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CeaseFirePA is joining with Power Interfaith to spearhead a community action on gun violence. In the past two weeks, we’ve seen an uptick in gun violence that cannot stand. Join us as we partner with faith leaders to combat this horrific epidemic. We have to save our...
After a busy week of Senate Hearings and a House Committee meeting, we are more determined than ever!
The Senate is holding hearings on “behavioral health and the second amendment” while the House is voting on dangerous gun bills. We need your help
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...
The recent shooting in Odessa highlights the need for a stronger background check system that will ensure that every purchase requires a background check.
Gun violence continues to plague our country. We need to come together as a community to discuss how we can address this public health epidemic.
We watched mass shootings unfold in Texas and Alabama this weekend, a toddler in Allentown shot himself with a gun he found at home, five people were killed and eight injured in Philly and one was injured in Pittsburgh, there was a double shooting this morning in...
Join the Philadelphia Film Society and CeaseFirePA for the premiere of "Behind The Bullet" and a Q&A session following the film. Every year, almost 40,000 people are killed by guns in America. Each shooting devastates and forever changes the victim’s family and...
In a news article about our advocacy for S 42, the Senate version of the strong bipartisan background check bill that passed the House earlier this year, Senator Pat Toomey accused CeaseFirePA of "flip-flopping on bipartisan background checks." The senator is wrong...
On Friday, Governor Tom Wolf signed a new executive order aimed at addressing Pennsylvania's gun violence problem. Last year, Pennsylvania lost over 1600 people due to guns, from homicide, suicide, and unintentional shootings. Suicides in PA have increased...
