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New Resource Can Help Missouri Gun Owners Compare Secure Firearm Storage Options; Missouri Ranks Tied For Fourth Highest in Unintentional Shootings By Children in 2021
Unintentional Shootings Often Rise During Holiday Season, Adding to Urgent Need for Secure Storage Data on Missouri Unintentional Shootings Here; Gun Violence Prevention Advocates Available for Interviews MISSOURI – Amid a national increase…
November 22, 2021
New Resource Can Help Louisiana Gun Owners Compare Secure Firearm Storage Options; Louisiana Ranks Fifth Highest in Unintentional Shootings By Children in 2021
Unintentional Shootings Often Rise During Holiday Season, Adding to Urgent Need for Secure Storage Data on Louisiana Unintentional Shootings Here; Gun Violence Prevention Advocates Available for Interviews LOUISIANA – Amid a national increase…
November 22, 2021
New Resource Can Help Michigan Gun Owners Compare Secure Firearm Storage Options; Michigan Tied For Fourth Highest in Unintentional Shootings By Children in 2021
Unintentional Shootings Often Rise During Holiday Season, Adding to Urgent Need for Secure Storage Data on Michigan Unintentional Shootings Here; Gun Violence Prevention Advocates Available for Interviews MICHIGAN – Amid a national increase…
November 22, 2021
New Resource Can Help Ohio Gun Owners Compare Secure Firearm Storage Options; Ohio Ranks Highest in Unintentional Shootings By Children in 2021
Unintentional Shootings Often Rise During Holiday Season, Adding to Urgent Need for Secure Storage Data on Ohio Unintentional Shootings Here; Gun Violence Prevention Advocates Available for Interviews OHIO – Amid a national increase…
November 22, 2021
New Resource Can Help Texas Gun Owners Compare Secure Firearm Storage Options; Texas Ranks Second Highest in Unintentional Shootings By Children in 2021
Unintentional Shootings Often Rise During Holiday Season, Adding to Urgent Need for Secure Storage Data on Texas Unintentional Shootings Here; Gun Violence Prevention Advocates Available for Interviews TEXAS – Amid a national increase…
November 22, 2021
Amid Increase In Unintentional Shootings By Children, New Everytown And Moms Demand Action Resource Details Secure Firearm Storage Options For Gun Owners
Unintentional Shootings Often Rise During Holiday Season, Adding to Urgent Need for Secure Storage State-by-State Data on Unintentional Shootings Here; Gun Violence Prevention Advocates Available for Interviews NEW YORK – In light of Everytown for Gun…
November 19, 2021
Pennsylvania Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Shooting of Black Transgender Woman in Aliquippa, Pa.
The Pennsylvania chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, released the following statement in response to the death of Angel Naira, a 36-year-old Black transgender woman who was…
November 19, 2021
Wisconsin Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond To Verdict In Trial Of Kyle Rittenhouse Who Shot Three People, Two Fatally, While Armed With An AR-15-Style Rifle
KENOSHA — The Wisconsin chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, released the following statements on the jury’s verdict finding Kyle Rittenhouse not guilty on charges of the…
November 19, 2021
Saturday is Trans Day of Remembrance. 2021 is already the deadliest year for gun violence against transgender and gender-nonconforming people.
Transgender Day of Remembrance is this Saturday. So far this year, at least 48 transgender or gender non-conforming people have been killed in the United States and Puerto Rico, making 2021 the deadliest year in history—…
November 19, 2021
In Historic Win for Gun Safety, Build Back Better Act Passes the House, Including $5 Billion Investment In Community Violence Intervention
Today, the House of Representatives passed President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better Act, moving this historic legislation a critical step closer to becoming law. Among other things, the Build Back Better Act will make historic investments in community violence…
November 18, 2021
A State of Emergency in the City of Rochester Over Gun Violence. Here’s What You Need to Know:
Cities across the country have experienced the scourge of gun violence over the past year, with rates of gun violence skyrocketing in some of the most deeply impacted communities. In Rochester, New York, a Local State of Emergency…
November 17, 2021
Ohio Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Condemn House Lawmakers for Passing Dangerous Permitless Carry Bill
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 the Ohio House of Representatives voted to pass HB 227, dangerous permitless carry…
November 17, 2021
Virginia Cities Continue to Pass Important Local Ordinances to Combat Gun Violence. Here’s What You Need to Know:
With record breaking gun violence rates continuing to devastate cities across the country, it is crucial that local governments act effectively to keep their communities safe. In Virginia, localities have responded by passing important common-sense gun safety measures. Last…
November 17, 2021
Ohio House Passed Dangerous Legislation to Arm Teachers — Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond
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 the Ohio House of Representatives today voted to pass OH HB 99, a…
November 17, 2021
Columbia Mayor Benjamin: Open Carry Puts South Carolina Residents In Harm’s Way, So Prohibit It At Permitted Events
Earlier this year, the South Carolina General Assembly passed HB 3094, a bill allowing the open carry of handguns in public. The law’s passage came despite vocal opposition from medical professionals, business and faith leaders, law enforcement, and members…
November 17, 2021
Pennsylvania Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Condemn House Passage of Permitless Carry Bill
The Pennsylvania chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, released the following statement in response to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives passing SB 565, a dangerous bill which…
November 16, 2021
Albuquerque passes 100 homicides; highest homicide total in history
This weekend, Albuquerque police recorded the city’s 100th homicide. The city has recorded several deadly weekends, including three people shot and killed in less than 30 hours last weekend. This is the …
November 16, 2021
Colorado Students Demand Action, Moms Demand Action Respond to Shooting in Aurora
The Colorado chapters of Students Demand Action and Moms Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, released the following statement after six teenagers between the ages of 14-18 years old were shot and wounded…
November 12, 2021
DHS Continues to Sound the Alarm on Domestic Terrorism in New Bulletin
This week, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released a new intelligence bulletin, covered by NBC News, that details the scope and prevalence of domestic terrorism and foreign terrorism in the country. The…
November 12, 2021
Kentucky Moms Demand Action Applaud Louisville Metro Council on Passing Funding Ordinance, Including Over $15 Million for Life-Saving Violence Intervention Programs
The Kentucky chapter of Moms Demand Action, a part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, released the following statement applauding the Louisville Metro Council for approving a budget ordinance that included $15.8 million in funding for violence intervention…
November 11, 2021
After Columbine, the NRA panicked about its own image. Here’s how they could have improved school safety instead.
Earlier this week, a new report from NPR’s Tim Mak revealed the NRA’s internal deliberations immediately following the 1999 Columbine High School shooting and what to do about their annual convention set to be held just days later…
November 10, 2021
South Carolina Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Shooting of Black Transgender Woman in Greenville, South Carolina
GREENVILLE, S.C. – The South Carolina chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, released the following statements after 28-year-old Black transgender woman Marquiisha Lawrence was shot…
November 10, 2021
Ohio Lawmakers Passed Dangerous Legislation to Arm Teachers Out of Committee — Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond
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 OH HB 99, a dangerous bill that…
November 10, 2021
Pennsylvania Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to State Senate Passing Dangerous Punitive Preemption and Permitless Carry Bills
The Pennsylvania chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, released the following statement in response to lawmakers in the Pennsylvania Senate passing two dangerous bills during a late…
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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.