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Montana Senate Committee Advances Reckless Permitless Carry, Guns on Campus Legislation Instead of Proven Solutions to Gun Violence
88 % of Americans Agree Permits are Needed Before Carrying a Concealed Gun in Public, and States That Have Weakened Their Firearm Permitting System Have Seen Increases in Violent Crime RatesThe Bill Allows People to Bring Firearms…
January 26, 2021
South Carolina Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Gun Violence in Rock Hill Which Killed Three Teenagers
The South Carolina chapter of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, released the following statement after three teenagers were shot and killed in two separate shootings this weekend in…
January 25, 2021
Kansas City Star: Lawmakers Should Focus on Gun Violence Prevention, Covid Relief – Not Nullifying Federal Gun Laws, ‘Unconstitutional Bills that Won’t Solve Anything at All’
This legislative session, Missouri lawmakers are moving forward on SB 39, dangerous nullification legislation that would prohibit Missouri state and local law enforcement from assisting in the enforcement of federal public safety laws. SB 39 would purport to nullify an…
January 21, 2021
Everytown Calls on Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene to Resign
Conspiracy theory peddling, Sandy Hook denying, Donald Trump apologist and gun extremist belongs nowhere near a position of power NEW YORK – Everytown for Gun Safety, and Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, Everytown’s grassroots networks, called on Rep. Marjorie…
January 21, 2021
BREAKING: Judge Denies NRA’s Effort to Dismiss, Pause, or Transfer NY AG James’ Lawsuit
This Ruling Comes One Week after the NRA Filed Chapter 11 Bankruptcy in an Attempt to Escape Accountability for Years of Self DealingNRA Faces Steep Legal Consequences and Potential Dissolution Stemming from New York Attorney General…
January 20, 2021
Everytown Congratulates President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, the Strongest Gun Safety Administration in American History
Biden’s Presidency is a Historic Victory for Gun Safety, and a Colossal Loss for the NRA — Trump’s Largest Outside Backer in 2016The Inauguration Clears Path for Executive Action and Legislation that…
January 19, 2021
As COVID Continues to Exacerbate Gun Violence, Alaska Lawmakers Should Prioritize Gun Violence Prevention in 2021 Legislative Session
As the Alaska legislature returns to Juneau for the start of the 2021 legislative session, lawmakers will again have the opportunity to pass common-sense gun safety bills. Gun violence prevention is more important than ever in the new year as…
January 19, 2021
As COVID Continues to Exacerbate Gun Violence, Utah Lawmakers Should Prioritize Gun Violence Prevention in 2021 Legislative Session
As the Utah legislature returns to Salt Lake City for the start of the 2021 legislative session, lawmakers will again have the opportunity to pass common-sense gun safety bills. Gun violence prevention is more important than ever in the new year…
January 19, 2021
As COVID Continues to Exacerbate Gun Violence, New Mexico Lawmakers Should Prioritize Gun Violence Prevention in 2021 Legislative Session
As the New Mexico legislature returns to Santa Fe for the start of the 2021 legislative session, lawmakers will again have the opportunity to pass common-sense gun safety bills. Gun violence prevention is more important than ever in the new…
January 19, 2021
What People Are Saying About the NRA Filing for Bankrupcy, Fleeing New York in Attempt to Escape Culpability for Years of Illegal SelfDealing
In a Friday afternoon news dump, the NRA announced it was filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and attempting to reincorporate in Texas. The move comes as the NRA faces steep financial consequences and potential dissolution stemming from a New York…
January 19, 2021
Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond as Arkansas Senate Passes Dangerous ‘Stand Your Ground’ Legislation
Legislation Would Embolden Armed Demonstrators and Extremists to Shoot First and Ask Questions LaterMoms Demand Action Volunteers Testified and Are Available for InterviewsLITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The Arkansas chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of…
January 19, 2021
BREAKING: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Supported Conspiracy Theory About Mass Shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School; Everytown Responds
NEW YORK – Everytown for Gun Safety, and Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, Everytown’s grassroots networks, released the following statements in response to revelations that “Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) agreed with a 2018…
January 15, 2021
BREAKING: NRA Filing for Bankruptcy, Attempting to Reincorporate in Texas in Order to Escape Culpability for Years of Illegal Self Dealing
Desperate Move Comes As NRA Faces Steep Legal Consequences and Potential Dissolution Stemming from New York Attorney General Lawsuit Over Extraordinary Self-Dealing and Alleged FraudNEW YORK –– Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand Action and Students…
January 15, 2021
Everytown Unveils Policy Plan Designed to Protect our Democracy, Eliminate Armed Intimidation From Politics
After a Deadly Armed Mob Stormed the U.S. Capitol in an Attempted Coup, Everytown Releases Policy Platform to Prohibit Guns at Capitol Buildings, Sensitive Government Facilities, Polling Locations and Vote Counting Facilities, and Protests This…
January 15, 2021
Montana Lawmakers are Pushing a Reckless Permitless Carry Bill. Here’s What to Know As You Are Covering HB 102.
