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For Immediate Release: April 16, 2021 Contact: Adam Garber, CeaseFire PA Executive Director, (267) 515-1220, adam@ceasefirepa.org Advocates Want Mayor Kenney’s Violence Prevention Proposed Budget to Go Further PHILADELPHIA-- Yesterday, Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney...
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....
PHILADELPHIA -- Today CeaseFire Pennsylvania officially launched an independent expenditure advertising campaign focused on flipping the PA House and electing a gun safety majority. The campaign was kicked off with two advertisements, each of which will target over...
The relationship between firearms manufacturers and the NRA has recently become a major subject of discussion in the gun debate. But this isn’t new. What should be noted is the fact that the two entities were not always in step as they are today. After World War I,...
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP)’s Violence Intervention Program is a product of the aftermath of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary school shooting, along with discussions about how CHOP could respond to the growing frequency of kids becoming gunshot victims....
On Thursday, four former U.S. surgeons general called on Congress to end the twenty-year ban on federal funding for gun violence research, which has long been criticized by the medical community. "Most major medical societies — including the American Academy of...
While the federal government can mandate recalls of items including unsafe toys, cars, or medications, it is unable to do so for defective firearms. The industry self-polices its products, and has done so for decades. “Gun manufacturers have operated without federal...
