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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 Sizes Recent Data Analyzed by the Everytown for Gun Safety…
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 Choice This Report Comes Nearly One Week After President Trump Issued a De…
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…
October 5, 2020
Early Voting Begins Today: Moms Demand Action Urges Iowans to Vote for Gun Sense Candidates Up and Down the Ballot
As early voting begins in Iowa, the Iowa chapter of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today released the following statement urging voters to make their voices heard and vote for gun…
October 5, 2020
Everytown Statement on Senator Toomey’s Decision Not to Run For Reelection in 2022
NEW YORK — Today, Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, released the following statements about Senator Pat Toomey’s (R-PA) decision not to run for reelection in 2022. …
October 5, 2020
New Reporting on the Death of Ronald Greene Highlights Need for Police Reform in Louisiana
In a recording obtained by the Associated Press, “a Louisiana State trooper implicated in the death of a Black man [Ronald Greene] can be heard talking of beating and choking him before ‘all of a sudden…
October 5, 2020
Everytown Responds to New FBI Data Suggesting Americans Bought 66% More Guns in September than they Did Last Year
Continued Surge in Gun Sales Increases Risk of Gun-Related Domestic Violence, Daily Gun Violence, Unintentional Shootings, and Gun Suicide Surge in Gun Sales is Overwhelming the Background Check System, Making the Charleston…
October 5, 2020
Early Voting Begins Today: Moms Demand Action Urges Mainers to Vote for Gun Sense Candidates Up and Down the Ballot
As early voting begins in Maine, the Maine chapter of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today released the following statement urging voters to make their voices heard and vote for gun…
October 2, 2020
Three Questions for Sen. Cory Gardner Ahead of Today’s U.S. Senate Debate in Colorado
This evening is the first U.S. Senate debate in Colorado, where voters will hear from gun lobby loyalist Senator Cory Gardner (R-CO) and gun sense champion Governor John Hickenlooper. Moms Demand Action volunteers are available for interviews on the role…
October 2, 2020
Moms Demand Action Applauds Mayor Lightfoot’s Plan as a Step Toward Preventing Gun Violence and Saving Lives in Chicago
The Illinois chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both parts of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, today released the following statement on Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s recently released violence reduction plan. “This…
October 2, 2020
Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Statements on Shooting of Trans Woman in Philadelphia
The Pennsylvania 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 Mia Green, a Black trans woman who…
October 1, 2020
Texas Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Governor Abbott’s Executive Order Making it Harder to Vote
The Texas chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, released the following statements today in response to Governor Abbott’s order closing “multiple locations where voters…
October 1, 2020
Everytown, Moms Demand Action Call on Sen. Gardner to Condemn White Supremacists After Trump Refused to During Last Night’s Debate
Gardner Has Refused to Stand up to Trump Time and Again, Voting With Him nearly 90% of the time –– and Siding With Trump and the Gun Lobby Over the Safety of…
October 1, 2020
Everytown, Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Statements as Domestic Violence Awareness Month Begins
NEW YORK — Everytown and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, released the following statements to mark the beginning of Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Domestic violence and gun violence are inextricably linked, impacting millions…
September 30, 2020
Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Applaud Governor Newsom for Signing Legislation to Improve Police Accountability and Prevent Gun Violence
The California 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 California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law three critical police accountability bills that will…
September 30, 2020
Everytown, Moms Demand Action Call on Senator Cornyn to Condemn White Supremacists After President Donald Trump Refused to During Last Night’s Debate
AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, today called on Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) to condemn President Donald Trump for his tacit endorsement of…
September 30, 2020
As Suicide Prevention Awareness Month Closes, Gun Safety Advocates Continue to Fight Preventable Public Health Crisis of Gun Suicide
Today marks the end of Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. Everytown and Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action volunteers are committed to honoring gun suicide survivors and advocating for proven solutions to prevent gun suicide including extreme risk laws, waiting…
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 “…
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.
