Senate Judiciary Chairperson Lisa Baker announced this morning that the committee will hold hearings on September 24th and 25th on “Behavioral health, mental health, the second amendment, and other gun issues.”
CeaseFirePA News
Love Over Hate
CeaseFirePA joined Mothers in Charge, March For Our Lives, and other groups from across Philadelphia to remember those killed by violence and to call on our elected officials to take action to prevent more loss of life due to the easy access to guns. Enough is enough....
Tragedy Strikes El Paso
Once again gun violence has shattered our country, this time in El Paso Texas. Today, families went to the mall to go back to school shopping and were met with a barrage of gunfire. Our hearts break for the families whose lives are changed forever. CeaseFirePA...
We Must Disarm Hate
A gun store in North Carolina has erected a hate-filled billboard inviting violence against four Congresswomen, seeming to build on the racist, anti-Islamic rhetoric invoked by President Trump. We’ve seen tragedies rooted in hateful prejudices unfold in a Pittsburgh...
Governor Wolf has Signed SB 621
CeaseFirePA and Education Law Center Issue Join Statement on Bill Arming More School Personnel July 2 -- CeaseFirePA and the Education Law Center were very disappointed that Governor Wolf today signed Senate Bill 621 into law. We stand with thousands of Pennsylvania...
Governor Wolf, Please Keep Guns Out of Our Schools
Tell Governor Wolf to VETO SB 621!
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,...
