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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.
March 25, 2021
Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Wyoming Lawmakers Advancing Risky, Dangerous Guns Legislation
The Wyoming chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today released the following statement after the Wyoming lawmakers passed SF 81, legislation to nullify federal gun safety laws and SF 67, legislation to…
March 25, 2021
What the Biden-Harris Administration Can Do Today to Address Gun Violence
While the Senate is now the main battleground in the fight for legislative action on gun safety, there are many executive actions that the Biden-Harris administration can take today to save lives from gun violence. President Joe Biden appeared to…
March 25, 2021
Everytown to Launch Seven-Figure TV and Digital Ad Campaign to Urge Senate to Pass Background Check Legislation
Ad Campaign Will Include Cable Television Ads, State-Specific TV and Digital Ads Urging Senators to Act on Background Checks Everytown Co-Founder Mike Bloomberg to Participate in the Campaign by Triple Matching All Donations to Everytown Campaign Will Include Grassroots Events…
March 24, 2021
One Day After Mass Shooting in Boulder, Colorado House Committee Passes Common-Sense Legislation to Require Reporting of Lost and Stolen Firearms
Yesterday, just one day after Colorado was devastated by a mass shooting in Boulder at a grocery store in which ten people were shot and killed, including one police officer, the Colorado House Judiciary Committee advanced…
March 23, 2021
Four Gun Safety Policies Georgia Lawmakers Should Pass in the Wake of the Mass Shootings in Atlanta and Boulder
In the wake of the mass shooting in Atlanta in which nine people were shot, including eight fatally – seven of whom were women, and six of whom were Asian women – and the mass shooting…
March 23, 2021
Everytown Responds to President Biden’s Remarks on Tragic Mass Shooting in Boulder, Calls for Immediate Action
WASHINGTON –– Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, released the following statements after President Joe Biden’s remarks on yesterday’s mass shooting in Boulder in which at least 10…
March 23, 2021
After Horrific Mass Shooting in Boulder, Everytown Releases Statement, Witness Remarks Ahead of Senate Hearing on Gun Violence
This Hearing Comes Just One Day After the Tragic Mass Shooting in Boulder and Less than a Week After the Mass Shooting in Atlanta Today at 10am ET, Robin Brule –– a Moms Demand Action Volunteer and…
March 23, 2021
Everytown, Colorado Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Mass Shooting in Boulder
The Colorado chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statements after a mass shooting in Boulder at a grocery store in which ten people…
March 22, 2021
Everytown Applauds 18 Attorneys General as They Call for Federal Executive Action on Ghost Guns
Nation’s Largest Gun Safety Group Renews Calls For Executive Action To Halt This Growing Threat Nationwide NEW YORK — Today, Everytown for Gun Safety applauded 18 Attorneys General, led by Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro, after they sent a…
March 19, 2021
Everytown Statement on President Biden and Vice President Harris’s Remarks after Mass Shooting in Atlanta
Everytown for Gun Safety released the following statement today in response to President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris’s remarks in Atlanta, Georgia after the mass shooting on Tuesday in which nine people were shot,…
March 19, 2021
Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Statement on Montana Senate Judiciary Committee Passing Extreme Legislation to Nullify Federal Gun Law
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 Judiciary Committee passed HB 258, a bill which would prohibit Montana state and local…
March 19, 2021
Washington Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Applaud House Committee For Passing Legislation to Prohibit Open Carry
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 Civil Rights and Judiciary Committee passed SB 5038, which would prohibit the…
March 19, 2021
Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Applaud Washington House and Senate Committees for Advancing Vital Police Violence Legislation
The Washington chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statement after the Committees in both the Washington House and Senate passed HB 1054, HB 1267, and SB 5051,…
March 18, 2021
Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Senate Committee Passing Dangerous Legislation to Force Guns in Public Spaces
The Arizona chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statement after the Arizona Senate Judiciary Committee passed HB 2551, legislation that would force guns in concerts, recreation centers,…
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/.
