Everytown for Gun Safety
@everytown.bsky.social
We are a movement of parents, students, survivors, educators, gun owners & concerned citizens fighting to end gun violence and build safer communities.
https://everytown.org/
https://everytown.org/
Jazmine Barclay, 24, was shot and killed and a 33-year-old man was shot and wounded by Jazmine’s ex-boyfriend, who then turned the gun on himself, inside a restaurant in Aurora, Illinois.
Domestic violence murder-suicides occur more than once a day in the US, and 93% involve guns.
Domestic violence murder-suicides occur more than once a day in the US, and 93% involve guns.
Two killed in Aurora, Illinois, restaurant shooting were previously in dating relationship, police say
Aurora police said that the shooter had been in a dating relationship with the woman who was killed.
www.cbsnews.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Jazmine Barclay, 24, was shot and killed and a 33-year-old man was shot and wounded by Jazmine’s ex-boyfriend, who then turned the gun on himself, inside a restaurant in Aurora, Illinois.
Domestic violence murder-suicides occur more than once a day in the US, and 93% involve guns.
Domestic violence murder-suicides occur more than once a day in the US, and 93% involve guns.
Thank you, Brian Robinson Jr., for shining a light on our nation’s preventable gun violence crisis and being a voice for survivors. We will continue to honor each life cut short by senseless gun violence with action. 🧡 @sanfrancisco49ers.bsky.social #MyCauseMyCleats
How Brian Robinson Jr. Turned His Story Into Advocacy | My Cause My Cleats
YouTube video by San Francisco 49ers
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November 25, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Thank you, Brian Robinson Jr., for shining a light on our nation’s preventable gun violence crisis and being a voice for survivors. We will continue to honor each life cut short by senseless gun violence with action. 🧡 @sanfrancisco49ers.bsky.social #MyCauseMyCleats
Since taking office, the Trump Administration has slashed millions in funding for federal law enforcement—reassigning 80% of ATF agents who normally investigate gun crimes to carry out its “immigration crackdown.”
November 25, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Since taking office, the Trump Administration has slashed millions in funding for federal law enforcement—reassigning 80% of ATF agents who normally investigate gun crimes to carry out its “immigration crackdown.”
The US has a gun homicide rate 26 times that of peer nations. That’s no coincidence—it’s the result of lax gun laws.
With holidays around the corner, get ready to push back on misinformation and disinformation about our country’s gun violence crisis with the facts. ⬇️
With holidays around the corner, get ready to push back on misinformation and disinformation about our country’s gun violence crisis with the facts. ⬇️
Debunking Gun Myths at the Dinner Table
We’ve created these graphics to help you “fork over the facts” and dispel some of the most prominent myths about gun violence.
www.everytown.org
November 25, 2025 at 6:14 PM
The US has a gun homicide rate 26 times that of peer nations. That’s no coincidence—it’s the result of lax gun laws.
With holidays around the corner, get ready to push back on misinformation and disinformation about our country’s gun violence crisis with the facts. ⬇️
With holidays around the corner, get ready to push back on misinformation and disinformation about our country’s gun violence crisis with the facts. ⬇️
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As you gather with family and friends this week, it's important to ask if all the firearms in the home and in vehicles are securely stored before visiting.
That means guns are stored unloaded, locked, and separate from ammunition. #BeSMART
That means guns are stored unloaded, locked, and separate from ammunition. #BeSMART
November 24, 2025 at 11:50 PM
As you gather with family and friends this week, it's important to ask if all the firearms in the home and in vehicles are securely stored before visiting.
That means guns are stored unloaded, locked, and separate from ammunition. #BeSMART
That means guns are stored unloaded, locked, and separate from ammunition. #BeSMART
🚨 National law enforcement organizations have sounded the alarm on H.R. 38, the federal Concealed Carry Mandate. This bill would create serious concerns for the safety of our communities and officers across the country.
