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Everytown Releases New Report Highlighting How Weak Gun Store Security Measures Fuel the Illegal Firearms Market 10.23.24As Gun Stores Report an Average of Five Incidents of Theft or Loss Per Day, New ‘Soft Targets’ Investigation Sheds Light on the Devastating Consequences of Firearm Theft, Outlines Policy Solutions for Lawmakers to Curb This Crisis FFLs Reported Over… Continue
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Be SMART and Collaboraction Partner on PSAs to Promote Secure Gun Storage, with support from Precious Blood Ministry of Reconciliation, Englewood Community Action Council, Mothers & Men Against Senseless Killing (MASK), Sacred Ground Ministries, and Chicago Youth Boxing Club (Little Village)
CHICAGO — Today, Be SMART, a program of Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund, and Collaboraction, a local social impact theater and media company in…
Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund Releases New Report Highlighting Gun Industry Opposition to Microstamping, an Effective Crime-Solving Tool
Today, The Smoking Gun — an Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund resource dedicated to exposing the gun industry’s role in our gun violence epidemic…
Incidents of Gun Violence on School Grounds in 2024 Officially Surpasses Total Rates from 2023
As of September 30, 2024, the number of gun-related incidents on school grounds for this year has officially outpaced the total number of incidents that…
In Collaboration with Everytown, The Tech Transparency Project Releases Report Finding Hundreds of Gun Ads on Facebook, Instagram, Other Meta Platforms Despite Meta’s Purported Ban
In Apparent Violation of Meta Policies, Investigation Uncovers Over 230 Ads Selling Firearms, Gun Accessories, Ammunition Across Facebook, Instagram, Messenger Everytown Demands Change, Publishing Series…
Youth Development Inc.’s ABQ Against Violence To Receive $100,000 Support Grant From Everytown Community Safety Fund
Investment in Community Violence Intervention Initiatives Will Support Youth Outreach Programs to Combat Gun Violence in Albuquerque ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Today, the Everytown Community…
Wrap Around Project Awarded $100,000 Support Grant From Everytown Community Safety Fund
Investment in Community Violence Intervention Initiatives Will Support Trauma-Informed Care and Community Healing Initiatives to Combat Gun Violence in the Bay Area SAN FRANCISCO —Today,…
Youth Advocate Programs’ Alternative To Violence To Receive $100,000 Support Grant From Everytown Community Safety Fund
Investment in Community Violence Intervention Initiatives Will Support Youth Advocate Programs’s Street Outreach and Community Healing Initiatives to Combat Gun Violence in Charlotte CHARLOTTE, N.C.
Tyme To Thrive To Receive $100,000 Support Grant From Everytown Community Safety Fund
Historic Investment in Community Violence Intervention Initiatives Will Sustain Critical Violence Interruption Programs in Atlanta ATLANTA — Today, the Everytown Community Safety Fund (CSF),…
Ubuntu Village Nola To Receive $100,000 Support Grant From Everytown Community Safety Fund
Investment in Community Violence Intervention Initiatives Will Support Ubuntu Village’s Youth Outreach Programs to Combat Gun Violence in New Orleans NEW ORLEANS— Today, the…
Rise Up Rochester Awarded $100,000 Support Grant From Everytown Community Safety Fund
Investment in Community Violence Intervention Initiatives Will Support Community Healing and Violence Prevention Initiatives in Rochester ROCHESTER, N.Y. —Today, the Everytown Community Safety Fund…
No More Red Dots, Inc. Awarded $100,000 Grant From Everytown Community Safety Fund
Investment in Community Violence Intervention Initiatives Will Support No More Red Dots’ Operation Hope Mentorship Program and Other Initiatives to Combat Gun Violence in Louisville…
Center For Hope To Receive $100,000 Support Grant From Everytown Community Safety Fund
Historic Investment in Community Violence Intervention Initiatives Will Support Street Outreach and Community Healing Initiatives to Combat Gun Violence in Baltimore BALTIMORE — Today, the…
Paterson Healing Collective Awarded $100,000 Support Grant From Everytown Community Safety Fund
Investment in Community Violence Intervention Initiatives Will Support the Paterson Healing Collectives’ Trauma-Informed Care and Community Healing Initiatives to Combat Gun Violence in Passaic County,…
ManUp PHL To Receive $100,000 Support Grant From Everytown Community Safety Fund
Historic Investment in Community Violence Intervention Initiatives Will Support Street Outreach and Community Healing Initiatives to Combat Gun Violence in Philadelphia PHILADELPHIA — Today, the…
Connecticut Violence Intervention Program Inc. To Receive $100,000 Support Grant From Everytown Community Safety Fund
Investment in Community Violence Intervention Initiatives Will Support CTVIP’s Street Outreach and Community Healing Initiatives to Combat Gun Violence in New Haven NEW HAVEN, Conn.
