Press Releases
For all press inquiries, please contact press@everytown.org.
VICTORY FOR GUN SAFETY IN THE COURTS: Second Circuit Court of Appeals Broadly Upholds New York’s Life-Saving Gun Safety Law
NEW YORK – Today, in a major victory for gun safety in the courts, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals ruled to broadly uphold New…
Civic Leaders and Gun Safety Advocates Applaud Recent Court Decision to Move Forward with Lawsuit to Fix State’s Broken Background Check System
Columbus and Dayton sued the state in 2020 for failing to fix gaps in background check system, which could allow dangerous individuals to access firearms…
Divided Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals Panel Strikes Down Maryland’s Common Sense Handgun Permit Requirements, Everytown Law Responds
NEW YORK – Today, in a dangerous and misguided decision, a divided panel of three judges on the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled to…
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Doubles Down on its Extreme, But Futile, Decision to Invalidate ATF’s Life-Saving Ghost Gun Rule, Everytown Responds
NEW YORK – Yesterday, in another dangerous and misguided decision from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, the court once again issued a decision that…
Leading Gun Violence Prevention Organizations Respond to Supreme Court’s Hearing in United States v. Rahimi
Brady, Everytown, GIFFORDS, and March For Our Lives release statements following oral argument on SCOTUS case concerning common-sense gun safety laws that protect survivors of…
As the Supreme Court Prepares to Hear Oral Argument in United States v. Rahimi, Everytown for Gun Safety, Moms Demand Action and Everytown Law Urge the High Court to Disarm Abusers and Protect Survivors
Hundreds of Gun Safety and Domestic Violence Prevention Advocates to Rally this Morning in Front of Supreme Court as Oral Arguments Get Underway;Experts and Survivors…
VICTORY FOR GUN SAFETY IN THE COURTS: Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals Upholds Illinois’ Life-Saving Law Restricting Assault Weapons and Large-Capacity Magazines
NEW YORK – Everytown Law, the nation’s largest team of gun violence prevention litigators, released the following statement in response to a decision by the…
Supreme Court Grants Cert in United States v. Cargill, Everytown for Gun Safety and Everytown Law Respond
NEW YORK – Today, the United States Supreme Court granted certiorari in United States v. Cargill, which centers on a reckless decision from the Fifth Circuit Court…
THIS WEEK IN THE COURTS: Everytown and Moms Demand Action Call on Second Circuit Court of Appeals to Uphold New York’s Historic Law to Hold the Gun Industry Accountable
NEW YORK, NY – Today, Everytown for Gun Safety and the New York chapter of Moms Demand Action held a press briefing with Senator…
What You Should Know: National Shooting Sports Foundation v. Letitia James
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals is preparing to hear oral arguments in NSSF v. James. How the court decides will determine whether New York’s…
THIS WEEK IN THE COURTS: Everytown, NJ Chapter of Moms Demand Action Mobilize in Advance of Oral Arguments in Koons v. Platkin, Call on Third Circuit Court of Appeals to Uphold New Jersey’s Life-Saving Gun Safety Law
PHILADELPHIA, PA – This week, Everytown for Gun Safety and the New Jersey chapter of Moms Demand Action took action in support of New…
Koons v. Platkin: What You Need to Know
The Third Circuit Court of Appeals is set to hear oral arguments in Koons v. Platkin. How the court decides will determine whether New Jersey’s…
VICTORY FOR GUN SAFETY IN THE COURTS: United States Supreme Court Unanimously Reverses Fifth Circuit Ruling That Would Have Allowed Two Ghost Gun Companies to Resume Sales Despite Biden Administration’s Life-Saving Ghost Gun Rule
NEW YORK – Yesterday, in a critical victory for gun safety in the courts, the United States Supreme Court once again ruled to keep in effect…
Reckless and Flawed: Fifth Circuit Allows Two Companies to Resume Unregulated Ghost Gun Kit Sales Despite ATF Ghost Gun Rule, Everytown Law Responds
NEW YORK – Everytown Law, the nation’s largest and most experienced team of litigators in the U.S. working full-time on advancing gun violence prevention in…
Victory for Survivors: Civil Lawsuits on Behalf of Nearly 50 Victims of Highland Park Fourth of July Mass Shooting Returned to State Court
Judge rules in favor of plaintiffs and overrules Smith & Wesson’s effort to move litigation to federal court HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. – This week, in a…
Victory for Gun Safety: NRA-Backed Plaintiffs Drop Suit Against Fairfax County Over Common-Sense Gun Safety Law Prohibiting Guns in Parks and Other Sensitive Places
Fairfax, VA – Late last week, in a victory for gun safety in the courts, NRA-backed plaintiffs challenging Fairfax County’s common-sense gun safety ordinance restricting…
VICTORY FOR GUN SAFETY: Federal Court Strikes Down Key Portions of West Virginia’s “Guns in Parking Lots” Law, Ruling that Provisions Violate Constitution
After Lawsuit Brought by Everytown Law on Behalf of West Virginia Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Court Rules that Barring Property Owners…
Everytown Law and University of Memphis School of Law Announce First-of-its-Kind Law School Clinical Partnership to Provide Legal Assistance to Pediatric Victims of Gun Violence
MEMPHIS – Today, Everytown Law, the largest and most experienced team of litigators in the U.S. working full-time on advancing gun violence prevention in the…
Victory for Gun Safety: Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals Rebuffs Gun Lobby’s Challenge to Biden Administration’s Ghost Gun Rule, Everytown for Gun Safety Responds
NEW YORK – Today, in yet another set-back for the gun industry and in a victory for gun safety, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals…
Everytown for Gun Safety Submits Amicus Brief in United States v. Rahimi
NEW YORK – Today, Everytown for Gun Safety, the largest gun violence prevention organization in the country, submitted an amicus brief in the U.S.
Everytown Law and Civil Rights Attorneys Announce Two New Lawsuits in Buffalo Mass Shooting Case Against Magazine-Lock Manufacturer, Gun Seller, Body Armor Company, Social Media Companies and Shooter’s Parents
Plaintiffs Include Family of Celestine Chaney, Who Was Murdered at Tops Friendly Market, In Addition to 16 Tops Friendly Market Employees and Patrons NEW YORK…
Biden Administration Asks Supreme Court to Stay Decision of the Northern District of Texas That Invalidated ATF’s Ghost Guns Rule, Everytown Submits Amicus Brief in Support
NEW YORK – Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots network, Moms Demand Action and its legal arm Everytown Law, released the following statements in…
Westforth Sports, Long-Time Dealer of Crime Guns, To Close After Lawsuit Exposed Persistent Violations of Federal and State Gun Laws
In Critical Win for Gun Industry Accountability, Indiana Gun Store Will Cease Operations Amidst Efforts by the City of Chicago, Everytown Law and Mayer Brown…
City of Philadelphia, Everytown Law Announce Lawsuit Against Gun Shops That Facilitate Illegal Straw Purchasing of Firearms
The lawsuit alleges that several firearms vendors have engaged in illegal straw purchasing transactions which have supplied Philadelphia’s crime gun market and perpetuated gun violence…