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Missouri Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Statement on Governor Parson Signing Dangerous Bill to Nullify Federal Gun Laws
The Missouri chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, the grassroots networks of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statement after Missouri Governor Mike Parson today signed HB 85 into law, a dangerous bill that attempts to…
June 12, 2021
Everytown, Texas Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Shooting in Downtown Austin
The Texas chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statement after at least 13 people were shot and wounded in downtown Austin early this…
June 11, 2021
Everytown For Gun Safety Action Fund Endorses Moms Demand Action Volunteer Leaders in New York Ahead of June 22 Election
Since 2017, Hundreds of Moms Demand Action Volunteer Leaders Have Run for Elected Office and Dozens Have Won Seats, Including 43 Who Won in 2020 NEW YORK — Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund today endorsed three Moms Demand Action…
June 10, 2021
Nine Teenagers Were Shot Over the Course of Several Days of Devastating Gun Violence. Here’s What You Need to Know About the Gun Violence Crisis in Missouri and Kansas.
This week, at least seven teenagers were shot and wounded and two teenagers were shot and killed in St. Louis, Missouri and Kansas City, Kansas over the course of a devastating few days of gun violence. A teenager…
June 10, 2021
Everytown, Maine Moms Demand Action, Applaud the Maine House of Representatives on Passage of Child Access Prevention Bill
The Maine chapter of Moms Demand Action, part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, released the following statement applauding the Maine State House of Representatives for passing a bill to keep children safe from loaded guns in their own…
June 9, 2021
Illinois Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Statement on Shooting of Haven A. Bailey, a Trans Man, in Villa Park, Ill.
The Illinois chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, released the following statement responding to reports that Haven A. Bailey, a transgender man, was shot and killed by…
June 9, 2021
VICTORY FOR GUN SENSE: Colorado Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Statement on End of Landmark Legislative Session for Gun Violence Prevention
Colorado Lawmakers Monday Night Sent the Governor the Final Bill in a Suite of Critical Gun Violence Prevention Bills Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers Mobilized in Favor of the Bills, Testifying in Committee, and Calling,…
June 9, 2021
Everytown, New York Moms Demand Action, Applaud Assembly Passage of Gun Industry Accountability, Ghost Guns Bills
The New York chapter of Moms Demand Action, a grassroots initiative of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statement applauding the New York State Assembly for passing three gun safety bills, including a bill that will help hold the…
June 7, 2021
Nevada Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Applaud Governor Sisolak for Signing Life-Saving Ghost Guns Legislation into Law
The Nevada chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statement applauding Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak for signing AB 286, a bill to regulate ghost guns,…
June 7, 2021
Everytown Applauds DOJ’s Publishing of Model Extreme Risk Legislation and Proposed Arm Brace Rule, Fulfilling Biden Pledges
Extreme Risk Laws, Also Known As Red Flag Laws, Have Overwhelming Support from the American People Publishing Of Model Legislation And Stabilizing Arm Brace Rule Fulfill April Pledges From President Biden on Gun Safety WASHINGTON – Today,…
June 7, 2021
Everytown, Connecticut Moms Demand Action, Applaud Connecticut Senate on Passage of Bill to Strengthen the State’s Extreme Risk Law
The Connecticut chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both grassroots initiatives of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statement applauding the Connecticut Senate vote to pass HB 6355, which would strengthen Connecticut’s existing extreme risk law…
June 7, 2021
Seventh Annual National Gun Violence Awareness Day and Wear Orange Weekend Covers America in Orange
More Than 330 Events Took Place Throughout Wear Orange Weekend; Wear Orange 2021 Participants Included More Than 1,000 Partners, Influencers, Landmarks, and Elected Officials #WearOrange Trended Nationally for the Sixth Year in a Row with More Than 70,000…
June 4, 2021
