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A waiting period for Hans

A waiting period for Hans

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...

CeaseFirePA stands with Communities of Color against systemic violence

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...

Statement of CeaseFirePA on Today’s Mass Shooting in New Zealand

Statement of CeaseFirePA on Today’s Mass Shooting in New Zealand

CeaseFirePA is saddened by the news of today’s mass shooting in Christchurch, New Zealand where 49 Muslim New Zealanders were killed during Friday prayers at two different mosques, the Linwood Islamic Center and Al Noor mosque.  In addition to the 49 deaths, 48 people...

Proof that Silencers Bill is a cash grab

While we’ve known since forever that the gun lobby has its hands in all sorts of legislative initiatives, it’s rare that we have direct proof—and this time, it’s straight from the proverbial horse’s mouth. Since the beginning of this year, Congress has been...

Our Take on the Ad about Toomey and Gun Policy

Earlier today, the Toomey campaign released an ad praising his record on gun safety.  The ad featured Nancy Grogan, who is identified as a gun violence prevention advocate.  While the ad does not identify Ms. Grogan as such, she also serves on the board of...

It’s Not Random

It’s Not Random

This weekend in America, at least 80 people were killed and 150 were wounded by gunfire — a rate of more than one fatality per hour. In Kalamazoo, MI, late Saturday night, a man went on a shooting rampage that killed 6 and injured 2. This was called a random shooting....

Why Are We Asking You to Thank a Cable Company?

Why Are We Asking You to Thank a Cable Company?

We know the gun lobby and the NRA will attack anyone who doesn’t agree with them. Well, their newest target is Comcast. Yep. The cable company. Here’s what happened: The NRA has a big gun show in Harrisburg once a year. They sent 2 ads for the event to Comcast....

Facing the truth about gun violence in PA