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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…
February 18, 2021
Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Call on House Lawmakers to Reject Legislation Rolling Back Gun Safety Laws in Utah
The Utah chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statement after the Utah House Judiciary and Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice committees passed legislation to roll back gun…
February 18, 2021
Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Applaud Senate for Passing Legislation to Keep Guns Out of Polling Places
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 Senate passed legislation to prohibit guns in polling places and places where ballots…
February 18, 2021
Kansas Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Call on Lawmakers to Pass Bill to Keep Guns out of the Hands Domestic Abusers
The Kansas chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statement applauding the introduction and urging swift passage of HB 2251/SB 192, legislation to require domestic abusers to relinquish…
February 17, 2021
Resources for Covering Gun Suicide After Reports Confirm Capitol Police Officer Took His Own Life With a Gun
Last week, reports confirmed that Jeffrey Smith, the third Capitol police officer to die after the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol, took his own life with a gun. His death is the second suicide by a police…
February 17, 2021
Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Applaud AG Jennings for Prioritizing Gun Safety Legislation in Delaware
The Delaware chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, released the following statement after Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings released a list of legislative priorities, including…
February 17, 2021
Justice Department Bankruptcy Watchdog Says NRA Legal Team Has “Disqualifying Conflicts” in Bankruptcy Case, as Conservative Media Turn on NRA
WSJ: “The Justice Department’s Bankruptcy Monitor Wants the National Rifle Association’s go-to Lawyers Barred from Representing the Gun-Rights Group in its Chapter 11 Case, Citing ‘Disqualifying Conflicts’ and Previous Allegations of Billing Improprieties”Meanwhile, Conservative Media and…
February 17, 2021
Michigan Senate Majority Leader Doubles Down on Comments Calling Jan 6 Insurrection a Hoax
Last week, video surfaced of Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey calling the violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on January 6 a hoax and espousing several conspiracy theories about the day, including that it was pre-arranged…
February 17, 2021
Georgia Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Applaud Mayor Kelly Girtz and Athens City Council for Passing Resolution in Support of Repealing ‘Stand Your Ground’
The Georgia chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s volunteer networks, today applauded Athens Mayor Kelly Girtz, a member of Mayors Against Illegal Guns, and the Athens City Council for passing a…
February 16, 2021
Everytown, Moms Demand Action Applaud President Biden’s Call For Urgent Action On Gun Safety
On the Three Year Mark of the Tragic Shooting in Parkland, FL, President Biden Called on Congress to Pass Common Sense Gun Safety Legislation, Stating “The Time to Act is Now” Last Week, Everytown and Moms Demand Action Met…
February 15, 2021
‘Today, Utah became less safe’: Utah Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Gov. Cox Signing Dangerous Permitless Carry Bill
The Utah 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. Cox signed HB 60, which would eliminate the permit requirement for carrying a concealed…
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/.
