While Many Details Remain Unknown About the Assassination Attempt, One Thing is Clear: Stronger PA Gun Laws Could Stop Future Mass Shootings
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Hundreds of Gun Safety Advocates Rally at PA Capitol as House Prepares Votes On Two More Life-Saving Bills Today
Hundreds of Gun Safety Advocates Rally at PA Capitol as House Prepares Votes On Two More Life-Saving Bills Today HARRISBURG, PA — Today, CeaseFirePA Action held a major rally and advocacy day at the PA State Capitol where over 500 Pennsylvanians and a broad...
CeaseFirePA Provides Expert Testimony at U.S. House of Reps Judiciary Committee’s Philly Field Hearing
“Prevent a Shooting Before It Happens – Rather Than Wait Until Afterwards to Punish An Offender” CeaseFirePA Provides Expert Testimony at U.S. House of Reps Judiciary Committee’s Field Hearing Focused on Victims of Violent Crime in Philadelphia; Urges a Focus on...
Hundreds Rally at PA Capitol As First Gun Violence Prevention Hearing in a Decade Kickstarts Life-Saving Solutions
More than 400 Pennsylvanians gathered in Harrisburg at #MarchForOurLivesPA to push for life-saving solutions to a public health crisis that has only worsened in recent years.
Investing in People & Places: How Jobs Prevent Violence
CeaseFirePA Applauds Executive Actions on Gun Safety, Urges Sen. Toomey to Publicly Support
Today the White House announced a series of executive actions to curb the gun violence epidemic devastating communities in Pennsylvania, including the proliferation of deadly “ghost” guns. These easily-completed firearms can be bought without a background check,...
Hundreds Virtually Lobby for Common Agenda to End Gun Violence
For Immediate Release: March 23, 2021 For More Information: Adam Garber, CeaseFire PA Executive Director, (267) 515-1220, adam@ceasefirepa.org Frances Patano, CeaseFirePA Communications Manager, frances.patano@ceasefirepa.org Video recording available upon request....
CeaseFirePA & City of Philadelphia Announce Lawsuit Compelling Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to Address Gun Violence
Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney and City Council leaders today stood with residents whose lives have been grievously harmed by gun violence to announce a major legal action against the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The plaintiffs in the action, the City of Philadelphia,...
CeaseFirePA Honors Ed Stack- C.E.O. Dick’s Sporting Goods
We are excited to announce our inaugural virtual fundraising event to honor Ed Stack, Dick’s Sporting Goods CEO, with the Keystone Courage Award on October 14,2020. We hope you will join our co-chairs, the Honorable Timothy Lewis from Pittsburgh, and Ellan and Len...
#WebinarWednesday: A Conversation with Attorney General Shapiro
Join us this #WebinarWednesday at 1:30 PM ET for a conversation with Attorney General Josh Shapiro as we discuss how his office is battling on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic and keeping Pennsylvanians safe from gun violence. Register Here.
