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As legislative session heats up, here’s what you need to know about gun safety in California.
Gun violence prevention is more important than ever in the new year as the pandemic continues to exacerbate gun violence, and after a year of increased gun sales, continued police violence, and an …
April 21, 2021
Ohio Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Police Shooting of Ma’Khia Bryant, a 16-year-old Black Girl in Columbus
The Ohio chapter of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, released the following statement on the police shooting of Ma’Khia Bryant, a 16-year-old Black girl, in Columbus, Ohio. According to…
April 20, 2021
NRA on Trial — Day 7: NRA President Admits She “Shredded and Actually Burned” Documents Ahead of Subpoena
In Deposition Read Into Evidence Today, NRA President Carolyn Meadows Said She Shredded and Burned Documents After NRA General Counsel John Frazer Told Her “They Could Be Subpoenaed or Used” Meadows’ Admission in Deposition Raises Questions About Potential Destruction of…
April 20, 2021
Everytown, Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Responds to Verdict in Trial of Derek Chauvin, Minneapolis Police Officer Who Killed George Floyd
MINNEAPOLIS — Everytown for Gun Safety, and Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, Everytown’s grassroots networks, released the following statements on the jury’s verdict finding Derek Chauvin guilty on charges of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter…
April 20, 2021
Two Teenagers Were Shot and Killed in Kansas Last Week, Now The Governor is Considering a Bill to Let Teenagers Carry Hidden, Loaded Guns in Public.
Last week, two minors were fatally shot in separate incidents in Kansas. On Thursday night, Emmanuel I. Torres, a 16-year-old boy, was shot and killed in Topeka. This is at least the second incident of a…
April 20, 2021
North Carolina House Judiciary Committee Passes Background Check Repeal Bill; Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond
Gun Violence Survivors, Moms Demand Action Volunteers are Available for Interviews The North Carolina chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statement after the North Carolina House Judiciary…
April 20, 2021
Idaho Senate Lawmakers Pass Dangerous Legislation to Nullify Gun Safety Laws
The Idaho chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statement after the Idaho Senate passed SB1205, legislation which would attempt to nullify federal gun safety…
April 20, 2021
Even After Weekend of Gun Violence Across Louisiana and Despite Law Enforcement Opposition, Lawmakers Advance Deadly Permitless Carry Bill; Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond
BATON ROUGE – The Louisiana chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, released the following statement after lawmakers in the Senate Judiciary Committee advanced SB 118, a dangerous permitless…
April 19, 2021
Everytown Calls For Action Following Another Weekend Of Gun Violence After The Mass Shooting In Indianapolis
Gun Violence Survivors, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers are Available for Interviews NEW YORK — Everytown for Gun Safety, and Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, Everytown’s grassroots networks, released the following statements after a…
April 19, 2021
Gun violence continues to surge in Massachusetts. Here’s what you need to know.
Gun violence prevention is more important than ever in the new year as the pandemic continues to exacerbate gun violence, and after a year of increased gun sales, continued police violence, increased…
April 19, 2021
Everytown, Nebraska Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Shooting in Omaha Mall
The Nebraska chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statements after a shooting in Omaha at the Westroads mall on Saturday in which one…
April 19, 2021
How Red Flag Laws Can Prevent Shootings Like Thursday’s in Indianapolis
Following Thursday’s mass shooting at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis, news outlets have reported that the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department seized a shotgun from the suspect in March of 2020, acting on evidence that he presented a risk to his…
April 19, 2021
Colorado Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Applaud Governor Polis for Signing Common-Sense Gun Safety Bills into Law
The Colorado chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statement today after Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed two life-saving gun violence prevention proposals into law: HB21-1106, which will…
April 19, 2021
Boulder Mayor Sam Weaver Joins Mayors Against Illegal Guns
Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Applaud Weaver for joining Mayor Against Illegal Guns Following Mass Shooting in Boulder BOULDER, Colo. — In an effort to combat senseless gun violence in Boulder, Colorado and across the U.S., Mayor Sam Weaver…
April 16, 2021
NRA on Trial — Day 5: Former CFO Decries “Wayne Said Culture” and Board Member Testifies NRA Operated as “Wayne’s Kingdom,” Where “Checks and Balances Were Essentially Non-Existent”
Week two of the NRA’s first bankruptcy trial in Dallas continued today with extraordinary testimony. NRA board member and sitting Kansas state court judge Phillip Journey took center stage, lambasting NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre and NRA leadership. Former NRA Chief…
April 16, 2021
Kansas Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Urge Gov. Kelly to Veto Bill to Let Teenagers, People from Other States Carry Hidden, Loaded Guns in Public Following Senate Passage
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 Kansas Senate sent HB 2058, a bill which would automatically let people with carry permits…
April 16, 2021
Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Statement on Shootings of at Least Two Trans Women in Charlotte, N.C.
The North Carolina chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, released the following statement responding to reports that at least two trans women – Jaida…
April 16, 2021
Everytown, Indiana Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Mass Shooting in Indianapolis
The Indiana chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statements after a mass shooting in Indianapolis at a warehouse in which at least several…
April 16, 2021
Arkansas Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Call on Gov. Hutchinson to Veto Extreme Nullification Bills
Today, Lawmakers in the Arkansas House Passed SB59 and SB298 LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — 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 calling on…
April 15, 2021
Illinois Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Developments in Police Shooting of Adam Toledo, 13-Year-Old Boy in Little Village
The Illinois chapter of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, released the following statement responding to the video and subsequent reports of the fatal police shooting…
April 15, 2021
Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Applaud Minnesota Committee for Passing Legislative Package to Help Prevent Police Violence
The Minnesota chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statement after the Minnesota House Ways and Means Committee advanced HF 1078, an omnibus public…
April 15, 2021
Maryland Sees Second Police Shooting in One Week. Here’s What You Need to Know.
Over the past week, Maryland has seen two different police shootings. On Tuesday, Peyton Ham, a 16-year-old boy, was shot and killed by a Maryland State Police trooper in Leonardtown, and last Wednesday morning an …
April 15, 2021
Everytown Taps Keenon James as Director of the Everytown Survivor Network
James, a Gun Violence Survivor and Former Deputy Director of the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives, to Lead Nationwide Community of Gun Violence Survivors Everytown’s Debbie Weir Tapped to Serve as Chief Mission Officer As Organization Continues Expand…
April 15, 2021
New Jersey Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Applaud Governor Murphy for Introducing Comprehensive Gun Violence Prevention Package
The New Jersey chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statements after Governor Phil Murphy announced his support for a comprehensive package of gun violence prevention legislation. Comprising…
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.
