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The Trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, a 17-year-old who Shot Three People, Two Fatally in Kenosha While Illegally Armed with an AR-15-style Rifle, Began This Week. Here’s What You Need to Know:
The trial of Kyle Rittenhouse began this week. In August 2020, loosely organized militias began to patrol Kenosha, Wisconsin, openly carrying guns in direct…
Governor J.B. Pritzker Commits $250 Million Towards Violence Intervention Programs — Illinois Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Applaud Commitment to Gun Safety
Investment Would Also Create A New Office of Firearm Violence Prevention To Address Gun Violence The Illinois chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students…
New Mexico Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Applaud Legislative Council for Keeping Guns Out of the Capitol
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…
Kansas City Star: Decades of the NRA’s Agenda In Missouri Has Exacerbated Gun Violence Crisis
This weekend, the Kansas City Star, in partnership with The Missouri Independent and students at the University of Missouri School of Journalism, issued a…
Idaho Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Shooting of Transgender Woman at Towne Square Mall
BOISE, Idaho – The Idaho chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, released the…
Portland Sees Highest Rate of Homicides in Nearly 35 Years
On Sunday, Portland surpassed a new homicide record in nearly 35 years. A shooting in Old Town Portland left two people shot and killed…
Idaho Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Shooting at Towne Square Mall
The Idaho chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, today released the following…
California Joins More than a Dozen States in Taking Steps to Improve Police Accountability and Prevent Police Violence
This month, California passed three bills to improve police accountability and work to prevent police violence, joining more than a dozen other states this…
Pediatricians, Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists and Children’s Hospitals Declare National Emergency in Children’s Mental Health.
This week, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP), and the Children’s Hospital Association (CHA), representing…
New Associated Press Report on Police Violence Against Children Under 16
On Wednesday, the Associated Press published a disturbing report on approximately 3,000 instances of police use of force against children…
A Philadelphia Teenager was Critically Wounded in an Unintentional Shooting. Here’s What You Need to Know about Secure Storage.
Yesterday, a 17-year-old boy was shot and wounded in an unintentional shooting in Philadelphia. Reports indicate that the 17-year-old was unintentionally shot…
A High School Football Game in Mobile. A Nightclub in Houston. Two Shootings Reflect Ongoing Daily Toll of Violence.
A pair of shootings hundreds miles apart Friday night and early this morning are making national news, serving as a grim reminder of the…
Seattle Times: ‘Disheartening’ rise in King County Gun Violence has Already Surpassed 2020’s Record Toll
King County continues to be ravaged by gun violence this year. At the end of September, King County already saw 73…
ICYMI: Everytown Releases New School Safety Data, Recommendations for Biden-Harris Administration on Press Call with AFT, NEA
Last week, on a press call with leaders from the National Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers, Everytown for Gun Safety…
Armed Man Arrested at Vermont Statehouse After Threatening House Speaker, Vermont Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond
The Vermont chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, released the following statement…
2020 Utah crime statistics are out and homicides are up 44 percent.
This week, the Utah Department of Public Safety released its annual crime statistics for 2020 showing there was 44 percent…
Everytown Releases New School Safety Recommendations for Biden-Harris Administration on Press Call with NEA and AFT
Between August 1 and September 15, at Least 30 Instances of Gunfire Occurred on School Grounds, Killing Five and Wounding…
Everytown, Texas Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Shooting at Timberview High School in Arlington
The Texas chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, today released the following…
Everytown, Arizona Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Shooting on Amtrak Train in Tucson
Everytown for Gun Safety, and the Arizona chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown’s grassroots networks, released the…
Texas Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Shooting of Black Transgender Woman in Arlington
The Texas chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, released the following statement…
Everytown, Texas Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Shooting at Houston School
The Texas chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, today released the following…
Everytown, Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Statements as Domestic Violence Awareness Month Begins
NEW YORK — Everytown and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, released the following statements to mark the beginning of…
Everytown, Tennessee Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Shooting at Memphis Elementary School
The Tennessee chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, today released the following…
Victory For Gun Safety: Governor Gavin Newsom Signs Legislation to Eliminate Qualified Immunity, Several Other Life-Saving Gun Safety Bills
California Becomes the Third State in the Country to Eliminate Qualified Immunity This Marks the Fourth Straight Legislative Session in which Governor Newsom Has…