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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…
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 NRA Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers Made Hundreds of Thousands of Calls And Texts to Support Ossoff…
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…
January 4, 2021

Everytown Applauds Nancy Pelosi’s Reelection as Speaker of the House of Representatives

Speaker Pelosi is an Unparalleled Leader on Gun Safety who Led the Charge Last Congress to Pass Life-Saving Legislation through the House of Representatives –– Including Bills to Require Background Checks on All Gun Sales, Address the Charleston Loophole, and…
January 4, 2021

Ohio Moms Demand Action Statement After Gov. DeWine Signs ‘Stand Your Ground’ Legislation Into Law

The Ohio chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, the grassroots networks of Everytown for Gun Safety, today released the following statements after Gov. DeWine signed dangerous “Stand Your Ground” legislation into law: “When it comes to gun…
December 27, 2020

Five Women Killed at Home in Atkins; Arkansas Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond

The Arkansas chapter of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, released the following statement after five women, including three children, were killed at a home near Atkins. Reporting from the…

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.

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Hawaiʻi State Senator Chris Lee (left), Lieutenant Governor Sylvia Luke (middle), and Hawaiʻi State Representative Scot Matayoshi (right) at the Hawaiʻi State Capitol in Honolulu, HI on Feb. 8, 2023.
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A large group of Moms Demand Action volunteers stand on stairs and cheer. Angela Ferrell-Zabala, executive director of Moms Demand Action, is pictured front and center.
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Rudy Espinoza, the emceee and a volunteer with the Calif. chapter of Moms Demand Action, speaks during the 10th anniversary event of Moms Demand Action in Sacramento, Calif. on Sunday, March 12, 2023. Photo by Rahul Lal, Everytown for Gun Safety