We can’t let it pass. Urge your lawmakers to oppose H.R. 38: etwn.us/4rk19mM
We can’t let it pass. Urge your lawmakers to oppose H.R. 38: etwn.us/4rk19mM
November 24, 2025 at 9:23 PM
🚨 National law enforcement organizations have sounded the alarm on H.R. 38, the federal Concealed Carry Mandate. This bill would create serious concerns for the safety of our communities and officers across the country.
We can’t let it pass. Urge your lawmakers to oppose H.R. 38: etwn.us/4rk19mM
We can’t let it pass. Urge your lawmakers to oppose H.R. 38: etwn.us/4rk19mM
A man shot and killed his wife’s two children—a 7-month-old baby and a 7-year-old boy—and the older child’s father, Dustin Willey, 29, before turning the gun on himself last week in Ohio.
Domestic violence murder-suicides occur more than once a day in the US. Easy access to guns fuels this crisis.
Domestic violence murder-suicides occur more than once a day in the US. Easy access to guns fuels this crisis.
4 dead, including baby boy, in Ohio murder-suicide
An Ohio man fatally shot three people, including a baby boy and his 7-year-old brother, before turning the firearm on himself, police said.
www.nydailynews.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:25 PM
A man shot and killed his wife’s two children—a 7-month-old baby and a 7-year-old boy—and the older child’s father, Dustin Willey, 29, before turning the gun on himself last week in Ohio.
Domestic violence murder-suicides occur more than once a day in the US. Easy access to guns fuels this crisis.
Domestic violence murder-suicides occur more than once a day in the US. Easy access to guns fuels this crisis.
The gun industry will do just about anything to sell more military-style assault weapons—and these veterans aren’t buying it. https://smokinggun.org/report/turning-our-streets-into-war-zones/
November 23, 2025 at 11:00 PM
The gun industry will do just about anything to sell more military-style assault weapons—and these veterans aren’t buying it. https://smokinggun.org/report/turning-our-streets-into-war-zones/
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Thirteen years ago, Jordan Davis, 17, was shot and killed by a white man because he and his friends were playing “loud music” at a Florida gas station. After his death, Jordan’s mother, @mcbath.house.gov, dedicated her life to #EndGunViolence, becoming a national leader with Moms Demand Action.
November 23, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Thirteen years ago, Jordan Davis, 17, was shot and killed by a white man because he and his friends were playing “loud music” at a Florida gas station. After his death, Jordan’s mother, @mcbath.house.gov, dedicated her life to #EndGunViolence, becoming a national leader with Moms Demand Action.
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A 5-year-old boy fatally shot himself while playing with his father's unsecured firearm in Jackson, Mississippi.
Tragedies like this are preventable. Adults are always responsible for ensuring the safety of the children in their care by storing guns unloaded, locked, and separate from ammunition.
Tragedies like this are preventable. Adults are always responsible for ensuring the safety of the children in their care by storing guns unloaded, locked, and separate from ammunition.
November 21, 2025 at 5:01 PM
A 5-year-old boy fatally shot himself while playing with his father's unsecured firearm in Jackson, Mississippi.
Tragedies like this are preventable. Adults are always responsible for ensuring the safety of the children in their care by storing guns unloaded, locked, and separate from ammunition.
Tragedies like this are preventable. Adults are always responsible for ensuring the safety of the children in their care by storing guns unloaded, locked, and separate from ammunition.
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On this day three years ago, an employee of the Walmart Supercenter in Chesapeake, Virginia opened fire on a group of co-workers with a Taurus 9mm pistol and high-capacity magazines he had just purchased. Six people were killed and six more were wounded.
November 22, 2025 at 3:00 PM
On this day three years ago, an employee of the Walmart Supercenter in Chesapeake, Virginia opened fire on a group of co-workers with a Taurus 9mm pistol and high-capacity magazines he had just purchased. Six people were killed and six more were wounded.
“Whether by indifference or ignorance, this refusal to grapple with the cresting wave of public safety threats from 3D-printed guns is costing the gun industry.” - Justin Wagner, our senior director of investigations
Why Hasn’t the Gun Industry Done Anything About 3D-Printed Guns?
