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Moms 10-Year Anniversary, Volunteer Stories

A Decade of Demanding: Moms Demand Action Leaders Share Their Journey

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Take It From Me: Gun Violence Can Happen to Anyone

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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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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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Jun 25, 2022

President Biden Signed into Law the First Major Gun Safety Bill in 26 Years

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Keeping Our Communities Safe, One Conversation at a Time

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Drawing On Our Talents and Experiences: 10 Years of Moms Demand Action

Moms 10-Year Anniversary, Volunteer Stories

Behind the Scenes at Illinois’ 2023 Advocacy Day

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#MomsAreEverywhere: Pride Edition

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Angela Ferrell-Zabala headshot

Meet Angela Ferrell-Zabala, Executive Director of Moms Demand Action

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Kathy Elaine McKnight selfie

Kathy Elaine McKnight: We Aren’t Taking No For an Answer

Survivor Stories, Volunteer Stories
Donnitta Marie Sinclair wearing a red Everytown Survivor Network t-shirt and speaking at a podium

Donnitta Marie Sinclair: Growing, Rebuilding, Restoring, and Healing our Community

Survivor Stories, Volunteer Stories
Dr. Lorenzo Neal selfie in a Wear Orange t-shirt

Dr. Lorenzo Neal: How We’re Bringing Actualized Political and Social Change

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Jenevia Blanks holding a framed proclamation from the Office of the Mayor

Jenevia Blanks: All You Have To Do Is Show Up

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Moms Demand Action volunteers pose in red Moms Demand Action t-shirts alongside founder Shannon Watts

Ten Actions to Celebrate Ten Years of Moms Demand Action’s Life-Saving Advocacy

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La’Shay Black in an orange

La’Shay Black: ‘We fought hard for this victory, and I’m willing to continue the fight’

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Volunteer Michele Mueller smiles while pretending to make a call on a rotary phone.

Michele Mueller: ‘We will keep building the movement and only look back to measure how far we have come’

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Feb 26, 2021

Virginia lawmakers pass HB 2128, legislation to address the Charleston loophole, which allows gun sales to move forward by default after three business days—even if a background check has not been completed

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November 30, 2023

Everytown for Gun Safety Applauds Introduction of the GOSAFE Act

WASHINGTON – Today, Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund released the following statements applauding Senator Martin Heinrich for introducing the GOSAFE Act, which would regulate gas-operated semiautomatic weapons and large-capacity magazines: “As weapons of war have become commonplace in America,…
November 27, 2023

Three Palestinian Students Shot and Wounded in Burlington; Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Respond 

BURLINGTON, VT. — The Vermont chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, issued the following statements in response to a shooting in which  three Palestinian students were shot and…
November 21, 2023

Months After Promising Action in the Wake of Tragedy at Covenant School, Governor Bill Lee Goes Back on His Word, Refuses to Introduce an Extreme Risk Law in Upcoming Legislative Session; Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Respond

Governor Bill Lee Originally Released Draft Legislation in the Final Hours of the Legislative Session in April, and Repeatedly Encouraged Lawmakers to Take Action and Pass an Extreme Risk Law, saying “We owe Tennesseans a vote.” NASHVILLE, Tenn. –…
November 20, 2023

Standing With Gun Violence Survivors and Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer Signs Law to Help Keep Guns Out of the Hands of Domestic Abusers

Action Follows U.S. Supreme Court Oral Arguments in United States v. Rahimi  LANSING, Mich. — Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots networks released the following statements today after Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed a critical gun violence prevention…
November 20, 2023

Everytown For Gun Safety and National Center for Trans Equality Commemorate Trans Day of Remembrance Following the One-Year Mark of the Shooting at Club Q in Colorado 

Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance, and this past Sunday marks one year since the horrific shooting at Club Q, an LGBTQ+ nightclub in Colorado Springs where five people were killed and 17 were wounded. Gun violence deeply affects the…
November 16, 2023

VICTORY FOR GUN SAFETY: Massachusetts Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Celebrate AG Andrea Campbell’s Announcement of New Gun Violence Prevention Unit

The New Unit is Led by Christine Doktor, Who Served as Managing Attorney At Everytown Law Prior to Joining the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office This Past Fall BOSTON — The Massachusetts chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action,…
November 15, 2023

Following Advocacy by Moms Demand Action Volunteers, The Association of Alaska School Boards Passes Resolution to Distribute Be SMART Materials 

JUNEAU, AK. — The Alaska chapter of Moms Demand Action, part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, issued the following statement applauding the adoption of a statewide resolution for Alaskan public schools and school boards to encourage Be…
November 14, 2023

Gunfire Erupts at Prairie View A&M University For the Second Time in Two Weeks, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Respond

WALLER COUNTY, Texas – The Texas 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 the second shooting in less than two weeks at…
November 10, 2023

Four Members of the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department Die by Gun Suicide in a 24- Hour Span; California Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond

LOS ANGELES — The California chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, issued the following statement in response to reports of four members of the Los Angeles Sheriff’s…
November 10, 2023

VICTORY FOR GUN SAFETY: Gun Sense Candidate Susanna Johnson Wins Snohomish County Sheriff Race

Johnson Defeats MAGA Sheriff Adam Fortney in Washington’s Third Largest County After Investment From Everytown and Partners WASHINGTON — Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, released the following statements after…
November 10, 2023

Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Respond to Death of Belmont University Freshman Who was Hit By Stray Bullet in Nashville 

NASHVILLE, Tenn. –  The Tennessee chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, released the following statement in response to Belmont University freshman Jillian Ludwig being shot and killed Tuesday…
November 9, 2023

Everytown Statement on Senator Manchin’s Decision Not to Run For Reelection in 2024

WASHINGTON — Today, following Senator Joe Manchin’s announcement that he would not seek reelection next year, Everytown for Gun Safety released the following statements: “In the wake of the mass shooting at Sandy Hook School, Senator Joe Manchin had the…

Did you know

Firearms are the leading cause of death for American children and teens.

Source: CDC, Fatal Injury Reports, 2018

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