What a year it has been.
2025 was, more often than we would have liked, filled with turmoil and uncertainty. We watched this administration roll back progress on gun safety that had been decades in the making. We saw campuses and communities across the country continue to be devastated by gun violence. But we also saw the waves of change that are created when people continue to show up.
In 2025, our volunteers were instrumental in helping to pass 51 gun safety policies in 22 states across the country. We defeated 238 gun lobby-priority bills in 31 states. Our very own Moms Demand Action volunteers-turned-state-lawmakers introduced at least 110 gun safety bills this year—and over 100 volunteers ran for election and won in the 2025 election cycle.
In years like this, numbers like those matter more than ever. We can’t lose sight of what’s at stake as we fight to protect our children, our communities, and our democracy. But we also can’t forget to celebrate the hard-won victories along the way. And those wins include the ones that can be harder to quantify, but are no less meaningful—like Moms Demand Action groups in rural counties seeing consistent attendance, or volunteers tabling for the first time in schools to share the message about secure storage.
As we enter the 13th year of Moms Demand Action, we are more grateful than ever for the volunteers juggling families, careers, commitments, and responsibilities who are making change in your states. Whether you’ve given 5 minutes or 500 hours of your time to the movement this year, thank you for being here: The stories below are proof that your efforts matter, and that they’re working.
Read the rest of this post on Moms Demand Action: https://momsdemandaction.org/gun-safety-movement-state-and-dc-wins/
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