Press Releases
Tennessee Lawmakers Advance Widely Opposed Permitless Carry Legislation; Moms Demand Action Responds
Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers Are Available for InterviewsNASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action,…
Everytown Applauds Confirmation of Attorney General Merrick Garland
NEW YORK –– Today, Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, responded to the confirmation of Attorney General…
Chicago Sun-Times Editorial Board Highlights Dangers of Bills to ‘Nullify’ Federal Gun Laws
In an editorial this week, the Chicago Sun-Times’ editorial board weighed in on a push in several…
New Polling: Voters are Nearly United In Support for Expanded Background Checks
According to new polling from Morning Consult, “84 percent of voters support requiring all gun purchasers to go through a background…
Colorado Moms Demand Action Applauds Colorado House For Passing Secure Storage Legislation
The Colorado chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statement today after the…
Florida Senate Committee Advances Bill That Would Allow Guns in Religious Schools; Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond
The Florida chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, released the following statements after…
Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to House State Affairs Committee Passing Dangerous and Widely Opposed Guns in Schools Legislation
The Idaho chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today released the following statement after the…
Sheriffs and Constituents Show Widespread Opposition to Gun Bills in Wyoming Legislature. Here’s What You Need to Know.
This session, Wyoming lawmakers are fast-tracking reckless gun bills that have faced large opposition from law enforcement officials, educators, and constituents. Lawmakers are considering SF 81,…
Alleged Ghost Guns Rings in Philadelphia Highlights Need for Federal Solution to Growing Tide of Untraceable Guns
On Sunday, Pennsylvania’s Attorney General Josh Shapiro and Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner announced the arrest of four individuals who manufactured…
Everytown Applauds House for Introducing VAWA Reauthorization to Close Dating Partner and Stalker Loopholes
This Bill has the Full Support of President Biden, who Wrote the Original Bill in 1994 NEW YORK — Everytown for…
South Dakota Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Criticize Senate Passage of Bill to Expand Dangerous ‘Stand Your Ground’ Law
The South Dakota chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, the grassroots networks of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statement after…
Everytown research expert to Kansas City Star: ‘A conversation about preventing gun violence can’t really happen unless we address firearm suicide’
Yesterday, the Kansas City Star published an article on the rise of gun suicide and the work of a local organization working to…
Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Call on Governor Cox to Veto Dangerous ‘Stand Your Ground’ Expansion Bill
The Utah chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statement after Utah lawmakers…
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…
How Secure Storage will Protect Colorado from Gun Violence
This week, the House State, Civic, Military & Veterans Affairs Committee passed HB21-1106, a bill to require firearms that a juvenile or prohibited person might…
Despite law enforcement opposition, ‘GOP state lawmakers seek to nullify federal gun limits,’ AP reports
Gun sales and gun violence spiked over the last year, and law enforcement officers across the country have been fighting on the frontlines of both…
Congressional Hearings on January 6th Armed Insurrection Show Role of Firearms and Rise in Hate Motivated Violence
Over the past week, congressional committees have been holding hearings to further investigate the armed insurrection at the United States Capitol on January 6. The…
Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond After Senate Lawmakers Pass Legislation Rolling Back Gun Safety Laws in Utah
The Utah chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statement after the Utah…
Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Condemn Kansas House for Passing Bill to Let Teenagers, People from Other States Carry Hidden, Loaded Guns in Public
The Kansas chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, the grassroots networks of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statement after the…
Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Applaud Washington Legislature for Passing Swath of Legislation to Prevent Police Violence
The Washington chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statement after the Washington…
Everytown Applauds the Senate for Introducing Legislation to Close the Charleston Loophole
Surge in Gun Sales During the Pandemic is Overwhelming the Background Check System, Making the Charleston Loophole…
Everytown Applauds House Passage of George Floyd Justice in Policing Act
Firearms are the Cause of Death in 95% of all Police Killings, and Every Year, Police in America…
Iowa Moms Demand Action Statement on Iowa Senate Committee Passing Bill to Repeal Background Checks on Handgun Sales
The Bill would also Repeal Iowa’s Permit Requirement for Carrying a Concealed Handgun Gun Violence Survivors, Moms Demand Action Volunteers are Available for Interviews The…
Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond as Governor Hutchinson Announces He Will Sign Dangerous ‘Stand Your Ground’ Bill Into Law
Legislation Would Embolden Armed Demonstrators and Extremists to Shoot First and Ask Questions LaterMoms Demand Action Volunteers Are Available for InterviewsLITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The…