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“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...
Legislation to Prevent Gun Trafficking Advances with Bipartisan Support Through PA House Judiciary Committee CeaseFirePA Supports Bipartisan Bill to Require Electronic Records of Sale for Firearms, Urges Swift House Floor Vote To Support Law Enforcement Efforts...
The ruling will save lives in Philly and could open the door to other cities across PA enacting similar ordinances to ban ghost guns.
The trial made one thing perfectly clear: Rittenhouse’s military-style rifle and the threatening manner in which he wielded it only served to heighten tensions and invite deadly conflict
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,...
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....
Attorney General Shapiro’s historic agreement with Eagle Arms Productions will slow the flow of these weapons into criminal enterprises and violent individuals’ hands. Other gun show promoters shouldn’t wait for a sting to stop the sale of ghost gun kits like the Polymer 80.
Yesterday’s mass shooting continues Philadelphia’s record-setting gun violence, with over 250 shooting victims in 2021, disproportionately affecting Black residents FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Adam Garber, Executive Director, CeaseFirePA Education Fund...
The seeds of an attempted insurrection at the U.S. Capitol started years ago. Here’s what I’ll tell my son about it.
“Fighting for racial justice is difficult and dangerous enough without citizen vigilantes opening fire on ordinary Americans exercising their civic responsibility to make the world a better place,” said Rob Conroy, CeaseFirePA’s organizing director. “While someone dying or being injured is the worst possible outcome, these assaults—even when taken at face value—demonstrate that the failure of our government to establish gun safety laws actively endangers our communities and works to weaken our democracy.”