Gun companies have apparently chosen to ignore the danger of 3D-printed guns despite their impact on sales and brand reputation.
smokinggun.org
November 23, 2025 at 2:25 PM
“Whether by indifference or ignorance, this refusal to grapple with the cresting wave of public safety threats from 3D-printed guns is costing the gun industry.” - Justin Wagner, our senior director of investigations
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Tamir Rice, 12, was playing at Cudell Park in Cleveland when he was shot and killed by a police officer 11 years ago today. In his honor, his mother, Samaria, founded The Tamir Rice Afrocentric Cultural Center—a community space for young people. A butterfly memorial was also installed at the park.
November 22, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Tamir Rice, 12, was playing at Cudell Park in Cleveland when he was shot and killed by a police officer 11 years ago today. In his honor, his mother, Samaria, founded The Tamir Rice Afrocentric Cultural Center—a community space for young people. A butterfly memorial was also installed at the park.
For decades, the gun lobby has used fear, paranoia, and disinformation to sell more guns to more people. The reality is: Using a gun for self-defense is rare and ineffective.
November 22, 2025 at 2:25 PM
For decades, the gun lobby has used fear, paranoia, and disinformation to sell more guns to more people. The reality is: Using a gun for self-defense is rare and ineffective.
“Cities that have invested in these proven strategies are seeing gun violence decline—but shortsighted federal cuts are threatening that progress. We will not allow politics to come before people—or dismantle what works.” - Michael-Sean Spence, our managing director of community safety initiatives
After DOJ Cuts, Everytown for Gun Safety Steps Up to Keep Communities Safe
The Trump administration has slashed evidence-based community intervention programs that have been shown to prevent gun violence. Can funding from Everytown and others help?
www.insidephilanthropy.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:59 PM
“Cities that have invested in these proven strategies are seeing gun violence decline—but shortsighted federal cuts are threatening that progress. We will not allow politics to come before people—or dismantle what works.” - Michael-Sean Spence, our managing director of community safety initiatives
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“We are heartbroken by the tragic loss of Girlalala. Her death is a cruel reminder that trans and gender-expansive people, especially Black trans women, face a disproportionate impact of violence. ” - @ferrellzabala.bsky.social
Black trans TikTok star Girlalala killed; boyfriend charged with her murder
The 21-year-old hairstylist had nearly 300,000 TikTok followers and many more on Instagram.
www.advocate.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:45 PM
“We are heartbroken by the tragic loss of Girlalala. Her death is a cruel reminder that trans and gender-expansive people, especially Black trans women, face a disproportionate impact of violence. ” - @ferrellzabala.bsky.social
“I think the most haunting thing we learned is that kids are thinking about [school shootings] in the background all the time.” - Filmmaker Zackary Canepari on his new documentary “Thoughts and Prayers,” an exploration of the $3 billion school safety industry
Parents Open Up About Why Their New Documentary on School Shootings Left Them Freaked Out for Their 8-Year-Old
Documentary makers Jessica Dimmock and Zackary Canepari share what they learned after their six-year foray into the world of school shootings and the billion-dollar shooter preparedness industry.
people.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:16 PM
“I think the most haunting thing we learned is that kids are thinking about [school shootings] in the background all the time.” - Filmmaker Zackary Canepari on his new documentary “Thoughts and Prayers,” an exploration of the $3 billion school safety industry
Today on #TransDayOfRemembrance, we are holding in our hearts the transgender and gender-expansive people who have been killed in the US in the last year—most of them with guns.
November 20, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Today on #TransDayOfRemembrance, we are holding in our hearts the transgender and gender-expansive people who have been killed in the US in the last year—most of them with guns.
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It wasn't enough that Trump, on his first day in office, pardoned violent insurrectionists who stormed the US Capitol on January 6. He's now at it again—pardoning one of those same insurrectionists for TWO federal gun offenses.
