CeaseFirePA is beyond disappointed in the Common Pleas’ Court’s initial ruling regarding the legality of Pittsburgh’s ordinances passed after the Tree of Life massacre.
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Harrisburg Wants Untrained Armed Guards in Our Schools
Well, despite our best efforts, last week, the PA Senate passed the dangerous bill we told you about — HB 49. This bill extends the time for armed guards in schools to get mandatory, specialized training for school officers. But in the interim, they will still be...
Safe 2 Say Something
Safe2Say Something is a program that allows students to anonymously submit tips to law enforcement. It teaches adults and young people how to recognize warning signs and threats as well as how to report them to authorities. 80% of school shooters told someone of their...
Shut Down The School Shooting Hoodies
Bstroy claims it was trying to be ironic by promoting these sweatshirts. There is nothing ironic about gun violence. There is only the real trauma suffered by survivors and victims’ families.
U.S. House Judiciary Passes Gun Violence Prevention Bills
On Wednesday the U.S. House continued their historic leadership in Washington by passing three gun violence prevention bills out of committee. One bill would provide federal grants as incentives for states to enact Extreme Risk Protection Orders. The second bill would...
Breaking News: Senate Judiciary to Hold Hearings on Guns
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.”
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...
