Reid J. Epstein and Carrie Budoff Brown, Politico MINNEAPOLIS – President Barack Obama kicked off his campaign-style push for gun control here Monday, arguing that the changes he started pushing for in the wake of the December mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary are beginning to gain tr...
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Jan30
CeaseFirePA, a coalition of mayors, police chiefs, faith leaders, community organizations, and individual Pennsylvanians working together to take a stand against gun violence, today welcomed the confirmation by the Quinnipiac University poll that Pennsylvanians overwhelmingly want stronger gun la...
Read MorePatriot-News Editorial Board Enough. Enough with the hothouse rhetoric. Enough with the hysterical claims that the government is coming for your weapons. Enough... Read the entire article at PennLive.com
Read MoreDelaware County Times Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me. They can, however, help you. Guns, on the other hand … There is no shortage of talk about guns these days. In the aftermath of the carnage in a Connecticut elementary school that shook the nation t...
Read MoreClick play below to watch the video of NBC 10's coverage of the CeaseFirePA Day of Action in Harrisburg.
Read MoreCheryl Allison, Main Line Times In advance of a “day of action” on gun legislation in Harrisburg, former state Rep. Lita Cohen and members of the organization CeaseFirePA met in front of the Lower Merion Township Building Tuesday to launch a new awareness campaign. They unveiled sig...
Read MoreArea Republicans were once firmly opposed to new laws. They're sounding a new openness since Newtown. Jonathan Tamari, Philadelphia Inquirer WASHINGTON - When he was running for the Senate in 2010, Pat Toomey said his "idea of gun control is a steady aim." But when President Obama rolled out h...
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Jan20
Here's a new way to show you support common sense gun laws -- CeaseFirePA lawn signs.
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Jan18
Philadelphia, Jan. 18, 2013 -- CeaseFirePA, a coalition of Pennsylvanians, mayors, police chiefs, faith leaders, and community organizations, greeted with enthusiasm the report in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette that this week Pennsylvania uploaded 643,167 mental health records into the national inst...
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Jan17
CeaseFirePA Executive Director Shira Goodman appeared on Fox 29 this morning to discuss the gun control measures announced by President Obama and our Harrisburg Day of Action on Jan. 23rd.. Watch the video.
Read MoreGun Violence and What We Can Do About It is the topic of a coffeehouse which ...
Read More >Taking a Stand Against Gun Violence 03/11/2013 Monday: 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM Mis...
Read More >Another poll shows overwhelming support in Pennsylvania for background checks...
Read More >E.J. Dionne's commentary in the Philadelphia Inquirer today calls the recent ...
Read More >Those of us who want common sense gun laws -- the majority of Pennsylvanians ...
Read More >Vice President Joe Biden, calling on elected officials in D.C. to have the co...
Read More >"It is a fortunate coincidence in the ongoing gun safety debate that the most...
Read More >In the past few weeks, we've been able to share some major accomplishments in...
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