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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…
February 12, 2021
Moms Demand Action Applauds Montana Lawmakers Vote Against Dangerous Legislation to Nullify Gun Safety Laws
Montana Already Passed a Nullification Bill in 2009 Which Was Found to be Unconstitutionally Void by a Court in 2013HELENA, Mont. — The Montana chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released…
February 11, 2021
Gun Safety Prevails: Maryland Moms Demand Action, Survivors of Gun Violence Applaud Veto Override of Background Check Legislation
Law Will Prevent Those Barred From Having Guns From Bypassing a Background Check When Purchasing Shotguns or Rifles From Private Sellers Vote Comes More Than Two Years After the Mass Shooting at the Capital Gazette Newsroom Where Five People Were…
February 11, 2021
Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Applauds Goleta Unified School District for Passing of Secure Firearm Storage Resolution
The California chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statement after the Goleta Unified School District voted to approve a resolution to ensure parents are receiving information about…
February 10, 2021
Everytown, Moms Demand Action Statement on Meeting with Biden White House
Today, Leaders from Everytown and Moms Demand Action Met with White House Leadership –– including Susan Rice and Cedric Richmond –– to Discuss the Need for Urgent Action on Gun Safety NEW YORK –– Today, Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand…
February 10, 2021
Arizona Lawmakers Pass Dangerous Legislation to Nullify Gun Safety Legislation
PHOENIX, Ariz. — 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 House Government and Elections Committee passed HB 2111 and HB 2551, which…
February 10, 2021
Kansas House Committee Passes Bill to Automatically Let 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 House Federal and State Affairs Committee voted to advance HB 2058, a bill which would…
February 10, 2021
Critical Legislation on Dangerous Do-It-Yourself Firearms Passes Committee
SANTA FE — The New Mexico chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statement after the New Mexico House Consumer and Public Affairs Committee passed HB 166, a bill…
February 10, 2021
Minnesota Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Statement on Shooting at Health Care Clinic in Buffalo
The Minnesota chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, the grassroots networks of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statement following a shooting today at a health clinic in Buffalo in which five…
February 9, 2021
Moms Demand Action Applauds Senate for Voting to Override Gov. Hogan’s Veto of Background Check Legislation
The Maryland 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 Maryland Senate held a final reading and voted to override Governor Hogan’s…
February 8, 2021
Everytown Applauds Confirmation of VA Secretary Denis McDonough
NEW YORK –– Today, Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, applauded Denis McDonough’s confirmation as Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) –– a role that will be instrumental in combating gun violence in America,…
February 8, 2021
Washington Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Statement on Fatal Police Shooting of Jenoah Donald in Hazel Dell
The Washington 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 police shooting of Jenoah Donald, a 30-year-old Black man,…
February 8, 2021
Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Statement on Shooting of Fifty Bandz, a Black Trans Woman Killed in Baton Rouge
The Louisiana chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both a part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, released the following statement on the death of Fifty Bandz, a 21-year-old Black transgender woman who was shot to…
February 8, 2021
Third Annual National Gun Violence Survivors Week Concludes With Thousands of Powerful Stories Shared Across the Country
From Members of Congress and Mayors to Professional Athletes, Thousands Came Together to Share the Stories of Gun Violence Survivors Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Hosted Over 90 Virtual Events Across the Country; Survivors Shared Stories on …
February 8, 2021
Missouri Lawmakers are Advancing Legislation to Discourage Investigations into Police Misconduct
Missouri state lawmakers are moving forward on bills to discourage investigations into police misconduct. On Tuesday, the Senate General Laws Committee advanced SB 26 and on Monday, the Senate Judiciary, Civil, and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee advanced SB 66. Both bills…
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/.
