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In a news article about our advocacy for S 42, the Senate version of the strong bipartisan background check bill that passed the House earlier this year, Senator Pat Toomey accused CeaseFirePA of "flip-flopping on bipartisan background checks." The senator is wrong...
On Friday, Governor Tom Wolf signed a new executive order aimed at addressing Pennsylvania's gun violence problem. Last year, Pennsylvania lost over 1600 people due to guns, from homicide, suicide, and unintentional shootings. Suicides in PA have increased...
Our prayers are with the officers and their families. Our anger is towards our state legislature that has waited so long to act and has denied cities like Philly the power to protect its people. We are concerned for all the community members who are impacted by tonight’s events and the gun violence that plagues our streets.
Senate Judiciary Chairperson Lisa Baker announced this morning that the committee will hold hearings on September 24th and 25th on “Behavioral health, mental health, the second amendment, and other gun issues.”
CeaseFirePA joined Mothers in Charge, March For Our Lives, and other groups from across Philadelphia to remember those killed by violence and to call on our elected officials to take action to prevent more loss of life due to the easy access to guns. Enough is enough....
Following the tragic weekend of gun violence, Pennsylvanians are mourning the victims as well as rising up to take a stand against hate and all forms of gun violence. The clear connection between hate and the access to firearms must be addressed by our elected...
Once again gun violence has shattered our country, this time in El Paso Texas. Today, families went to the mall to go back to school shopping and were met with a barrage of gunfire. Our hearts break for the families whose lives are changed forever. CeaseFirePA...
A gun store in North Carolina has erected a hate-filled billboard inviting violence against four Congresswomen, seeming to build on the racist, anti-Islamic rhetoric invoked by President Trump. We’ve seen tragedies rooted in hateful prejudices unfold in a Pittsburgh...
18 hospitals in the Southeastern Pennsylvania region found that gun violence is one of the main issues they must focus on.
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