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A group of over 100 Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action volunteers, all wearing red shirts, pose for a photo. Most are holding one arm up and flexing their bicep. Angela Ferrell-Zabala, executive director of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, has her sleeves rolled up and is flexing in between two groups of volunteers who are holding
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James Cole with his dog

Take It From Me: Gun Violence Can Happen to Anyone

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Bryant at a restaurant

My Son’s Death Was Senseless and Entirely Preventable

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Trese Todd

When My Daughter Became a Victim of Violent Domestic Abuse, I Could No Longer Be Silent

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Tim Beaty holding his young son

My Son Was Living His Dream When a Single Bullet Ended It All

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When My Sister Told Her Abusive Husband She Was Leaving Him, He Shot Her to Death

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I was with Aunt Joyce at her home on the night she decided to end her life. I told her I would be back in the morning so we could talk more about whatever was troubling her.

My Beloved Aunt Took Her Life With a Gun. It’s an Image I’ll Never Forget.

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It Took Just 36 Seconds for a Gunman to Shoot My Son 15 Times

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I Realized My Son Was Dead When the Hospital Chaplain Asked if We Could Pray

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Johan steers the rudder of his boat

It’s hard to believe I’m talking about our family when I speak about my father-in-law’s shooting death

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Tom and his son, Joe, standing arm-in-arm outside

My Son’s Childhood Friend Premeditated His Brutal Shooting Death

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Christine holds her son, Christopher, when he was much younger

It took 33 hours for me to learn my son had been killed at Pulse nightclub in Orlando

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The Right Place at the Right Time

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Oct 10, 2025

Governor Gavin Newsom Signs First-In-The-Nation Legislation to Stop the Spread of DIY Machine Guns

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Angela Ferrell-Zabala, the executive director of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, smiles while speaking at a podium. She wear metal hoop earrings, a black blazer, and a red Moms Demand Action t-shirt. Behind her, a cluster of 7 volunteers hold Moms Demand Action and Everytown placards and clap as she talks.

During Times Like These, How Can We Stay Engaged with the Work of Gun Violence Prevention? Angela Ferrell-Zabala Answers

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Ramsay High School football players, wearing blue uniforms, kneel on the sidelines during the Stop the Violence Classic in Birmingham, Alabama.

Stop the Violence Football Classic: We Can’t Keep Pretending Gun Violence Isn’t Our Problem

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A large group of people, all wearing red Moms Demand Action or Students Demand Action t-shirts, are smiling, clapping, and cheering in a group photo. In the front left, a group of people hold a banner that says

State-Level Wins We’re Celebrating From the 2025 State Legislative Sessions

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A view from the back of a crowd of Moms Demand Action volunteers protesting in front of the Supreme Court. One volunteer holds a sign that reads

‘Local Advocacy Is Where You Can Have the Most Impact’: Closing the TN Dispossession Loophole One County at a Time

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North Carolina Moms Demand Action chapter co-lead Marquita Wisley on the importance of elevating survivors and trailblazers this Black History Month.

You Can’t Go Through the Type of Year My Family Did Without It Changing You

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A group photo of gun safety movement volunteers and gun violence survivors at the Gun Sense University conference in Washington, D.C.

2024: Gun Safety Movement Year in Review

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A photo collage of approximately 100 volunteer activations; volunteers are wearing red shirts. Some photos in the collage are of groups, others are of individuals.

Mr. Rogers Said To Look For the Helpers. On International Volunteer Day 2024, We’re Looking At You

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A red Moms Demand Action sign with a small American flag resting on top of the sign.

On Veterans Day, This Army Veteran and Gun Sense Candidate Shares Why He Ran For Arizona State Office

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Two Moms Demand Action volunteers in red hooded sweatshirts stand with their backs to the camera as they stand at a Day of the Dead and gun violence prevention event. An ofrenda with string lights is visible in the background.

This Day of the Dead, We Remember Those Taken by Gun Violence

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Six people pose for a photo inside of a bowling alley. Two are wearing Moms Demand Action shirts. They all are gathered around a white sign that reads

The Toledo Group Working to “Bowl Over Gun Violence”

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Shannon, a white woman with blond hair wearing a grey Be SMART t-shirt, poses with Crystal, a Black woman wearing a black t-shirt and a black headband. In the foreground of the image are boxes of diapers they have collected.

How This Group Is Using Diaper Changes To Change How Firearms Are Stored

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A total of 17 Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action volunteers, all wearing red branded shirts, pose for a photo during Advocacy Day on Capitol Hill. They stand in front of a staircase with shade trees on either side of the path behind them; the Capitol building is visible between the trees in the background.

