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Pennsylvania Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Ghost Gun Shooting in Snyder County
The Pennsylvania chapter of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, released the following statement after new reporting indicated that a “ghost gun was used to kill…
July 15, 2020
Statement as 17 Companies Cease Sale of Ghost Guns Into New York
The New York chapter of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, released the following statement today after Attorney General Letitia James announced that 17 websites that…
July 15, 2020
Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Applaud Newport News City Council for Passing Ordinance to Keep Guns Out of Sensitive Places
The Virginia chapters 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 the Newport News City Council passed an ordinance to prohibit openly carrying firearms…
July 14, 2020
Fatal Portland Shootings A Reminder That Gun Violence – Which is Up Significantly in Portland this Month – Continues to Impact Black and Brown Oregonians at Disproportionate Levels
Last Thursday, a Black man, whose family has identified him on social media as Dominique Dunn, was shot and killed in the parking lot by a man who ambushed Dunn and his group of friends while…
July 14, 2020
Everytown Victory Fund to Spend at Least $1 Million to Flip Minnesota State Senate to Gun Sense Majority in 2020; Target Dozens of House and Senate Districts in 2020
For the Second Year in a Row, the Minnesota Senate Refused to Even Consider House-Passed Background Check and Red Flag Bills Backed by Gov. Tim WalzEverytown for Gun Safety Action Fund Also Unveiling New Digital Ad…
July 14, 2020
NRA Loses in Court, Faces Potentially Explosive Public Trial
The NRA lost its request for a preliminary injunction to stop the New York Department of Financial Services from initiating enforcement proceedings against the NRA with respect to its failed Carry Guard insurance product. This means…
July 13, 2020
Everytown Statement on Trump Doing Gun Lobby’s Bidding, Endangering U.S. Troops by Lifting Ban on Overseas Silencer Sales
A Former Gun Industry Lobbyist Working for the Trump Administration Helped Convince the White House to Lift a Bush-Era Ban on Sales of Silencers to Overseas Buyers “That Was Intended to Protect U.S. Troops from Ambushes”Members of Everytown’s Veterans Advisory…
July 13, 2020
Debunking 4 Myths About Gun Violence Happening in Cities in Recent Weeks
In recent weeks, an increase in gun violence in cities has made national headlines. So, too, have politicians’ attempts to blame this increase on Black Lives Matter protests and gun safety laws.In reality, the pandemic has exacerbated existing circumstances that…
July 10, 2020
Gun Owners “Express Dismay” over the NRA’s Silence on Police Violence
According to a new report by The Trace, the NRA “styles itself as a bulwark for liberty and an essential check on state power, but its interest in confronting government abuses comes to a hard stop…
July 9, 2020
Salon: The NRA’s silence on police violence is deafening — and its officials’ attacks on Black victims are even worse.
According to a new report from Salon, the “National Rifle Association has been conspicuously silent on police violence amid weeks of nationwide demonstrations, despite [falsely] calling itself the ‘America’s longest-standing civil rights…
July 9, 2020
Resources for Covering Recent Gun Violence in North Carolina
This week has seen several shootings across North Carolina, including five shootings in Greensboro that left several people shot and wounded and a 16-year-old shot and killed. Below are resources and statistics for covering gun violence…
July 8, 2020
Iowa City Rolls Back Gun Safety Ordinance Due to Dangerous Preemption Law Passed by Republican Legislature
Yesterday, in a 5-2 vote, the Iowa City City Council repealed a gun safety ordinance it put in place in 2011 prohibiting guns in local government buildings and on public transportation. The repeal was necessary to…
July 8, 2020
Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Applaud Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham for Signing Legislation to Require Body-Worn Cameras and Increase Police Accountability
The New Mexico 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 New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed into law Senate Bill 8, legislation…
July 8, 2020
Paterson Mayor, Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Mass Shooting in Paterson, New Jersey
Mayor Sayegh and the New Jersey chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, released the following statements in response to a mass shooting in Paterson, New…
July 8, 2020
Holiday Weekend Shootings A Reminder That Funding Missouri Violence Intervention Programs More Important Than Ever
Amid a pandemic that has exacerbated the root causes of gun violence and created unprecedented challenges for community-based violence prevention groups, several cities across the country experienced spikes in gun violence over the Fourth of July weekend. In …
July 8, 2020
Arizona Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Fatal Police Shooting of Arizona Man Sitting Inside Parked Car
PHOENIX — The Arizona chapter of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both a part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s volunteer networks, today released the following statement after reports that James Porter Garcia, a 28-year-old…
July 6, 2020
Holiday Weekend Shootings a Deadly Reminder of Daily Toll of Gun Violence
Amid surging gun sales, and after months of lockdown as the U.S. continues to grapple with the coronavirus crisis, cities across the country experienced spikes of gun violence over the Fourth of July weekend. These shootings were a sobering reminder…
July 6, 2020
Sixth-Grader Shot and Killed Hours After Attending Anti-Violence Cookout in the District
On Saturday, an 11-year-old boy was shot and killed in Southeast D.C., in the seventh gun homicide to happen in the first four days of July, according to the Washington Post. Davon McNeal was hit by a…
July 5, 2020
Illinois Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Mass Shooting in Chicago
The Illinois chapter of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, today released the following statement in response to a mass shooting at a large outdoor gathering Saturday…
July 1, 2020
Fatal Shooting of Sioux Falls Man Tragic Reminder That South Dakota’s Gun Violence Continues Amid the Pandemic
On Monday, Tracy Saboe, a 40-year-old man, was shot and killed in his home by a man who thought the home belonged to a man who allegedly had assaulted someone in the shooter’s family. Saboe and the shooter…
July 1, 2020
Texas Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Shooting of Merci Mack
Merci Mack is at Least the 13th Trans Person to be Shot and Killed Nationwide This Year, Everytown Research Shows DALLAS — The Texas chapter of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots…
July 1, 2020
Everytown, Moms Demand Action Respond to New FBI Data Suggesting Americans Bought 2.3 Million Guns in June
Continued Surge in Gun Sales Increases Risk of Gun-Related Domestic Violence, Daily Gun Violence, Unintentional Shootings, and Gun SuicideWhen Americans Learn About Surge of Gun Sales, Their Support for Gun Safety Laws SurgesNEW YORK — Today,…
July 1, 2020
Elections Have Consequences: Virginia’s Gun Safety Laws Go Into Effect Following Historic Election and Legislative Session
Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund was the Largest Outside Spender in Virginia’s 2019 Elections, Spending $2.5 Million to Flip Virginia’s General AssemblyEverytown for Gun Safety Action Fund and Victory Fund Will Invest $60 Million in…
June 30, 2020
Georgia Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action, Everytown Respond to Karen Handel’s Remarks on Rep. Lucy McBath and Jordan Davis
ATLANTA — The Georgia chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, today released the following statements in response to newly released footage showing Georgia Republican…
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/.
