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As part of its series on essays from the two candidates for U.S. Senate - incumbent Senator Pat Toomey and challenger Katie McGinty -- the Philadelphia Inquirer today published essays from the candidates focused on this question: "What measures would you support at...
This week is National Suicide Prevention Week, we must not forget how much of a role firearms have in suicides. Fifty–eight people die from suicide by gun every day, two-thirds of all daily gun deaths in the U.S. If the 21,334 people who died by suicide using a...
Philadelphia native and new member of the Miami Heat, Wayne Ellington and Connor Sports will host the first annual Philadelphia Peace Games. The basketball tournament, aimed to bring at-risk youth and young adults together while emphasizing gun violence prevention and...
I was a graduate student at the University of Texas School of Library Science in 1966. My four year old son was at home with a baby sitter the morning of August 1st.. The library was in the building with the clock tower; I had been there working on an assignment....
Yesterday Apple announced it will replace the black pistol emoji with a green friendly water gun. The announcement comes one year after New Yorkers Against Gun Violence launched the #DisarmTheiPhone campaign. The campaign’s goal was to remove the gun emoji in order to...
Today CeaseFirePA joined Council President Clarke, Councilman Jones, Sheriff Williams, DA Williams, and Mothers in Charge at Temple University Hospital to unveil the new initiative to distribute gun locks throughout the city. Council President Clarke urged all gun...
Special thanks to Americans for Responsible Solutions and Mothers in Charge for help us become the Vocal Majority.
Love Conquers Gun Violence When: Monday July 25, 2016 3-5pm Where: The National Museum of American Jewish History Hosted by: The PA Safe Caucus, Everytown for Gun Safety, CeaseFire Pennsylvania, American State Legislators against gun violence. Details; The event is...
This weekend saw a flurry of gun violence which solidifies our status as a half-staff nation. Shootings in Baton Rougue and Florida saw a total of five people killed including three police officers. And, in Fayette County PA their County Commissioner was shot in his...
Our flags seem to be lowered more often than they are flying at full height. Every day, we lose 91 people to gun violence -- whether homicide, suicide, unintentional shootings, or shootings by law enforcement. We don’t lower the flag every day, but we could. And maybe...
