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NEWS: Elizabeth Banks, Mindy Kaling, Laura Dern, Big Freedia And More Join Everytown Creative Council Chair Julianne Moore In Supporting New Voter Integrity Initiative – Democracy Demands Action
Over the past week, you may have seen cultural influencers including Elizabeth Banks, Laura Dern, Amy Schumer, Ian Harding, Jason George, Big Freedia, Justin Tranter and Pete Wentz joining for an Instagram Takeover Series in which they engaged volunteers from…
October 13, 2020
Everytown Statement: During Questioning, Judge Amy Coney Barrett Confirms Extreme and Dangerous Second Amendment Beliefs
In Her Dissent in Kanter v. Barr –– Which Argued that People Convicted of Serious Felonies Should Not be Barred from Possessing Guns –– Judge Barrett said that “Kanter Shows My Judicial Philosophy” and “I Would Approach the Review of Gun Regulations……
October 13, 2020
Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Hit New Milestones, Making Over 800K Calls and Helping Register 100K Voters with 21 Days Remaining Until Election Day
With just twenty-one days remaining until Election Day, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, the grassroots arms of Everytown for Gun Safety, are continuing to hit new outreach milestones in their efforts to get out the vote for gun…
October 13, 2020
New TV and Digital Ads in Georgia: Everytown Victory Fund Announces Nearly $1.3M in New Ads Slamming Karen Handel for Siding With President Trump Over Georgia Families
Ads Are In Addition To Previously-announced $1.7M InvestmentNEW YORK — Today, Everytown for Gun Safety Victory Fund announced nearly $1.3 million in new TV and digital ads that criticize Karen Handel for siding with President Trump…
October 13, 2020
Judge Amy Coney Barrett Refuses to Distance Herself from Extreme, Dangerous Opinion on the Second Amendment
On Her Dissent in Kanter v. Barr –– Which Argued that People Convicted of Serious Felonies Should Not be Barred from Possessing Guns –– Judge Barrett said that “Kanter Shows My Judicial Philosophy” and “I Would Approach the Review of Gun Regulations……
October 13, 2020
What to Watch For Ahead of Today’s U.S. House Debate in Georgia
This afternoon is the first debate in Georgia’s sixth congressional district, where voters will hear from gun sense champion Rep. Lucy McBath (D-GA) and NRA-endorsed gun extremist Karen Handel. Moms Demand Action volunteers are available for interviews on the role…
October 12, 2020
Washington Post Op-Ed: ‘Virginia Needs All Hands on Deck to End Gun Violence’
Two gun violence prevention activists in Virginia penned a powerful op-ed in the Washington Post calling for support for local programs and organizations that interrupt the cycle of gun violence. The piece comes after…
October 12, 2020
4 Things To Keep in Mind When Judge Barrett Discusses the Second Amendment
Ahead of this week’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court, below are four things to keep in mind when Judge Barrett discusses the Second Amendment: Judge Barrett’s interpretation of…
October 12, 2020
New Ads in Florida: Everytown Announces $100,000 in Support for Digital Ad Buy, Endorsements in Key Florida State Senate Districts
75% of Florida Voters Support Legislation Requiring Background Checks on All Gun Sales TALLAHASSEE — Today, Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund (“Everytown for Gun Safety”) released a slate of endorsements and, Everytown for Gun Safety Victory…
October 12, 2020
Ballots are Going Out Today: Moms Demand Action Urges Coloradans to Vote for Gun Sense Candidates Up and Down the Ballot
As ballots are being sent out to voters today, the Colorado chapter of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund, released the following statement urging voters to make their voices heard…
October 9, 2020
Students Demand Action Surpasses Goal of Helping to Register More Than 100,000 Young Voters
Program Driven by Students Demand Action Volunteers Using Virtual Tools to Help Register People in Their Online Networks; Goal Was Accomplished One Month Ahead of Schedule, Efforts Will ContinueNEW YORK — Students Demand Action, a grassroots arm of Everytown for Gun…
October 9, 2020
New Ads in TX-07: Everytown Victory Fund Launches $200,000 in Digital Ads Targeting Wesley Hunt
New Digital Ads Slam Wesley Hunt for Failing to Address Gun Violence and Putting Texans’ Health Care at RiskGun Violence Prevention is One of The Most Persuasive Attacks On Republicans in Texas’ Political Battlegrounds, Polling Shows AUSTIN,…
