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Moms Demand Action Finds New Ways to Encourage Secure Gun Storage with Boulder Valley Schools
As unintentional shootings by children increased over the last year, Moms Demand Action volunteers are finding new ways to encourage secure gun storage in their communities. Colorado has been ravaged by gun violence this past year, with at least one…
May 28, 2021
Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Applaud Mayor Bowser for Including Over $59 Million in Funding for Violence Intervention Programs in Budget Proposal
The Washington D.C. chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statement applauding Mayor Muriel Bowser for including $59.3 million for violence intervention program funding in the 2021-2022 budget…
May 27, 2021
Suggestions for Covering Weekend Gun Violence in Context
Even before the pandemic, the first warm-weather long weekend of the year was often a deadly one when it came to gun violence in U.S. cities. And with violence remaining at higher levels nationally than it…
May 27, 2021
Resources and Context For The Mass Shooting In San Jose
Yesterday, nine people were shot and killed in a mass shooting at a Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) rail yard in San Jose, California. All of the victims were VTA employees, as was the shooter. The shooter had a…
May 27, 2021
Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Applaud Mayor Bowser for Including Over $59 Million in Funding for Violence Intervention Programs in Budget Proposal
The Washington D.C. chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statement applauding Mayor Muriel Bowser for including $59.3 million for violence intervention program funding in the 2021-2022 budget…
May 26, 2021
Delaware Moms Demand Action Applauds State Senate Effort to Increase Accountability and Transparency in Police Misconduct Cases
The Delaware chapter of Moms Demand Action, part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, released the following statement applauding Delaware Senate Majority Whip Elizabeth Lockman and Senator Marie Pinkney for introducing a package of bills that would remove barriers…
May 26, 2021
Colorado Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Applaud Colorado Legislature for Advancing Suite of Gun Violence Prevention Bills Out of Their Legislative Committees
The Colorado chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statements after lawmakers in Colorado House State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Committee and the Colorado Senate State, Veterans,…
May 26, 2021
Everytown, Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Call for Bipartisan Federal Action on Background Checks after Mass Shooting in San Jose
Shannon Watts, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers, Gun Violence Survivors Available for InterviewsNEW YORK – Everytown for Gun Safety, and Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, released the following…
May 26, 2021
Everytown Statement on Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on David Chipman’s Nomination To Be ATF Director
Law Enforcement Groups Endorse David Chipman’s Nomination to be ATF Director with Letters of Support to Committee and Senate Leadership Chipman Confirmation Hearing Occurred on Same Day as Deadly Mass Shooting in San Jose — the 15th Mass…
May 26, 2021
Everytown, California Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Shooting in San Jose
The California chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statement after a shooting in downtown San Jose near a Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) maintenance yard. Details…
May 25, 2021
Everytown Statement On Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing On Secure Storage Of Firearms
Subcommittee Hearing Highlighted How Secure Storage Practices Reduce Risk Of Gun Violence, Protecting Children and Adults By Preventing Unintentional Shootings And Gun Suicides WASHINGTON –– Today, Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand Action and…
May 25, 2021
Everytown Applauds Confirmation Of Assistant Attorney General For Civil Rights Kristen Clarke
WASHINGTON — Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, responded to the confirmation of Kristen Clarke to be Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights in the Department of Justice, on the one-year…
May 25, 2021
Michigan Lawmakers Have Been In Session for 6 Months Without Action On Gun Violence. Here’s What You Need To Know About Loopholes in Michigan’s Gun Laws.
As Michigan lawmakers and leaders approach six months of active legislative session, several critical loopholes in Michigan’s gun laws remain open that pose a direct threat to keeping communities safe from the threat of gun violence. “We cannot…
May 25, 2021
Pennsylvania House Judiciary Committee Advances Dangerous Permitless Carry, Punitive Preemption Bills; Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond
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 after the Pennsylvania House Judiciary Committee advanced two dangerous gun bills – HB 659 and HB 979.
May 25, 2021
Everytown, Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Statement on One-Year Mark of George Floyd’s Murder
NEW YORK — Everytown for Gun Safety, and Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, Everytown’s grassroots networks, released the following statements on the one-year mark since George Floyd was murdered by Minneapolis Police Officer, Derek Chauvin. “George Floyd’s murder…
May 25, 2021
Wednesday: Senate Judiciary Committee To Hold Hearing On David Chipman’s Nomination To Be ATF Director
Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund and Giffords Running TV and Digital Ad Urging Confirmation of David Chipman – He Will Be The“Most Qualified Director the ATF Has Ever Had” WASHINGTON –– Today, Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots…
May 24, 2021
Texas Senators Advance Permitless Carry Legislation After Conference Committee; Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond
AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, released the following statements after the Texas Senate advanced HB 1927, a dangerous permitless carry bill that…
May 24, 2021
Oregon Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Shooting of Trans Man in Gervais, Oregon
The Oregon chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, released the following statement after Oliver “Ollie” Taylor, a 17-year-old trans teen was shot and killed in Gervais,…
May 24, 2021
As Country Re-Opens After COVID, Gun Violence Dominates Weekend Headlines
Common-Sense Solutions Include Background Checks and Community-Based Violence Intervention Programs Today’s New Everytown Report On Crime Guns and Gun Trafficking Shows 82% Of Likely-Trafficked Guns Recovered Across State Lines Came From States Without Background Checks on All Handgun…
May 24, 2021
Groundbreaking Gun Trafficking Analysis Shows 3 in 4 Crime Guns Traced to an Out-of-State Seller Were First Sold in States with No Background Check Laws, Underscoring Need for Federal Action
82% of Likely-Trafficked Guns Came from States Without Background Check Laws Findings Come as U.S. Senators Continue Bipartisan Conversations on Life-Saving Background Checks Legislation New Crime Gun Dashboard…
May 21, 2021
Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund Endorses Virginia Volunteer Leaders Ahead of June 8 Primary
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 two Moms Demand…
May 21, 2021
Delaware House Passes Ghost Guns Bill, Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond
The Delaware chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both a part of Everytown’s grassroots network, today released the following statement applauding lawmakers in the Delaware House for passing HB 125, which prohibits undetectable, untraceable ghost guns. Lawmakers…
May 21, 2021
Louisiana Moms Demand Action Respond to Body Camera Footage of Police Killing Ronald Greene
The Louisiana chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, released the following statement after the Associated Press released and reported on footage of police killing Ronald Greene…
May 21, 2021
Everytown Statement on Comment Period Opening for President Biden’s Ghost Gun Rule
In a Victory for Gun Safety, the ATF’s Proposed Rule to Eliminate the Market for Deadly, Untraceable Ghost Guns Published In Federal Register, Beginning 90 Day Comment Period WASHINGTON –– Today, Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots…
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/.
