John, it's not too late! [ [link removed] ]We're extending our TRIPLE match
campaign today: Donate before midnight tonight and your donation will go
3x as far to support our work to end gun violence.



Now, read on to find out everything our movement was up to in June.

Good News!

[ [link removed] ][link removed]

Rhode Island State Senator Pam Lauria and State Representative Justine
Caldwell, both former Moms Demand Action volunteers, were named the 2024
Demand a Seat Lawmakers of the Year for their unwavering leadership on
gun safety!

Senator Lauria and Representative Caldwell sponsored a life-saving
secure storage law that was signed into law last month, making Rhode
Island's secure firearm storage law the strongest in the country.

Their success shows just how powerful our movement can be when
volunteers run for office, win, and make real change happen. [ [link removed] ]Help us
build a future free from gun violence by signing up to volunteer today.

Courts & Litigation

[ [link removed] ][link removed]

The Supreme Court ruled on two major gun cases this month in Garland v.
Cargill and United States v. Rahimi: both cases posed massive risks to
our right to a gun-violence-free future.

In Cargill, the Court struck down a life-saving federal rule banning
bump stocks—accessories that make assault weapons function like machine
guns. These deadly devices are now legal in states without their own
laws banning them. [ [link removed] ]Dive deeper into the decision on our blog.

But the decision in Rahimi was a major victory for the gun safety
movement: the Court ruled that a federal law preventing domestic abusers
with restraining orders from possessing guns is constitutional under the
Second Amendment. [ [link removed] ]Learn more about the implications of Rahimi.

Everytown in the News

[ [link removed] ][link removed]

The [ [link removed] ]NRA's first network TV interview in 10 years got off to a rocky
start when a reporter asked, "One of your opponents, the organization
Everytown, said because of the turmoil inside the NRA, 'the gun lobby
has never been weaker.'"

It's true: Between the NRA being found liable in a New York corruption
trial, membership at an all-time low, and longtime CEO Wayne LaPierre
stepping down this year, the NRA is at rock bottom. There are cracks in
the gun industry's armor, and we're only just getting started.

From the Field: Moms Demand Action

[ [link removed] ][link removed]

Last month, we held Gun Sense University, our annual gathering of
volunteers and survivors from across the gun violence prevention
movement.

We held our first-ever Hill Day in Washington, D.C., where volunteers
met with federal lawmakers from all 50 states to demand action to end
our gun violence crisis.

And this year's GSU featured some very special guests: survivors of gun
violence, local lawmakers, community partners, Michigan Governor
Gretchen Whitmer, and the President of the United States. Read more
about our work at this year's GSU: [ [link removed] ]"Biden and gun control advocates
want to flip an issue long dominated by the NRA."

From the Field: Students Demand Action

[ [link removed] ][link removed]

Our movement has been celebrating Pride by sharing stories from queer
activists about how they find hope and resilience in this movement.

Students Demand Action volunteer Leighanne Muñoz said it best: "My
LGBTQ+ identity means that I know myself completely and fully. It means
that I am full of love, not just for others, but for myself as well.
Being LGBTQ+ allows me to live life in the way I feel most authentic.
That's why during Pride Month and year-round, I celebrate by spending
time with my friends who fully accept me and who will advocate with me
for a better world that will accept everyone."

[ [link removed] ]Read more in Leighanne's blog: "We Must Disarm Hate in All Its
Forms."

Research Corner

[ [link removed] ][link removed]

Last month, Everytown Research joined forces with The Trevor Project to
study the relationship between guns, mass shootings, and suicide risk
among LGBTQ+ youth.

LGBTQ+ youth face disproportionate rates of suicide attempt and suicidal
ideation. We know that removing access to a gun from a person in crisis
can reduce suicidal risk and save lives—which is why we cannot fix this
glaring public health crisis without talking about the role that guns
play.

Read the report: [ [link removed] ]The Relationship Between Firearms, Mass Shootings,
and Suicide Risk among LGBTQ+ Young People

Take Action

[ [link removed] ][link removed]

Gun extremists in Congress are attacking a life-saving rule that expands
our background checks—and they're set to vote in the coming weeks.

We need to show our lawmakers that we're paying attention and that we'll
be holding them accountable if they stop our progress toward gun safety.

[ [link removed] ]Send a message urging your lawmakers to protect this critical
background check rule.

Thanks for being a part of this movement,

Everytown for Gun Safety


---
This email was sent to [email protected].

To unsubscribe from Everytown, please click here: [link removed]<!-- Unsubscribe: [link removed] -->?t=1001