Press Releases
ICYMI: Everytown Applauds Biden-Harris Administration As Vice President Harris Announces $285 Million to Hire and Train Mental Health Professionals in Schools
CHARLOTTE, NC – Yesterday in North Carolina, Vice President Kamala Harris announced an additional $285 million in funding to help schools across the country…
Extremist Lawmakers in Missouri Begin 2024 Legislative Session By Reintroducing Dangerous Gun Laws, Including Legislation to Force Guns Into Places of Worship, Allow More People to Have Guns in Schools, and Legalize Access to Firearms for Children
During the 2023 Legislative Session, Following Advocacy By Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers, Dangerous Gun Legislation Failed to Pass, Including Identical Bill…
Joined by Everytown’s Monisha Henley, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers, Governor Lujan Grisham Announces Strong Gun Safety Package to Curb Gun Violence in New Mexico
SANTA FE, N.M. — The New Mexico chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks,…
ProPublica: Secret Recording Shows NRA Treasurer Plotting to Conceal Extravagant Expenses Involving Wayne LaPierre
Audio Reveals Leaders Enacting a Plan to Conceal Payments for Luxury Expenses by NRA Executives Follow the latest from the NRA trial through NRA…
Everytown for Gun Safety Applauds House GVP Task Force for Filing Discharge Petition on the Keep Americans Safe Act
WASHINGTON – Today, Everytown for Gun Safety released the following statements applauding Representative DeGette and the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force for filing a…
TODAY: Nearly 200 South Carolina Lawmakers, Moms Demand Action Volunteers, and Gun Violence Survivors Gathered at the South Carolina State House for Advocacy Day to Demand the Passage of Common Sense Gun Reform During the 2024 Legislative Session
Live footage of the press conference is available HERE. COLUMBIA, SC. – Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown…
As Tennessee Lawmakers Gavel In For 2024 Legislative Session, Gun Safety Advocates Call on Lawmakers to Finally Act to Prevent Gun Violence
Following the End of Special Session In August Without Any Common Sense Gun Reform Legislation, Volunteers Ready to Advocate for A Safer Tennessee NASHVILLE, Tenn.
As Florida Lawmakers Head Back to Session, Gun Safety Advocates Call on Lawmakers to Act on Gun Violence and Reject Efforts to Dismantle Gun Safety Laws Passed After the Shooting in Parkland
Last Session, Florida Lawmakers and Governor DeSantis Enacted Permitless Carry, Despite The Majority of Floridians Opposing Efforts to Erode Common Sense Gun Reform TALLAHASSEE, Fla.
Deadly Shooting in Cloquet Highlights Need for Continued Action on Gun Violence Prevention in Minnesota
CLOQUET, Minn. — The Minnesota chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, issued the…
As Georgia Gavels In For 2024 Legislative Session, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers Call on Lawmakers to Pass Common Sense Reform to Protect Georgians Across the State
ATLANTA, GA. – The Georgia chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, released the…
Iowa’s 2024 Legislative Session Begins Just Days After Mass Shooting at Perry High School; Lawmakers Need to Prioritize and Take Action on Gun Violence Prevention Measures
Iowa Legislators Return to Des Moines Just Four Days After Mass Shooting at Perry High School, Where a Sixth Grader Was Shot and Killed…
As Lawmakers Return to Olympia, We Must Build on Washington’s Progress In the Fight Against Gun Violence
Today, lawmakers return to Olympia for the first time since last spring to convene for the legislative session. Last session, Washington became the tenth state…
Everytown Responds to NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre’s Resignation Announcement Ahead of Trial
WASHINGTON — Today, NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre resigned from his role days before the start of the trial in Attorney General of The State of…
Everytown for Gun Safety Releases 2024 State Gun Law Rankings, Iowa Ranks 31 in the Nation for the Strength of its Gun Laws
Gun Law Ranking for 2024 Releases Following School Shooting at Perry High School in Perry Iowa DES MOINES, IA – Today, Everytown for Gun Safety…
Everytown, Moms Demand Action Respond to Newly Released Data from the White House Showing Over 500 Illegal Gun Purchases Prevented Through the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act
WASHINGTON — Today, after the White House released data showing the Justice Department has now successfully denied more than 500 illegal gun purchases by…
Everytown for Gun Safety Releases 2024 State Gun Law Rankings, Arkansas now Ranks Last in the Nation for the Strength of its Gun Laws, Dropping from 49 to 50 in Rank
LITTLE ROCK, AR – Today, Everytown for Gun Safety launched the updated “Gun Law Rankings” for 2024, an online tool and website that ranks…
Everytown for Gun Safety Releases 2024 State Gun Law Rankings, North Carolina Drops From 21 to 23 in National Rank for the Strength of its Gun Laws
RALEIGH, N.C. – Today, Everytown for Gun Safety launched the updated “Gun Law Rankings” for 2024, an online tool and website that ranks all…
Everytown for Gun Safety Releases 2024 State Gun Law Rankings, Georgia Ranks 46 in the Nation for the Strength of its Gun Laws
ATLANTA, GA – Today, Everytown for Gun Safety launched the updated “Gun Law Rankings” for 2024, an online tool and website that ranks all…
Everytown for Gun Safety Releases 2024 State Gun Law Rankings, Florida Drops from 19 to 22 in National Rank for the Strength of its Gun Laws
TALLAHASSEE, FL – Today, Everytown for Gun Safety launched the updated “Gun Law Rankings” for 2024, an online tool and website that ranks all…
Everytown for Gun Safety Releases 2024 State Gun Law Rankings, Michigan Ranks 20th and Sees its Rank Increase By 4
After Electing a Gun-Sense Trifecta in 2022, Michigan Lawmakers Enacted Historic Gun Safety Policies, Increasing Michigan’s Gun Law Ranking by 4 LANSING, Mich. — Today,…
Everytown for Gun Safety Releases 2024 State Gun Law Rankings, Montana Ranks 47th in the Nation for the Strength of its Gun Laws
HELENA, MT. – Today, Everytown for Gun Safety launched the updated “Gun Law Rankings” for 2024, an online tool and website that ranks all…
Everytown for Gun Safety Releases 2024 State Gun Law Rankings, Illinois Among National Leaders for Strong Gun Laws, Ranking Third and Seeing Rank Increase by 4
SPRINGFIELD, IL – Today, Everytown for Gun Safety launched the updated “Gun Law Rankings” for 2024, an online tool and website that ranks all…
Everytown for Gun Safety Releases 2024 State Gun Law Rankings, Idaho Ranks 48th in the Nation for the Strength of its Gun Laws
BOISE, ID. – Today, Everytown for Gun Safety launched the updated “Gun Law Rankings” for 2024, an online tool and website that ranks all…
Everytown for Gun Safety Releases 2024 State Gun Law Rankings, Nebraska Drops from 22 to 24 in National Rank for the Strength of its Gun Laws
LINCOLN, Neb. — Today, Everytown for Gun Safety launched the updated “Gun Law Rankings” for 2024, an online tool and website that ranks all…