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Dr. Marisa Ross Joins Northwestern Research Team as Post-Doctoral Fellow Through Everytown City Gun Violence Research Grant
Ross Will Take on the Post-Doctoral Fellowship to Help Advance the Northwestern Neighborhood & Network Initiative’s Efforts to Expand Research on City Gun…
Ohio NAACP, Lawmakers, Advocates Challenge Constitutionality of ‘Stand Your Ground’ Measure, Which Was Passed By Inserting It Into Unrelated Legislation – Legislature Broke Rules Designed To Protect Democratic Process
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NEW: Everytown Releases New Report Detailing Unintentional Shootings by Children and Increase of Children Living With Unsecured Firearms
Analysis Shows States With Strong Secure Gun Storage Policies Have Fewer Unintentional Shootings by Children Than States With Lax or No PoliciesResearch Shows Unintentional Shootings…
NEW: Everytown, ACLED Release First-of-Its-Kind Report Revealing More Than 500 Armed Demonstrations Occurred in the Past 18 Months Alone
Report Finds There Were At Least 560 Armed Demonstrations Since 2020, and Armed Demonstrations Nearly Six Times More Likely to be Violent…
Gun Safety Advocates Renew Call for FTC to Investigate Smith & Wesson’s Marketing Practices, Citing Posts by Social Media Influencers That Don’t Adequately Disclose Company Backing
Letter to FTC Comes as Smith & Wesson Faces Widespread Scrutiny for its Marketing Practices WASHINGTON— Everytown for Gun Safety and Brady,…
Interactive Everytown Tool Calculates Economic Cost Of Gun Violence For Different Types of Violence in Different States, Underscoring Need For Action
Recent Report Shows States With Strong Gun Safety Laws Spend Less on Repercussions of Gun Violence Than States With Lax Laws NEW YORK —…
New Article Chronicles Failure of NRA’s Eddie Eagle Program as Unintentional Shootings By Children Rise Across the Country
This weekend, The Daily Beast published a new article informed by internal NRA board meeting minutes, revealing the NRA’s children’s education program Eddie Eagle…
BREAKING: Amid Historic Levels of Gun Violence, Everytown Launches $25 Million Emergency Initiative to Support Community-Based Violence Intervention Programs
With Emergency Action Needed to Support Proven Interventions, Initiative Will Start Distributing Funding This Month Everytown Will Also Continue to Provide Capacity-Building Training,…
BREAKING: Everytown Law Launches $3M Litigation Fund Dedicated to Advancing Gun Violence Prevention Through the Courts
Encouraging Applications From Small and Mid-Size Law Firms, Solo Practitioners, Law School Clinics and Legal Services Organizations Everytown Law: A Lack of Financial Resources Shouldn’t…
Everytown: Summer Youth Programs Prevent Gun Violence Need Funding in 2021
New Fact Sheet Shows Need for Increased Funding for Summer Programming for Youth, As Gun Violence Continues to Dominate Headlines and Cities Prepare for Violent…
What to Know About the 9th Circuit Ruling Keeping California’s Assault Weapons Law in Effect While State Appeals Outlier Ruling
After yesterday’s motions panel ruling, I wanted to send over a few key points about where the challenge to California’s assault weapon law currently stands: …
Everytown Law Applauds DOJ for Putting Missouri on Notice over ‘Nullification’ Law; Urges Agency to Take Action Regarding Similarly Extreme Arkansas Measures
NEW YORK — Everytown Law, the largest team of litigators in the U.S. working full-time on advancing gun violence prevention in the courts, today applauded…
New Report: Firearms Industry Took Over $150 Million In Paycheck Protection Program Funding Meant For Struggling Businesses, While Simultaneously Reporting Record Sales
In 2020, As Small And Medium Businesses Struggled to Get Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Loans, Firearms-Related Businesses And Organizations Took $156.9 Million, Including Businesses That…
Too Many Children are Gaining Access to Guns, Here’s What You Need to Know.
Over the last year, with the increase in gun sales and gun violence, more children have gained access to firearms, putting them at risk of…
Everytown and Black Mental Health Alliance Call for Action to Address Community Trauma from Gun Violence Among Black Americans
Organizations Recommend Expanding Mental Health Resources, Community-Based Violence Prevention Programs, Restorative Justice Programs, Youth Jobs Programs and Efforts to Promote Police…
Study: 208 People Are Shot and Wounded Every Day in the US, Twice the Number Who Are Shot and Killed, Hospital Records Suggest
Findings Highlight Enormous Toll on Public Health and our Economy of Nonfatal Shootings; Burden Falls Most Heavily on Black Teens and Young Men and in…
Everytown Celebrates Continued Partnership with National Parent Teacher Association on ‘Be SMART’ Secure Gun Storage Program
NEW YORK — Everytown for Gun Safety, along with Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, Everytown’s grassroots networks, released the following statement celebrating its…
Residents Ask Oregon Court to Invalidate Columbia County Ordinance Claiming to Nullify Gun Laws, Saying It Violates U.S. Constitution and Oregon Law
First Court Challenge of its Kind Amid Spate of Measures Across the Country Attempting to Nullify…
Updated Resource Details Gun Violence Crisis Amid the Pandemic
Updated today by Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund, Gun Violence and COVID-19 in 2020: A Year of Colliding Crises includes…
Everytown Law Responds After Supreme Court Says it Will Hear Appeal in Challenge to New York Gun Safety Law
NEW YORK — Everytown Law, the litigation arm of Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund, today released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court…
Everytown Applauds Oscar Win for Animated Short ‘If Anything Happens I Love You’
Everytown Worked Closely With Writers and Directors Michael Govier and Will McCormack on “If Anything Happens I Love You”, an Animated Short That Follows Two…
New Report: Red Tape and Legislative Barriers Preventing Survivors of Gun Violence from Accessing Federal Resources Set Aside for Compensation and Healing
Amid Burdensome Restrictions, Survivors of Gun Violence are Left Without State and Federal Aid; States Can Take Straightforward Steps to Help Survivors Access Life-Changing Resources…
Everytown Research: Unintentional Shootings by Children Have Increased 32% During the Pandemic
During the pandemic, unintentional shootings by children have increased significantly, according to data from the Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund, the research and education…
Covid Relief Funds Can Help Cities Fight Rising Gun Violence
In cities across the country, gun violence has increased during the pandemic, creating an even greater need for local gun violence…