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Recommendations for Journalists Covering Domestic Violence and Gun Violence
Domestic violence is inextricably linked to gun violence. Every month, an average of 57 women are shot and killed by an intimate partner.
Mayors Call on Governor Newsom to Prioritize CalVIP Funding to Prevent Gun Violence
Letter, Available Here, Is Signed By 18 California Mayors, Representing Nearly 10 Million ResidentsMayors: ‘Guns Injure, Traumatize and Take Far Too Many…
Everytown Taps Keenon James as Director of the Everytown Survivor Network
James, a Gun Violence Survivor and Former Deputy Director of the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives, to Lead Nationwide Community of Gun Violence…
New Study Shows Young Children Have Increase in Suicidal Thoughts
Last week, NBC and Children’s Hospital Association released a new study detailing how suicidal thoughts of young children have continued to climb — even before the…
“Road Trip For Background Checks” — Everytown Announces Ten-Day Nationwide Road Trip to DC to Call For Senate Action on Background Checks
Starting on Tuesday, April 6, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Supporters, Gun Violence Survivors, Republicans, Gun Owners, Sportsmen, Veterans, Faith Leaders, and Elected…
Washington Post: ‘I’ve lost three loved ones to gun violence. Only the one killed by police did not get justice,’ says Washington local.
Yesterday, DeVitta Briscoe, a Washington local and Everytown Survivor Fellow, penned an op-ed in the Washington Post detailing her experiences with gun violence…
Kansas Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Call on Lawmakers to Pass Bill to Keep Guns out of the Hands Domestic Abusers
The Kansas chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statement applauding the introduction…
Third Annual National Gun Violence Survivors Week Concludes With Thousands of Powerful Stories Shared Across the Country
From Members of Congress and Mayors to Professional Athletes, Thousands Came Together to Share the Stories of Gun Violence Survivors Moms Demand Action and Students Demand…
Everytown, Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Release Statements as Black History Month Begins
NEW YORK — Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund, Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund, and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action,…
More Than 370 Survivors of Gun Violence Unveil Letter to 117th Congress as Third Annual National Gun Violence Survivors Week Kicks Off
Today at 4 PM, Representative Lucy McBath (GA-6) Joins Everytown President John Feinblatt and Students Demand Action Leader Marco Vargas for Virtual Kickoff Discussion; Watch…
In Advance of National Gun Violence Survivors Week, PEOPLE Magazine Releases “PEOPLE Features: Gun Violence Survivor Athletes” Featuring Everytown Athletic Council Sports Greats Discussing Their Experiences as Survivors
Third Annual National Gun Violence Survivors Week Takes Place from February 1-7 In advance of the third Annual National Gun Violence Survivors Week, from February 1-7,…
New Report Reveals the Overlooked, Devastating Toll of Non-Fatal Gun Violence — Hundreds are Shot Each Day
Surviving a Shooting is One of the Strongest Predictors of Future Involvement With Violence; Better Data on Nonfatal Shootings Can Help Policymakers and Advocates Direct…
As Holidays Start, Suggestions for Covering Suicide and Gun Violence During the Coronavirus Pandemic
As the number of new coronavirus cases continues to surge across the country, millions of people are sheltering in place, spending the holidays isolated…
Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond After Police Officers Fatally Shoot Walter Wallace in West Philadelphia
The Pennsylvania chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, released the following statement after…
Everytown Launches Nearly $350,000 Direct Mail Campaign Featuring Survivors of Gun Violence
Mailers Being Sent to Voters in Key State Legislative Battlegrounds in Arizona, North Carolina, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, and TexasCampaign is Part of Everytown’s More Than…
Everytown, Moms Demand Action Respond to Donald Trump, Jr.’s Outrageous Comments on Gun Extremist Who Killed Two Protesters in Kenosha
NEW YORK – Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, released the following statements today after Donald…
ICYMI: Gun Safety Takes Center Stage at the DNC
Gun safety and its role in the 2020 election took center stage at the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday. Gun violence prevention advocates, including Moms…
Everytown Statement on Next Week’s 1-Year Marks of the El Paso, Dayton Mass Shootings
WASHINGTON – Today, Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, released the following statements on next week’s one-year…