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Everytown, Moms Demand Action Statement on Meeting with Biden White House
Today, Leaders from Everytown and Moms Demand Action Met with White House Leadership –– including Susan Rice and Cedric Richmond –– to Discuss the Need for Urgent Action on Gun Safety NEW YORK –– Today, Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand…
February 10, 2021
Arizona Lawmakers Pass Dangerous Legislation to Nullify Gun Safety Legislation
PHOENIX, Ariz. — The Arizona chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statement after the Arizona House Government and Elections Committee passed HB 2111 and HB 2551, which…
February 10, 2021
Kansas House Committee Passes Bill to Automatically Let People from Other States Carry Hidden, Loaded Guns in Public
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 House Federal and State Affairs Committee voted to advance HB 2058, a bill which would…
February 10, 2021
Critical Legislation on Dangerous Do-It-Yourself Firearms Passes Committee
SANTA FE — The New Mexico chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statement after the New Mexico House Consumer and Public Affairs Committee passed HB 166, a bill…
February 10, 2021
Minnesota Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Statement on Shooting at Health Care Clinic in Buffalo
The Minnesota chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, the grassroots networks of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statement following a shooting today at a health clinic in Buffalo in which five…
February 9, 2021
Moms Demand Action Applauds Senate for Voting to Override Gov. Hogan’s Veto of Background Check Legislation
The Maryland chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both a part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, today released the following statement after the Maryland Senate held a final reading and voted to override Governor Hogan’s…
February 8, 2021
Everytown Applauds Confirmation of VA Secretary Denis McDonough
NEW YORK –– Today, Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, applauded Denis McDonough’s confirmation as Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) –– a role that will be instrumental in combating gun violence in America,…
February 8, 2021
Washington Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Statement on Fatal Police Shooting of Jenoah Donald in Hazel Dell
The Washington 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 police shooting of Jenoah Donald, a 30-year-old Black man,…
February 8, 2021
Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Statement on Shooting of Fifty Bandz, a Black Trans Woman Killed in Baton Rouge
The Louisiana chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both a part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, released the following statement on the death of Fifty Bandz, a 21-year-old Black transgender woman who was shot to…
February 8, 2021
Third Annual National Gun Violence Survivors Week Concludes With Thousands of Powerful Stories Shared Across the Country
From Members of Congress and Mayors to Professional Athletes, Thousands Came Together to Share the Stories of Gun Violence Survivors Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Hosted Over 90 Virtual Events Across the Country; Survivors Shared Stories on …
February 8, 2021
Missouri Lawmakers are Advancing Legislation to Discourage Investigations into Police Misconduct
Missouri state lawmakers are moving forward on bills to discourage investigations into police misconduct. On Tuesday, the Senate General Laws Committee advanced SB 26 and on Monday, the Senate Judiciary, Civil, and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee advanced SB 66. Both bills…
February 5, 2021
Utah Senate Votes to Gut Suicide Prevention Training and Advance Dangerous 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 RatesUtah Has the Eighth Highest Rate of…
February 4, 2021
Everytown Renews Calls for Resignation of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene After House Votes to Remove her from all Committees
NEW YORK – Everytown for Gun Safety, and Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, Everytown’s grassroots networks, renewed its calls for Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) to resign today after the U.S. House of Representatives voted in a bipartisan…
February 4, 2021
Everytown Applauds Introduction of Legislation to Increase Funding for Gun Violence Research
WASHINGTON – Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, today released the following statement applauding the introduction of legislation in Congress by Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) and Representative…
February 4, 2021
As Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month Begins, Everytown, Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Call on Lawmakers to Close the Boyfriend Loophole
NEW YORK — Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund, Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund, and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, today released statements to mark Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month and call on lawmakers to…
February 4, 2021
Ohio Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Responds to Charges in Police Shooting of Andre Hill
The Ohio chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, the grassroots networks of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statement following the announcement that Adam Coy, the former police officer who shot and…
February 4, 2021
Missouri Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Statement on House Passage of Bill to Nullify Federal Gun Laws
The Missouri chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, the grassroots networks of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statement after the House passed HCS / HB 85 and 310, dangerous bills that would purport to nullify…
February 4, 2021
Florida Lawmakers, Advocates, Gun Violence Survivors Introduce “Self-Defense Restoration Act” – Major Legislative Effort to Repeal Stand Your Ground
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Florida chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, released the following statements this morning applauding the introduction of the Self-Defense Restoration Act, a major legislative effort…
February 4, 2021
As Confirmations Pick Up Steam, Everytown Applauds President Biden For Creating the Strongest Gun Sense Cabinet in History
Today, Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, applauded President Joe Biden for nominating the strongest gun sense cabinet in history –– including gun sense champions like Health and Human Services Secretary-Designate Xavier…
February 3, 2021
Montana Senate Votes to Gut Firearm Training Requirements and Recklessly Force Guns on Campus 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…
February 2, 2021
Everytown, Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Release Statements as Black History Month Begins
NEW YORK — Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund, Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund, and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, today released statements to mark the beginning of Black History Month, both recognizing the disproportionate…
February 1, 2021
Everytown Responds to New FBI Data Showing Spike in January Gun Sales Compared to Last Year
Surge in Gun Sales is Overwhelming the Background Check System, Making the Charleston Loophole Even Deadlier — and the Need For Federal Action Even More Urgent Everytown’s Roadmap Detailing how the Biden…
February 1, 2021
As the 2021 Legislative Session Begins Today in Oklahoma, Here’s What to Know About Gun Violence
As the Oklahoma legislature returns to Oklahoma 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…
February 1, 2021
Re: How “Decades of NRA Fearmongering” “Laid the Groundwork” for Capitol Insurrection
New in-depth reporting this past week, from HuffPost and Salon, has highlighted how “decades of NRA fearmongering” “laid the groundwork” for the armed insurrection at the Capitol on January 6. The reports…
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/.
