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Everytown for Gun Safety
stated on October 10, 2022 in an ad:

“Kari Lake is opposed to red flag laws.”

By Renee Romo • November 9, 2022
Everytown for Gun Safety
stated on February 22, 2018 in a tweet:

Says NRA head Wayne LaPierre said, "We believe in absolutely gun-free, zero-tolerance, totally safe schools. That means no guns in America’s schools. Period."

By Jon Greenberg • February 23, 2018
Everytown for Gun Safety
stated on March 8, 2016 in a Facebook meme:

The rate of U.S. female homicide victims outnumbers 24 other developed countries by more than 2½ to 1.

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • March 14, 2016
Everytown for Gun Safety
stated on May 6, 2015 in a press release:

"Once again, a police officer has been killed with an illegal gun from Georgia – a state that last year did the NRA’s bidding and weakened its already lax gun laws."

By Nancy Badertscher • May 12, 2015
Everytown for Gun Safety
stated on December 10, 2014 in a recent report:

Georgia has had 12 school shootings in the two years since the mass killing at Sandy Hook Elementary School, more than any other state.

By April Hunt • December 19, 2014
Everytown for Gun Safety
stated on June 11, 2014 in an infographic that went viral:

There have been 74 "school shootings in America since Sandy Hook."

By Lauren Carroll • June 13, 2014