As Pennsylvania’s leading gun violence prevention organization, CeaseFirePA is dedicated to reducing and preventing gun violence through education and advocacy in communities across the state.  CeaseFirePA seeks enactment of sensible gun policies through grassroots activism; supports public officials who favor reforms that help reduce gun violence; and increases public awareness to spark the beginnings of a new conversation on guns and gun violence prevention in Pennsylvania.

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PA SUPREME COURT ALLOWS PHILADELPHIA LOST OR STOLEN HANDGUN REPORTING LAW TO STAND

Another court victory for 43 PA municipalities that have taken local action in
support of lost or stolen handgun reporting

PHILADELPHIA, June 9 – The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has issued an order that allows
Philadelphia’s lost or stolen handgun reporting ordinance to stand, rejecting a challenge by the
gun lobby and giving new energy to a growing, statewide coalition of cities and towns that have
taken action to pass this common sense reform into law.

By one-line order, the Supreme Court earlier this week denied the petitions for appeal filed by
both the NRA and the City of Philadelphia from an earlier decision in the Commonwealth Court,
which had upheld the city’s lost or stolen ordinance and two other local laws dealing with
firearms. The three city ordinances left standing and in force deal with lost or stolen handgun

CNN Features CeaseFirePA

The Gun Trail: Tracking guns that go missing

February 17, 2010 Posted: 10:00 AM ET American Morning - amFIX blog

Editor's Note: There is a major fight going on at the local level over a new law intended to keep guns out of criminal hands. Critics say it's just another case of legislating against the legal and responsible gun owners. Our Ed Lavandera has the report for part three of our American Morning original series, "The Gun Trail."