CeaseFirePA responded to multiple deadly shootings in PA: “These shootings are not random or necessary, they are policy choices that, for too long, some elected officials have forced us to live with.”
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CeaseFirePA Action Endorses 65 Gun Safety Champions for 2026 Election
CeaseFirePA Action announces endorsements for the 2026 General Election on Tuesday, November 3.
DOJ Greenlights Sale of Handguns to Teens Puts Pennsylvanians at Risk
Legal opinion has no force of law–Governor Shapiro and Attorney General Sunday must pledge to enforce protections.
CeaseFirePA Applauds PA Budget’s Continued Investments in Community Violence Intervention Programs.
(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...
58 elected representatives co-sign letter urging increased funding for life-saving Community Violence Intervention funding
CeaseFirePA today delivered a letter to the Democratic Leadership in both chambers of the Pennsylvania General Assembly, co-signed by 9 State Senators and 49 Representatives. The letter urges the General Assembly to increase funding to $90 million for community...
End Gun Violence Advocacy Day at the PA Capitol – Hundreds of survivors and advocates meet with legislators and rally to demand action
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, June 2, 2026 End Gun Violence Advocacy Day at the PA Capitol Hundreds of survivors and advocates meet with legislators and rally to demand action (Harrisburg, PA) — With Pennsylvania’s reduction in gun violence in the balance, hundreds...
New Video: Son May Still Be Alive If Not For A Machine Gun Converter, Mother Asks PA Lawmakers To Ban “Glock Switches”
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
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
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.
Community violence prevention leaders share how they reduce shootings, push Legislators in Harrisburg for more secure life-saving funds
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
