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Before you vote educate yourself

Before you vote educate yourself

The following candidates have been endorsed by CeaseFire Pennsylvania, the advocacy arm of CeaseFirePA. Endorsement decisions were based on an assessment of candidate surveys, voting records of incumbents, and the priority ascribed to the gun violence prevention...

CeaseFire Pennsylvania Endorses Senator Bob Casey

CeaseFire Pennsylvania Endorses Senator Bob Casey

CeaseFire Pennsylvania, the advocacy arm of CeaseFirePA, today announced it is proud to endorse Senator Bob Casey for reelection. Senator Casey has become a leading voice for gun violence prevention and a champion for key pieces of legislation in recent years. ...

Legislature Passes Historic Domestic Violence Bill

On October 3rd 2018 the Pennsylvania Senate voted to pass a historic domestic violence firearm bill, HB2060, and send it to Governor Wolf's desk. This is the first time in decades the Pennsylvania Legislature passed meaningful gun violence prevention legislation....

PA House Passes Key Domestic Violence Bill

PA House Passes Key Domestic Violence Bill

Harrisburg, PA, Sept. 26, 2018 -- CeaseFirePA is pleased that the PA House of Representatives today passed HB 2060 by a vote of by 131-62.  This bill takes important steps to disarm domestic abusers and make Pennsylvania families safer. CeaseFirePA has been proud to...

Before you vote educate yourself

1st of CeaseFire Pennsylvania Endorsements

CeaseFire Pennsylvania Releases First Endorsements  Philadelphia, September 18, 2018 – CeaseFire Pennsylvania, the advocacy arm of CeaseFirePA, today released its first endorsements in races for the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives. Endorsement decisions...

CeaseFire Pennsylvania’s Commonsense Candidates

CeaseFire Pennsylvania’s Commonsense Candidates

Each election cycle CeaseFire Pennsylvania, the advocacy arm of CeaseFirePA, aims to asses the dedication to gun violence prevention policies from all candidates across the commonwealth.  We believe that voters all over PA should be able to quickly and easily see if...

Injunction on 3D guns

Injunction on 3D guns

Judge River Lasnick issues a temporary injunction on the release of 3D guns blueprints. The link below is to NYT story about today's development. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nytimes.com/2018/07/31/us/politics/3d-guns-trump.amp.html

Will 3D Guns be printable tomorrow? Don’t ask President Trump.

3D guns are on their way… or are they? Even President Trump—whose State Department’s controversial settlement with Defense Distributed reversed all previous State Department positions to allow anyone with access to a 3D printer and Lego-level plastic to print his/her...

Victory in Judiciary!

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...

Facing the truth about gun violence in PA