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Three Palestinian Students Shot and Wounded in Burlington; Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Respond 11.27.23BURLINGTON, 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 wounded. According… Continue
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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
11-Year-Old Killed and Four Minors Wounded In Drive-By Mass Shooting in Cincinnati; Mayor Pureval, Ohio Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Respond
CINCINNATI — The Ohio chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, alongside Mayors Against Illegal…
Three Baltimore Students Shot and Wounded Outside Carver Vo-Tech High School; Maryland Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Respond
BALTIMORE – The Maryland chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, issued the following statement…
Everytown, Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Applaud Biden-Harris Administration for Launching White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention; Herald Commitment to Gun Safety as Key Administration Priority
Rob Wilcox, Everytown for Gun Safety’s Senior Director of Federal Government Affairs and Greg Jackson, Executive Director of the Community Justice Action Fund, Announced as…
As Students Head Back to School in Louisiana, Shooting at a High School In Greensburg Where One Student Was Killed is Tragic Reminder of Gun Violence Terrorizing Kids and Schools
As students head back to school each year, they face the risk of gun violence and it has become harder for parents and students to…
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL UNDERGOES SECOND ACTIVE SHOOTER LOCKDOWN IN TWO WEEKS; STUDENTS DEMAND ACTION AND MOMS DEMAND ACTION RESPOND
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – The North Carolina chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, released…
VICTORY FOR GUN SAFETY: Following Tireless Advocacy from Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Volunteers California Senate Passes The Gun Violence Prevention and School Safety Act
Since the Bill’s Introduction, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers have Testified, Sent over 13,000 Emails and Made Over 2,000 Calls to Lawmakers…
As Suicide Prevention Awareness Month Begins, Gun Safety Advocates Continue Fight To End Preventable Public Health Crisis of Gun Suicide
Resources for Journalists on Responsibly Covering Gun Suicide are Available Here As September begins and marks the start of Suicide Prevention Awareness…
Tennessee Special Session Ends: Legislature Rejects Efforts to Arm Teachers and Put More Guns in Schools but Fails to Take Significant Action on Gun Safety Following the Mass Shooting at the Covenant School and Months of Advocacy
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…
Gunfire Rings Out at Multiple High School Sporting Events Over the Weekend, Killing One Student and Traumatizing Countless Communities
In a Shooting Yesterday at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, a Faculty Member was Also Shot And Killed During The Second Week…
SHOOTER AT UNC CHAPEL HILL GRADUATE SCHOOL KILLS ONE FACULTY MEMBER, NORTH CAROLINA MOMS DEMAND ACTION AND STUDENTS DEMAND ACTION RESPOND
Chapel Hill, N.C. – The North Carolina chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, released…
Three People Shot and Killed at a Dollar General Store in Jacksonville, Florida in Act of Hate-Motivated Violence; Everytown, Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond
JACKSONVILLE, 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…
As Kids Head Back to School Nationwide, What to Know about Keeping Communities Safe From Gun Violence This Upcoming School Year
NEW YORK — Earlier this week, the American Academy of Pediatrics released a new study reporting that child gun deaths in the United States…
Tennessee House Civil Justice Subcommittee Advances Bills to Arm Teachers on Second Day of Special Session, Takes No Action on Gun Safety; Tennessee Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond
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…
‘CRUEL AND IRRESPONSIBLE’: AHEAD OF SPECIAL SESSION, TENNESSEE LAWMAKERS INTRODUCE BILL TO ARM TEACHERS, HAVE YET TO FILE SUBSTANTIVE GUN SAFETY LEGISLATION
On Monday, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Will Host a Press Conference in the Media Room on the Ground Floor of…
Gun Safety Groups Announce Endorsement of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris for Re-Election
Brady and Team ENOUGH, Community Justice Action Fund, Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund and Its Grassroots Networks Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action,…
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee Officially Calls for a Special Session on Public Safety; Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action, March For Our Lives, Giffords and Brady Respond
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, Brady, Giffords, and…
As Tennessee Lawmakers Head Into Special Session on Public Safety, Students Head Back to School Terrified of Gun Violence
This August, while state lawmakers in Tennessee prepare for a special session on public safety, Tennessee students prepare to return to school – where they…
With Summer Break In Full Swing, Unintentional Shootings By Children Surge
Everytown Tracked More than 73 Unintentional Shootings by Children Since May 1; More than Three in 10 Unintentional Child Shooters Since May Were Under Six-Years-Old…
New Report Reveals How America’s Gun Violence Crisis Affects Young People at Home, at School and in Communities
Four out of five youth agree that the level of gun violence in the U.S. is a problem, according to research from Everytown, SPLC and…
Everytown for Gun Safety, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Recognize One-Year Mark of Bipartisan Safer Communities Act
WASHINGTON — Today, Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots arms Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, released the following statements in recognition of the…
Everytown for Gun Safety, Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action and Everytown Law Recognize the 1-Year Mark of the Bruen Decision
NEW YORK – Today, Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots arms Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, and its litigation arm Everytown Law, released…
