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(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...
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...
Hundreds of doctors, faith leaders, nurses, community leaders and residents gathered in Harrisburg.
State’s Leading Gun Violence Prevention Group Also Endorses 11 PA Senate Candidates for 2024 Election Philadelphia, PA—Three life-saving bills failed by a single vote in the PA House of Representatives this session – continuing the proliferation of homemade machine...
While Many Details Remain Unknown About the Assassination Attempt, One Thing is Clear: Stronger PA Gun Laws Could Stop Future Mass Shootings
Nearly 90 Percent of Black Homicide Victims Killed With Guns, Finds Study By Violence Policy Center
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...
For Immediate Release: December 6, 2023 For More Information: Josh Fleitman, CeaseFirePA Education Fund’s Campaign Director, (412) 426-5148, josh.fleitman@ceasefirepa.org MEDIA RELEASE New Video Storytelling Project: Survivors Reveal the Policy Gaps that Allow Gun...
On the last day of 2020, my son Hans walked into a gun store in the Philadelphia suburbs and legally purchased his first firearm. Two hours later, he was dead by suicide. He was 22 years old, and we had no idea that he was suicidal. Hans was deeply committed to his...
In the wake of the murder of George Floyd and the resulting protests against the ongoing violence regularly and systematically inflicted upon African-American communities, CeaseFirePA Executive Director Adam Garber issued the following statement: George Floyd's death...