Calling on Congress: Powerful Stories From Our Largest Federal Advocacy Day

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Mar 26, 2025

Supreme Court Upholds Life-Saving Ghost Gun Rule in Bondi v. VanDerStok

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November 6, 2025

​​What the Virginia Elections Mean for Gun Safety and the 2026 Midterms

On Tuesday, Virginia and New Jersey voters elected newly-minted gun sense governors who made standing up for gun safety laws a central plank in their public safety platforms. This common-sense approach to safer communities stood in stark contrast to President…
November 5, 2025

VICTORY FOR GUN SAFETY: 13 Moms Demand Action Volunteers Elected to Virginia General Assembly as Gun Sense Majority Grows in House Moms Demand Action Volunteers Represent 20% of Historic House Democratic Majority

Everytown Invested $400k in Key State Legislative Battleground Districts, Running Digital Ads Highlighting MAGA Opposition to Common-Sense Gun Safety Laws WASHINGTON — Today, Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action,…
November 4, 2025

VICTORY FOR GUN SAFETY: Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justices Donohue, Dougherty, and Wecht Re-elected

Significant Everytown Investment in Pennsylvania Builds on Recent State Supreme Court Race Successes in Wisconsin, Michigan, Kentucky, and Illinois NEW YORK — Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, and…
November 4, 2025

VICTORY FOR GUN SAFETY: Former Moms Demand Action Volunteer Abigail Spanberger Elected Governor of Virginia 

As One of  the Largest Outside Spenders, Everytown Invested $1M to Elect Spanberger as Virginia’s Next Governor Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers Contacted Nearly 250,000 Virginia Voters WASHINGTON — Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund and its…
November 4, 2025

VICTORY FOR GUN SAFETY: Mikie Sherrill Elected Governor of New Jersey 

NEW YORK — Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, released the following statements celebrating Mikie Sherrill’s election as New Jersey’s next governor.  “Mikie Sherrill’s victory marks a major win…
October 15, 2025

New Jersey Chapter of Moms Demand Action, Everytown Law Join AG Platkin in Urging Third Circuit Court of Appeals to Uphold State’s Life-Saving Assault Weapons and High-Capacity Magazine Ban 

PHILADELPHIA, PA – The Third Circuit Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments in Association of New Jersey Rifle and Pistol Clubs, Inc. v. Platkin today, a challenge to New Jersey’s common sense restrictions on assault weapons and large-capacity magazines.
October 8, 2025

More Than 700 Minnesota Faith Leaders Call on Governor Walz and Lawmakers to Ban Assault Weapons and High-Capacity Magazines

A Delegation Of 50 Clergy Members Delivered The Letter To The Governor’s Office Today, Representing Faith Leaders From Over 60 Of Minnesota’s 87 Counties And Kicking Off “Seven Days Of Prayer And Action” At The Capitol ST. PAUL, Minn. —…
September 30, 2025

Pennsylvania House Passes Bill to Expand Background Checks, Fails to Prohibit Ghost Guns or Pass an Extreme Risk Law

HARRISBURG, P.A. — Today, the Pennsylvania chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, issued the following statements after House lawmakers failed to pass two critical gun safety bills, missing…
September 29, 2025

New Poll: Majority of Minnesotans Demand Assault Weapons Ban; Pressure Mounts As Governor Walz Fails to Call Special Session One Month After Annunciation Church School Shooting

MINNEAPOLIS – One month after the Annunciation Catholic School mass shooting, a new statewide poll shows that Minnesotans overwhelmingly want lawmakers to act: 60% of Minnesota voters believe the legislature should take immediate action to ban assault weapons, with majorities…
September 29, 2025

Everytown, Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Statement on Attack on Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc Township

LANSING, Mich. — Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots network, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, released the following statements in response to the horrific attack on the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc…
September 26, 2025

Ahead of One-Month Mark of Annunciation School Shooting, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Call for Special Session to Ban Assault Weapons

In One Month Since Annunciation Church School Shooting, Governor Walz Has Failed to Call Special Session  ST. PAUL, Minn. — On the eve of the one-month mark of the Annunciation School shooting, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action volunteers…
September 17, 2025

What You Need to Know About Florida Attorney General Uthmeier’s Failure to Uphold the State’s Lifesaving Open Carry Ban

This week, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier failed to challenge the recent Florida First District Court of Appeals decision in McDaniels v. State of Florida, and announced that Florida’s life-saving, decades-old open carry ban should not be applied anywhere in…

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Access to a gun makes it five times more likely that a woman will die at the hands of a domestic abuser.

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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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