7th Annual Wear Orange Campaign Kicks Off with Support from The White House, Levi Strauss & Co., DICK’S Sporting Goods, ViacomCBS, Lion Forge Animation, Women’s National Basketball Players Association, Penguin Random House, Empire State Building, Pro Sports Teams, Cultural Influencers and National Gun Violence Organizations
Americans Will Join Events in Every State and DC During Wear Orange Weekend, Calling for an End to the Gun Violence Epidemic that Likely Killed More Than 40,000 in 2020 and Wounded More Than 80,000 NEW YORK —The Wear Orange…
June 3, 2021
Everytown Awards New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy And Lieutenant Governor Sheila Oliver “Moms Demand Action Gun Sense Candidate” Distinction
NJ Has Taken Action On Gun Safety Under Governor Murphy, Including Expanding Background Checks, Implementing a Red Flag Law, and Taking Executive Action to Create Public Safety Standards for Gun Dealers Today, Everytown for Gun Safety and…
June 3, 2021
Everytown Awards Nearly 90 “Moms Demand Action Gun Sense Candidate” Distinctions To Virginia Candidates
Nearly 90 Candidates For Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, and House of Delegates Received Distinction Ahead Of June 8 Primary More Virginia Gun Sense Candidates Running Than In 2019 Primary; Women Represent Nearly 60% Of Candidates In First Round of…
June 2, 2021
Everytown, California Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Shooting at Los Angeles County Fire Station
The California chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statements after a shooting at a fire station in Los Angeles by an off-duty firefighter,…
June 2, 2021
DICK’S Sporting Goods and Women’s National Basketball Players Association Announce Partnership in Support of Wear Orange Campaign and Gun Violence Prevention
DICK’S Sporting Goods, in Partnership with the WNBA Players Association, Will Sell “The W Wears Orange” T-Shirts Online and in Approximately 120 Stores in Support of Wear Orange Now in Its 7th Year, Wear Orange Campaign…
June 2, 2021
Academy Award-Winning Lion Forge Animation and Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund Produce Animated Short in Support of Wear Orange Campaign and Gun Violence Prevention
Lion Forge Animation, Which Won an Academy Award for the Viral “Hair Love,” Partners with Everytown on “Blossom,” Powerfully Illustrating the Experience of Joining Wear Orange Now in Its 7th Year, Wear…
June 2, 2021
New Everytown TV and Digital Ads Feature Gun Owners and Law Enforcement Calling For Action on Background Checks
Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund Launching $500,000 in TV and Digital Ads Airing on National Cable, and in Alaska, North Carolina, Ohio, and Texas, Urging Congressional Action on Background Check Legislation — Ads Highlight How Background Checks Aren’t a…
June 1, 2021
Missouri Continued to Face One of the Worst Gun Violence Epidemics in the Nation in the Month of May.
Missouri has long faced one of the worst gun violence epidemics in the country. It has the 5th-highest rate of gun violence in the nation, with 1,222 people killed and 2,584 others wounded by guns in an average year…
June 1, 2021
Victory for Gun Safety: Oregon Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Applaud First Gun Safety Laws in Oregon in Three Years
The Bill was Sponsored and Championed by Former Moms Demand Action Volunteers, Reps. Rachel Prusak, Dacia Grayber, and Lisa Reynolds For the Last Three Years, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Have Advocated and Testified in Support of Gun…
June 1, 2021
Everytown, Florida Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Shooting in South Florida
The Florida chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statement on a shooting in South Florida in which multiple shooters opened fire at a…
June 1, 2021
Everytown, Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Statements As Pride Month Begins
NEW YORK — Everytown for Gun Safety, and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, today released statements to mark the beginning of Pride Month and recognize the disproportionate impact of recent gun violence toward the LGBTQIA…
May 28, 2021
Everytown Applauds Gun Violence Prevention Funding in President Biden’s FY 2022 Budget
The Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2022 Would Devote $200 Million to a New Community Violence Intervention Program, $50 Million to Fund Critical Gun Violence Research, Increase ATF Funding, Background Checks and More This Announcement Follows Big Victories for Gun…
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/.
