Fellow Advocate,

In August 2022, the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) passed a rule outlawing untraceable ghost guns and requiring unassembled gun kits to be serialized and purchasers to pass a background check.¹ Now under a new administration, this federal rule could go away, and in Pennsylvania, we don’t have a failsafe. 

Last year, we advocated for a statewide ghost gun ban in Pennsylvania. It passed in the PA House, but opponents claimed it was unnecessary because of the federal ban. Now that the federal ban is under threat it’s time we bust this myth. 

We know our chances of passing meaningful federal legislation to protect us from gun violence are slim. Now is the time to lean into the power we’ve built at the state level, and demand our legislators support a new bill ending ghost guns as we know them in Pennsylvania. Will you join our call by sending your State Representative a message now?

The use of ghost guns in crimes, including homicide, increased by 1,000% between 2017 and 2023.² Thanks to the ATF rule, 2024 was the first year to see a decrease in ghost gun crimes.³ Now that could all go away, sending us spiraling into danger.

President Trump is determined to overhaul the ATF and open the floodgates for unregulated weapons to flow onto our streets. We have the power to protect our Commonwealth from his chaos – we just need to use it. So, I’m asking you again: will you help us pass a new bill banning ghost guns in Pennsylvania by contacting your State Representative  today?

In solidarity,

Adam Garber
Executive Director
CeaseFirePA