The ruling will save lives in Philly and could open the door to other cities across PA enacting similar ordinances to ban ghost guns.
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Gov. Shapiro Proposes Significant Investment in Gun Violence Prevention Programs
The life-saving budget will invest in community-centered solutions, expand gun dealer inspections, and establish an office of gun violence prevention.
CeaseFirePA Applauds House Judiciary Passage of Crime Guns Package
Bills to ban ghost guns, stop the proliferation of machine-gun switches and strengthen background check system advanced.
Letter of Opposition – S.B. 907
Vote No on Senate Bill 907 Mandating the Presence of Armed Security in Schools
New Video Storytelling Project Reveals Policy Gaps that Allow Gun Violence to Wreak Havoc
For Immediate Release: December 6, 2023 For More Information: Josh Fleitman, CeaseFirePA Education Fund’s Campaign Director, (412) 426-5148, josh.fleitman@ceasefirepa.org MEDIA RELEASE New Video Storytelling Project: Survivors Reveal the Policy Gaps that Allow Gun...
House Judiciary Committee Passes Safe Storage
Safe storage legislation could save lives from unintentional shootings.
New Capitol Installation Counts Days Gun Safety Bills Have Sat Without Senate Action While Pennsylvanians Die
It’s Been 175 Days Since the PA House Passed Two Bipartisan Gun Violence Prevention Bills; Advocates Decy “Not One Day More”
Gun Violence Survivors, Prevention Experts & Advocates Testify at PA Senate Policy Hearing that Reveals Need for Universal Background Check Legislation
Today, CeaseFirePA Education Fund staff testified at a PA Senate Democratic Policy Committee hearing in support of legislation that would establish universal background checks on all firearm sales in Pennsylvania (House Bill 714 & Senate Bill 60).
Remembering the Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting
Today marks a solemn day of remembrance in our Commonwealth. Five years ago today, a shooter armed with an assault rifle attacked a Pittsburgh synagogue, killing eleven worshipers and wounding six others.1 It was the deadliest anti-Semitic attack in American history. Five years out, we continue to grieve, to heal in the ways we can, and to mourn the loss of life we will never get back. And today we process the shock of yet another mass killing in Lewiston, Maine.
Lewiston Mass Shooting Days Before Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting 5-Year Remembrance Reminds Americans Nowhere is Safe
For Immediate Release: October 26, 2023 For More Information: Josh Fleitman, Campaign Director, (412) 426-5148, josh.fleitman@ceasefirepa.org Adam Garber, Executive Director, (267) 515-1220, adam.garber@ceasefirepa.org MEDIA STATEMENT Lewiston Mass Shooting Days...
