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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…
April 20, 2021
Even After Weekend of Gun Violence Across Louisiana and Despite Law Enforcement Opposition, Lawmakers Advance Deadly Permitless Carry Bill; Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond
BATON ROUGE – 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 lawmakers in the Senate Judiciary Committee advanced SB 118, a dangerous permitless…
April 19, 2021
Everytown Calls For Action Following Another Weekend Of Gun Violence After The Mass Shooting In Indianapolis
Gun Violence Survivors, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers are Available for Interviews NEW YORK — Everytown for Gun Safety, and Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, Everytown’s grassroots networks, released the following statements after a…
April 19, 2021
Gun violence continues to surge in Massachusetts. Here’s what you need to know.
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, increased…
April 19, 2021
Everytown, Nebraska Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Shooting in Omaha Mall
The Nebraska chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statements after a shooting in Omaha at the Westroads mall on Saturday in which one…
April 19, 2021
How Red Flag Laws Can Prevent Shootings Like Thursday’s in Indianapolis
Following Thursday’s mass shooting at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis, news outlets have reported that the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department seized a shotgun from the suspect in March of 2020, acting on evidence that he presented a risk to his…
April 19, 2021
Colorado Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Applaud Governor Polis for Signing Common-Sense Gun Safety Bills into Law
The Colorado chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statement today after Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed two life-saving gun violence prevention proposals into law: HB21-1106, which will…
April 19, 2021
Boulder Mayor Sam Weaver Joins Mayors Against Illegal Guns
Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Applaud Weaver for joining Mayor Against Illegal Guns Following Mass Shooting in Boulder BOULDER, Colo. — In an effort to combat senseless gun violence in Boulder, Colorado and across the U.S., Mayor Sam Weaver…
April 16, 2021
NRA on Trial — Day 5: Former CFO Decries “Wayne Said Culture” and Board Member Testifies NRA Operated as “Wayne’s Kingdom,” Where “Checks and Balances Were Essentially Non-Existent”
Week two of the NRA’s first bankruptcy trial in Dallas continued today with extraordinary testimony. NRA board member and sitting Kansas state court judge Phillip Journey took center stage, lambasting NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre and NRA leadership. Former NRA Chief…
April 16, 2021
Kansas Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Urge Gov. Kelly to Veto Bill to Let Teenagers, People from Other States Carry Hidden, Loaded Guns in Public Following Senate Passage
The Kansas chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, the grassroots networks of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statement after the Kansas Senate sent HB 2058, a bill which would automatically let people with carry permits…
April 16, 2021
Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Statement on Shootings of at Least Two Trans Women in Charlotte, N.C.
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 statement responding to reports that at least two trans women – Jaida…
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/.
