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Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Applaud Passage of Resolution to Encourage Alameda Unified School District to Create and Distribute Secure Firearms Storage Information
The California chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both a part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statements after the School Board of the Alameda Unified School District voted unanimously to approve a resolution that…
January 13, 2021
Everytown Applauds House Impeachment of President Trump, Enemy of Gun Safety and Number One Ally of the NRA, For Incitement of Insurrection
NEW YORK ––Today, Everytown and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, applauded the bipartisan impeachment of President Donald Trump by the House of Representatives. President Trump, number one ally of the NRA, was impeached for incitement…
January 13, 2021
Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Statement as Arkansas Lawmakers Advance Dangerous ‘Stand Your Ground’ Legislation Ahead of Planned Armed Demonstrations
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 13, 2021
As the 2021 Session Begins, Virginia Lawmakers Should Prioritize Gun Safety Bills
Virginia’s legislative session begins today, and state lawmakers have an opportunity to take up common-sense gun legislation. Gun violence prevention is more important than ever in the new year as the pandemic continues to exacerbate gun violence, and after a…
January 13, 2021
Everytown Statement on Metal Detectors Being Installed Outside Entrance to House Floor
News Follows Reports that At Least One Member of Congress Carried a Firearm in the U.S. Capitol During Last Week’s Attempted Coup by Deadly, Armed Pro-Trump Mob — Potentially Violating Prohibition of Firearms on House Floor…
January 12, 2021
As the 2021 Legislative Session Begins Today in Tennessee, Here’s What to Know About Gun Violence
As the Tennessee legislature returns to Nashville 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 12, 2021
As the 2021 Legislative Session Begins Today in Texas, Here’s What to Know About Gun Violence
As the Texas legislature returns to Austin 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 12, 2021
As the 2021 Legislative Session Begins Today in South Carolina, Here’s What to Know About Gun Violence
As the South Carolina legislature returns to Columbia 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 12, 2021
Days after Deadly Insurrection, Recent NRA Fundraising Letter Bragging about “Win[ing] Knock-Down Brawls on Capitol Hill” Is Revealed
Just days after a violent pro-Trump mob breached the U.S. Capitol in an attempted coup that resulted in the deaths of at least five individuals including a Capitol police officer, an apparently recent direct mail letter…
January 12, 2021
Everytown Applauds President-Elect Biden’s DOJ Nominees, Including Judge Merrick Garland as Attorney General
NEW YORK –– Today, Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, responded to President-elect Joe Biden’s decision to nominate Judge Merrick Garland to serve as attorney general and lead the Department of Justice…
January 11, 2021
What to Know About Gun Violence in Arizona as the 2021 Legislative Session Begins Today
As the Arizona legislature returns to Phoenix for the start of the 2021 legislative session, lawmakers will again have the opportunity to pass common-sense gun safety bills — starting with a bill to keep guns out of the hands of domestic…
January 11, 2021
Amid Unrest at Washington State Capitol, U.S. Capitol Washington Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Call on Washington Leaders to Regulate Guns in the Capitol, Throughout the State
The Washington chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, the grassroots networks of Everytown for Gun Safety, today called on state lawmakers to regulate guns in the Washington state Capitol and throughout the state after hundreds of Trump…
January 11, 2021
Montana Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Lawmakers Advancing Reckless Permitless Carry Legislation
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 11, 2021
Michigan Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Statement on Vote to Ban Open Carry at the Michigan Capitol
The Michigan chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, the grassroots networks of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statement after the Capitol Commission voted unanimously to ban the open carry of firearms at the Michigan Capitol.
January 11, 2021
NEW: Moms Demand Action Founder Shannon Watts Calls on Credit Card Companies to Refuse to Process Illegal Ghost Gun Sales
Amid a surge in untraceable ghost guns being recovered in U.S. cities, Moms Demand Founder Shannon Watts is calling on credit card companies to refuse to process illegal online ghost gun kit sales, citing recent action…
January 11, 2021
As the 2021 Legislative Session Begins Today in Georgia, Lawmakers Have Historic Chance to Repeal So-Called ‘Stand Your Ground’
As the Georgia legislature returns to Atlanta 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 10, 2021
Illinois Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Shooting in Evanston
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 after three people were killed and five wounded in a shooting stretching…
January 8, 2021
Amid Unrest at Michigan Capitol, U.S. Capitol Michigan Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Call on Michigan Leaders to Regulate Guns in the Capitol
The Michigan chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, the grassroots networks of Everytown for Gun Safety, today called on the Capitol Commission to regulate guns in the Michigan Capitol after hundreds of Trump supporters, many armed,…
January 7, 2021
Everytown Responds to Violent Pro-Trump Mob Storming the Capitol in an Attempted Coup
NEW YORK –– Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, released the following statements today responding to a violent, pro-Trump mob storming and damaging the United States Capitol…
January 6, 2021
Jon Ossoff and Rev. Raphael Warnock, Everytown-Endorsed Gun Sense Candidates, Win in Georgia
Ossoff and Warnock’s Victory Means a Gun Sense Majority in the U.S. Senate and is a Stunning Defeat for the NRAMoms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers Made Hundreds of Thousands of Calls And Texts to Support Ossoff and…
January 6, 2021
After Santa Barbara Shooting, A Reminder That CA Lawmakers Should Fund Local Gun Violence Prevention This Session
As the new year begins, gun violence in California continues. On Sunday evening, two teenagers, Angel Castillo, 17, and Omar Montiel, 18, were shot and killed in Santa Barbara. Two others, whose names have not been released,…
January 6, 2021
Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Lack of Charges in Jacob Blake Shooting
The Wisconsin chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both a part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, released the following statement following the announcement that there would be no charges against Officer…
January 5, 2021
As COVID Continues to Exacerbate Gun Violence, Minnesota Lawmakers Should Prioritize Gun Violence Prevention in 2021 Legislative Session
Minnesota’s legislative session begins today, and state lawmakers have the opportunity to take up common-sense gun legislation. Gun violence prevention is more important than ever in the new year as the pandemic continues to exacerbate gun violence, and after a…
January 5, 2021
As the 2021 Session Begins, Connecticut Lawmakers Should Prioritize Gun Safety Bills
Connecticut’s legislative session begins tomorrow, and state lawmakers have the opportunity to take up common-sense gun legislation. Gun violence prevention is more important than ever in the new year as the pandemic continues to exacerbate gun violence, and after a…
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/.
