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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...
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. Najeer Lane was a consummate big brother, a leader who could make a whole room laugh. His life was taken in 2022 by...
New Research Reveals Nearly 7 Million Children Live in Homes with Unsecured Firearms. Study finds unsafe storage is growing with teenagers most at risk for accessing guns.
The Trump Administration’s proposed rollback of gun safety rules endangers Pennsylvanians. Changes include the repeal of regulations on “stabilizing braces”, and reopening gun show and online sale loopholes.
Over 150 faith leaders, doctors, survivors, and community leaders called for $92 million in funding for programs that have resulted in historic declines in gun homicides
(Harrisburg, Pa.) — Today, Governor Josh Shapiro proposed a state budget that grows investments in life-saving community violence prevention programs, which have contributed to an 46.5% decrease in gun homicides since their 2022 peak. The budget proposal calls for a...
Lacrosse, depression and the worst day in a mother’s life—and how it could be avoided.
Philadelphia, PA — CeaseFirePA Education Fund’s new analysis of data from the Gun Violence Archive for 2025 shows that gun homicides in Pennsylvania fell 46.5% since their 2022 peak. In 2025, 495 people died in Pennsylvania from gun homicides — a 15% decline from...