Trump re-pardons a Jan. 6 defendant to erase unrelated gun conviction
The new pardon ends a legal clash over the limits of Trump’s sweeping Day One clemency for those who stormed the Capitol.
www.politico.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:37 PM
It wasn't enough that Trump, on his first day in office, pardoned violent insurrectionists who stormed the US Capitol on January 6. He's now at it again—pardoning one of those same insurrectionists for TWO federal gun offenses.
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It was on this day three years ago when a gunman, armed with an assault weapon and high-capacity magazines and fueled by hate, opened fire inside Club Q—an LGBTQ+ nightclub in Colorado Springs, CO—killing five people and wounding 17 others. 🧵
November 19, 2025 at 1:31 PM
It was on this day three years ago when a gunman, armed with an assault weapon and high-capacity magazines and fueled by hate, opened fire inside Club Q—an LGBTQ+ nightclub in Colorado Springs, CO—killing five people and wounding 17 others. 🧵
Girlalala—a Black transgender woman—was tragically shot and killed by her boyfriend in a horrific act of domestic gun violence this weekend in Florida. Girlalala was a beloved content creator and hairstylist. She was only 21 years old.
Boyfriend of transgender TikTok star arrested for girlfriend’s murder
Girlalala was pronounced dead at a local hospital after being shot during an argument with her boyfriend, authorities say
www.the-independent.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Girlalala—a Black transgender woman—was tragically shot and killed by her boyfriend in a horrific act of domestic gun violence this weekend in Florida. Girlalala was a beloved content creator and hairstylist. She was only 21 years old.
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VICTORY! Thanks to the tireless efforts of our volunteers, survivors, and community partners, Oregon has taken a huge step forward by closing the machine gun loophole. Today, Governor Tina Kotek signed this legislation into law! @tinakotek.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 10:01 PM
VICTORY! Thanks to the tireless efforts of our volunteers, survivors, and community partners, Oregon has taken a huge step forward by closing the machine gun loophole. Today, Governor Tina Kotek signed this legislation into law! @tinakotek.bsky.social
A 4-year-old boy unintentionally shot and wounded himself after finding an unsecured gun at his home in Durham, North Carolina. Authorities said it was at least the second unintentional shooting by a child in the city this month.
These tragedies are preventable with secure gun storage.
These tragedies are preventable with secure gun storage.
Durham boy injured, mother charged after 2nd accidental shooting this month
The 4-year-old boy was taken to the hospital after shooting himself with the unsecured gun in eastern Durham, police said.
www.newsobserver.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:13 PM
A 4-year-old boy unintentionally shot and wounded himself after finding an unsecured gun at his home in Durham, North Carolina. Authorities said it was at least the second unintentional shooting by a child in the city this month.
These tragedies are preventable with secure gun storage.
These tragedies are preventable with secure gun storage.
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This National Injury Prevention Day, #BeSMART is proud to partner with @injuryfreekids.bsky.social, @safekidsworldwide.bsky.social, Safe State Alliance and other leaders in injury & violence prevention to shine a light on the devastating effects of predictable and preventable injuries. #BeInjuryFree
November 18, 2025 at 4:37 PM
This National Injury Prevention Day, #BeSMART is proud to partner with @injuryfreekids.bsky.social, @safekidsworldwide.bsky.social, Safe State Alliance and other leaders in injury & violence prevention to shine a light on the devastating effects of predictable and preventable injuries. #BeInjuryFree
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🚨 ACTION ALERT: With Congress back in session, House Republicans are gearing up to push through dangerous concealed carry mandate that would weaken concealed carry laws nationwide.
The time is now to act: Text GUT to 644-33 to tell your members of Congress to say NO to this reckless legislation.
The time is now to act: Text GUT to 644-33 to tell your members of Congress to say NO to this reckless legislation.
November 15, 2025 at 7:12 PM
🚨 ACTION ALERT: With Congress back in session, House Republicans are gearing up to push through dangerous concealed carry mandate that would weaken concealed carry laws nationwide.
The time is now to act: Text GUT to 644-33 to tell your members of Congress to say NO to this reckless legislation.
The time is now to act: Text GUT to 644-33 to tell your members of Congress to say NO to this reckless legislation.