Attorney General Shapiro’s historic agreement with Eagle Arms Productions will slow the flow of these weapons into criminal enterprises and violent individuals’ hands. Other gun show promoters shouldn’t wait for a sting to stop the sale of ghost gun kits like the Polymer 80.
Guns In the News
Following Mass Shooting, Brady, CeasefirePA Call For Renewed Resources to Combat On-Going Gun Violence in Philadelphia
Yesterday’s mass shooting continues Philadelphia’s record-setting gun violence, with over 250 shooting victims in 2021, disproportionately affecting Black residents FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Adam Garber, Executive Director, CeaseFirePA Education Fund...
The seeds of the armed insurrection in D.C.
The seeds of an attempted insurrection at the U.S. Capitol started years ago. Here’s what I’ll tell my son about it.
CeaseFire Pennsylvania Education Fund condemns this week’s vigilante attacks on protesters in Wisconsin and Pennsylvania
“Fighting for racial justice is difficult and dangerous enough without citizen vigilantes opening fire on ordinary Americans exercising their civic responsibility to make the world a better place,” said Rob Conroy, CeaseFirePA’s organizing director. “While someone dying or being injured is the worst possible outcome, these assaults—even when taken at face value—demonstrate that the failure of our government to establish gun safety laws actively endangers our communities and works to weaken our democracy.”
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.
Senator Toomey Seems Confused and Upset
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...
Governor Wolf Signs Gun Violence Executive Order
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...
Statement on Philadelphia Police Shooting
Our prayers are with the officers and their families. Our anger is towards our state legislature that has waited so long to act and has denied cities like Philly the power to protect its people. We are concerned for all the community members who are impacted by tonight’s events and the gun violence that plagues our streets.
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...
