Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/04/13/heartbreaking-statistic-thanks-pandemic-last-month-was-first-march-2002-without-us Published on Monday, April 13, 2020 by Common Dreams “All it took was a pandemic and closing all the schools.” By Eoin Higgins, staff writer Schools around the country were ordered or recommended closed in mid-March, leading … Continued
From CeaseFirePA (http://www.ceasefirepa.org): You’ve probably read about Extreme Risk Protection Orders and how important it is that PA adopts this legislation. Well, CeaseFire PA has released a short video to explain exactly how this process will work. Take a moment … Continued
From Every Town for Gun Safety (https://everytown.org/): It’s been nearly a year since the House reauthorized the Violence Against Women Act to protect survivors, and the Senate still hasn’t done anything about it. Sign the petition at https://www.dailykos.com/campaigns/forms/sign-the-petition-keep-firearms-out-of-the-hands-of-domestic-abusers-2 to join … Continued
From CeaseFirePA (http://www.ceasefirepa.org): Survivor Space is a project of CeaseFirePA to provide a place for survivors of gun violence to tell their stories and tell those in power what they need from them. CeaseFirePA conducted a series of audio interviews with … Continued
https://action.momsrising.org/sign/BizMustAct_GunSafetyFrom Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): Following the tragic hate-motivated mass shooting last August in El Paso, Texas, [1] moms and family members across the country cried out for Walmart to act — to exert its leadership for safer communities with fewer … Continued
From CeaseFirePA (http://www.ceasefirepa.org): The PA legislature needs to enact an extreme risk protection order bill. This bill creates a civil court process family members and law enforcement can use to temporarily bar access to firearms by a family member at … Continued
BY JESSIE HELLMANN – 12/16/19 12:49 PM EST The Hill Federal agencies will receive $25 million from Congress to study gun violence in a government spending deal reached by House and Senate negotiators — a major win for Democrats who have long pushed for … Continued
From CeaseFirePA (http://www.ceasefirepa.org): Well, despite our best efforts, last week, the PA Senate passed a dangerous bill — HB 49. This bill extends the time for armed guards in schools to get mandatory, specialized training for school officers. But in … Continued
From CeaseFirePA (http://www.ceasefirepa.org): While the members of the PA legislature have been home in their districts this month, Pennsylvania has continued to suffer from gun violence every day. This has been a particularly devastating week in Philadelphia, with whole families … Continued
Follow the links below to read statements each denomination has released about gun violence and find denomination specific resources: United Methodist Church- Call to End Gun Violence Episcopal Church – Letter from Bishop Nathan Baxter, 2018 Episcopal Church … Continued