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Colorado Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Applaud Colorado Senate For Passing Secure Firearm Storage Legislation
The Colorado chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statements today after the Colorado Senate passed HB21-1106, which would require firearms that a juvenile or prohibited person might…
April 12, 2021
New Study Shows Young Children Have Increase in Suicidal Thoughts
Last week, NBC and Children’s Hospital Association released a new study detailing how suicidal thoughts of young children have continued to climb — even before the pandemic. During the pandemic, experts have raised the alarm about the heightened…
April 12, 2021
Minnesota Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Police Shooting of Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black Man in Minneapolis Suburb
The Minnesota 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 Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man, in a Minneapolis suburb. According…
April 12, 2021
For The Second Time This Session Gun Safety Prevails Over Governor’s Veto: Maryland Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Applaud Veto Override of Police Reform Legislation
This Marks the Second Time the Maryland Legislature Has Overridden a Veto This SessionVote Comes Just Days After an Off-Duty Pentagon Police Officer Shot and Killed Two People in Takoma, MarylandANNAPOLIS — The Maryland chapters of Moms…
April 10, 2021
Missouri Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Statement on Shooting of Dominique Lucious, a Black Trans Woman in Springfield
The Missouri chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, released the following statement on the death of Dominique Lucious, a 26-year-old Black transgender woman who was…
April 10, 2021
Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Applaud Washington Legislature for Passing Legislation to Prevent Police Violence; Bills Now Move to the Governor
The Washington chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statement after the Washington House and Senate passed HB 1054, HB 1089, HB 1267, SB 5051 and SB 5259,…
April 9, 2021
Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Applaud Gov. Beshear for Signing Legislation to Limit No-Knock Warrants
The Kentucky chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statement applauding Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear for signing SB 4, a bill to significantly limit…
April 9, 2021
Everytown Applauds House for Introducing Red Flag Legislation
Red Flag Laws, Also Known as Extreme Risk Laws, Have the Backing of President Biden, Overwhelming Support from the American People, and Bipartisan Support in Congress This Announcement Followed…
April 9, 2021
Nevada Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Applaud Committee for Passing Critical 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 Judiciary Committee passed AB 286, a bill to regulate ghost guns, untraceable, do-it-yourself firearms…
April 9, 2021
Everytown: President Biden’s Discretionary Funding Request Would Provide Key Funding to Address Gun Violence
The Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2022 would Devote $200 Million to a New Community Violence Intervention Program, $50 Million to Fund Critical Research, Increase ATF Funding, Background Checks and More This Announcement Followed Yesterday’s Huge…
April 9, 2021
Re: NRA on Trial — Day 4: LaPierre’s Travel Agent Said in Video Deposition That LaPierre Instructed Her to Omit Embarrassing Details From Travel Invoices, as NRA CEO LaPierre Wraps Up Testimony
Cross examination of NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre concluded today during Day Four of the six-day trial in the NRA bankruptcy proceedings, alongside video deposition evidence of LaPierre’s longtime travel consultant Gayle Stanford. Recently installed acting NRA Chief Financial…
April 8, 2021
Missouri Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Statement on Senate Committee Passage of 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 the Senate General Laws Committee passed HCS HB 85 and 310, dangerous bills that attempt to…
April 8, 2021
North Dakota Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Statement on Senate Advancing ‘Stand Your Ground,’ Bill to Nullify Federal Gun Laws
The North Dakota chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, the grassroots networks of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statement after the North Dakota Senate advanced HB 1498, dangerous “Stand Your Ground” legislation, and HB 1383,…
April 8, 2021
Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Applaud House Lawmakers for Passing Police Reform Legislation
The Maryland chapter of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both a part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, applaud the Maryland General Assembly for passing a comprehensive package of policing reform bills, HB 670,…
April 8, 2021
Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to New Hampshire Legislature Passing Dangerous Gun Legislation
The New Hampshire chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statement after the New Hampshire House passed HB 307, which would expand New Hampshire’s already-expansive…
April 8, 2021
Everytown: President Biden’s Executive Actions on Gun Safety Will Save Lives
In a Victory for Gun Safety, President Biden Named ATF Director and Announced Life-Saving Executive Actions to Eliminate the Market for Ghost Guns, Address City Gun Violence and Gun Trafficking, and MoreClick Here to Read Everytown…
April 8, 2021
Re: Key Facts About Ghost Guns
This morning, President Joe Biden announced he is directing the U.S. Department of Justice to propose a rule, within 30 days, to stop the proliferation of deadly, untraceable ghost guns –– part of a slate of executive actions to help…
April 8, 2021
Just Weeks after Major Mass Shootings in Boulder, Atlanta Kansas Senate Passes Extreme Gun 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 the Senate passed HB 2058, a bill which would automatically let people with carry permits from…
April 8, 2021
Everytown, South Carolina Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Mass Shooting in York County
The South Carolina chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statements after at least five people – Dr. Robert Lesslie, Barbara Lesslie, their two…
April 8, 2021
Victory for Gun Sense: Wyoming Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Celebrate Defeat of Dangerous Gun Bills at End of Legislative Session
The Wyoming 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 Wyoming legislative session ended without movement on three dangerous gun bills this legislative session.
April 8, 2021
Re: NRA on Trial — Day 3: NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre Takes the Stand, Admits Several Instances of Extravagant Spending and Lavish Gifts in Brutal Cross-Examination — LaPierre Will Take the Stand Again Tomorrow AM
LaPierre Admitted He Regularly Took “Security Retreat[s]” Aboard 100-Foot-Plus Yacht, and His Non-Responsive and Meandering Answers Prompted Over Half a Dozen Requests by Judge for LaPierre to Just Answer Questions LaPierre Also Admitted He Kept Bankruptcy Filing From Full NRA BoardLaPierre…
April 8, 2021
Everytown: President Biden’s Executive Actions on Gun Safety Will Save Lives
In a Victory for Gun Safety, President Biden Will Name ATF Director and Announce Life-Saving Executive Actions to Eliminate the Market for Ghost Guns, Address City Gun Violence and Gun Trafficking, and More Click Here to Read Everytown Support…
April 7, 2021
Victory For Gun Sense: Governor Lujan Grisham Signs Critical Police Violence Legislation
This Marks the Third Straight Legislative Session in which Governor Lujan Grisham Has Signed Life-Saving Gun Safety Legislation Into LawSANTA FE — The New Mexico chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s…
April 7, 2021
Re: WATCH: Shannon Watts Discusses NRA Bankruptcy Trial on Maddow — ‘The NRA used to be a power broker and now they’re just broken’
As the NRA bankruptcy begins Day 3 today (and exposes further extravagant spending and financial mismanagement), Moms Demand Action founder Shannon Watts joined The Rachel Maddow Show on MSNBC last night. NRA…
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/.
