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June 1, 2021

Missouri Continued to Face One of the Worst Gun Violence Epidemics in the Nation in the Month of May.

Missouri has long faced one of the worst gun violence epidemics in the country. It has the 5th-highest rate of gun violence in the nation, with 1,222 people killed and 2,584 others wounded by guns in an average…
June 1, 2021

Victory for Gun Safety: Oregon Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Applaud First Gun Safety Laws in Oregon in Three Years

The Bill was Sponsored and Championed by Former Moms Demand Action Volunteers, Reps. Rachel Prusak, Dacia Grayber, and Lisa Reynolds  For the Last Three Years, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Have Advocated and Testified in Support…
June 1, 2021

Everytown, Florida Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Shooting in South Florida

The Florida chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statement on a shooting in South Florida in which multiple shooters opened fire at…
June 1, 2021

Everytown, Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Statements As Pride Month Begins

NEW YORK — Everytown for Gun Safety, and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, today released statements to mark the beginning of Pride Month and recognize the disproportionate impact of recent gun violence toward the…
May 28, 2021

Everytown Applauds Gun Violence Prevention Funding in President Biden’s FY 2022 Budget

The Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2022 Would Devote $200 Million to a New Community Violence Intervention Program, $50 Million to Fund Critical Gun Violence Research, Increase ATF Funding, Background Checks and More This Announcement Follows Big Victories…
May 28, 2021

Moms Demand Action Finds New Ways to Encourage Secure Gun Storage with Boulder Valley Schools

As unintentional shootings by children increased over the last year, Moms Demand Action volunteers are finding new ways to encourage secure gun storage in their communities. Colorado has been ravaged by gun violence this past year, with at least…
May 28, 2021

Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Applaud Mayor Bowser for Including Over $59 Million in Funding for Violence Intervention Programs in Budget Proposal

The Washington D.C. chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statement applauding Mayor Muriel Bowser for including $59.3 million for violence intervention program funding in the 2021-2022…
May 27, 2021

Suggestions for Covering Weekend Gun Violence in Context

Even before the pandemic, the first warm-weather long weekend of the year was often a deadly one when it came to gun violence in U.S. cities. And with violence remaining at higher levels nationally than…
May 27, 2021

Resources and Context For The Mass Shooting In San Jose

Yesterday, nine people were shot and killed in a mass shooting at a Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) rail yard in San Jose, California. All of the victims were VTA employees, as was the shooter. The shooter had a…
May 27, 2021

Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Applaud Mayor Bowser for Including Over $59 Million in Funding for Violence Intervention Programs in Budget Proposal

The Washington D.C. chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statement applauding Mayor Muriel Bowser for including $59.3 million for violence intervention program funding in the 2021-2022…
May 26, 2021

Delaware Moms Demand Action Applauds State Senate Effort to Increase Accountability and Transparency in Police Misconduct Cases

The Delaware chapter of Moms Demand Action, part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, released the following statement applauding Delaware Senate Majority Whip Elizabeth Lockman and Senator Marie Pinkney for introducing a package of bills that would remove…
May 26, 2021

Colorado Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Applaud Colorado Legislature for Advancing Suite of Gun Violence Prevention Bills Out of Their Legislative Committees

The Colorado chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statements after lawmakers in Colorado House State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Committee and the Colorado Senate State,…
May 26, 2021

Everytown, Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Call for Bipartisan Federal Action on Background Checks after Mass Shooting in San Jose

Shannon Watts, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers, Gun Violence Survivors Available for Interviews NEW YORK – Everytown for Gun Safety, and Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, released…
May 26, 2021

Everytown Statement on Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on David Chipman’s Nomination To Be ATF Director

Law Enforcement Groups Endorse David Chipman’s Nomination to be ATF Director with Letters of Support to Committee and Senate Leadership Chipman Confirmation Hearing Occurred on Same Day as Deadly Mass Shooting in San Jose — the…
May 26, 2021

Everytown, California Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Shooting in San Jose

The California chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statement after a shooting in downtown San Jose near a Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) maintenance yard.
May 25, 2021

Everytown Statement On Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing On Secure Storage Of Firearms

Subcommittee Hearing Highlighted How Secure Storage Practices Reduce Risk Of Gun Violence, Protecting Children and Adults By Preventing Unintentional Shootings And Gun Suicides WASHINGTON –– Today, Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand…
May 25, 2021

Everytown Applauds Confirmation Of Assistant Attorney General For Civil Rights Kristen Clarke

WASHINGTON — Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, responded to the confirmation of Kristen Clarke to be Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights in the Department of Justice, on the…
May 25, 2021

Michigan Lawmakers Have Been In Session for 6 Months Without Action On Gun Violence. Here’s What You Need To Know About Loopholes in Michigan’s Gun Laws.

As Michigan lawmakers and leaders approach six months of active legislative session, several critical loopholes in Michigan’s gun laws remain open that pose a direct threat to keeping communities safe from the threat of gun violence. …
May 25, 2021

Pennsylvania House Judiciary Committee Advances Dangerous Permitless Carry, Punitive Preemption Bills; Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond

The Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania House Judiciary Committee advanced two dangerous gun bills – HB 659 and HB…
May 25, 2021

Everytown, Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Statement on One-Year Mark of George Floyd’s Murder

NEW YORK — Everytown for Gun Safety, and Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, Everytown’s grassroots networks, released the following statements on the one-year mark since George Floyd was murdered by Minneapolis Police Officer, Derek Chauvin.  “George…
May 25, 2021

Wednesday: Senate Judiciary Committee To Hold Hearing On David Chipman’s Nomination To Be ATF Director

Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund and Giffords Running TV and Digital Ad Urging Confirmation of David Chipman – He Will Be The“Most Qualified Director the ATF Has Ever Had” WASHINGTON –– Today, Everytown for Gun Safety and…
May 24, 2021

Texas Senators Advance Permitless Carry Legislation After Conference Committee; Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond

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 the Texas Senate advanced HB 1927, a dangerous permitless carry bill…
May 24, 2021

Oregon Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Shooting of Trans Man in Gervais, Oregon

The Oregon chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, released the following statement after Oliver “Ollie” Taylor, a 17-year-old trans teen was shot and killed in…
May 24, 2021

As Country Re-Opens After COVID, Gun Violence Dominates Weekend Headlines

Common-Sense Solutions Include Background Checks and Community-Based Violence Intervention Programs Today’s New Everytown Report On Crime Guns and Gun Trafficking Shows 82% Of Likely-Trafficked Guns Recovered Across State Lines Came From States Without Background Checks on…

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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.

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Hawaiʻi State Senator Chris Lee (left), Lieutenant Governor Sylvia Luke (middle), and Hawaiʻi State Representative Scot Matayoshi (right) at the Hawaiʻi State Capitol in Honolulu, HI on Feb. 8, 2023.
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A large group of Moms Demand Action volunteers stand on stairs and cheer. Angela Ferrell-Zabala, executive director of Moms Demand Action, is pictured front and center.
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Rudy Espinoza, the emceee and a volunteer with the Calif. chapter of Moms Demand Action, speaks during the 10th anniversary event of Moms Demand Action in Sacramento, Calif. on Sunday, March 12, 2023. Photo by Rahul Lal, Everytown for Gun Safety