From CeaseFirePA (http://www.ceasefirepa.org): Last month broke a horrifying record: it was the worst January ever for mass shootings in America.[1] And a newly-released report by the U.S. Secret Service found that 3/4 mass shooters showed some kind of concerning behavior … Continued
From CeaseFirePA (http://www.ceasefirepa.org): Earlier this month, we asked you to use your voice and urge Governor Josh Shapiro to commit to tackling gun violence as a top priority for his administration, and hundreds of you did. Just days later in … Continued
From CeaseFirePA (http://www.ceasefirepa.org): Recently President Biden signed a bipartisan bill to reduce gun violence into law. It’s the first major piece of gun reform legislation in about thirty years. This law does not create extreme risk protection orders (ERPO), but … Continued
From CeaseFirePA (http://www.ceasefirepa.org): 34 years ago, Pennsylvania Treasurer Budd Dwyer ended his life on live television with a gun. More than three decades have passed, and the catastrophe that ended Budd Dwyer’s life has happened tens of thousands more times. … Continued
From CeaseFirePA (http://www.ceasefirepa.org): Senate Republicans took less than 30 seconds to dismiss each solution offered to gun violence. NO discussion of Senator Fontana’s suicide preventing Extreme Risk Protection Orders. NO argument against Senator Santarsiero’s Universal Background Checks NO debate on … Continued
From CeaseFirePA (http://www.ceasefirepa.org): If you can’t prevent a gun suicide before it happens, it almost always ends in death. But, family members whose loved one is in crisis lack a critical tool to remove the firearm while the individual gets … Continued
From CeaseFirePA (http://www.ceasefirepa.org): It’s Mental Health Awareness Month, and we’re working to raise awareness about how gun policy solutions can prevent tragic loss during a mental health crisis. That’s why we’re partnering with the Educational Fund to Stop Gun Violence … Continued
From CeaseFirePA (http://www.ceasefirepa.org): It’s Mental Health Awareness Month, and we’re working to raise awareness about how gun policy solutions can prevent tragic loss during a mental health crisis. That’s why we’re partnering with the Educational Fund to Stop Gun Violence … Continued
From CeaseFirePA (http://www.ceasefirepa.org): CeaseFirePA’s Executive Director, Adam Garber, highlighted 3 policies that CeaseFirePA is advocating for that we believe will reduce homicides, suicides, and violence in our communities. Those 3 policies are: Background checks, Extreme Risk Protection Orders, and Required Lost & … Continued
From CeaseFirePA (http://www.ceasefirepa.org): After a pair of mass shootings a year ago, State Senate Judiciary Chairwoman Lisa Baker gave Pennsylvania her word to hold “a series of public hearings intended as a prelude to action.”¹ The hearings came and went. … Continued