Safe2Say Something is a program that allows students to anonymously submit tips to law enforcement. It teaches adults and young people how to recognize warning signs and threats as well as how to report them to authorities. 80% of school shooters told someone of their...
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This Week in Harrisburg: The Fight Continues
After a busy week of Senate Hearings and a House Committee meeting, we are more determined than ever!
We’ve Got A Big Week in Harrisburg & Need Your Help
The Senate is holding hearings on “behavioral health and the second amendment” while the House is voting on dangerous gun bills. We need your help
Shut Down The School Shooting Hoodies
Bstroy claims it was trying to be ironic by promoting these sweatshirts. There is nothing ironic about gun violence. There is only the real trauma suffered by survivors and victims’ families.
U.S. House Judiciary Passes Gun Violence Prevention Bills
On Wednesday the U.S. House continued their historic leadership in Washington by passing three gun violence prevention bills out of committee. One bill would provide federal grants as incentives for states to enact Extreme Risk Protection Orders. The second bill would...
Odessa: Our Deadly Background Check Loophole
The recent shooting in Odessa highlights the need for a stronger background check system that will ensure that every purchase requires a background check.
Community Town Halls
Gun violence continues to plague our country. We need to come together as a community to discuss how we can address this public health epidemic.
We Are Angry and Impatient
We watched mass shootings unfold in Texas and Alabama this weekend, a toddler in Allentown shot himself with a gun he found at home, five people were killed and eight injured in Philly and one was injured in Pittsburgh, there was a double shooting this morning in...
Behind The Bullet Movie Premiere
Join the Philadelphia Film Society and CeaseFirePA for the premiere of "Behind The Bullet" and a Q&A session following the film. Every year, almost 40,000 people are killed by guns in America. Each shooting devastates and forever changes the victim’s family and...
Senator Toomey Seems Confused and Upset
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...