Virginia Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Respond to Mass Shooting During a High School Graduation Outside Altria Theater where Two People were Shot and Killed and Five Others Shot and Wounded
The Virginia chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, released the following statements in response…
America Goes Orange for Ninth Annual National Gun Violence Awareness Day and Wear Orange Campaign as Part of Nationwide Effort Demanding an End to the Gun Violence Crisis
More Than 450 Events Took Place Across All 50 States and Washington D.C. Throughout Wear Orange Weekend; President Joe Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill…
Another Deadly Weekend of Gun Violence in Texas with a String of Shootings Across the State as Communities Commemorated National Gun Violence Awareness Day
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…
VICTORY FOR GUN SAFETY: Standing With Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers and Gun Violence Survivors, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer Signs Historic Extreme Risk Law
Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers Rallied at the Capitol, Testified at All Legislative Hearings, Traveled Across the State to Urge Lawmakers to…
Minnesota, Illinois, Michigan, Maryland Pass Historic Gun Safety Bills this Week, Adding to Long List of States Taking Life-Saving Action on Gun Safety in 2023
Following Historic Electoral Wins in Minnesota and Michigan Where Moms Demand Action Volunteers Ran for Office and Won, Helping to Flip the State Legislatures, Both…
North Carolina Students Demand Action Successfully Push for Secure Firearm Storage Resolution for Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools Board
The Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools Board of Education unanimously passed a resolution on Tuesday, May 9th, that will require the school district to communicate with parents…
Texas Students Demand Action Organized More Than Thirty Walkouts At Schools Across the State to Demand Action on Gun Safety
On Saturday, Students Demand Action and Moms Demand Volunteers To Host Nearly 200 Events Nationwide – Including in Texas – Calling For Congress to Reinstate…
Gun-Lobby Backed Arizona Lawmakers Pass Dangerous Legislation to Allow Guns on College Campuses, Moms Demand Action, Student Demand Action Respond and Urge Governor to Veto
PHOENIX — Today, the Arizona chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, released the following…
Another Child Senselessly Shot: 14-Year-Old Girl Shot In the Back of the Head By Neighbor While Playing Hide and Seek in Starks, LA; Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond
STARKS, La. — The Louisiana chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, released the following…
Violence Against the Trans Community Continues, Highlighting The Urgent Need for Action on Gun Safety
With the ongoing attacks against the transgender community, violence against LGBTQ+ communities is once again top of mind. Across the country, LGBTQ+ people — particularly…
VICTORY FOR GUN SAFETY: Surrounded by Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers and Gun Violence Survivors, Colorado Governor Polis Signs Four Historic Gun Safety Bills into Law
Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers Rallied at the Capitol, Testified at All Legislative Hearings, Traveled Across the State to Urge Lawmakers to…
New Fox News Polling Confirms Popularity of Gun Safety Laws Among Democrats, Republicans, and Gun Owners
A new nationwide survey conducted by Fox News of registered voters confirmed once again that the vast majority of Americans support strengthening gun…
Minnesota House Passes an Extreme Risk Law and Universal Background Checks, Following Hundreds of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers Rallying for Gun Safety at Capitol with Gov. Walz, Minnesota Lawmakers
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Today, following hundreds of volunteers with the Minnesota chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action rallied at the state capitol…
Nine Teens Shot and Wounded In Jasper, Texas At an After-prom Party; Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond
JASPER, 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…
Everytown Launches ‘Demand a Seat: Students Edition’ Training Camp to Equip Young People to Run for Office
WASHINGTON— Today, Everytown for Gun Safety Victory Fund announced the launch of Demand a Seat: Students Edition, a training camp designed specifically to support…
Ruling on Fatal Police Shooting of 25-Year-Old Jayland Walker Highlights Need to Take Action on Gun Violence By Police, Specifically Use-of-Force Standards and Accountability
On Monday, an Ohio grand jury declined to charge police officers in the horrific killing of Jayland Walker. The fatal shooting is a tragic reminder…
Two Texas Cheerleaders Shot After Getting into Wrong Car in Elgin, Texas; Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond
ELGIN, TX. — The Texas chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, released the following…
The Gun Lobby’s ‘Guns Everywhere’ Agenda is Killing American Youth
It’s been another deadly week of gun violence in America. As the nation is still reeling from the aftermath of mass shootings in Nashville, Louisville,…
Missouri Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Statement on Shooting of Ralph Yarl, a Black Teenager in Kansas City
Shoot First Laws like Missouri’s Have Been Associated with Increases in Homicides and Instances of Racist Violence KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Missouri…
VICTORY FOR GUN SAFETY: Surrounded By Hundreds of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers, Michigan Governor Whitmer Signs Two Historic Gun Safety Bills into Law
Governor Whitmer Signs Historic Bills to Require Background Checks on All Unlicensed Gun Sales and the Secure Storage of Firearms as Hundreds of Moms Demand…
Following Advocacy from Students Demand Action Volunteers, Florida State University Student Assembly Unanimously Passes Resolution Urging University Not to Invest in Gun Industry
Last week, following tireless advocacy from Students Demand Action volunteers, the Florida State University Student Assembly unanimously passed the 75th Student Senate Resolution, discouraging…