October 8, 2020
Pennsylvania Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Applaud New Lawsuit Seeking to Make it Easier for Cities to Enact Local Gun Safety Measures
The Pennsylvania chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, today released the following statement applaudingthe filing of a lawsuit by the city of Philadelphia and several…
October 8, 2020
FBI Thwarts Attempt to Overthrow Michigan Government, Kidnap Gov. Whitmer –– Everytown Responds
The News Comes One Week after President Trump Encouraged a Right-Wing Hate Group to “Stand Back and Stand By” and Just Months After he Tweeted “LIBERATE MICHIGAN!”WASHINGTON — Today, Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots…
October 7, 2020
Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s Views on the Second Amendment Are Extreme and Dangerous
Ahead of next week’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court, below is some key context when it comes to gun laws and the Second Amendment. If Judge Barrett is…
October 7, 2020
Clear Choice on Gun Safety in Vice Presidential Debate
This evening is the Vice Presidential debate, where voters will hear from gun safety champion Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) and Vice President Mike Pence. Moms Demand Action volunteers are available for interviews on the role that gun safety will play…
October 7, 2020
What to Know About How Gun Violence Impacts the Latino Community Ahead of Tonight’s U.S. Senate Debate in Colorado
This evening, voters in Colorado will hear from gun lobby loyalist Senator Cory Gardner (R-CO) and gun sense champion Governor John Hickenlooper when they face off in a debate in Spanish for the first time. According to…
October 6, 2020
PHOTOS: More than 100 Moms Demand Action Volunteers Reach Out to Thousands of Colorado Voters Over the Weekend; Volunteers Available for Interviews
This weekend, more than 100 volunteers with the Colorado chapter of Moms Demand Action gathered virtually for a Weekend of Action to get out the vote for Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate John Hickenlooper and Democratic candidate for President Joe…
October 6, 2020
PHOTOS: More than 100 Moms Demand Action Volunteers Reach Out to Thousands of Minnesota Voters over the Weekend; Volunteers Available for Interviews
This weekend, more than 100 volunteers with the Minnesota chapter of Moms Demand Action gathered virtually for a Weekend of Action to flip the state Senate. They reached out to thousands of voters across Minnesota through calls, texts, and lit…
October 6, 2020
Georgia Moms Demand Action Respond to Sen. Kelly Loeffler’s Tweet Minimizing COVID-19
The Georgia chapter of Moms Demand Action, part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, released the following statement in response to Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-GA) tweeting an edited video of President Donald Trump which minimizes…
October 6, 2020
New Everytown Report Identifies Frequency of Firearm Suicide for Every Congressional District
New Report Reveals That Some Congressional Districts Have Fewer Than 10 Firearm Suicides Per Year While Others Have Over 100 — All With Similar Population SizesRecent Data Analyzed by the Everytown for Gun Safety Support…
October 5, 2020
New Everytown Report Examines Role Of Gun Lobby In Enabling Armed, Far Right Extremism
The Report Highlights the Gun Lobby’s Decades-Long Role in Stoking Far-Right Extremism, Emboldened Like Never Before, With Guns as Its Weapon of ChoiceThis Report Comes Nearly One Week After President Trump Issued a De Facto…
October 5, 2020
Everytown, Texas Moms Demand Action Respond to Police Shooting of Jonathan Price
The Texas chapter of Moms Demand Action, part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, released the following statement after police shot and killed Jonathan Price, a Black man, in Wolfe City. Initial comments from Price’s…
October 5, 2020
NEWS: Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Surpass 1M Texts and 725K Calls to Voters, with Over 50K Made This Past Week
Across the country, volunteers with Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, the grassroots arms of Everytown for Gun Safety, are hard at work to get out the vote for gun sense candidates up and down the ballot. With less…
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/.
