
Turn outrage
into action
We’re young activists committed to ending gun violence in our communities.

We can end gun violence

Firearms are the leading cause of death for young people. And more than 100 Americans die by gun violence every day — hundreds more are wounded.
We’ve grown up in the midst of the gun violence crisis and are demanding action. That’s why we’re rising up and organizing in our schools, universities, community centers, and more across the country to call on our leaders to pass laws which will keep our communities safe.
Become a leader in your community by starting a Students Demand Action group!
Bring Students Demand Action to your community!
Students Demand Action is working with gun violence prevention leaders like you to bring the power of advocacy, research, and grassroots organizing to communities across the country. When you create a group, our team of expert organizers, researchers, legal experts and policy wonks will work to support you in engaging your community around enacting policies to keep people safe from gun violence.
Are you ready to join student leaders across the country who are taking on the gun lobby and fighting to make their schools and communities safer?
Here’s what you need to get started:
- A Student Group Leader (that’s you!)
- A Students Demand Action Group Advisor** (typically a teacher, parent or community leader)
- A Location (Students Demand Action Groups can be hosted in schools, colleges, universities, libraries, community centers, faith-based organizations, or nonprofits)
** If you want to start a group but are having trouble finding an advisor, please reach out to us at students@everytown.org and we can help you identify someone.
Ready to get started?
“Our Students Demand Action leaders are changing the conversations around gun violence in their communities and beyond. In their own words:
“One of the most impactful things my group, the Miami chapter, has done is the Life Over Bullets Benefit Concert. This concert was meant to raise awareness on the gun violence that happens in the community everyday. It was incredible to see the theater filled with so much love, strength, inspiration, and hope. After that event, I knew that change was coming… and it did. After that, we helped to elect a gun sense majority in the House of Representatives.”
– Juliana Simone, Group Lead, Students Demand Action Miami, Students Demand Action National Advisory Board Member & Student at Laurel Springs School
“In a little less than a year, my group and I have hosted various town halls between the police department and the community, held sit downs with various ranking politicians to discuss common-sense gun reform, and have specialized in organizing rapid response events (like vigils and marches).”
– Jai Patel, Group Lead Students Demand Action Hudson County, Students Demand Action National Advisory Board Member & Rutgers University Student
Here's What You Can Do

Tell Your U.S. Senators: Vote to Convict President Trump
President Trump has proven himself unfit for office. If he is to be fully held accountable for inciting a deadly attack on the United States, the Senate must also vote to convict him.
Send a Message
Host a Summer Leadership Academy
The Summer Leadership Academy enables communities disproportionately impacted by gun violence to host summer programs which empower low-income students, survivors, and people of color to become community organizers.
Click here to learn more!
Sign up for a Virtual Event!
Join other young gun sense advocates across the country on one of our virtual events.
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Join a Virtual Field Office in Your State!
Join your state's online community of young people organizing to register voters & fight gun violence
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Start a Students Demand Action Group
Bring the power of Students Demand Action! Learn more and get started.
Learn MoreBring Students Demand Action to your community!
Students Demand Action is working with gun violence prevention leaders like you to bring the power of advocacy, research, and grassroots organizing to communities across the country. When you create a group, our team of expert organizers, researchers, legal experts and policy wonks will work to support you in engaging your community around enacting policies to keep people safe from gun violence.
Are you ready to join student leaders across the country who are taking on the gun lobby and fighting to make their schools and communities safer?
Here’s what you need to get started:
- A Student Group Leader (that’s you!)
- A Students Demand Action Group Advisor** (typically a teacher, parent or community leader)
- A Location (Students Demand Action Groups can be hosted in schools, colleges, universities, libraries, community centers, faith-based organizations, or nonprofits)
** If you want to start a group but are having trouble finding an advisor, please reach out to us at students@everytown.org and we can help you identify someone.
Ready to get started?
Apply to start a local Students Demand Action group
“Our Students Demand Action leaders are changing the conversations around gun violence in their communities and beyond. In their own words:
“One of the most impactful things my group, the Miami chapter, has done is the Life Over Bullets Benefit Concert. This concert was meant to raise awareness on the gun violence that happens in the community everyday. It was incredible to see the theater filled with so much love, strength, inspiration, and hope. After that event, I knew that change was coming… and it did. After that, we had a gun sense majority in the House of Representatives.”
– Juliana Simone, Group Lead, Students Demand Action Miami, Students Demand Action National Advisory Board Member & Student at Laurel Springs School
“In a little less than a year, my group and I have hosted various town halls between the police department and the community, held sit downs with various ranking politicians to discuss common-sense gun reform, and have specialized in organizing rapid response events (like vigils and marches).”
– Jai Patel, Group Lead Students Demand Action Hudson County, Students Demand Action National Advisory Board Member & Rutgers University Student

We Can End City Gun Violence
Advocate for effective City Gun Violence initiatives in your community.
Download the Toolkit!
Join the Text Team
Talk to hundreds (maybe thousands, if you’re ambitious) students across the country about gun violence prevention policies and get them to take action!
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Download the National Gun Violence Survivor Week Toolkit
Monday February 1st to Saturday February 7 will mark the third National Gun Violence Survivors Week. Download the toolkit on how to mark this week at your school!
Download the Toolkit!Breaking the Pattern of Gun Violence
A student’s voice: Violence is a crisis for black teens in Alabama

“As a student gun safety activist, I have been heartbroken by the series of shootings that have injured high school students like me in the past month. Those shootings remind us of a fact that we don’t talk about enough: In Alabama and across the country, gun violence has a disproportionate impact on children and teens of color.” – Justin Smith, 17