Get Out Stay Out To Receive $100,000 Support Grant From Everytown Community Safety Fund
Historic Investment in Community Violence Intervention Initiatives Will Sustain Critical Violence Interruption Programs in New York City NEW YORK — Today, the Everytown Community…
Project Ujima Awarded $100,000 Support Grant From Everytown Community Safety Fund
Historic Investment in Community Violence Intervention Initiatives Will Support Project Ujima’s Lifesaving Hospital-Based Violence Intervention Work and Other Initiatives to Combat Gun Violence in Milwaukee…
The Bullet Related Injury Clinic Awarded $100,000 Support Grant From Everytown Community Safety Fund
Investment in Community Violence Intervention Initiatives Will Support the BRIC’s Trauma-Informed Care and Community Healing Initiatives to Combat Gun Violence in St. Louis ST. LOUIS—Today,…
FORCE Detroit To Receive $100,000 Support Grant From Everytown Community Safety Fund
Investment in Community Violence Intervention Initiatives Will Support FORCE Detroit’s Community Awareness Campaigns to Combat Gun Violence in Detroit DETROIT — Today, the Everytown…
Everytown Community Safety Fund Awards Over $2 Million To 34 Community-Based Violence Intervention Organizations To Help Sustain Critical Gun Violence Prevention Work Nationwide
EVERYTOWN COMMUNITY SAFETY FUND AWARDS OVER $2 MILLION TO 34 COMMUNITY-BASED VIOLENCE INTERVENTION ORGANIZATIONS TO HELP SUSTAIN CRITICAL GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION WORK NATIONWIDE Since 2019,…
Everytown Community Safety Fund Gathers Over 60 Community-Based Violence Intervention Organizations Ahead of the 11th Annual National Cities United Convening Today in Seattle
SEATTLE — Today in Seattle, ahead of the 11th annual national Cities United convening, the Everytown Community Safety Fund hosted a pre-institute convening with over…
Members of Mayors Against Illegal Guns Gather for Major Summit on Gun Violence Prevention and Gun Industry Accountability, Release New Report Exposing Top Crime Gun Manufacturers
New Report Found Four Gun Manufacturers – Glock, Taurus, Smith & Wesson, and Ruger – Accounted For Over 40% of Guns Recovered in Crimes in…
Inaugural SMART Week Campaign Begins as Part of Nationwide Effort to Raise Awareness About Secure Gun Storage
This School Year, More Than 11 Million Students Across the Country Will Live in a District Requiring Schools to Educate Parents About Secure Gun Storage…
As Back-to-School Season Kicks Off, New Everytown Report Finds 31 Percent Increase in Gunfire on School Grounds During 2023-2024 Academic Year
Report Finds at Least 144 Incidents of Gunfire on School Grounds Resulting in 36 Killed and 87 Wounded During the Last School Year; Second-Highest Number…
New Everytown Report Finds Access to a Firearm is the Centerpiece in the Dual Tragedies of Intimate Partner Homicide-Suicides
A Perpetrator Kills An Intimate Partner Then Dies By Suicide More Than Once A Day On Average In The United States; Of These Incidents, 93…
Everytown and Moonshot Release New Report Exploring the Valorization of Mass Shootings Online
Report Identifies Google, YouTube, 4chan, and Reddit as Key Platforms Containing Discussion and Glorification of Mass Shootings NEW YORK – Today, Everytown for Gun Safety…
Everytown for Gun Safety Releases New Report on Armed Extremism, Detailing How the Gun Industry Inspires Violent Extremists
The Industry and Associated Lobbying Groups Often Deploy Advertising that Appeals to Extremists, Spread Conspiracy Theories Popular With Extremists, and Support Political Leaders who Give…
Everytown Releases New Report on Ensuring the Effective Implementation of Laws that Disarm Domestic Abusers, Following Life-Saving SCOTUS Rahimi Ruling
Report Implores Local Stakeholders to Take Necessary Steps to Ensure Prohibited Domestic Abusers Both Relinquish Firearms and Are Unable to Purchase New Guns NEW YORK…
New CDC Report Uplifts Secure Firearm Storage as Means to Reduce Gun Access by Children, Everytown for Gun Safety Responds
CDC Data Finds Concerning Rates of Loaded, Unsecured Firearms in Homes Across Eight States NEW YORK – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today…
Everytown Releases New Research Revealing Massachusetts is Home to at Least Eight Cities with Zero Gun Thefts from Cars, Despite National Rate Tripling in the Last Decade
Nationwide, At Least One Firearm Is Stolen From A Car Every Nine Minutes, With the Majority Of Thefts Occurring in Cars Parked at Home MASSACHUSETTS…
Everytown Releases New Research Revealing St. Louis Among Top 5 Cities With Highest Rates of Gun Theft From Cars
Report Finds National Rate of Guns Stolen from Cars Has Tripled in the Last Decade Nationwide, At Least One Firearm Is Stolen From A Car…
Everytown Releases New Research Revealing Richmond, VA Among Top 5 Cities With Highest Rates of Gun Theft From Cars
Report Finds National Rate of Guns Stolen from Cars Has Tripled in the Last Decade Nationwide, At Least One Firearm Is Stolen From A Car…
