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We Must Reject Guns in Schools
Guns do not belong where our children learn.
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,...
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...
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.
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...
Keystone Courage Award 2019
CeaseFirePA is proud to announce Fred Guttenberg as the recipient of our 2019 Keystone Courage Award. Mr. Guttenberg's daughter Jaime, was killed in the Parkland shooting on February 14, 2018. Mr. Guttenberg has become a vocal advocate for tougher gun laws,...
CeaseFirePA’s Rally in the Capital Demanding Action to Fight Gun Violence
Early in the new legislative session, CeaseFirePA brought doctors, students and survivors from across the Commonwealth to rally at the capitol. They demanded that PA legislators pass legislation that keeps guns out of the hands of those who should not have them. Many...
