I was just sitting down to start planning CeaseFirePA’s PAC spending for this election year, and it occurred to me that I should reach out and give you a peek into this critical facet of our work to elect gun safety champions to state-level office. 

As you know, we are a grassroots organization fighting gun violence in our Commonwealth. We do not necessarily have the multi-million dollars in funding or the national profile of some organizations on the other side, but we have the strategic prowess to go toe-to-toe with them in contested races across Pennsylvania.

This cycle, we’re focusing on flippable suburban districts in both the House and Senate for two reasons:

1. Because we know we can win them, defending and growing the narrow gun safety majority we have in the House and building power in the Senate

2. To create a long-term ripple effect that shifts the politics on this issue, proving that standing for gun safety is a winning electoral strategy for future candidates

The team and I came up with an initial fundraising goal to make our biggest impact yet on Pennsylvania elections. To do that, we need to raise $25,000 by Primary Day, April 23, so we can start our endorsement (and investment) process on the highest possible ground. And I wanted to share some BIG NEWS on that front: a generous Bucks County donor has pledged to match all donations up to our $25,000 goal.  Will you contribute just $5 and watch it be doubled so we can have an outsized impact on the fall elections?

Like me, I’m sure you were absolutely thrilled to hear about our recent victory on ghost guns. ICYMI: House Bill 777, which forces ghost gun kits to be serialized and purchasers to pass a background check, passed in PA House last month with bipartisan support.1 

Because of our team’s efforts we were able to get three Republicans to vote for this life-saving bill. But, there are far too many anti-gun safety legislators in flippable districts who have proven over and over that they will never be willing to do the right thing. 

As this bill moves to the PA Senate, our path is laid out: we must elect gun safety champions in BOTH chambers of the General Assembly to ensure bills like this get to Gov. Shapiro’s desk. In order to make the smartest and most timely investments, we NEED to reach our $25,000 goal by April 23 – and the best part is, thanks to our match donor, we can immediately turn this into $50,000.

So, will you chip in $5 to help us cross this threshold and prepare for victory in the fall?

With thanks,

Adam Garber
Executive Director 
CeaseFirePA PAC

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