From CeaseFirePA (http://www.ceasefirepa.org): We’re raising a generation in a warzone. That’s the stunning finding from our new survey: about half of Pittsburgh youth has witnessed gun violence. 1 That toll is one of blood and tears and families torn apart … Continued
From CeaseFirePA (http://www.ceasefirepa.org): The first weeks of school are scary enough for kids–and parents. It’s filled with anxiety, and these days the safety of our children is high on that list. Now, the General Assembly could add guns in the … Continued
From CeaseFirePA (http://www.ceasefirepa.org): As you flip through the pages of a calendar, you could put a tragic anniversary on almost every single day. That’s not normal, but it has been normalized here in Pennsylvania and all across the country. Yesterday … Continued
From CeaseFirePA (http://www.ceasefirepa.org): “Everyone has a gun.” That’s the quote in a recent Post-Gazette article that jumped off the page. The rate of gun sales has continued to climb throughout the pandemic, and we haven’t gotten any safer as a … Continued
From CeaseFirePA (http://www.ceasefirepa.org): Road rage shootings are a looming crisis in our communities, and it’s being made even worse by the growing potential for concealed permitless carry in Pennsylvania. Go to https://act.ceasefirepa.org/a/oppose-permitless-carry-pa to let your lawmaker know you oppose this … Continued
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Join us on July 29 for a kickoff meetup with On Earth Peace’s gun violence organizing campaign. We want to connect with people in churches and neighborhoods who are concerned about gun violence in the US – people who are … Continued
From CeaseFirePA (http://www.ceasefirepa.org): Harrisburg, PA—Today, the Pennsylvania General Assembly passed a budget that invests $105 million in violence prevention programs. More than doubling the size of last year’s program, this funding will allow community-led organizations and local governments to expand … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/07/05/fetterman-calls-assault-weapons-ban-after-july-4th-parade-massacre The Democratic candidate for Pennsylvania’s open U.S. Senate seat also demanded the prosecution of “gun dealers whose weapons routinely wind up at crime scenes.” JAKE JOHNSON July 5, 2022 Democratic U.S. Senate candidate John Fetterman on Tuesday voiced … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): A Fourth of July neighborhood parade. Another young white man with a military-style semi-automatic assault rifle, who, this time, killed six people and injured 26 more, many of them children. [1] Our scarred hearts are again … Continued