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September 30, 2020

Here’s What You Need to Know About the Proud Boys

During last night’s presidential debate, President Donald Trump refused to condemn white supremacy. Instead, when asked directly “to condemn white supremacists and militia groups and to say that they need to stand down,” President Trump told the Proud Boys –– a…
September 29, 2020

TONIGHT: Trump Must Take Responsibility for the “American Carnage” He’s Wrought Throughout His Presidency

Tonight, Vice President Joe Biden and President Donald Trump will face off in the first presidential debate of the 2020 election at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland.There’s no question that Trump will use the opportunity to…
September 29, 2020

What to Know About Gun Violence in Ohio Cities Before First Presidential Debate

Tonight, Vice President Joe Biden and President Donald Trump will share the debate stage for the first time in Cleveland. Fox News host Chris Wallace, who will be moderating the debate, announced that the topic of “Race…
September 29, 2020

Everytown Victory Fund Launches $1 Million TV and Digital Ad Campaign Against Sen. Gardner

New Ad Slams Gardner for Siding With Trump and NRA Amid the Covid-19 Crisis, and Opposing Background Checks on all Gun SalesNEW YORK – Today, Everytown for Gun Safety Victory Fund (“Everytown Victory Fund”) launched a new ad against Senator…
September 29, 2020

Everytown Launches “Democracy Demands Action” – A Major New Initiative, to Help Ensure the Integrity of 2020 Election and Engage Voters Nationwide

Everytown, Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action to Engage Network of Nearly Six Million Supporters to Provide Needed Poll Workers, Poll Monitors and Help Those Waiting In Long LinesEverytown, Through Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteer Chapters, has…
September 28, 2020

NEWS: Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Make 55K Calls and Send 570K Texts to Voters with Five Weeks Until Election Day

Hundreds of Students Demand Action Volunteers Play Major Role In Helping Over 23,000 Young Voters Register During National Voter Registration DayWith just over five weeks remaining until Election Day, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, the grassroots arms of…
September 28, 2020

Ahead of Tomorrow’s Debate, Here’s what Fox News is Getting Wrong about Gun Violence –– and 5 Questions they Should be Asking Instead

Tomorrow night marks the first presidential debate between Vice President Joe Biden and President Donald Trump, and one of Fox News’ announced topics for the night –– “race and violence in the cities” –– stands out as particularly problematic. “Race and…
September 26, 2020

New Everytown Report: Trump’s Nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court Puts Gun Safety Laws at Serious Risk

New Memo Details Alarming 2019 Dissent in Which Judge Barrett Opposed Laws Barring Gun Possession by People With Felony ConvictionsEverytown Experts are Available for Interviews at [email protected] NEW YORK — Everytown for Gun…
September 25, 2020

Everytown, Moms Demand Action Respond To Mark Robinson’s History of Homophobic, Racist, and Misogynistic Comments

Mark Robinson, the Republican candidate for North Carolina lieutenant governor, doubled down on a slew of racist, homophobic, and misogynistic social media posts during an interview with WRAL on Thursday, according to WRAL reporter Travis Fain.
September 25, 2020

Ghost Guns Are Now Prohibited in Hawaii. Here’s What to Know About These Untraceable Do-It-Yourself Firearms

Last week, Hawaii became the latest state to take action on ghost guns by enacting House Bill 2744 into law. Passed by the Hawaii legislature in July, House Bill 2744 will prohibit ghost guns and ban the manufacture or purchase…
September 25, 2020

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…

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/.

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The back profile of a Moms Demand Action volunteer wearing a red Moms Demand Action t-shirt
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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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
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