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This Year, State Lawmakers Across the Country Took Action to Address Domestic Violence and Gun Violence, But There is Still More Work to Be Done. Here’s What You Need to Know:
Gun violence and domestic violence are deeply connected, and existing loopholes in federal and state law allow easy access to guns by abusive partners…
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…
Two Jonesboro Teenagers Were Injured in an Unintentional Shooting. Here’s What You Need to Know about Secure Storage.
On Monday night, two teenage boys were shot and wounded in an unintentional shooting in Jonesboro, Arkansas. According to reports, one of the…
Everytown For Gun Safety Applauds Senate Appropriations Legislation With Crucial Investments to Help Reduce Gun Violence
WASHINGTON – Today, Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, released the following statements applauding this…
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…
Everytown Victory Fund Albuquerque Launches Direct Mail Campaign in Albuquerque Mayoral Election
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M — Everytown Victory Fund Albuquerque (“Everytown”) announced today that it was launching an independent expenditure program in the Albuquerque mayoral election on…
Everytown’s Updated City Dashboard Sheds Important Light on City Gun Violence
This week, Everytown for Gun Safety released updated 2020 data and new analyses to its City Dashboard, which features FBI…
Everytown, Delaware Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Applaud Governor Carney on Signing of Domestic Violence Prevention, Ghost Guns Bills
Moms Demand Action Volunteers Drove Hundreds of Calls and Emails to Lawmakers in Support of BillsThe Delaware chapters of Moms Demand Action and…
North Carolina Gun Owner: Why I Oppose the NRA’s ‘Guns Everywhere’ Agenda
Earlier this month, the NRA held its annual meeting in Charlotte. As communities across North Carolina continue to face the fear and loss surrounding…
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…
Everytown For Gun Safety Victory Fund Launches Nearly $200,000 Pilot Program in Erie County, PA to Engage in Sheriffs Races
Program Includes Digital Ads and Direct Mail Highlighting Stakes of Sheriff Election ERIE, Pa. — Everytown for Gun Safety Victory Fund announced today 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…
Governor Evers Commits $45 Million Towards Violence Intervention Programs — Wisconsin Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Applaud Commitment to Gun Safety
The Wisconsin chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, released the following statement…
Everytown, Rhode Island Moms Demand Action Applaud Mayor Elorza for Announcing Request of $1.6 Million in Violence Intervention Funding to Combat City Gun Violence in Providence
The Rhode Island chapter of Moms Demand Action, a part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, released the following statement applauding the mayor…
NEW TV Ad: Terry for Virginia and Everytown Release New Ad Featuring Newport News Sheriff Gabe Morgan
Glenn Youngkin Has Pledged to Oppose Any Gun Safety Laws, Would Oppose Laws That Keep Guns Out of Hands of Criminals, Putting Law Enforcement…
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…
Minnesota Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Shooting at a Bar in St. Paul
The Minnesota chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, released the following statement…
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, Moms Demand Action, Lawmakers Kick Off “Demand a Seat” Program to Recruit and Train Volunteers and Gun Violence Survivors to Run for Office and Work on Campaigns
The New National Program Will Invest $3 Million in Recruiting and Training Hundreds of Grassroots Volunteers to Run Campaigns on Gun Safety at the…
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 for Gun Safety Applauds Governors Hochul, Lamont, Murphy and Wolf on Signing Agreement to Share Gun Violence Data Across States
Today, Everytown for Gun Safety released the following statement applauding the signing of a memorandum of understanding by Governors Kathy…
A Grand Jury May be Impaneled to Consider Charging Police Officers in the Shooting of an 8-Year-Old Girl in Philadelphia. Here’s What You Need to Know:
Gun violence by police continues to devastate Black people, who in Pennsylvania are over 5 times as likely as white…