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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 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.
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...
Brady, CeaseFirePA urge Pennsylvania leaders to leverage state-based gun dealer inspections to curb flow of guns into criminal markets and address dangerous reduction by the Trump administration of investigating and prosecuting gun trafficking
CeaseFirePA today applauded the passage and signing of Pennsylvania’s 2025-26 state budget, which delivers an increase funding for community violence intervention (CVI) programs.
