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Everytown Responds to Xavier Becerra and Dr. Vivek Murthy’s Nominations to President-elect Biden’s Administration
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 California Attorney General Xavier Becerra to lead the Department of…
December 4, 2020
Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Shooting of U.S. Marshals in the Bronx
The New York chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, the grassroots networks of Everytown for Gun Safety, today released the following statement after two U.S. Marshals were wounded in a shooting in the…
December 4, 2020
Texas Moms Demand Action Respond to Texas Freedom Caucus Opposing Potential Secure Storage Recommendation
The Texas chapter of Moms Demand Action, part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, today responded to a letter from the Texas Freedom Caucus to the Governor’s EMS Trauma Advisory Council (GETAC) opposing a potential…
December 3, 2020
Breaking: Don Jr. Eyes a Run for NRA Chief, Everytown Responds
NEW YORK –– Today, Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, responded to a Business Insider report that “Don Jr. [is eyeing] a run for NRA chief,” and…
December 3, 2020
Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Applaud D.C. City Council’s Approval of Omnibus Public Safety and Justice Act
The D.C. chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America and Students Demand Action, both a part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statement after the D.C. City Council passed the Omnibus Public Safety and Justice…
December 3, 2020
Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Statement on Shooting of Skylar Heath, a Trans Woman in Miami
The Florida chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both a part of Everytown for Gun Safety grassroots networks, released the following statement on the death of Skylar Heath, a…
December 2, 2020
Record Number of Homicides in Greensboro: How the Pandemic Has Exacerbated Gun Violence and How Policymakers Can Respond
As reported by the Greensboro News & Record, “With still another month left in 2020, Greensboro has seen a record 56 homicides, surpassing last year’s record of 45. Almost all of the victims are [B]lack, and…
December 2, 2020
Washington Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Applaud Seattle City Council, Mayor for Prioritizing Gun Safety in 2021 City Budget
The Washington chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, released the following statements applauding the Seattle City Council and Mayor Jenny Durkan, a member of Mayors Against Illegal Guns,…
December 1, 2020
Everytown Responds to New FBI Data Showing that This Year’s Surge in Gun Sales Continued Through November
Continued Surge in Gun Sales Increases Risk of Gun-Related Domestic Violence, Daily Gun Violence, Unintentional Shootings, and Gun Suicide Surge in Gun Sales is Overwhelming the Background Check System, Making the Charleston…
November 30, 2020
Resources on Police Violence in New Mexico Following Police Shooting of Rodney Applewhite
Earlier this month, New Mexico State Police officers shot and killed Rodney Applewhite, a 25-year-old Black man, during an attempted traffic stop in Los Lunas, New Mexico. According to Searchlight New Mexico, Applewhite was on his…
November 30, 2020
ICYMI: In Explosive Filing, the NRA Acknowledges that CEO Wayne LaPierre and Other Executives used NRA Money for “Personal Benefit and Enrichment”
Alongside this Stunning Admission of Wrongdoing, the New Filing Reveals that the NRA is Losing Membership Revenue, Cutting Spending on Key Programs, and Paying Massive Legal Fees According to a Washington Post report from the day before…
November 28, 2020
Oregon Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action, Everytown Statement on the Shooting Death of Aidan Ellison in Ashland
The Oregon chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today released the following statement on the fatal shooting of Aidan Ellison, a Black 19-year-old, outside a motel in Ashland, Oregon. Ashland’s police…
November 24, 2020
‘Dangerous and Deadly Year for Children’ in Chicago A Tragic Reminder of Gun Violence’s Toll on Children
According to WGN 9, 2020 has been one of the most “dangerous and deadly” years for Chicago’s children and teenagers with 291 kids shot and 41 killed through the end of September, and the highest numbers…
November 24, 2020
Resources on Police Violence in Nebraska Following Police Shooting of Kenneth Jones in Omaha
Last week, Omaha police officers shot and killed Kenneth Jones, a 35-year-old Black man, who was a passenger in the backseat of a car that was pulled over by uniformed officers during a traffic stop. According to…
November 24, 2020
Everytown Statement on Trump Justice Department Hiring Widely Discredited Anti-Gun Safety Researcher to Key Position
NEW YORK — Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, released the following statements in response to published reports that the Department of Justice (DOJ) has hired widely-discredited researcher…
November 24, 2020
Fatal Brooklyn Shooting That Also Wounds Several Teens Reminder of Rising Violence in Cities Across New York
Over the weekend, a 20-year-old woman was shot and killed in a Brooklyn shooting that left six others wounded, many of them teenagers. The shooting comes after a violent year in New York, especially for…
November 24, 2020
Everytown Statement on Sen. Feinstein’s Leadership on Gun Safety During Her Tenure as Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee
NEW YORK — Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, released the following statements as Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) announced her intention to step down as Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary…
November 23, 2020
As Holidays Start, Suggestions for Covering Suicide and Gun Violence During the Coronavirus Pandemic
As the number of new coronavirus cases continues to surge across the country, millions of people are sheltering in place, spending the holidays isolated from friends and family, and struggling financially from the economic fallout. Against this backdrop, experts continue…
November 23, 2020
Resources for Covering Los Angeles’s Deadly Year: How the Pandemic Has Exacerbated Gun Violence, and How Policymakers Can Respond
With Los Angeles now recording over 300 homicides this year — the vast majority of which have been gun homicides — below is a response from Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action and five suggestions for covering…
November 21, 2020
Wisconsin Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Shooting at Mayfair Mall
The Wisconsin chapter of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, released the following statement after 8 people were wounded in a shooting at the Mayfair Mall…
November 19, 2020
Moms Demand Action Call on Governor Wolf to Veto Dangerous Legislation Loosening Gun Laws
The Pennsylvania chapter of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today released the following statement urging Governor Wolf to veto HB 1747 and HB…
November 19, 2020
A Deadly Year: Ahead of Trans Day of Remembrance, Advocates Call for Action to Prevent Gun Violence Against Trans Community
At Least 29 Trans People Have Been Killed This Year, Compared to 25 Killings in all of 2019, 26 in 2018, and 29 in 2017NEW YORK — Today, Delaware state Senator-elect Sarah McBride joined Sarah Burd-Sharps, Everytown’s director of research,…
November 16, 2020
Florida Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Statement on Fatal Police Shooting of Two Teenagers in Cocoa
The Florida chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, released the following statements today in response to at least one Brevard County deputy shooting and…
November 16, 2020
Ohio Lawmakers Discuss Dangerous Guns Everywhere Amendments This Week to Allow Firearms in K-12 Schools, Campuses, Bars, and Courthouses
This week, lawmakers on Ohio’s House Federalism Committee will gather in Columbus to hear dangerous and extreme amendments to HB 248 that would allow more guns into the most sensitive places, including K-12 schools, college campuses, and courthouses. The amendments…
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/.
