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AS STUDENTS HEAD BACK TO SCHOOL, SMART WEEK RETURNS IN NATIONWIDE EFFORT TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT SECURE GUN STORAGE
Last School Year Saw a 21% Decrease in Incidents of Gunfire on School Grounds NEW YORK – Today, Be SMART, a program of Everytown for…
Everytown for Gun Safety Releases Investigation into YouTube’s New Efforts to Stop Gun Sales
WASHINGTON — Today, Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund released a new report looking into changes made by YouTube after the company started to…
‘Shoot First’ Laws Lead to Increase in Violence, Costing Taxpayers Millions Annually, According to New Everytown Report
NEW YORK – Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund today released a new report confirming Shoot First laws – also known as Stand Your…
New Everytown Report Highlights Urgent Policy Actions Needed to Combat 3D-Printed Guns
WASHINGTON — Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund today released a first-of-its-kind, comprehensive white paper highlighting the dangers of 3D-printed guns and putting forward policy…
Everytown Expresses Concerns with DOJ Plans to Establish Process to Restore Firearms Access for Felons and Domestic Abusers
WASHINGTON — Today, Everytown for Gun Safety submitted a comment letter expressing deep concerns with the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) hazardous effort to allow…
NEW REPORT: Despite Major Public Safety Risks, Gun Industry is Doubling Down on Efforts to Deregulate Silencers
Last Month, the House of Representatives Passed a Reconciliation Bill Making it Easier to Own Silencers WASHINGTON — Today, The Smoking Gun, an Everytown for…
11TH ANNUAL NATIONAL GUN VIOLENCE AWARENESS DAY AND WEAR ORANGE CAMPAIGN BEGINS TODAY AS PART OF NATIONWIDE EFFORT DEMANDING AN END TO AMERICA’S GUN VIOLENCE CRISIS
Gun Safety Advocates, Survivors of Gun Violence, Elected Officials and More to Gather At More Than 600 Events in Recognition of Wear Orange Across All…
Be SMART Program Celebrates 10 Years of Life-Saving Work
One Decade In, Be SMART Has Grown to Drive Hundreds of Initiatives with Law Enforcement, Public Health, and More to Promote Secure Gun Storage Nationwide…
NEW REPORT: How Smith & Wesson Almost Lost its License to Make Guns
WASHINGTON — Today, The Smoking Gun, an Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund resource dedicated to exposing the gun industry’s role in our gun violence…
NEW REPORT: How the NRA Helped Sell Dangerously Flawed Firearms
The NRA Has Published Ads, Written Positive Reviews, and Even Given Awards to Defective and Recalled Firearms WASHINGTON — Today, The Smoking Gun, an Everytown for…
NEW REPORT: Policy Ended by Trump Shuttered Dangerous Gun Dealers
WASHINGTON — Today, The Smoking Gun — an Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund resource dedicated to exposing the gun industry’s role in our gun…
Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund Celebrates Theatrical Release of “MY DEAD FRIEND ZOE”
Feature-Length Dark Comedy Drama Boasts An A-List Cast Including Morgan Freeman, Ed Harris, Sonequa Martin-Green, and Natalie Morales Produced by NFL Star Travis Kelce, Film…
New Everytown Analysis Found 59% Increase in Extreme Risk Protection Law Usage in 2023
Extreme Risk Laws are Shown to Prevent Deadly Tragedies, Including Mass Shootings, Deaths by Firearm Suicide NEW YORK – Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund…
The Gun Industry Heads to Vegas — Here’s What You Need to Know about the SHOT Show
Today, the gun industry landed in Las Vegas for the annual Shooting, Hunting, Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show, the largest trade show of its kind for…
Everytown for Gun Safety Releases 2025 State Gun Law Rankings, Providing Legislative Roadmap for Saving 299,000 Lives from Gun Violence Over the Next Decade
Rankings Make Clear That the Strength of a State’s Gun Law Influences its Rates of Gun Deaths, Provide Guidelines for Improvements in Public Safety States…
New Everytown Report Finds Someone Was Wounded or Killed in a Road Rage Shooting Every 18 Hours on Average in 2023
As Americans Take to the Road for the Holidays, New Report Sheds Light on Road Rage Shooting Rates and Preventative Measures States with Permitless Carry…
Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund Awards $70,000 To Seven Local and State Domestic Violence Prevention Organizations To Address Critical Intersection Between Guns and Domestic Violence
Everytown Has Provided More than $500,000 to 57 Domestic Violence Organizations in 31 States and Washington D.C. Since 2020 Every Month, an Average of 76…
New Everytown Report: More Than 70 Percent of Homicides of Transgender People Involve a Firearm, with Disproportionate Impacts on Black Trans Women
To Commemorate Trans Day of Remembrance, New Report Analyzes Hundreds of Homicides of Trans People to Help Inform Gun Violence Prevention Policy, Educate Around this…
Everytown Releases New Report Highlighting How Weak Gun Store Security Measures Fuel the Illegal Firearms Market
As Gun Stores Report an Average of Five Incidents of Theft or Loss Per Day, New ‘Soft Targets’ Investigation Sheds Light on the Devastating Consequences…
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…