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HARRISBURG – For the first time in more than thirty years, Pennsylvania has elected a Democratic majority in state government. For years, Pennsylvania has seen gun safety proposals advance in the state House only to stall before receiving meaningful consideration in...
Violence, Interrupted tells the stories of community violence intervention workers stopping shootings before they happen
CeaseFirePA responded to multiple deadly shootings in PA: “These shootings are not random or necessary, they are policy choices that, for too long, some elected officials have forced us to live with.”
CeaseFirePA Action announces endorsements for the 2026 General Election on Tuesday, November 3.
Legal opinion has no force of law–Governor Shapiro and Attorney General Sunday must pledge to enforce protections.
CeaseFirePA Education Fund today released a new video as part of its Deadly by Design: Facing the Truth About Gun Violence in PA storytelling project. Pittsburgh– Jerame was playing with friends just two blocks from the Wolvarena, in Turtle Creek, in the Eastern...
(Harrisburg, PA) — CeaseFirePA today welcomed the passage of Pennsylvania’s 2026-27 state budget, which sustains funding for the state’s Violence Intervention Program (VIP). The budget allocates $62.5 million to funding for the evidence-based Violence Intervention...
6-3 Ruling in Wolford v. Lopez Opens the Door to More Hidden Guns in Stores, Restaurants, and Banks Philadelphia — The U.S. Supreme Court struck down a Hawaii law today in Wolford v. Lopez that required customers to ask private business owners for permission before...
CeaseFirePA today delivered a letter to the Democratic Leadership in both chambers of the Pennsylvania General Assembly, co-signed by 9 State Senators and 49 Representatives. The letter urges the General Assembly to increase funding to $90 million for community...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, June 2, 2026 End Gun Violence Advocacy Day at the PA Capitol Hundreds of survivors and advocates meet with legislators and rally to demand action (Harrisburg, PA) — With Pennsylvania’s reduction in gun violence in the balance, hundreds...
