Guns do not belong where our children learn.
Max Milkman
We Can’t Let Our Lawmakers Go On Vacation
CeaseFirePA joins with POWER, Mothers In Charge, the Father’s Day Rally Committee, Operation Save Our City, and Heading God’s Call to End Gun Violence to call on our leaders to take action.
CeaseFirePA testifies on Marijuana and Firearms
Shira Goodman, executive director, CeaseFirePA, addressed several questions raised by members throughout the hearing. Regarding Rep. Ecker's question on whether other family members may have access to a gun in a household, she noted a lot of times for other reasons a...
March For Our Lives and CeaseFirePA Lobby for ERPO
Today CeaseFirePA brought student activists from March For Our Lives to the Captial to lobby for Extreme Risk Protection Order legislation and other common sense gun safety bills. The students hailed from across the Commonwealth including Cumberland, Philadelphia,...
Wear Orange Events
This weekend kicks off Wear Orange Week. Gun Violence Prevention groups from all over the Commonwealth will be hosting events.
Another Dangerous Weekend in America
Over the weekend, we saw a dangerous wave of gun violence across the country. According to the Gun Violence Archive, the United States had 278 shootings that left 95 people dead and 229 injured. This doesn't even count suicides. Pennsylvania experienced 16 shootings...
Guns Down Events
Join us for events throughout Pennsylvania as we work to build a safer future without gun violence. Monday May 20th 7-9PM 8339 Old York Road, Elkins Park PA 19027 Wednesday May 22nd 6-8PM 1852 Enoch St, Pittsburgh PA 15219 Thursday May 23rd 7-9PM 522 W Maple St,...
While Gun Groups Lie, ERPO Saves Lives
Last week, during a rally in the Capitol for “Second Amendment Day,” speakers repeatedly lied about what the Extreme Risk Protection Order bill would do.
Gun Violence Forum with Protect & Elect
Join Protect & Elect for an educational forum on what we can do about gun violence. This forum will address the impact of gun violence, especially in Philadelphia and Pennsylvania, and what can and should be done to prevent it. May 2, 2019 5-7 PM at the...
Here We Go Again… the Sue Our Cities Bill is Back
They’re at it again You have to keep your eyes on Harrisburg -- the Senate Local Government Committee is about to run the dangerous “Sue Our Cities Bill,” SB 531. This bill lets the greedy gun lobby sue Pa towns and cities that take steps to make their communities...
