Gun Control & RKBA

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Moms Demand Action: Our Victories
Since our founding in 2012, Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America has pushed back against the gun lobby and fought for common-sense laws and policies to make our country safer. Thanks to the hard work of our volunteers across the country, we have been able to achieve unprecedented victories against the gun lobby–at the ballot box, in state legislatures, and in corporate America.

2021
A woman holds a Background Checks Now sign at the Capitol
Aug
02
llinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signs H.B. 562, a law to close gaps in Illinois’ Firearm Owners Identification (FOID) Card system and strengthen the rules for background checks on unlicensed gun sales
Jul
22
President Joe Biden signed the VOCA Fix to Sustain the Crime Victims Fund Act of 2021 into law
Jul
20
Louisiana Senate voted to sustain Governor Edwards’ veto of SB 118, a dangerous permitless carry bill that would have allowed people to carry concealed, loaded handguns in public without a background check or any safety training, dismantling Louisiana’s culture of responsible gun ownership
Jul
15
U.S. House Committee passes appropriations legislation with crucial investments to help reduce gun violence
Jul
12
Rhode Island Governor Daniel J. McKee signs two important gun safety bills that were passed by the Rhode Island General Assembly earlier this month
Jul
06
Governor Andrew Cuomo signs a first of its kind bill aimed at holding bad actors in the gun industry accountable
Jun
30
California’s Assembly Public Safety Committee passes SB 299, legislation to ensure that victims of excessive use of force by law enforcement are able to utilize victim compensation
Jun
29
More than 1.5 million students across the country now live in a school district that requires schools to educate parents about the critical importance of secure firearm storage in keeping schools and students safe
Jun
29
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signs a state budget passed by the New Jersey Legislature, which includes $10 million to fund community violence intervention programs and grants for communities and individuals who are particularly impacted by the high rate of violence that is devastating the state
Jun
29
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz announced an executive action to provide additional funding for community violence prevention and improve police transparency and accountability
Jun
26
Pennsylvania General Assembly passes a state budget that includes $30 million in violence prevention funding
Jun
25
Nevada’s Clark County School Board voted to approve a resolution to ensure parents are receiving information about the importance of responsibly storing firearms to protect minors from accessing guns at home
Jun
25
Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont for signs HB 6355, a bill to strengthen Connecticut’s existing extreme risk law to allow family members to directly ask the court to issue an Extreme Risk Protection Order when a loved one exhibits signs of posing a risk to themself or others
Jun
25
President Joe Biden signs legislation to establish the National Pulse Memorial
Jun
23
Governor Jared Polis signs HB21-1255 into law — the final bill in a suite of gun safety legislation. HB21-1255 will help keep guns out of the hands of domestic abusers by strengthening the rules for firearm relinquishment
Jun
19
Colorado Governor Jared Polis signs three new pieces of gun violence prevention legislation into law
Jun
15
Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signs HB 5677, a bill to direct the Connecticut’s Medicaid program to fund hospital-based violence intervention programs and other community violence intervention services for victims of violence who are at high risk for violent reinjury or retaliation
Jun
07
Department of Justice releases model of extreme risk legislation for states to enact, as well as a proposed rule to ensure firearms equipped with stabilizing arm braces that currently circumvent the law on dangerous short-barrel rifles are subject to the National Firearms Act
Jun
07
Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak signs AB 286, a bill to regulate ghost guns, untraceable, do-it-yourself firearms available without a background check
Jun
01
Oregon Governor Brown signs SB 554, allowing the state capitol, airports, schools and universities to prohibit firearms in their buildings and require firearms to be securely stored when not in use
May
28
President Joe Biden released his Fiscal Year 2022 budget proposal, which includes hundreds of millions of dollars designed to address gun violence and save lives
May
27
Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser includes $59.3 million for violence intervention program funding in the 2021-22 budget proposal
May
20
Everytown celebrates continued partnership with National Parent Teacher Association on ‘Be SMART’ secure gun storage program
May
19
Washington Governor Inslee signs gun violence prevention legislation, including bills to increase police accountability
May
19
Alabama legislature adjourned without passing either HB 405 or SB 358. HB 405 was a bill which sought to eliminate criminal responsibility for carrying a loaded gun in public without a permit
May
19
Vermont’s Champlain Valley School District voted to send a letter to parents about the importance of securely storing firearms to protect children and teens from accessing guns at home
May
14
Governor Newsom includes over $200 million for California Violence Intervention and Prevention Grant Program funding in the 2021-22 May Revise Budget Proposal
Apr
29
Grand Rapids City Commission voted in favor of bringing Cure Violence, a program that uses trained workers, both outreach staff and violence interrupters, to Grand Rapids
Apr
28
Indiana lawmakers defeat dangerous gun bills at the end of the legislative session
Apr
27
Connecticut Governor Lamont announced his plan to allocate $3 million of the state’s American Rescue Plan funding to support gun violence prevention programs
Apr
26
Washington legislature includes violence intervention and prevention funding in the 2021-2023 budget
Apr
21
Connecticut lawmakers substantially increased funding for community-based violence intervention programs in the proposed budget for the coming year
Apr
19
Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed two life-saving gun violence prevention proposals into law
Apr
12
Lawmakers in the House of Delegates override Governor Larry Hogan’s veto of SB 71, SB 178, and HB 670, police reform bills which are a crucial part of a comprehensive package, known collectively as the Maryland Police Accountability Act of 2021
Apr
09
Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear signs SB 4, a bill to significantly limit the use of no-knock warrants and require safeguards to prevent their misuse
Apr
08
Wyoming legislative session ended without movement on three dangerous gun bills
Apr
08
President Joe Biden announced that he will take action to address the nation’s gun violence crisis
Apr
07
New York lawmakers finalized this year’s budget and included a grant program to better utilize the Victim of Crime Act funding to support violence intervention programs in the state’s 2021 budget plan
Apr
07
New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed legislation to eliminate qualified immunity and create accountability for police misconduct
Apr
01
Virginia has its second consecutive year of new gun safety laws
Mar
31
As police violence continues throughout the state, the Missouri Senate passed SB 53 to prevent police misconduct and violence by requiring transparency surrounding officer-involved deaths.
Mar
18
New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal announced a settlement with a California-based ghost gun distributor that will bar the company from advertising or selling untraceable ghost guns in New Jersey
Mar
17
Colorado House State, Civic, Military & Veterans Affairs Committee voted to reject HB 1038, which would allow people with concealed carry permits to carry guns on public K-12 school premises, and HB 1070, which would repeal the Colorado law prohibiting the possession, sale, or transfer of large-capacity ammunition magazines of over 15 rounds
Mar
15
Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced a new agreement to stop the sale of ghost guns at gun shows
Mar
02
Los Angeles City Council allocated $2,150,000 to hire and train additional violence intervention workers in Los Angeles
Feb
26
Virginia lawmakers pass HB 2128, legislation to address the Charleston loophole, which allows gun sales to move forward by default after three business days—even if a background check has not been completed
Feb
23
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signs HB 3653, legislation to increase police accountability and transparency, into law
Feb
19
Vermont Supreme Court upheld the state’s 2018 law prohibiting the possession, purchase, sale, or manufacture of high-capacity magazines
Feb
12
The Montana House Judiciary Committee voted to table HB 258, which would prohibit state and local law enforcement from assisting in the enforcement of federal public safety laws
Feb
11
California’s Goleta Unified School District voted to pass a Secure Storage Firearm Resolution
Feb
11
Maryland lawmakers voted to override Governor Hogan’s veto on legislation that requires background checks on all rifle and shotgun sales
Jan
06
Jon Ossoff and Rev. Raphael Warnock, Everytown-Endorsed Gun Sense Candidates, Win in