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New Everytown Analysis: First Half of 2021-2022 School Year Had Most School Gun Violence in Recent History
Between August 1 and December 31, at Least 136 Instances of Gunfire Occurred on School Grounds, Killing 26 and Wounding…
Miami Herald Editorial Board: Florida’s ‘Shoot First’ or ‘Stand Your Ground’ Law is More Than a Legal Matter, It’s An Attitude
Yesterday, the Miami Herald published an editorial on Florida’s culture of violence, cultivated by lax firearm legislation like the state’s “Stand Your Ground”…
Texas Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Statement Following Shooting at Party in Harris County
HOUSTON, Texas — The Texas chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, released…
Op-ed: A Voice for Ahmad and a Call for Change
Yesterday, on the final day of the fourth annual National Gun Violence Survivors Week, the Charlotte Observer and the…
As the 2022 Legislative Session Begins Today in Oklahoma, Here’s What to Know About Gun Violence in the State
As the Oklahoma legislature returns for the start of the 2022 legislative session today, lawmakers will once again have the opportunity to pass common-sense…
New Mexico Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Shooting of Nikki Turrietta, a 31-year old Transgender Woman in Albuquerque
The New Mexico chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, released the following…
Students Demand Action Volunteer LaTayla Billingslea Featured as Seventeen Magazine’s “Voice of Change” for the Month of January
Each month, Seventeen Magazine honors one young person as a Voice of Change, someone who is making a difference in their community and the…
Rise in Raleigh Gun Violence Underscores the Need for Violence Intervention Programming
On Monday night, four people were shot outside a motel in Raleigh, leaving one dead and three wounded, according to…
Alabama Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Dangerous Permitless Carry Legislation; Alabama Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond
The Alabama chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action issued the following statement after the Alabama Senate Judiciary Committee passed SB 1,…
Everytown, Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Newly Released Footage of Road Rage Gun Violence in Florida
Everytown for Gun Safety, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today released the following statements following…
Michigan State Senate Candidate Encourages Supporters to “show up armed” at Polling Places
At an event in Livingston County this Saturday, Mike Demner, a Trump-endorsed Republican candidate for Michigan Senate, encouraged a crowd…
Everytown, Tennessee Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Police Shooting Outside Nashville
The Tennessee chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today released the following statement after…
New Atlanta Journal-Constitution Poll Shows Georgians Oppose Permitless Carry
The Georgia chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, released the following statement…
AL.com Guest Opinion: With better gun laws, fewer people die
On Tuesday, AL.com published an opinion piece by Meredith Cummings, a Senior Instructor of Journalism and Creative Media at The…
Three Law Enforcement Officers Shot in Houston; Texas 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 networks, released…
Following Advocacy by Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Volunteers, California Lawmakers Prioritize Legislation to Ensure Secure Firearm Storage
The California chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, released the following statement…
Lawmakers Considering Dangerous Permitless Carry Legislation While Georgia’s Children Die in Crossfire
This Monday in Atlanta, a sixth-month old infant was shot and killed in the crossfire of a gun fight — the third child under…
Virginia Woman at School Board Meeting Threatens to Bring “Every Single Gun Loaded” – Everytown, Virginia Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond
Today, Everytown for Gun Safety, and Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, Everytown’s grassroots networks, released the following statements in response to the…
As the 2022 Legislative Session Reconvenes Today in Alaska, Lawmakers Have the Opportunity to Save Lives by Passing Secure Storage Legislation
As the Alaska legislature returns to Juneau for the start of the 2022 legislative session, lawmakers will again have the opportunity to pass common-sense…
As the 2022 Legislative Session Begins Today in Utah, Lawmakers Have Opportunity to Save Lives with Critical Gun Safety Legislation
As the Utah legislature returns to Salt Lake City for the start of the 2022 legislative session, lawmakers will again have the opportunity to…
The 2022 Legislative Session Began This Week in Arizona, and Lawmakers are Already Trying to Force Guns into Schools Instead of Protecting Women and Children from Gun Violence
On Monday, the Arizona legislature returned to Phoenix for the start of the 2022 legislative session. Instead of prioritizing critical domestic violence legislation, lawmakers…
California Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Applaud Lawmakers For Advancing First-of-Its-Kind Legislation to Ensure Secure Firearm Storage
The California chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statement applauding the…
Oath Keeper Arrest Highlights Rise of Armed Extremism – Ties Between Guns and Militia Activity
Today, Stewart Rhodes, leader of the anti-government extremist group the Oath Keepers, was arrested in connection to the Jan 6, 2021 Capitol Insurrection. Rhodes…
As the 2022 Legislative Session Begins Today in Florida, Lawmakers Have Another Historic Chance to Pass Gun Safety Measures
As the Florida legislature returns for the start of the 2022 legislative session today, lawmakers will once again have the opportunity to pass common-sense…