It’s Been 175 Days Since the PA House Passed Two Bipartisan Gun Violence Prevention Bills; Advocates Decy “Not One Day More”
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Gun Violence Survivors, Prevention Experts & Advocates Testify at PA Senate Policy Hearing that Reveals Need for Universal Background Check Legislation
Today, CeaseFirePA Education Fund staff testified at a PA Senate Democratic Policy Committee hearing in support of legislation that would establish universal background checks on all firearm sales in Pennsylvania (House Bill 714 & Senate Bill 60).
Lewiston Mass Shooting Days Before Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting 5-Year Remembrance Reminds Americans Nowhere is Safe
For Immediate Release: October 26, 2023 For More Information: Josh Fleitman, Campaign Director, (412) 426-5148, josh.fleitman@ceasefirepa.org Adam Garber, Executive Director, (267) 515-1220, adam.garber@ceasefirepa.org MEDIA STATEMENT Lewiston Mass Shooting Days...
Keep Kids Safe at School: Growing Statewide Movement Demands Action This Back-to-School Season
Students, Educators, Parents, Doctors & Law Enforcement Across PA Spent Past Month Calling on Harrisburg to Pass Gun Violence Prevention Legislation
Survivors Remember Slain Loved One’s Day Before PA Supreme Court Hearing Considers Local Communities’s Powers to Combat Gun Violence
Ten survivors from Philadelphia and Pittsburgh joined the City of Philadelphia and CeaseFirePA Education Fund to sue the Commonwealth for endangering lives, especially the lives of Black residents, who are 21 times more likely to be murdered with a gun than white Pennsylvanians.
Congress Must Act to Keep Kids Safe this School Year
For Immediate Release: August 31, 2023 For More Information: Adam Garber, CeaseFirePA Education Fund, (267) 515-1220, adam.garber@ceasefirepa.org Congress Must Act to Keep Kids Safe this School Year Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon and local advocates...
CeaseFirePA Condemns Legislation to Mandate Armed Security in PA Schools as Ineffective “Solution.”
Yesterday, PA Senator Mike Regan (R-31) announced the introduction of forthcoming legislation (SB 907) that would require all Pennsylvania schools to employ armed security personnel during school hours.
CeaseFirePA Action Endorses Gun Safety Champion Lindsay Powell for PA House of Reps
Today, CeaseFirePA Action, the Commonwealth’s leading gun violence prevention advocacy organization, announced its endorsement of Lindsay Powell, candidate for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in the September 19th special election.
CeaseFirePA Action Releases 2023 Legislative Scorecard
Gun Violence Prevention Advocates Applaud Harrisburg’s Champions & Hold Opponents Accountable for Voting Records on Safer Communities
Community Leaders Highlight Republican Budget Cuts to Violence Prevention Programs Put Lives at Risk
CeaseFirePA is standing with community leaders to call for state leadership to restore funding to community violence intervention programs.
