From CeaseFirePA (http://www.ceasefirepa.org):
It all started with a gun purchase on Black Friday and ended with four dead and nine injured. A fifteen-year-old showed many signs that he struggled with violent thoughts. He then went on a shooting spree last week with a gun his parents failed to keep secured properly.
Right here in Pennsylvania, we have no laws on the books requiring safe storage of guns. Together we are going to change that. Go to https://ceasefirepa.salsalabs.org/211207safegunstorage/index.html right now to add your signature to our petition.
This latest shooting in Michigan is a great example of what not to do as a parent. These two parents purchased a gun, failed to keep it secure, and ignored all the warning signs from their child. When he killed and injured almost a dozen people, they had only just realized that the gun was missing from the home. Then when their son was apprehended, they went on the run. It is time to hold those accountable who endanger lives through irresponsible gun ownership.
In up to 80% of school mass shootings, the shooter got a gun from a family member or friend, not through an illegal sale to a minor.¹
Our legislation would require gun owners to lock up their guns and keep them away from kids. This simple measure will prevent many incidents of mass shootings, gun suicides, and accidental gun usage that can end in tragedy.
Currently, six states as well as a handful of municipalities already have such provisions in place. We need to make Pennsylvania the next one, before it’s too late.
Add your name. We have absolutely no time to waste.
The first step to pass this critical legislation is you raising your voice.
¹“Protecting America’s Schools: A US Secret Service Analysis of Targeted School Violence”. National Threat Assessment Center. (2019)
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