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

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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

Survivor Stories

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

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Jenevia Blanks: All You Have To Do Is Show Up

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

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

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

Volunteer Stories
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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Norri smiles while holding a dog and standing next to another Moms Demand Action volunteer

Norri Leder: ‘When people see our red shirts, it feels like we’re wearing a cape’

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Marie G. Delus: ‘History will remember us Moms, our legacies are being written’

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Moms Demand Action volunteer Melody McFadden speaks at the podium at a Don't Look Away rally in Washington, DC in 2022

Melody Geddis McFadden: Helping survivors of gun violence smile again

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Dannette Fadness: Making an impact in Montana, a state with some of the weakest gun laws in the country

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CA volunteer Alex Navarrro smiles while wearing a red Moms Demand Action shirt and holding up a sign that says 'we're coming for you NRA!'

Alex Navarro: ‘I’m hopeful for the future because this movement is only getting stronger’

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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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June 2, 2023

White House To Be Lit Orange Tonight for National Gun Violence Awareness Day

Vice President Kamala Harris Marked #WearOrange in Springfield, Virginia Today with Moms Demand Action Executive Director, Angela Ferrell-Zabala Events Being Held Across The Country This Weekend, Contact [email protected] For Details WASHINGTON — Everytown for Gun Safety…
June 2, 2023

LEADING BY EXAMPLE: Standing With Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers and Gun Violence Survivors, Colorado Governor Jared Polis Signs Wear Orange Proclamation and Ghost Gun Legislation

Action On Ghost Guns Comes One Month After Governor Polis Signed Four Critical Gun Violence Prevention Bills Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers Rallied At The Capitol, Testified At All Legislative Hearings, Traveled Across The State To…
June 1, 2023

VICTORY FOR GUN SAFETY: Vermont Governor Phil Scott Allows Suicide Prevention Bill To Become Law; Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Respond

H.230 Will Require Secure Storage of Firearms, Expand Eligible Petitioners for Extreme Risk Protection Orders and Create a 72-Hour Waiting Period for Firearm Transfers MONTPELIER, Vt. —The Vermont chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part…
June 1, 2023

Ninth Annual National Gun Violence Awareness Day and Wear Orange Campaign to Begin Friday as Part of Nationwide Effort Demanding an End to America’s Gun Violence Crisis

Vice President Kamala Harris to Mark #WearOrange in Springfield, Virginia on Friday  Gun Safety Advocates, Survivors, Elected Leaders and More to Gather At More Than 400 Events Across 50 States and Washington, D.C. to Honor Victims and Survivors of Gun…
May 30, 2023

New York Senate Passes Legislation That Will Fund Community Violence Intervention Programs; Everytown, Moms Demand Action, and Students Demand Action Applaud

New York — Today, the New York chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, released the following statement applauding the New York Senate for passing S580, legislation to…
May 30, 2023

VICTORY FOR GUN SAFETY: Vermont Governor Phil Scott Signs Life-Saving Gun Safety Bill; Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Applaud

S.4 Will Help Keep Firearms Out of the Hands of Dangerous People, Including Stalkers and Domestic Abusers, Establish a Grant Fund for Community Violence Intervention Programs, Prohibit Straw Purchasing and Defacing Firearm Serial Numbers, and Facilitate Compliance with New…
May 30, 2023

Nine People, Including Four Minors, Shot on Hollywood Beach Boardwalk Over Memorial Day Weekend; Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — The Florida 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 mass shooting on Monday night of Memorial Day Weekend…
May 30, 2023

Nevada Senate Fails to Take Action on Governor Lombardo’s Veto of Bill to Disarm Hate; Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond 

CARSON CITY, Nev. – Nevada Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, issued the following statement after the Senate announced it will not provide further consideration to Senate Bill 171.
May 30, 2023

As Texas 2023 Legislation Session Wraps Up, Following 21 Mass Shootings in the State Since the New Year, Everytown, Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond

AUSTIN, 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 statement in response to the end of the Texas legislative session. So far this…
May 26, 2023

Washington, DC Moms Demand Action Respond to the Passing of Linda Harllee Harper, the Director of Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement and the Office of Gun Violence Prevention

The Washington, DC chapter of Moms Demand Action, part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, released the following statement in response to the death of Linda Harllee Harper, the Director for the Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement…
May 25, 2023

Oregon Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Call on Republican Senators to Return to Work and Act on Gun Safety

SALEM, Ore. — Oregon Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, issued the following statement calling on Republican lawmakers in the Senate to return to work after walking off the job…
May 25, 2023

11-Year-Old Aderrien Murry Shot in the Chest By Police Responding to His 911 Call; Mississippi Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Respond 

INDIANOLA, Miss. — The Mississippi 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 reports of an 11-year-old boy who was shot and wounded…

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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