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Everytown Applauds the Senate for Introducing Legislation to Close the Charleston Loophole
Surge in Gun Sales During the Pandemic is Overwhelming the Background Check System, Making the Charleston Loophole Even Deadlier –– and the Need to Pass This Bill Even More Urgent This Bill…
March 4, 2021
Everytown Applauds House Passage of George Floyd Justice in Policing Act
Firearms are the Cause of Death in 95% of all Police Killings, and Every Year, Police in America Shoot and Kill More Than 1,000 People Black People in America are…
March 4, 2021
Iowa Moms Demand Action Statement on Iowa Senate Committee Passing Bill to Repeal Background Checks on Handgun Sales
The Bill would also Repeal Iowa’s Permit Requirement for Carrying a Concealed Handgun Gun Violence Survivors, Moms Demand Action Volunteers are Available for Interviews The Iowa chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for…
March 3, 2021
Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond as Governor Hutchinson Announces He Will Sign Dangerous ‘Stand Your Ground’ Bill Into Law
Legislation Would Embolden Armed Demonstrators and Extremists to Shoot First and Ask Questions LaterMoms Demand Action Volunteers Are Available for InterviewsLITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The Arkansas chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for…
March 2, 2021
California Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Applaud Los Angeles City Council For Increasing Funding for Critical Violence Intervention Programs and Trainings
The California chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statement applauding the Los Angeles City Council for allocating $2,150,000 to hire and train additional violence intervention workers in…
March 2, 2021
Everytown Applauds House and Senate For Introducing Legislation to Require Background Checks on All Gun Sales
Background Checks on all Gun Sales has the Backing of President Biden, Overwhelming Support from the American People, and Bipartisan Support in Congress WASHINGTON — Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund and…
March 2, 2021
Everytown Applauds House for Introducing Legislation to Address the Charleston Loophole
Surge in Gun Sales During the Pandemic is Overwhelming the Background Check System, Making the Charleston Loophole Even Deadlier –– and the Need to Pass This Bill Even More Urgent NEW YORK…
March 2, 2021
Everytown Responds to Dr. Miguel Cardona’s Confirmation as Secretary of Education
NEW YORK –– Today, Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, responded to the confirmation of Dr. Miguel Cardona to serve as Secretary of Education and lead the Department of Education –– a department…
March 1, 2021
Arkansas Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Shooting at Watson Chapel Junior High School
The Arkansas chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, released the following statement in response to reports of a shooting at Watson Chapel Junior High…
March 1, 2021
Iowa Moms Demand Action Statement on Iowa House Considering Bill to Repeal Background Checks on Handgun Sales
The Bill would also Repeal Iowa’s Permit Requirement for Carrying a Concealed Handgun 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 Action, both…
February 28, 2021
Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Applaud Lawmakers for Sending Legislation to Keep Guns Off Capitol Grounds to the Governor
The Virginia 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 Virginia House of Delegates and Senate passed legislation to prohibit guns in the state…
February 28, 2021
Virginia Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Fatal Shooting of Police Officer in Stanley
The Virginia chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, released the following statement in response to the shooting of Dominic “Nick” J. Winum, a 48-year-old police officer,…
February 26, 2021
Virginia Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Applaud Signing of Legislation to Address the Charleston Loophole
The Virginia chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, released the following statement applauding the signing of HB 2128, legislation to address…
February 26, 2021
Washington Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Applaud Senate For Passing a Life-Saving Gun Safety Bill 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 Senate passed SB 5038, which would prohibit the open carry of firearms on Capitol…
February 26, 2021
For First Time in Decades, Embattled NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre a No-Show at Marquee CPAC Event
LaPierre’s Absence Comes After Scandal-Plagued NRA Declared Bankruptcy and LaPierre “Under Scrutiny For His Leadership” Everytown Running Digital Ads in Orlando During CPAC That Highlight How LaPierre, NRA Spent Millions on Designer Suits, Exotic Trips, Private…
February 25, 2021
Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Applaud Oregon Senate Committee for Prioritizing Legislation to Prohibit Firearms in Sensitive Areas
SALEM— 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 Judiciary Committee passed SB 554, which would allow local governments and school districts to…
February 25, 2021
Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Condemn Missouri Senate for Passing Bill That Would Discourage Investigations into Police Misconduct
The Missouri chapter of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today released the following statement on Senate passage of SB 26, legislation which would impose arbitrary restrictions on police misconduct investigations, undermining transparency…
February 25, 2021
Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Applaud Introduction of Background Checks and Extreme Risk Bills in Minnesota House and Senate
The Minnesota chapter of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today released the following statement on the introduction of a bill to strengthen background checks on gun sales, and a bill to…
February 25, 2021
Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Applaud Senate Committee for Passing 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 after the Senate Judiciary Committee passed SB 4, which would limit the use of…
February 25, 2021
Don Spencer on Islamophobic Candidate for Republican Party Chair: “That’s Our Guy.”
An explosive new report from The Frontier detailed how Don Spencer, the president of OK2A, is supporting an Islamophobic candidate for state Republican Party chairman. “Birds of a feather flock together, so it’s no surprise that…
February 25, 2021
Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Condemn House for Passing ‘Stand Your Ground’ Legislation
The New Hampshire chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both a part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, today released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed HB197, a dangerous expansion to the state’s…
February 25, 2021
North Dakota Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Statement on House Passage of ‘Stand Your Ground,’ Bills to Weaken 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 state House passed HB 1498, dangerous “Stand Your Ground” legislation. The House…
February 25, 2021
Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Statement on Shooting in Ft. Wayne
The Indiana chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, the grassroots networks of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statement following the announcement of charges against a 32-year-old white man who shot and…
February 24, 2021
Everytown Applauds House Introduction of George Floyd Justice in Policing Act
Firearms are the Cause of Death in 95% of all Police Killings, and Every Year, Police in America Shoot and Kill More Than 1,000 People Black People in America are…
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/.
