Today’s Ruling Will Allow PA to Continue Protecting Abuse Survivors & Reaffirms Efforts to Enact Stronger Gun Safety Laws
Litigation
After SCOTUS Reversal of Federal Bump Stock Ban, We Need Immediate State-Level Action in PA
The hard truth is that our leaders in PA betrayed us even before the U.S. Supreme Court’s gavel came down
CeaseFirePA Applauds Commonwealth Court Decision Upholding Philly’s Ghost Gun Ban
The ruling will save lives in Philly and could open the door to other cities across PA enacting similar ordinances to ban ghost guns.
Philadelphia & State Leaders Demand Safety From Gun Violence after Major Shooting
District Attorney Larry Krasner on Friday joined Mayor Jim Kenney, Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw, Senator Sharif Street, and other state and local leaders to demand action to reduce and prevent gun violence.
Officials were joined by community-based anti-violence organizers and area residents at Olney Transportation Center, the site of a mass shooting on February 17th in which eight people ranging in age from 17 to 71 were shot.
Philadelphia’s Lost & Stolen Gun Safety Law Can Be Enforced Again
According to a local court, Philadelphia has the power to enforce a local law requiring gun owners to report lost or stolen firearms within 24 hours, reducing the supply of guns often used in criminal activity. This welcome news could not come at a better time, as...
CeaseFirePA Opposes Reinstatement of Tamaqua Area School District Policy to Arm Teachers
CeaseFirePA is appalled by last night's revelation that the Tamaqua Area School District has reinstated its policy to arm teachers and other school personnel. At the January 15, 2019 meeting of the Tamaqua Area School Board, the Board voted to suspend the policy...
CeaseFirePA Stands with Tamaqua Families to Challenge School District Policy to Arm Teachers
Tamaqua, January 4, 2019 -- CeaseFirePA today proudly stood with Tamaqua families to announce a legal challenge to the Tamaqua Area School District's new policy to arm teachers and other school personnel. The Complaint filed yesterday in the Schuylkill County...
CeaseFirePA Weighs in on Union’s Suit Challenging Plan to Arm School Personnel
Tamaqua, December 21, 2018 -- CeaseFirePA, the Education Law Center, Public Citizens for Children and Youth, and the Public Interest Law Center filed an amicus brief today in support of the Tamaqua Education Association's challenge to the Tamaqua Area School...
Will 3D Guns be printable tomorrow? Don’t ask President Trump.
3D guns are on their way… or are they? Even President Trump—whose State Department’s controversial settlement with Defense Distributed reversed all previous State Department positions to allow anyone with access to a 3D printer and Lego-level plastic to print his/her...
