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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
(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 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.
(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...