Despite having the seventh highest rate of gun deaths in the country, Montana lawmakers continue to prioritize reckless, dangerous permitless carry legislation, written and championed by an equally reckless gun extremist, Gary Marbut. HB 102 would eliminate the permit requirement…
January 15, 2021
With FBI Warning of Armed Rally in Salem, Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Volunteers Available to Discuss Deadly Nexus Between Extremism, Lax Gun Laws
Ahead of planned armed demonstrations in Salem, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action volunteers are available to discuss the deadly nexus between far-right extremism and lax gun laws. The armed demonstrations come in the wake of –…
January 15, 2021
With FBI Warning of Armed Rally in Santa Fe, Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Volunteers Available to Discuss Deadly Nexus Between Extremism, Lax Gun Laws
Ahead of planned armed demonstrations in Santa Fe, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action volunteers are available to discuss the deadly nexus between far-right extremism and lax gun laws. The armed demonstrations come in the wake of…
January 15, 2021
With FBI Warning of Armed Rally in Olympia, Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Volunteers Available to Discuss Deadly Nexus Between Extremism, Lax Gun Laws
Ahead of planned armed demonstrations in Olympia, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action volunteers are available to discuss the deadly nexus between far-right extremism and lax gun laws. The armed demonstrations come in the wake of –…
January 15, 2021
As COVID Continues to Exacerbate Gun Violence, Kansas Lawmakers Should Prioritize Gun Violence Prevention in 2021 Legislative Session
As the Kansas legislature returns to Topeka for the start of the 2021 legislative session, lawmakers will again have the opportunity to pass common-sense gun safety bills. Gun violence prevention is more important than ever in the new year as…
January 14, 2021
Montana House Lawmakers Pass Reckless Permitless Carry Legislation Instead of Proven Solutions to Gun Violence
88 % of Americans Agree Permits are Needed Before Carrying a Concealed Gun in Public, and States That Have Weakened Their Firearm Permitting System Have Seen Increases in Violent Crime RatesMontana Has the Seventh Highest Rate of…
January 14, 2021
In Last Gasp Giveaway to the NRA, Trump Administration Finalizes Rule Requiring Large Banks to Provide Capital and Credit to Any Company, Including Gun Manufacturers
NEW YORK – Today, Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, responded to the Trump administration’s Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) finalizing a rule that would force large…
January 14, 2021
Moms Demand Action Applauds Illinois Legislature for Sending Police Accountability Legislation to the Governor’s Desk
The Illinois chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today applauded the Illinois House of Representatives and Senate for passing House Bill 3563, legislation which would increase police accountability and transparency.
January 14, 2021
As COVID Continues to Exacerbate Gun Violence, Iowa Lawmakers Should Not Undermine Gun Laws with Radical ‘Strict Scrutiny’ Constitutional Amendment
As the Iowa legislature returns to Des Moines for the start of the 2021 legislative session this week, lawmakers have the opportunity to pass common-sense gun safety bills — and should abandon efforts to undermine gun laws by making dramatic…
January 14, 2021
Texas Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Statement on Fatal Police Shooting of Patrick Warren, Sr. in Killeen
The Texas 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 newly-released footage of Killeen police shooting and killing Patrick…
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/.
