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Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Statement on Shooting of Trans Woman in Independence
The Missouri 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 Aerrion Burnett, a Black trans woman who…
September 25, 2020
Gun Safety Litigators Detail What’s At Stake at the Supreme Court on Second Amendment Issues
NEW YORK — Today, litigators from three national gun safety organizations held a press call to discuss what’s at stake at the Supreme Court on Second Amendment issues. The press call featured Eric Tirschwell, Managing Director of Everytown Law; Hannah Shearer, Litigation Director…
September 25, 2020
It’s Been 4 Months Since Arizona Republicans Gaveled Out Without Action on Gun Safety. Here are 5 Reasons Arizonans are Ready to Vote Them Out.
This week marks four months since the Arizona legislature adjourned the 2020 legislative session without action on bipartisan legislation to keep guns out of the hands of domestic abusers, and failing to address the rise of…
September 25, 2020
President Trump Tweets about the NRA 17 Times, Fawning over the Gun Lobby and Echoing Their Fearmongering the Day Before he Announces a Supreme Court Nominee
This morning, one day before President Donald Trump is slated to announce a Supreme Court nominee, he tweeted about the NRA and its affiliates 17 times, reminding us that he is more concerned with their approval than keeping Americans safe.
September 24, 2020
With Portland Protests Likely to Continue, Three Things to Keep Top of Mind
This weekend, extreme-right groups are planning to rally again in downtown Portland, a development that signals tensions in the city are likely to continue into the Fall.Throughout the summer, demonstrators in Portland protested in support of…
September 24, 2020
Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to New Body Camera Footage Released of Police Shooting of 13-Year-Old Boy in Utah
The Utah chapter of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both a part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, released the following statement after body camera footage was released of the police shooting of a 13-year-old boy in…
September 24, 2020
Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to New Developments that Reveal Dijon Kizzee was Shot by Police a Total of 15 Times, According to Autopsy
The California chapter 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 new developments into the police shooting of 29-year-old Dijon Kizzee in South Los…
September 23, 2020
Hundreds of Students Demand Action Volunteers Helped Over 19,000 Young Voters Register During National Voter Registration Day
Yesterday, during National Voter Registration Day, over 300 Students Demand Action volunteers and survivors of gun violence across the country held a national day of action where they texted and called young voters to highlight the importance of voting in…
September 23, 2020
Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Applaud Seattle City Council Budget Vote that Ensures an Increase in Funding for Local Violence Intervention Programs
The Washington chapter of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, applauded the Seattle City Council after it voted to override a mayoral veto on the 2020 rebalanced budget, which includes…
September 23, 2020
Moms Demand Action Responds to Indictments in Breonna Taylor Shooting
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Shannon Watts, founder of Moms Demand Action, and the Kentucky chapter of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both a part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, released the following statements on the…
September 23, 2020
New Everytown Analysis: Everything is at Stake for Gun Safety When it Comes to the Supreme Court
Memo Details Pivotal Cases that Could Come Before the Court, including Laws Barring Domestic Abusers from Possessing Guns, Prohibitions on Assault Weapons, and Laws Requiring Background Checks on all Gun SalesEverytown Experts are Available for Interview…
September 23, 2020
Everytown For Gun Safety Action Fund Endorses Nine Additional Moms Demand Action Volunteers Running For Office In 2020
NEW YORK — Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund today endorsed a second wave of Moms Demand Action volunteers who are running for office up and down the ballot in 2020. Everytown previously endorsed 40 Moms Demand Action volunteers running for…
September 22, 2020
Clear Choice on Gun Safety in North Carolina U.S. Senate Race
This evening is the second U.S. Senate debate in North Carolina, where voters will hear from gun extremist Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) and gun sense champion Lt. Col. Cal Cunningham. Moms Demand Action volunteers are available for interviews on the…
September 22, 2020
Everytown Launches Nearly $9 Million In Digital Ads and Direct Mail to Flip State Legislative Chambers to A Gun Sense Majority
NEW YORK — Today, Everytown for Gun Safety Victory Fund and Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund (together, “Everytown”) together launched the first stage of nearly $9 million in digital ads and direct mail to elect gun sense majorities in…
September 22, 2020
Everytown Launches $1 Million In New Bilingual Digital Ads Supporting Joe Biden To Reach Latino Voters In Florida And Arizona
Everytown Will Spend $1 Million to Run the Digital Ads, Which Were Produced in Partnership with Priorities USA Action Polling Shows That Latino Voters in Florida Consider Opposing Background Checks on All Gun Sales the Most Disqualifying…
September 22, 2020
Everytown Launches More Than $2.2 Million In Digital Ads and Direct Mail to Flip Texas House to A Gun Sense Majority
Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund Spending Nearly $1.1 Million on Digital Ads and More Than $1.1 Million on Direct Mail Primarily Targeting Republicans in the Texas State House for Their Inaction in the Face of the Gun Violence CrisisAUSTIN, Texas…
September 22, 2020
Everytown Launches $1 Million in Digital Ads and Direct Mail to Flip Minnesota Senate to a Gun Sense Majority
Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund Spending Roughly $400,000 on Digital Ads and $600,000 on Direct Mail Primarily Targeting Republicans in the Minnesota State Senate for Their Inaction in the Face of the Gun Violence CrisisEverytown…
September 22, 2020
Hundreds of Students Demand Action Volunteers to Mark National Voter Registration Day With Day of Action
On National Voter Registration Day, Over 400 Students Will Make 10,000 Calls And Send Over 100,000 Text Messages to Help Young People Register to Vote Everytown and Students Demand Action Are Committed to Registering 100,000 Young Voters Ahead of…
September 21, 2020
NEWS: Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Surpass 500K Calls to Voters, with Over 50K Made This Past Week
With forty-two days left until Election Day, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, the grassroots arms of Everytown for Gun Safety, have been busy working to get out the vote for gun sense candidates up and down the ballot.
September 21, 2020
Everytown Launches More Than $1.6 Million in Digital Ads and Direct Mail to Flip Arizona Legislature to a Gun Sense Majority
Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund and Victory Fund Spending $800,000 on Digital Ads and More Than $850,000 on Direct Mail Primarily Targeting Republicans in Arizona Legislature for Their Inaction in the Face of the Gun Violence CrisisEverytown…
September 21, 2020
Everytown Launches More Than $1.6 Million in Digital Ads and Direct Mail to Flip North Carolina General Assembly to a Gun Sense Majority
Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund Spending Roughly $750,000 on Digital Ads and $900,000 on Direct Mail Primarily Targeting Republicans in the North Carolina General Assembly for Their Inaction in the Face of the Gun Violence Crisis…
September 21, 2020
Everytown Launches More Than $800,000 in Digital Ads and Direct Mail to Flip Iowa House to a Gun Sense Majority
Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund and Victory Fund Spending Roughly $400,000 on Digital Ads and $400,000 on Direct Mail Primarily Targeting Republicans in the Iowa State House for Their Inaction in the Face of Gun Violence …
September 21, 2020
Everytown Launches $1.4 Million in Digital Ads and Direct Mail to Flip Pennsylvania Legislature to a Gun Sense Majority
Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund Spending Roughly $700,000 on Digital Ads and $700,000 on Direct Mail Primarily Targeting Republicans in the Pennsylvania Legislature for Their Inaction in the Face of the Gun Violence CrisisPolling Shows…
September 19, 2020
New York Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Statement on Shooting in Rochester
NEW YORK – 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 a shooting at a backyard party in Rochester, NY early this morning…
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/.
