This weekend saw a series of tragic shootings across the country — many of which were deadly. Early Saturday morning in Kentucky, seven people were shot and wounded outside of the Lexington Legends baseball stadium — just one of at least three shootings that took place across the city that night. On Sunday in Texas, three people […]
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Dozens of Shootings over Memorial Day Weekend Highlight Urgency of Senate Action
May 31, 2022 – As the country continues to reel from Tuesday’s horrific shooting in Uvalde, Texas where 19 students and two teachers were shot and killed, dozens of shootings across Memorial Day weekend highlight the urgency for the Senate to take action to end the gun violence epidemic. According to Buzzfeed News, at least […]
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Today is the First Day of the Federal Hate Crimes Trial on the Murder of Ahmaud Arbery
Today marks the first day of the federal hate crimes trial on the murder of Ahmaud Arbery. The trial will focus on whether the killing was racially motivated and if Arbery’s civil rights were violated by the defendants. Last week, a judge rejected a proposed plea deal, opposed by Arbery’s family, which would have let […]
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Everytown to Supreme Court: NRA Affiliate’s Case Rests on Distorted Telling of History
NEW YORK, September 21, 2021 – Everytown for Gun Safety, the nation’s largest gun violence prevention organization, today filed an amicus brief in the U. S. Supreme Court in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen, a case challenging the constitutionality under the Second Amendment of a New York law regulating the concealed […]
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As Country Re-Opens After COVID, Gun Violence Dominates Weekend Headlines
May 24, 2021 – This weekend, as COVID-19 cases continue to plummet and the country continues to reopen, communities across the nation experienced surges of gun violence. These shootings are a painful reminder of the urgency with which action is needed. This weekend’s tragedies included: In Minneapolis, two people were shot and killed and eight […]
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Everytown Responds to NRA Bankruptcy Dismissal — An Unmitigated Disaster for the Gun Lobby
NEW YORK, May 11, 2021 — Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, hosted a press call today in response to Judge Harlin Hale’s dismissal of the NRA’s bankruptcy filing for lacking “good faith.” The call featured John Feinblatt, President of Everytown for Gun Safety, Shannon Watts, Founder of Moms Demand Action,and Justin […]
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After Mass Shooting in Boulder, Everytown Releases Statement, Witness Remarks Ahead of Senate Hearing on Gun Violence
WASHINGTON, March 23, 2021 –– Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, released the following statements ahead of today’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on proposals to reduce gun violence. Robin Brule, a Moms Demand Action volunteer and survivor of gun violence whose mother was shot and killed in […]
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Days after Deadly Insurrection, Recent NRA Fundraising Letter Bragging about “Win[ning] Knock-Down Brawls on Capitol Hill” Is Revealed
January 12, 2021 – Just days after a violent pro-Trump mob breached the U.S. Capitol in an attempted coup that resulted in the deaths of at least five individuals including a Capitol police officer, an apparently recent direct mail letter from the NRA has been unearthed, which states, “only the NRA has the strength to […]
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Armed Anti-Social Distancing Protests May Have Spread Virus Widely
May 19, 2020 – According to new reporting by the Guardian, cell phone location data shows protesters attending the anti-social distancing demonstrations often traveled hundreds of miles to and from the protests––raising “the prospect that the protests will play a role in spreading the coronavirus epidemic to areas which have, so far, experienced relatively few infections.” Reports […]
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Armed Intimidation Never Has A Place In Political Debates – Especially During A Public Health Crisis
NEW YORK, May 13, 2020 –Everytown for Gun Safety and Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statements after reports of open threats to police and graphic threats of violence against Governor Gretchen Whitmer in advance of a Michigan Capitol rally scheduled for Thursday. Heavily […]
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New FBI Data Suggests Americans Bought 4.2 Million Guns in March and April 2020
NEW YORK, May 4, 2020 — Today, Everytown for Gun Safety and Moms Demand Action, a part of Everytown, responded to new data from the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS), which found the number of background checks conducted in April 2020 was 25 percent higher compared to April 2019. According to an […]
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Gun Extremists Flock To Capitol to Intimidate Michigan Lawmakers in the Midst of a Pandemic
Yesterday, armed protesters, including members of the Michigan Militia and Michigan Proud Boys, attended a demonstration at the Michigan Capitol intended as a protest of the stay-at-home orders that Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer put in place to slow the spread of COVID-19. According to Michigan Advance’s reporting, “cries to fire Whitmer and expand gun rights […]
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Trump administration does NRA’s bidding when making potentially harmful decisions about public land, wildlife policy
January 24, 2020 – According to a new report in The Guardian, emails show that the Trump administration has consistently done the NRA’s bidding when making potentially harmful decisions about public land and wildlife policy ––despite ethics prohibitions on giving “preferential treatment to any private organization.” This coordination comes after the NRA “spent roughly $30 […]
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New Research Estimates Approximately 200 People Survive Gunshot Wounds Every Day in the U.S.
NEW YORK, Nov. 12, 2019 — Today, Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund released a new report on nonfatal shootings in the United States, drawing on new analysis of millions of hospital discharge records to estimate that approximately 73,330 people are wounded in nonfatal shootings each year in the U.S. “Most people who are shot […]
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New Report Details Secure Gun Storage Practices and Policies
NEW YORK, Sept. 4, 2019 — Today, Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund released a new report detailing how secure gun storage practices can reduce gun violence, including gun suicides and unintentional shootings by children. The report covers: The deadly toll of unsecured guns Steps that gun owners can take to protect their children and […]
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Everytown, Moms Demand Action: Let’s be clear: This is about easy access to guns
NEW YORK, Aug. 5, 2019 – Everytown for Gun Safety and Moms Demand Action released the following statement today in response to President Trump’s address. Let’s be clear: This is not about mental health, it’s not about video games, it’s not about movies. Those are all NRA talking points. This is about easy access to […]