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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…
February 24, 2021
Re: Will Wayne LaPierre, Embattled NRA CEO, Show Up at CPAC as NRA Appears in Bankruptcy Court?
For at least 24 consecutive years, the NRA has been a sponsor of the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). Now-embattled NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre has been a speaker at each one of those 24 events. But as…
February 24, 2021
Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Shooting of a Young Trans Boy and his Sibling in Ambridge
Shooting Comes Less Than a Week After a Trans Latina Was Killed in New Wilmington The Pennsylvania chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both a part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks,…
February 24, 2021
Hawaii Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond as Lawmakers Reject Dangerous, Racist So-Called “Stand Your Ground” Legislation
The Hawaii 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 Hawaii House Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs rejected HB 534, a so-called “Stand…
February 23, 2021
Illinois Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Applaud Gov. Pritzker for Signing Police Accountability Legislation
The Illinois chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today applauded Illinois Governor JB Pritzker for signing House Bill 3653, legislation to increase police accountability and transparency, into law. “With this…
February 23, 2021
TODAY IN FAIRFAX/DC: Everytown Mobile Billboard Spotlights NRA’s Lavish Spending at Expense of Members, As Part of Six-Figure Ad Campaign
As first reported by the New York Times, this week Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund launched a new six-figure ad campaign targeted toward “an unusual demographic for an organization that…
February 22, 2021
Indiana Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Statement on House Passage of Dangerous Permitless Carry Legislation
The Indiana chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statement after the Indiana House passed HB 1369, dangerous permitless carry legislation that would eliminate the permit requirement for…
February 22, 2021
Everytown Launches New TV and Digital Ad Campaign Urging NRA Members and Gun Owners to Ditch the NRA — Ads Highlight NRA’s Egregious Spending as it Seeks Bankruptcy
New Ad Highlights How Less Than 10% of NRA Spending Goes Toward Gun Safety, Training and Education, While NRA Spends Millions for NRA Executives to Enjoy Designer Suits, Exotic Trips, Private Jets, Golden Parachutes, and High-Priced…
February 20, 2021
New Mexico Senate Lawmakers Pass Critical Legislation on Secure Storage
New Mexico has the Seventh-Highest Rate of Gun Deaths in the County; Guns are the Leading Cause of Death for Children and Teens in the StateSANTA FE, N.M. — The New Mexico chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand…
February 19, 2021
Vermont Moms Demand Action Responds to Ruling Backing State’s Prohibition on High-Capacity Magazines
The Vermont chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, the grassroots networks of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statement after the Vermont Supreme Court upheld the state’s 2018 law prohibiting the possession,…
February 19, 2021
Everytown Taps Angela Ferrell-Zabala as Head of “Movement Building” – A Newly Merged Department Combining the Organization’s Grassroots Power with External Engagement and Partnership Programs
Newly Created Position Will Help Build and Sustain a Powerful and Diverse Coalition in the Fight Against Gun Violence NEW YORK – Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, today announced Angela Ferrell-Zabala…
February 19, 2021
Moms Demand Action Applauds Colorado Lawmakers for Introducing Secure Firearm Storage Legislation
The Colorado chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statement after Colorado lawmakers introduced HB21-1106, a bill to require firearms that a juvenile or prohibited person might be…
February 18, 2021
Montana Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action, Respond to Gov. Gianforte Signing Reckless Permitless Carry and Guns on Campus Bill
The Montana chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, released the following statement after Gov. Gianforte signed HB 102, which would eliminate the permit requirement for carrying a concealed…
February 18, 2021
Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond After Three High Schoolers Shot and Killed in Knoxville in the Last Three Weeks
The Tennessee chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action released the following statement after Janaria Muhammad, a 15-year-old student at Austin East High School in Knoxville, was shot and killed on Tuesday night. Muhammad is…
February 18, 2021
Eastern Idaho Sees Fifth Police Shooting In a Single Week. Here’s What You Need to Know.
Yesterday, the Idaho State Journal reported a police shooting at an apartment complex in Rexburg on Monday night where a 50-year-old man, whose name has not yet been released, was shot and killed by a police officer. In the past…
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/.
