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June 30, 2020

Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund Endorses Rep. Steve Cohen for U.S. House

Rep. Cohen is a Gun Sense Champion Who Will Fight for Common-Sense Gun Safety Measures in CongressNEW YORK – Today, Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund endorsed Congressman Steve Cohen for Congress in Tennessee’s 9th congressional district. Cohen has received…
June 30, 2020

Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund Endorses Rep. Hank Johnson and Rep. John Lewis for U.S. House

Reps. Johnson and Lewis are Gun Sense Champions Who Will Fight for Common-Sense Gun Safety Measures in CongressNEW YORK – Today, Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund endorsed Congressman Hank Johnson for Congress in Georgia’s 4th district and Congressman John…
June 30, 2020

Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund Endorses Rep. Anthony Brown, Rep. Jamie Raskin for U.S. House

Reps. Anthony Brown and Jamie Raskin are Gun Sense Champions Who Will Fight for Common-Sense Gun Safety Measures in CongressNEW YORK – Today, Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund endorsed Congressman Anthony Brown for Congress in Maryland’s 4th congressional district,…
June 30, 2020

Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund Endorses Senator Cory Booker for U.S. Senate

Sen. Cory Booker is a Gun Sense Champion Who Will Fight for Common-Sense Gun Safety Measures in CongressNEW YORK – Today, Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund endorsed Senator Cory Booker for U.S. Senate in New Jersey. Senator Booker received…
June 30, 2020

Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund Endorses Rep. Kathleen Rice, Rep. Grace Meng for U.S. House

Reps. Kathleen Rice and Grace Meng are Gun Sense Champions Who Will Fight for Common-Sense Gun Safety Measures in CongressNEW YORK – Today, Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund endorsed Congresswoman Kathleen Rice for Congress in New York’s fourth congressional…
June 30, 2020

Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund Endorses Rep. Dwight Evans, Rep. Madeleine Dean, Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, Rep. Chrissy Houlahan for U.S. House

Reps. Evans, Dean, Scanlon, and Houlahan are Gun Sense Champions Who Will Fight for Common-Sense Gun Safety Measures in CongressNEW YORK – Today, Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund endorsed Congressman Dwight Evans for Congress in Pennsylvania’s 3rd congressional district,…
June 30, 2020

Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund Endorses Rep. David Cicilline for U.S. House

Rep. Cicilline is a Gun Sense Champion Who Will Fight for Common-Sense Gun Safety Measures in CongressNEW YORK – Today, Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund endorsed Congressman David Cicilline for Congress in Rhode Island’s 1st congressional district, after receiving…
June 30, 2020

Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund Endorses Rep. Don Beyer, Rep. Jennifer Wexton, and Rep. Gerry Connolly for U.S. House

Reps. Beyer, Wexton, and Connolly are Gun Sense Champions Who Will Fight for Common-Sense Gun Safety Measures in CongressNEW YORK – Today, Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund endorsed Congressman Don Beyer for Congress in Virginia’s 8th congressional district, Congresswoman…
June 30, 2020

Everytown For Gun Safety Action Fund Announces New U.S. House and Senate Endorsements

Everytown Today Endorsed U.S. House and Senate Candidates Who Have Championed Gun Safety Polling Shows Americans’ Support for Gun Safety Measures Has Surged Amid Coronavirus PandemicNEW YORK – Today, Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund endorsed dozens…
June 29, 2020

Moms Demand Action Statement on Colorado Supreme Court Ruling Upholding the State’s Large-Capacity Magazine Prohibition

The Colorado chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statement applauding a unanimous Colorado Supreme Court ruling upholding Colorado’s 2013 law prohibiting the possession of large-capacity magazines: “Today’s…
June 29, 2020

St. Louis Couple Threatens Peaceful Protest In Latest Example of Armed Intimidation Toward Protestors

On Sunday evening, a video emerged showing a St. Louis couple pointing a semiautomatic rifle and a pistol at a crowd of peaceful protesters, the latest of several armed responses to protests across the country.  A group of…
June 29, 2020

NRA Loses 200 Employees, Weak Heading into November Elections

According to a new report by The Guardian, the NRA “faces a deepening financial crisis with over 200 staff layoffs and furloughs in 2020.” The story adds that “the situation is likely to hinder efforts by…
June 29, 2020

Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Applaud New Hampshire Senate for Passing Extreme Risk Legislation

The New Hampshire chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both a part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today released the following statement after the Senate passed extreme risk protection order legislation, which would…
June 27, 2020

Kentucky Moms Demand Action Responds to Saturday Shooting at Jefferson Square Park in Louisville

The Kentucky chapter of Moms Demand Action, a part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, today released the following statement after reports that one person was killed and at least one person was wounded Saturday afternoon at Jefferson Square…
June 26, 2020

Everytown Applauds House Passage of Legislation to Establish D.C. Statehood

NEW YORK –– Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, released the following statements applauding the House passage of H.R. 51, legislation to make Washington, D.C. the 51st state. The…
June 26, 2020

Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Applaud Governor Gary Herbert for Signing Legislation to Ensure Accountability for Police Violence

The Utah chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both a part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, released the following statement after Utah Governor Gary Herbert signed into law House Bill 5007, legislation to ensure accountability…
June 26, 2020

Everytown, North Carolina Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Slam North Carolina Lawmakers for Inaction on Gun Safety, Vow to Elect Gun Sense Majority in General Assembly

North Carolina Voters Support Strengthening Gun Laws by a 6:1 MarginOn Wednesday, Everytown for Gun Safety Victory Fund and Action Fund Launched Gun Sense Majority: North Carolina, a $5 Million Initiative to Elect Gun Sense Candidates…
June 26, 2020

Lawmakers Take Steps to End Violence by Police and its Disproportionate Impact on Black People in Delaware

This week, lawmakers in Delaware moved HB350, legislation to ban chokeholds, through committee — marking a positive step towards addressing violence by police. Additionally, Governor Carney released an executive order also banning…
June 26, 2020

Everytown For Gun Safety Applauds House Passage of Legislation to Establish National Pulse Memorial

NEW YORK –– Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, released the following statements applauding the House passage of H.R. 3094, legislation to establish the National Pulse Memorial. The bill…
June 26, 2020

Iowa Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Statement on Governor Reynolds’ Signing of Bill that Weakens Gun Safety

The Iowa chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, released the following statement after Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds signed HF 2502, punitive preemption legislation that will subject local elected officials…
June 26, 2020

Pennsylvania Lawmakers Should Prioritize Bills That Address Police Violence, Not Strip Common-Sense Gun Law

Yesterday, the House of Representatives passed HB 1747, a dangerous bill that would repeal the ban of open carry by persons without a carry permit during a state of emergency. It would also prevent the governor…
June 25, 2020

Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Statement on Gov. Polis Calling on Attorney General to Investigate the 2019 Police Killing of Elijah McClain

The Colorado chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, today released the following statement after Colorado Governor Jared Polis assigned Attorney General Phil Weiser to reopen…
June 25, 2020

Everytown For Gun Safety Applauds House Passage of George Floyd Justice in Policing Act

NEW YORK –– Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, released the following statements about the House of Representatives passing the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act. The bill, which…
June 25, 2020

Ahead of House Vote, Everytown Announces Support for D.C. Statehood

NEW YORK –– Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, released the following statements supporting H.R. 51, legislation to make Washington, D.C. the 51st state. This would be the first…

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Black Americans represent the majority of gun homicide victims and are 10 times more likely than white Americans to die by gun homicide.