslee Signs Gun Safety Bills Into Law
OLYMPIA, WA. — The Washington chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, issued the following statement applauding Governor Jay Inslee for signing gun safety bills into law, including a…
March 26, 2024
ONE YEAR AFTER THE MASS SHOOTING AT COVENANT SCHOOL IN NASHVILLE, LAWMAKERS HAVE YET TO ENACT STRONGER GUN LAWS; STUDENTS DEMAND ACTION, MOMS DEMAND ACTION RESPOND
NEW YORK — Tomorrow marks one year since the deadly mass shooting at the Covenant School in Nashville, where six people, including three students and three school staff members, were shot and killed. Following the shooting, lawmakers ignored cries for…
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/.
