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New Fox News Polling Confirms Popularity of Gun Safety Laws Among Democrats, Republicans, and Gun Owners
A new nationwide survey conducted by Fox News of registered voters confirmed once again that the vast majority of Americans support strengthening gun safety laws: 87% of Americans support requiring criminal background checks on all gun buyers, including 83%…
Angela Ferrell-Zabala Named First-Ever Executive Director of Moms Demand Action
Moms 10-Year Anniversary, News & Press
Minnesota House Passes an Extreme Risk Law and Universal Background Checks, Following Hundreds of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers Rallying for Gun Safety at Capitol with Gov. Walz, Minnesota Lawmakers
Moms 10-Year Anniversary, News & Press, States April 26, 2023Pennsylvania House Judiciary Committee Passes Life-Saving Gun Safety Bills Including, A Red Flag Law, Expanding Background Checks, Requiring Secure Firearm Storage Requirements, and Requiring Reporting of Lost and Stolen Guns
The Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania House Judiciary Committee for voting to advance life-saving gun safety legislation, including establishing…
April 25, 2023
VICTORY FOR GUN SAFETY: Surrounded by Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers, Governor Jay Inslee Signs Slate of Gun Violence Prevention Bills
Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers Advocated Tirelessly In Support of the Legislation Signed by Governor Inslee Washington is the 10th State to Pass Legislation To Prohibit the Sale and Manufacturing of Assault Weapons, Follows Illinois and Delaware…
April 25, 2023
At Least One Person Killed At Rose State College in Oklahoma City College; Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond
OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, released the following statement in response to the shooting at Rose State College on Monday. Reporting…
April 24, 2023
Texas Moms Demand Action and Student Demand Action Condemn House Passage of HB3, Requiring That Schools Have An Armed Presence At Each Campus
AUSTIN, T.X. — Today, the Texas chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, released the following statement condemning the Texas State House’s passage of HB3 on the second reading.
April 24, 2023
Nine Teens Shot and Wounded In Jasper, Texas At an After-prom Party; Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond
JASPER, Texas. — The Texas chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, released the following statements in response to a mass shooting Saturday night at an after-prom party in…
April 24, 2023
Everytown Statement on Ambassador Susan Rice’s Tenure as White House Domestic Policy Advisor
WASHINGTON — Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, released the following statements as Ambassador Susan Rice announced that she would step down as President Joe Biden’s Domestic Policy Advisor in…
April 21, 2023
Everytown, Moms Demand Action, GIFFORDS, Brady, Community Justice Action Fund, March for Our Lives Urge California Lawmakers to Support The Gun Violence Prevention, Healing, and Recovery Act
The Act Would Establish the Gun Violence Prevention, Healing, and Recovery Fund, Supported by a Surtax on Firearm Industry Profits, to Make Long-Term Investments in Gun Violence Prevention and Victim Services SACRAMENTO — The national gun violence prevention organizations Everytown…
April 21, 2023
Ruling on Fatal Police Shooting of 25-Year-Old Jayland Walker Highlights Need to Take Action on Gun Violence By Police, Specifically Use-of-Force Standards and Accountability
On Monday, an Ohio grand jury declined to charge police officers in the horrific killing of Jayland Walker. The fatal shooting is a tragic reminder of the persistent problem of police gun violence and the need to do everything we…
April 21, 2023
U.S. Senator Kyrsten Sinema, Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes Joined Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Volunteers and Gun Violence Survivors for Roundtable Discussion on the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act and Domestic Violence
Roundtable Focused on Solutions to Curb Gun Violence and Domestic Violence and the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act PHOENIX — Today, gun violence survivors and gun safety advocates with Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, alongside representatives of the Arizona…
April 21, 2023
Background Checks and a Strong Red Flag Law Might Have Prevented the Mass Shooting in Bowdoin where Four People, Including Shooter’s Parents were Killed, and Three Others were Wounded in Yarmouth on Interstate-295
BOWDOIN, Maine. — On Tuesday, four people were shot and killed in a home in Bowdoin — including the shooter’s parents. According to reports, after the shooter killed his parents and their friends, he then proceeded onto Interstate-295 in…
April 19, 2023
Alaska Takes Steps Forward in Gun Violence Prevention as Legislators Introduce Critical Extreme Risk and Secure Storage Legislation
JUNEAU, Alaska. — The Alaska chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, released the following statement applauding the Alaska House for introducing life-saving legislation. House Bill 162, introduced by…
April 19, 2023
Nebraska Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Condemn the Nebraska Legislature for Passing Dangerous Bill Allowing Permitless Carry of Firearms
LINCOLN, Neb. — The Nebraska chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, released the following statement after Nebraska lawmakers passed permitless carry legislation which removes permitting requirements for…
April 19, 2023
Two Texas Cheerleaders Shot After Getting into Wrong Car in Elgin, Texas; Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond
ELGIN, TX. — The Texas chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, released the following statement in response to the shooting outside H-E-B supermarket on Tuesday night in Elgin,…
April 19, 2023
Everytown Responds to House Judiciary Republicans Advancing Legislation to Make It Easier to Buy One of Nashville Shooter’s Guns
WASHINGTON — Just weeks after a school shooting in Nashville, Tennessee, that killed three nine-year-olds and three school staff members where the shooter used an assault weapon equipped with an arm brace, Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee are…
April 18, 2023
Georgia Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Shooting of Ashley Burton, a 37-year-old Black Transgender Woman, in Atlanta
The Georgia 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 death of Ashley Burton, a 37-year-old Black transgender woman, who was…
April 18, 2023
VICTORY FOR GUN SAFETY: Following Advocacy by Arizona Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, Governor Katie Hobbs Vetoes Legislation to Allow Guns on School Grounds and to Require Students to Receive Gun-Lobby Backed “Firearm Safety” Training
PHOENIX — Today, the Arizona chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, released the following statement applauding Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs for vetoing SB 1331 and HB 2332. The…
April 17, 2023
Missouri Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Statement on Shooting of Ralph Yarl, a Black Teenager in Kansas City
Shoot First Laws like Missouri’s Have Been Associated with Increases in Homicides and Instances of Racist Violence KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Missouri chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety…
April 16, 2023
At Least Four Killed, Multiple Others Wounded During Mass Shooting in Dadeville, Alabama; Everytown, Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond
Saturday Evening News of Another Mass Shooting in Louisville, Kentucky at Chickasaw Park Where Two People were Shot and Killed and Four Others were Wounded; Comes Less Than a Week after a Mass Shooting at a Louisville Bank where…
April 14, 2023
NRA LOSS IN KANSAS: Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Applaud Governor Kelly for Vetoing NRA’s “Eddie Eagle” Bill
TOPEKA, Kans. — Today, the Kansas chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, released the following statement applauding Kansas Governor Laura Kelly for vetoing House Bill 2304, a…
April 14, 2023
Everytown, Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to NRA Annual Meeting
NRA Significantly Hobbled In Recent Years, Facing Political, Financial, and Legal Woes; Everytown Experts, Moms Demand Action Volunteers Available For Interviews NRA Holding Annual Meeting As Indianapolis Observes Two-Year Mark Of 2021 Mass Shooting At FedEx Facility INDIANAPOLIS — Everytown…
April 14, 2023
Colorado Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Applaud Colorado Lawmakers for Introducing Critical Ghost Gun Legislation
Introduction Comes Just Weeks After Colorado Lawmakers Passed Historic Gun Safety Package. The Colorado chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, released the following statement after Colorado lawmakers…
Did you know
Black Americans represent the majority of gun homicide victims and are 10 times more likely than white Americans to die by gun homicide.
