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Moms Demand Action volunteers wear red t-shirts and blazers, holding Moms Demand Action signs, as they smile on stage at a rally. Angela Ferrell-Zabala, executive director of Moms Demand Action, smiles at the center of the photo.
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Moms Are Everywhere: 2025 Gun Safety Wins in Every State

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James Cole with his dog

Take It From Me: Gun Violence Can Happen to Anyone

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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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A candid photo of Sarah Browder smiling

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

Survivor Stories

The Right Place at the Right Time

Survivor Stories
Stephen Venable (left) with his dad, Billy.

My Younger Brother Died Trying to Save Our Dad

Survivor Stories

In Just Three Minutes, My Daughter Was Gone and My Life Forever Changed

Survivor Stories
Nov 18, 2025

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek Signs Rapid Fire Device Ban into Law

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6 Moms Demand Action volunteers stand with Abigail Spanberger, who wears a black shirt, dark pants, and a light grey blazer. One volunteer holds a sign that says "Vote" in capital letters.

Thank You, Volunteers: You Made Election Night 2025 One to Remember

Volunteer Stories
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 "We Can End Gun Violence" Students Demand Action and "Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America" banners.

What Is a Weekend of Action?

Volunteer Stories
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

Volunteer Stories
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

Volunteer Stories
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 "We can end gun violence: Students Demand Action;" in the front right, people hold a white banner that reads "Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America." In the back, people hold individual signs that spell out the word "MOMS".

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

Volunteer Stories
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 "Disarm domestic violence"; another sign that reads "Gun laws save lives" is slightly blurred, but legible, in the background.

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

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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

Resources, Volunteer Stories
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

Volunteer Stories
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

Volunteer Stories
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

Survivor Stories, Volunteer Stories
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 "Bowl Over Gun Violence."

The Toledo Group Working to “Bowl Over Gun Violence”

Survivor Stories, Volunteer Stories
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

Volunteer Stories
In a crowd gathered in front of the Capitol in D.C., a few people hold up Moms Demand Action signs
Nov 5, 2025

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

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November 5, 2026

Nine Years After the Deadly First Baptist Church Sutherland Springs Shooting, Everytown, Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Urge the United States Supreme Court to Uphold State and Local Bans on Assault Weapons

AUSTIN – Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, released the following statements in honor of the nine-year mark of the mass shooting at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs,…
November 4, 2026

VICTORY FOR GUN SAFETY: Josh Shapiro Re-elected Governor of Pennsylvania

WASHINGTON — Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, declared a major victory today as voters re-elected Governor Josh Shapiro in Pennsylvania. “From going after ghost guns as…
November 4, 2026

VICTORY FOR GUN SAFETY: Jared Moskowitz Wins in Florida’s 25th Congressional District

Everytown for Gun Safety Victory Fund Ran a More Than $43 Million Paid Media Campaign Focused on Moms Demand Action Volunteers in Must-Win Battleground U.S. House Districts Everytown Supporters, Alongside Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers,…
November 4, 2026

VICTORY FOR GUN SAFETY: Roy Cooper Elected to Represent North Carolina in the U.S. Senate

WASHINGTON — Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, declared a major victory today as voters elected former Governor Roy Cooper to represent North Carolina in the U.S. Senate. …
November 4, 2026

VICTORY FOR GUN SAFETY: Juliana Stratton Elected to Represent Illinois in the U.S. Senate

WASHINGTON — Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, declared a major victory today as voters elected Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton to represent Illinois in the U.S. Senate.
November 2, 2026

Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Respond to Widespread Halloween Weekend Shootings Across U.S. Communities

WASHINGTON – Following a terrifying and deadly Halloween weekend marked by widespread gun violence across the country, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, released statements responding to a devastating…
October 21, 2026

Amid Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Deadly Familicide Shooting Reinvigorates Calls for Legislator Action on Gun Violence Prevention in Illinois

As Illinois Lawmakers Prepare to Return to Springfield for Veto Session, Major Gun Safety Legislation Remains Unfinished MUNDELEIN, Ill. — Moms Demand Action, a grassroots network of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statement in response to…
October 21, 2026

Everytown, Democratic Governors Association Launch $3 Million Campaign to Elect Gun Safety Governors in Key Battleground States 

WASHINGTON — Today, Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund and Victory Fund, and the Democratic Governors Association (DGA) announced a $3 million effort to elect gun-sense governors in Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, and Wisconsin. The campaign includes digital ads targeting…
October 12, 2026

Devastating Weekend of Intimate Partner Gun Homicide-Suicides and Familicides in Pennsylvania, Georgia, and California Leaves Multiple Families Destroyed; Moms Demand Action Responds

October Marks Domestic Violence Awareness Month, an Annual Observance to Raise Awareness, Educate the Public, and Elevate Resources to Survivors of Domestic Violence NEW YORK – Moms Demand Action released the following statement in response to the devastating…
October 12, 2026

Everytown Launches $3 Million Paid Media Campaign to Elect Moms Demand Action Volunteers in 5 Battleground States and Flip State Legislative Chambers

WASHINGTON — Today, Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund and Everytown for Gun Safety VF MN announced a $3 million paid media campaign to elect former Moms Demand Action volunteers in key state legislative battleground districts across Arizona, Michigan,…
October 12, 2026

A Rejection of Extremism: Months After Florida Lawmakers Passed Law Allowing Staff to Act as Armed Guards for College and University Campuses, Zero Florida Higher Education Institutions Have Opted In

Despite Lawmakers Forcing HB 757 Through the Legislature, Colleges and Universities Across Florida Reject Arming Campus Faculty and Staff, Highlighting a Massive Disconnect Between State Lawmakers and the Communities They Represent TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Everytown for Gun…
October 6, 2026

Everytown, House Majority PAC Launch Initial $10 Million Paid Media Campaign to Elect Moms Demand Action Volunteers in 8 Key Battleground Districts and Flip the House

WASHINGTON — Today, Everytown for Gun Safety Victory Fund and House Majority PAC announced an initial $10 million paid media campaign to elect former Moms Demand Action volunteers in eight key battleground House districts across Arizona, Florida, Iowa, Michigan,…

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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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A large group of Moms Demand Action volunteers stand on stairs and cheer. Angela Ferrell-Zabala, executive director of Moms Demand Action, is pictured front and center.
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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