Everytown Releases New Research Revealing the Rate of Guns Stolen from Cars Has Tripled in the Last Decade
At Least One Firearm Is Stolen From A Car Every Nine Minutes, With the Majority Of Thefts Occurring in Cars Parked at Home and In…
Fatal Self-Inflicted Shooting of Two-Year-Old in Euclid Highlights Importance of Secure Firearm Storage
EUCLID, OH — Today, Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots network, Moms Demand Action, released the following statement in response to the fatal self-inflicted…
Everytown and the HAVI Release a Guide to Implementation and Cost of Hospital-Based Violence Intervention Programs
Shown to Reduce Gun Violence in Cities Nationwide, Hospital-Based Violence Intervention Program Guide Offers a Tailored Tool to Help Cities, Funders Understand Budgets Necessary to …
Everytown Releases New Research Highlighting 2023 as Worst Year for Unintentional Shootings by Children, Ohio Has One of Highest Rates of These Preventable Tragedies
COLUMBUS, OH – Everytown for Gun Safety has released new data highlighting the devastating rise in unintentional shootings by children, finding that 2023 had…
Everytown Releases New Research Highlighting 2023 as Worst Year for Unintentional Shootings by Children, Vermont Ranks Above the National Average for Frequency of These Preventable Tragedies from 2015-2023
BURLINGTON, VT – Everytown for Gun Safety has released new data highlighting the devastating rise in unintentional shootings by children, finding that 2023 had…
California’s Strong Gun Safety Laws Work: New Research from Everytown Reveals that 2023 Marked the Highest Number of Unintentional Shootings by Children Nationwide, with California Ranking 47th for Unintentional Shootings From 2015 to 2023
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Everytown for Gun Safety has released new data highlighting the devastating rise in unintentional shootings by children, finding that 2023 had…
Everytown Releases New Research Highlighting 2023 as Worst Year for Unintentional Shootings by Children; Missouri is National Leader, Sees Some of the Highest Rates of Unintentional Shootings by Children
Self-Inflicted Unintentional Shooting By a 2-Year-Old in Ferguson Emphasizes Need to Safely Store Firearms JEFFERSON CITY, MO. — Everytown for Gun Safety has released…
Everytown Releases New Research Highlighting 2023 as Worst Year for Unintentional Shootings by Children, Indiana Has One of the Highest Rates of These Preventable Tragedies
INDIANAPOLIS — Everytown for Gun Safety has released new data highlighting the devastating rise in unintentional shootings by children, finding that 2023 had the…
Everytown Releases New Research Highlighting 2023 as Worst Year for Unintentional Shootings by Children, North Carolina Saw 108 Incidents of Unintentional Shootings by Children from 2015-2023
RALEIGH, NC– Everytown for Gun Safety has released new data highlighting the devastating rise in unintentional shootings by children, finding that 2023 had the…
Everytown Releases New Research Highlighting 2023 as Worst Year for Unintentional Shootings by Children, Tennessee Saw 158 Incidents of Unintentional Shootings by Children from 2015-2023
NASHVILLE, TN — Everytown for Gun Safety has released new data highlighting the devastating rise in unintentional shootings by children, finding that 2023 had…
Everytown Releases New Research Highlighting 2023 as Worst Year for Unintentional Shootings by Children, Georgia Saw 194 Incidents of Unintentional Shootings by Children from 2015-2023
ATLANTA — Everytown for Gun Safety has released new data highlighting the devastating rise in unintentional shootings by children, finding that 2023 had the…
Everytown Releases New Research Highlighting 2023 as Worst Year for Unintentional Shootings by Children, West Virginia Has a Rate Higher than the National Average of These Preventable Tragedies from 2015-2023
CHARLESTON, WV – Everytown for Gun Safety has released new data highlighting the devastating rise in unintentional shootings by children, finding that 2023 had…
New Everytown Report Details the Ease with Which Minors Can Illegally Purchase Ammo from Online Retailers
Investigation of Several Major Online Ammunition Retailers Finds That None Appear to Verify a Purchaser’s Age, Nor Whether They Can Legally Purchase Ammunition NEW YORK…
Everytown Releases New Research Highlighting 2023 as Worst Year for Unintentional Shootings by Children
From 2015 to 2023, Everytown’s #NotAnAccident Index Has Tracked More Than 3,200 Unintentional Shootings By Children; 2023 Surpassed 400 Incidents For The First Time Since…
Everytown, Brady, GIFFORDS, March For Our Lives File Amicus Brief to Reverse Fifth Circuit’s Dangerous Decision That Would Strike Down Portions of Life-Saving Ghost Gun Rule
WASHINGTON – Four of the nation’s leading gun violence prevention organizations – Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund, Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence, GIFFORDS…