Today the Pennsylvania House Judiciary Committee voted to advance three key gun safety reform bills, bills that are designed to save lives. The Committee voted to approve House Bills 2227, 2060, and 273. Each of these bills creates a process to make sure that someone...
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Pa Senate is Voting to Put Guns in Schools — We Need to Stop Them
The PA Senate, not content to focus on finalizing a budget this week, has decided to take up the issue of allowing teachers and other nonsecurity personnel to be armed in our public schools. No one thinks this is a good idea -- not teachers, not parents, not students,...
CeaseFirePA To Send Gun Locks to Eagles Offensive Line
CeaseFirePA To Send Eagles Offensive Line Members Gun Locks Philadelphia, December 28, 2016 -- CeaseFirePA announced tonight that it is sending gun locks to the Eagles offensive line members who are receiving shotguns as gifts from quarterback Carson Wentz....
“I have never seen a crowd this size in the Rotunda of the Capitol”
What an amazing day! Our Rally in the Rotunda was a huge success! We filled the steps, the halls, and the whole Capitol with folks calling for expanding the PA background check system to cover the private sale of long guns. Newly sworn in Senator Tom Killion (R,...
General Assembly Questionnaire Scores
CeaseFire Pennsylvania, the advocacy arm of CeaseFirePA, has attempted to reach and survey all candidates running for a position in the PA General Assembly on their positions on gun violence prevention. Each candidate was asked his/her position on 10 specific gun...
