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Kansas Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Applaud Gov. Kelly for Vetoing Dangerous Bill to Let Teenagers, People from Other States Carry Hidden, Loaded Guns in Public
The Kansas chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, the grassroots networks of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statement after Governor Laura Kelly vetoed HB 2058, a bill that would automatically let people with carry permits…
April 23, 2021
Houston Chronicle Editorial Board: “Dan Patrick, kill Texas’ ‘permitless carry’ bill before it kills us”
In a powerful editorial, the Houston Chronicle urged Texas lawmakers, including Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, to reject dangerous permitless carry bills that would strip the state of essential permitting and training standards for carrying handguns in…
April 23, 2021
Everytown For Gun Safety Action Fund Endorses Volunteer Leader Paige Dixon For Lewisville ISD School Board Place 1 In North Texas Ahead Of May 1st 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…
April 23, 2021
Virginia Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Statements on Police Shooting in Spotsylvania County
The Virginia chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, released the following statements after a Spotsylvania County sheriff’s deputy shot and wounded Isaiah Brown, a 32-year-old…
April 23, 2021
NRA on Trial — Day 9: Few Answers from NRA on Lavish Spending and Financial Mismanagement
With Lead NRA Fundraiser Admitting He Took Private Jets Even On Trips Without Wayne LaPierre, the NRA Did Little To Explain Its Swanky Expenditures The NRA’s ninth day on trial in bankruptcy court featured NRA witnesses including finance employee Michael…
April 22, 2021
California Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Statements on Fatal Police Shooting in Escondido
The California chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, released the following statements after an Escondido police officer shot and killed a man experiencing homelessness after…
April 22, 2021
New York Just Announced Their Safe Summer Gun Violence Prevention Initiative. Here’s Why it Matters.
This week, Mayor Bill DeBlasio announced the Safe Summer NYC initiative yesterday, a comprehensive plan to end gun violence in New York City. The initiative focuses largely on investing in community-based violence intervention programs and preventing…
April 22, 2021
Everytown Applauds House and Senate for Introducing Legislation to Repeal PLCAA –– Helping Hold More Bad Actor Gun Dealers Accountable
These Bills would Repeal PLCAA –– a Gun Lobby-Backed Law from 2005 that Gives the Gun Industry Broad Legal Protection and has Enabled Reckless, Negligent, and Outright Dangerous Practices by Bad Actors in the Gun Industry …
April 22, 2021
Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Applaud Minnesota House of Representatives for Passing Public Safety Omnibus with Reforms to Help Prevent Police Violence.
The Minnesota chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statement after the Minnesota House of Representatives voted to advance SF 970, an omnibus public…
April 22, 2021
Everytown Applauds House Passage Of Legislation To Establish D.C. Statehood
WASHINGTON –– Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, released the following statements applauding the House passage of H.R. 51, legislation to make Washington, D.C. the 51st state.
April 22, 2021
North Carolina Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Applaud Introduction of Gun Safety Legislation; Call on Lawmakers to Prioritize Gun Safety Over Background Check Repeal
HB 623 Would Require Background Checks on All Firearm Sales; HB 525 Would Create an Extreme Risk Law in North Carolina The North Carolina chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety,…
April 22, 2021
Re: NRA on Trial — Day 8: NRA Begins its Case – Full of Contradictions
NRA Response To Expansive Testimony On NRA Mismanagement: LaPierre Is Good, We PromiseThe NRA began its case in court today, on the eighth day of its bankruptcy trial in Dallas. Prior testimony elicited by the New York Attorney General and…
April 21, 2021
Everytown, Tennessee Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Newly-Released Footage of Police Shooting at Austin-East Magnet High School
The Tennessee chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today released the following statement after the Knox County District Attorney released new footage of the fatal police shooting of Anthony J.
April 21, 2021
North Carolina Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Statements on Fatal Police Shooting of Andrew Brown, Jr. in Elizabeth City
The North 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 a North Carolina deputy shot and killed Andrew Brown, Jr.,…
April 21, 2021
Connecticut Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Applaud Connecticut Legislators Providing Funding for Gun Violence Intervention Programs in the 2021 Budget
The Connecticut chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statement after Connecticut lawmakers substantially increased funding for community-based violence intervention programs in the proposed budget for the coming…
April 21, 2021
Everytown Applauds Confirmation of Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco and Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta
WASHINGTON — Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, responded to the confirmations of Lisa Monaco to be Deputy Attorney General, and Vanita Gupta to be Associate Attorney General in the Department…
April 21, 2021
Nevada Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Applaud Assembly Lawmakers for Advancing Life-Saving Ghost Guns Legislation
The Nevada chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statement after the Nevada Assembly passed AB 286, a bill to regulate ghost guns, untraceable, do-it-yourself…
April 21, 2021
As legislative session heats up, here’s what you need to know about gun safety in California.
Gun violence prevention is more important than ever in the new year as the pandemic continues to exacerbate gun violence, and after a year of increased gun sales, continued police violence, and an …
April 21, 2021
Ohio Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Police Shooting of Ma’Khia Bryant, a 16-year-old Black Girl in Columbus
The Ohio chapter of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, released the following statement on the police shooting of Ma’Khia Bryant, a 16-year-old Black girl, in Columbus, Ohio. According to…
April 20, 2021
NRA on Trial — Day 7: NRA President Admits She “Shredded and Actually Burned” Documents Ahead of Subpoena
In Deposition Read Into Evidence Today, NRA President Carolyn Meadows Said She Shredded and Burned Documents After NRA General Counsel John Frazer Told Her “They Could Be Subpoenaed or Used” Meadows’ Admission in Deposition Raises Questions About Potential Destruction of…
April 20, 2021
Everytown, Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Responds to Verdict in Trial of Derek Chauvin, Minneapolis Police Officer Who Killed George Floyd
MINNEAPOLIS — Everytown for Gun Safety, and Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, Everytown’s grassroots networks, released the following statements on the jury’s verdict finding Derek Chauvin guilty on charges of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter…
April 20, 2021
Two Teenagers Were Shot and Killed in Kansas Last Week, Now The Governor is Considering a Bill to Let Teenagers Carry Hidden, Loaded Guns in Public.
Last week, two minors were fatally shot in separate incidents in Kansas. On Thursday night, Emmanuel I. Torres, a 16-year-old boy, was shot and killed in Topeka. This is at least the second incident of a…
April 20, 2021
North Carolina House Judiciary Committee Passes Background Check Repeal Bill; Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond
Gun Violence Survivors, Moms Demand Action Volunteers are Available for InterviewsThe North Carolina chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statement after the North Carolina House Judiciary 4…
April 20, 2021
Idaho Senate Lawmakers Pass Dangerous Legislation to Nullify Gun Safety Laws
The Idaho chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statement after the Idaho Senate passed SB1205, legislation which would attempt to nullify federal gun safety…
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/.
