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Illinois Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Police Shooting of Adam Toledo, a 13-Year-Old Boy in Little Village
The Illinois chapter of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, released the following statement following reports that the teenager a Chicago police officer shot and killed on Monday was identified…
April 2, 2021
Iowa Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Condemn Gov. Reynolds For Signing Bill to Gut Iowa’s Background Check Law
The Bill also Will Repeal Iowa’s Permit Requirement for Carrying a Concealed Handgun in Public Gun Violence Survivors, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers are Available for Interviews The Iowa chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand…
April 2, 2021
Colorado Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Applaud State Lawmakers for Advancing Common-Sense Gun Safety 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 Colorado lawmakers advanced two gun violence prevention proposals: The Colorado Senate Judiciary Committee passed HB21-1106, which…
April 2, 2021
Texas Lawmakers Advance Permitless Carry Bill Even After Mass Shootings In Atlanta And Boulder; Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond
Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers Are Available for Interviews 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…
April 1, 2021
Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Statement on Montana Senate Passing Extreme Legislation to Nullify Federal Gun Laws
The Montana chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statement after the Montana Senate passed HB 258, a bill which would prohibit Montana state and local law enforcement…
April 1, 2021
Missouri Continues to Face One of the Worst Gun Violence Epidemics in the Country.
Missouri has long experienced a gun violence crisis. It has the 6th-highest rate of gun violence in the country, with 1,222 people killed and 2,584 others wounded by guns in an average year in Missouri. So far,…
April 1, 2021
Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund Endorses Four Moms Demand Action Volunteer Leaders in Colorado, Illinois, Missouri, and Nebraska Ahead of April 6 Elections
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 1, 2021
NEXT WEEK: Wayne LaPierre and NRA Execs Will Testify in Open Court For the First Time — Bankruptcy Trial Starting on Monday Could Decide the Future of the NRA and LaPierre
Starting on Monday, April 6, the NRA will face a six-day trial, marking the first time NRA executives — including NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre and others — will be examined and cross-examined in open court relating to the financial scandals…
April 1, 2021
Everytown, California Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Mass Shooting in Orange, California
The California chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statements after five people were shot, four fatally, at an office…
April 1, 2021
Victory For Gun Safety: Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Applaud Second Consecutive Year Of New Gun Safety Laws In Virginia
Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Advocated and Testified in Support of Legislation Acted on by Governor Northam YesterdayRICHMOND, Va. —The Virginia chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots…
March 31, 2021
Everytown, Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to New Secret Service Analysis of Averted Plots Against Schools
Secret Service Report Indicated that 96% of Plotters Intended to Use FirearmsMajority of Plotters Who Had Access to Firearms Accessed Them From the Home; in 63% of Cases, That Access was UnimpededNEW YORK — Everytown for Gun Safety, and Moms…
March 31, 2021
Everytown, Georgia Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Applaud Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms for Prioritizing Cure Violence Funding in State of the City Address
Mayor Bottoms Announced That Atlanta is Working to Invest an Additional $5 Million in Expanding the City’s Cure Violence Program; Funds Will Come From American Rescue Plan ATLANTA — The Georgia chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action,…
March 31, 2021
Missouri Senate Just Passed a First Step in Police Reform as Police Violence Continues.
This week, the Missouri Senate passed SB 53, a bill to prevent police misconduct and violence by requiring transparency surrounding officer-involved deaths. This comes amid continued police violence throughout the state. Reports show there have been at least four people…
March 31, 2021
Everytown Applauds White House Proposal to Dedicate $5 Billion to Community Violence Prevention Programs
Prioritizing Solutions to City Gun Violence is Among Gun Violence Priorities that Everytown has Urged the 117th Congress and the White House to Act On NEW YORK — Everytown for Gun Safety and…
March 30, 2021
Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Applaud House for Passing Legislation to Limit No-Knock Warrants, Sending Bill to Gov. Beshear
The Kentucky chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statement after the Kentucky House passed SB 4, which would significantly limit the use of…
March 30, 2021
Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Condemn Kansas Senate Committee for Passing 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 Federal and State Affairs Committee voted to advance HB 2058, a bill which would…
March 30, 2021
Everytown Unveils First TV and Digital Ads as Part of Seven-Figure Ad Campaign Urging Senate to Pass Background Check Legislation
Everytown Kicking off Campaign With $300,000 in TV and Digital Ads, Urging Senate Passage of Background Check Legislation and “More Than Thoughts and Prayers” to Address Gun Violence Crisis NEW YORK — Today, Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund unveiled its…
March 29, 2021
Everytown, Maryland Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Mass Shooting in Baltimore County, Maryland
The Maryland chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statements after multiple connected shootings left four people dead in Baltimore County over the weekend.
March 29, 2021
Washington Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Applaud House For Passing Common-Sense Legislation to Prohibit Open Carry at the Capitol and Protests
The Washington chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, the grassroots networks of Everytown for Gun Safety, today released the following statements after the Washington House passed SB 5038, which would prohibit the open carry of firearms on…
March 26, 2021
Gun Violence in Chicago is Rampant in 2021. Community-Based Gun Violence Intervention Programs Can Provide Solutions.
After the pandemic exacerbated gun violence and led to 2020 being one of the deadliest years in the last two decades, shootings have remained high for the first months of 2021. Shootings in February of 2021…
March 26, 2021
Developing: ATF Officials Meeting Today With Gun Manufacturers in ‘Signal the Biden Administration May Tackle’ Ghost Guns Problem, WSJ Reports
As President Joe Biden considers executive action on gun violence, including to curb the growing threat from untraceable ghost guns, the Wall Street Journal is reporting this morning…
March 25, 2021
Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Applaud Oregon Senate For Passing Vital Legislation to Prohibit Firearms in Sensitive Areas
SALEM, Ore. — The Oregon chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statement after the Oregon Senate passed SB 554, which would allow local governments and school districts to…
March 25, 2021
LAWMAKERS, GUN SAFETY ADVOCATES CALL ON GOV. REYNOLDS TO VETO BACKGROUND CHECK REPEAL
Governor has Called Iowa’s Background Checks and Permitting Requirement “Reasonable and Responsible” Vast Majority of Iowans, Including Gun Owners, Support Background Checks on All Gun Sales The Iowa Police Chiefs Association Formally…
March 25, 2021
Arizona Republic: ‘As Boulder mourns, the Arizona Legislature works to protect … guns’
Yesterday, Arizona Republic columnist Laurie Roberts penned a piece calling out the Arizona legislature for continuing to fast-track dangerous nullification bills such as HB 2111 and SB 1328 in the wake of two tragic mass shootings.
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/.
