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Keystone Courage Award 2019

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,...

Quinton Jefferson Honors CeaseFirePA with My Cleats My Cause

Quinton Jefferson Honors CeaseFirePA with My Cleats My Cause

NFL linebacker and Pittsburgh native Quinton Jefferson has chosen to honor those he has lost to gun violence and support CeaseFirePA through the My Cleats My Cause campaign. Jefferson had a cleat designed with the initials of those he has lost to gun violence. There...

CNN: Trump Administration Plans Bump Stock Rule

CNN: Trump Administration Plans Bump Stock Rule

CNN has reported that the Trump Administration plans to announce a final bump stock ban in the coming days.Bump stocks are devices that allow shooters to readily convert semi-automatic weapons so that they simulate the firing rates of automatic weapons. Following the...

Auditor General DePasquale Releases Gun Safety Special Report

Auditor General DePasquale Releases Gun Safety Special Report

On Tuesday, November 27th CeaseFirePA stood with Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale as he announced a new special report on Firearm Safety This special report highlights the steps Pennsylvania can take to reduce gun deaths and make PA safer. To prepare the...

Governor Wolf, CeaseFirePA, and Advocates Celebrate Signing of Act 79

Governor Wolf, CeaseFirePA, and Advocates Celebrate Signing of Act 79

On Tuesday, November 14th, Governor Wolf thanked CeaseFirePA and other advocates for their work on the passage of Act 79 during a ceremonial bill signing. The new law requires an individual served with a protection from abuse order to surrender their firearms within...

We Put Gun Violence On the Ballot and It Won

We Put Gun Violence On the Ballot and It Won

Together, we put gun violence prevention front and center, and the people of Pennsylvania proved this is a voting issue. The results will have a major impact on gun violence prevention policy at the state and federal levels. Reelecting Governor Tom Wolf and Senator...

Pennsylvanians Come Together After Tree of Life Shooting

Pennsylvanians Come Together After Tree of Life Shooting

In times of tragedy, it's important for communities to come together to mourn and heal. Here is a list of events going on in Pennsylvania. We will be updating this page as we learn more details.   Saturday 10/27 Squirrel Hill Community Ceremony and Service 6:30...

Facing the truth about gun violence in PA