Fellow Advocate,

We spend a lot of time talking about school shootings, and how to prevent them, and rightfully so. But according to a new report by The Trace,[1] gun violence in the vicinity of schools can also traumatize children and impede their learning. From 2014 to 2023, an average of 57 shootings occurred per day within 500 yards of a school in the United States.

Philadelphia’s own Russell Conwell Middle School in Kensington has seen nearly 500 shootings in its vicinity in the last decade. Rising seventh-grader Katoura Jones told The Trace in June , “Sometimes when I’m in my tutoring class I hear gunshots going off, and I’m the closest one to the window because that’s where I sit.”

This is unacceptable. As this new school begins, we need to stand together to demand legislation that keeps guns out of the wrong hands and far away from school zones. Will you tell your lawmakers that you expect them to protect your family and community from gun violence this year and beyond?

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I frankly don’t want to live in a Commonwealth where a distance of five football fields is all that separates my kindergartener and her friends from a flurry of bullets. Together, we can do something about it.

The team and I have officially launched this year’s Keep Kids Safe at School Campaign, just in time for Back to School. We’re calling on our leaders to pass legislation mandating universal background checks, safe storage, lost and stolen gun reporting, and Extreme Risk Protection Orders – all proven ways to keep guns away from dangerous people and prevent carnage in our streets and schools. Will you add your voice to this campaign by sending your State Representative and Senator Nikil Saval a message right now?

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For safe school zones,
Adam Garber
Executive Director
CeaseFirePA

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