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Two Recent Instances of Police Violence in Rhode Island Are Stark Reminders That Accountability Is Crucial to Keeping Communities Safe. Here’s What You Need to Know:
In recent weeks, Rhode Island has experienced multiple instances of police violence, underscoring the impact that police violence can have on community safety and trust in law enforcement. These incidents reinforce the importance of clear, strong policies to hold…
July 6, 2021
Everytown, New York Moms Demand Action, Applaud Governor Cuomo on Announcement of Funding for Lifesaving Programs to Prevent Gun Violence, Signing of Innovative Gun Safety Bill
Moms Demand Action Drove Thousands of Emails and Calls in Support of Landmark Legislation Opening New Pathways to Holding Bad Actors Within the Gun Industry Accountable in New York The New York chapter of Moms Demand Action,…
July 6, 2021
Holiday Weekend of Deadly Gun Violence Highlights Urgent Need for Federal Action and Investment in Proven Solutions
As gun violence remains at higher levels nationally than it was before the pandemic, shootings in a number of cities over the long weekend have left more than 180 people dead and many more injured.
July 2, 2021
Suggestions for Covering Holiday Weekend Gun Violence in Context
Lax gun laws and lingering consequences of the pandemic continue to contribute to gun violence, which remains at higher levels nationally than prior to COVID-19. Going into the long July 4 weekend, many cities are bracing themselves for a…
July 1, 2021
Minnesota Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Statement on Minnesota Lawmakers Passing Omnibus Public Safety Bill Including Measures to Reform Policing Practices
The Minnesota 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 Minnesota House and Senate concurred on amendments and passed an omnibus public safety…
July 1, 2021
Amid the Ongoing Gun Violence Crisis, New Gun Laws — Good and Bad — Will go into Effect Across the Country this Month. Here’s what to know.
During the 2021 legislative sessions, state legislatures across the country passed gun legislation and many of those laws will go into effect this month. 2020 was one of the deadliest years for gun violence on record and as the…
July 1, 2021
Maine Moms Demand Action Applaud Enactment of Crucial Bills to Promote Secure Storage, Gun Violence Research
The Maine chapter of Moms Demand Action, a grassroots initiative of Everytown for Gun Safety, released a statement applauding the enactment of two important gun safety bills that had recently passed through the Maine State Legislature. One bill, LD…
June 30, 2021
What to know about the Qualified Immunity legislation going into effect on Thursday.
This legislative session, New Mexico became the second state to eliminate qualified immunity after gun sense champion Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed HB 4 in April. For decades, qualified immunity was one of many institutional…
June 30, 2021
California Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Applaud Assembly Public Safety Committee For Passing Police Reform Legislation
The California chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statement applauding the Assembly Public Safety Committee after passing SB 299, legislation to ensure that…
June 29, 2021
Minnesota Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Statement on Governor Tim Walz’s Executive Action on Police Accountability and Transparency
The Minnesota chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, released the following statement after Minnesota Governor Tim Walz yesterday announced an executive action to provide additional funding for…
June 29, 2021
Delaware House Ends Legislative Session Without Passing Important Permit to Purchase Bill; Delaware Moms Demand Action Responds
The Delaware chapter of Moms Demand Action, part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, released a statement responding to the Delaware General Assembly ending their session without having addressed a significant bill meant to comprehensively reform gun purchase…
June 29, 2021
Everytown, Moms Demand Action Congratulate Anna King, Moms Demand Action Volunteer in Oklahoma, on her Installation as National PTA President
Everytown for Gun Safety, and Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, Everytown’s grassroots networks, released the following statement celebrating the installation of Anna King, a volunteer with the Oklahoma chapter of Moms Demand Action and the chapter’s school…
June 29, 2021
Arkansas Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Call for Transparency and Accountability After Police Shooting in Cabot
The Arkansas 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 Arkansas sheriff’s deputy shot and killed Hunter Brittain, a…
June 29, 2021
Gun Manufacturer Reports Over $1 Billion In Sales Amid Record Gun Violence
NEW YORK – Today, Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, released the following statements after gun manufacturer Smith & Wesson reported net sales of over $1.1 billion in 2020,…
June 29, 2021
Lawmakers, Litigators: New York Bill Targeting Gun Industry’s Liability Shield Opens Important New Chapter in National Fight Against Gun Violence
Legislation Creates Clear Path for Accountability Despite Extraordinary Protections Offered to Firearms Industry – Protections Granted by Gun Lobby-Backed Federal Law Under Proposed New Law, Irresponsible Gun Manufacturers, Wholesalers and Retailers Can Now Be Held Responsible By Victims…
June 29, 2021
Everytown, New Jersey Moms Demand Action Applaud Governor Murphy on Signing of State Budget, Including $10 Million in Vital Violence Prevention Funding
The New Jersey chapter of Moms Demand Action, part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, released a statement today applauding New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy for signing a state budget passed by the New Jersey Legislature, which includes…
June 29, 2021
More Than 1.5 Million Students Nationwide Now Attend Schools With Firearm Storage Awareness Policy
Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers Have Urged School Boards Across the Country to Pass Resolutions Requiring Schools to Educate Parents About Secure Firearm Storage Up to 80% of School Shooters under the Age of 18 Obtain…
June 28, 2021
Pennsylvania Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Unintentional Shooting of 10-Year-Old Boy in Philadelphia
The Pennsylvania chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both a part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, released the following statement after an unintentional shooting in the Tioga-Nicetown area of Philadelphia in which, a 10-year-old…
June 28, 2021
Massachusetts Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Tragic Shooting Under Investigation As a Hate Crime in Winthrop, Ma.
The Massachusetts chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both grassroots networks of Everytown for Gun Safety, released a statement today in response to a shooting in a neighborhood of Winthrop, Massachusetts, on the afternoon of June 26.
June 28, 2021
California Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Shooting in Richmond, Calif that Killed 3 and Wounded 5 More
The California chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statements after eight people were shot, three fatally, at a party in Richmond, California last night. Richmond…
June 26, 2021
Everytown, Pennsylvania Moms Demand Action, Applaud Pennsylvania General Assembly on Passage of State Budget, Including Historic $30 Million in Violence Prevention Funding
The Pennsylvania chapter of Moms Demand Action, part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, released the following statement today applauding the Pennsylvania General Assembly for passing a state budget on Friday night that includes $30 million in violence…
June 26, 2021
Rhode House and Senate Judiciary Committees Advance Gun Safety Bills Addressing Concealed Carry in Schools and Straw Purchasing; Everytown, Rhode Island Moms Demand Action Respond
The Rhode Island Chapter of Moms Demand Action, a grassroots initiative of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statement responding to the Rhode Island House and Senate Judiciary Committees advancing only parts of a gun safety bill package…
June 25, 2021
EVERYTOWN APPLAUDS PRESIDENT BIDEN FOR SIGNING LAW TO ESTABLISH NATIONAL PULSE MEMORIAL
NEW YORK –– Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, released the following statements applauding President Joe Biden for signing legislation to establish the National Pulse Memorial. …
June 25, 2021
Minnesota Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to the Sentencing of Derek Chauvin, Minneapolis Police Officer Who Killed George Floyd
The Minnesota chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown’s grassroots networks, released the following statement on the official sentencing of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer who was found guilty in April on…
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.
