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Columbus and Dayton File First-of-its-Kind Suit Against Ohio Attorney General’s Office Over Failure to Ensure Criminal Convictions Are Entered Into Background Check Databases
AG’S Failure Means Thousands of People Prohibited from Purchasing Firearms Can Still Pass Background Checks Columbus, OH – The cities of Columbus and Dayton announced today…
Madison Parents Urge Ohio Supreme Court to Uphold Ruling That Arming School Teachers With Only 24 Hours of Training Is Illegal Under State Law
Hundreds of Ohio Teachers, as well as Teachers’ Unions, Safety and Education Experts, Law Enforcement and Cities of Columbus and Cincinnati Also Filed…
Houston Church and Business – Represented by Everytown Law and Jones Day – Challenge Texas Law Intended to Punish Business Owners That Want to Keep Guns off Their Property
Current Law – Designed to be Punitive – Requires Houses of Worship and Businesses Wanting to Prohibit Firearms to Post Oversized, Visually Unappealing Signs…
Cities, With Support From Everytown, Sue to Compel Trump Administration to Address Growing Threat From ‘Ghost Guns’
Lawsuit Alleges that ATF’s Dangerous and Erroneous Interpretation Of Critical Gun Safety Law Allows Explosive Growth of Unregulated Firearms that are Increasingly Being used to…
Everytown Law: ATF Should Revoke Firearms License Granted to Successor of Gun Manufacturer Tied to Trafficking
Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund Has Also Bid in Jimenez Arms LLC’s Bankruptcy Auction To Keep The Inventory of Cheap, Dangerous Firearms From Ending…
Everytown Law Responds After Supreme Court Denies All Pending Requests to Hear Challenges to Gun Safety Laws
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Everytown Support Fund, Moms Demand Action Respond After Supreme Court Ruling In Suit Over Now-Repealed New York City Gun Rule
New York — Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund (“Everytown”) and Moms Demand Action, the grassroots volunteer network of Everytown for Gun Safety, today…
New Everytown Law Analysis: The Second Amendment Does Not Require Officials to Give Gun Stores Special Treatment During Coronavirus Closures
New York — Everytown Law, the litigation arm of Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund, today released a legal memorandum debunking gun lobby…
17-Year-Old Who Carried Out Mass Shooting at Santa Fe High School Illegally Bought Ammunition on Website That Never Verified His Age, Lawsuit Alleges
Santa Fe, TX — The 17-year-old shooter who killed 10 people and wounded 13 others at Santa Fe High School in 2018 bought more than…
Everytown Law Announces Settlement with Gun Dealer That Sold Gun Used in Kansas City Murder
Kansas City, MO — Everytown Law, the litigation arm of Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund, announced today that a Jackson County judge has…
Judge Rules Kansas City Couple’s Suit Against Gun Manufacturer Can Move Forward
Suit Alleges the Company’s Actions Contributed to Illegal Distribution of Firearms Kansas City, MO — Everytown Law, the litigation arm of Everytown for Gun Safety…
Litigation Daily on Everytown Law’s ‘Formidable In-House Team’
On Monday, Litigation Daily published a profile of Everytown Law, the litigation arm of Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund, noting that…
Everytown Law Applauds Court Ruling Dismissing Lawsuit Challenging Albuquerque’s Enforcement Of State Law Prohibitions On Firearms In Community And Health Centers
New York – Everytown Law, the litigation arm of Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund, today applauded a Bernalillo County District Court Judge’s decision…
Everytown Law Applauds Court Ruling Dismissing Lawsuit Challenging Albuquerque’s Enforcement Of State Law Prohibitions On Firearms In Community And Health Centers
New York – Everytown Law, the litigation arm of Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund, today applauded a Bernalillo County District Court Judge’s decision…
Everytown Law Represents Kansas City, Missouri In Suit Against Gun Manufacturer, Dealers And Alleged Traffickers For Contributing To Local Gun Violence
Kansas City is the First in the U.S. to File a Lawsuit Against the Gun Industry in More than 10 Years Kansas City, MO –…
Everytown for Gun Safety Urges ATF to Correct Regulatory Failure Allowing Untraceable ‘Ghost Guns’ Into Communities Across the Country
Key Points Ghost Guns Are Unserialized, Untraceable Guns Often Made from Building Blocks That Can Be Purchased with No Background Check ATF’s Current Failure to…
Everytown Law Wins Major Federal Court Ruling Requiring The Bureau Of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to Provide Data on Gun Violence
New York – Everytown for Gun Safety, the country’s largest gun violence prevention organization, today won a major federal court ruling that overturned the…
Everytown Law Applauds Florida Court Ruling Striking Down Punitive Aspects of NRA-Backed Preemption Law
Leon County, FL – Everytown for Gun Safety, the country’s largest gun violence prevention organization, applauded a Friday ruling by the Florida Circuit Court,…
Everytown Law Files Lawsuit on Behalf of Domestic Violence Coalition Challenging West Virginia Law Barring Businesses from Prohibiting or Asking about Guns in Their Parking Lots
Lawsuit Alleges Law Violates the Shelters’ Constitutional Rights, Including their First Amendment Right to Free Speech Charleston, WV – The West Virginia Coalition…