Christian Soltysiak · [email protected]

February 27, 2020 at 6:18 PM

Wisconsin

  Yesterday we witnessed another tragedy when a 51-year-old gunman killed five of his co-workers at the city’s sprawling Molson Coors campus. We are shocked and outraged that we are yet again mourning life lost due to gun viol…

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  Christian Soltysiak · [email protected]

February 21, 2020 at 2:41 PM

Let's go to the movies

  You’ve probably read some of our emails about Extreme Risk Protection Orders and how important it is that PA adopts this bill.  Well today, we are launching a short video to explain exactly how this process will work. Take a…

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  Christian Soltysiak · [email protected]

February 12, 2020 at 1:37 PM

Two events you may be interested in

  We wanted to let you know about two events coming up. We hope you can join us.  Philadelphia March For Our Lives Philadelphia Saturday, Feb. 15 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM LOVE Park Philadelphia, PA This Friday, February 14th, mark…

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  Christian Soltysiak · [email protected]

February 4, 2020 at 9:45 PM

The Governor called them out

  Today the Governor called out the legislature’s inaction on gun violence. Governor Wolf described the problem bluntly:   “We have gotten used to seeing bulletproof backpacks advertised during back-to-school sales. We have go…

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  Christian Soltysiak · [email protected]

February 3, 2020 at 2:20 PM

a space for survivors

  We wanted you to be one of the first to know about our newest project.  Survivor Space is a project of CeaseFirePA to provide a place for survivors of gun violence to tell their stories and tell those in power what they need…

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  Christian Soltysiak · [email protected]

January 16, 2020 at 6:15 PM

2020

    The 2020 legislative session is here! We’re ready to fight in Harrisburg to pass common-sense gun safety reforms while keeping the gun lobby on the ropes.  Here’s what we’re fighting for: Extreme Risk Protection Orders…

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  Christian Soltysiak · [email protected]

January 7, 2020 at 8:54 PM

They need to sign on.

  The PA legislature needs to enact an extreme risk protection order bill. This bill creates a civil court process family members and law enforcement can use to temporarily bar access to firearms by a family member at risk of ha…

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  Rhona Gerber · [email protected]

December 31, 2019 at 2:21 PM

Everything is at stake in 2020

  It’s the last day of 2019, and we are so close to meeting our $100,000 match. Anything you contribute today will be immediately doubled and send us into 2020 strong.  From the upcoming fight to pass an Extreme Risk Protection…

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  Rhona Gerber · [email protected]

December 26, 2019 at 4:33 PM

No receipt

  It’s the day after Christmas, and we know you’re probably searching in the pile of gift wrap for receipts to return those presents that weren’t quite right. No such hassle when you make a year end charitable gift to CeaseFireP…

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  Rhona Gerber · [email protected]

December 23, 2019 at 1:51 PM

last minute shopping

  With Hanukkah already starting and just a few days until Christmas, we know you’re busy finding those final gifts. In all the hustle and bustle of the holidays, we hope you’ll remember to include us in your end of year giving.…

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  Shira Goodman · [email protected]

December 17, 2019 at 3:21 PM

naughty & nice

  As we near the end of the year, it’s not just Santa who’s making lists. We have lists of our own. Attorney General Josh Shapiro and Governor Tom Wolf are at the top of our nice list! Yesterday, we were honored to be there as t…

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  Rhona Gerber · [email protected]

December 13, 2019 at 2:53 PM

Twice as nice

  This holiday season, our wish is for everyone to feel safe and be safe where we learn, pray, work, play and shop.  Your donation ensures that we can do the work to make that wish a reality. And, thanks to the generosity of the…

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  Shira Goodman · [email protected]

December 11, 2019 at 2:27 PM

They called him lazy and arrogant

Lawrence VanDyke is Dangerous. This week the Senate will vote on Lawrence VanDyke's nomination to the Ninth Circuit.  VanDyke is beholden to the NRA and believes all gun violence prevention laws are  "misdirected." As Solici…

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  Shira Goodman · [email protected]

December 6, 2019 at 5:00 PM

We remember

Join us.  As we remember those tragically taken from us by gun violence in Newtown, CT in 2012, Pennsylvanians will come together across the Commonwealth to commemorate victims of gun violence and call for action. Here is a li…

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  Shira Goodman · [email protected]

December 3, 2019 at 7:20 PM

I'm sorry

  We know you are probably inundated with Giving Tuesday emails but here is why our’s is different: Every single dollar you give today will be doubled by the Honickman Foundation.  As we close out our year, we are reflecting o…

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  Shira Goodman · [email protected]

November 26, 2019 at 6:46 PM

Attitude and Gratitude

Happy Thanksgiving! When asked the secret to a well-lived life, my grandmother would say attitude and gratitude. At CeaseFirePA, this can also be the secret ingredient that underlies all our work. We share an attitude and fund…

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  Rhona Gerber · [email protected]

November 20, 2019 at 3:42 PM

Matchmaker, matchmaker

We need you with us.  As we approach the end of the year, we are already making plans to make PA safer in 2020. This will mean fighting bad bills like the Sue Our Cities bill and efforts to arm teachers, making progress on goo…

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  Shira Goodman · [email protected]

November 12, 2019 at 5:30 PM

Be our match?

We need you with us.  The fight against gun violence requires an unrelenting, daily effort. We cannot get discouraged by the pace of change. We must show up every day to fight for safety. We must deliver a unified message of h…

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  Shira Goodman · [email protected]

November 6, 2019 at 4:12 PM

80%

It's time for a vote.  Our legislators are home from Harrisburg, and it’s time to talk to them. A recent F&M poll found 80% support for an Extreme Risk Protection Order law for Pennsylvania. This law will make us safer an…

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  Shira Goodman · [email protected]

October 28, 2019 at 2:15 PM

armed guards in schools

Oppose HB 49 Well, despite our best efforts, last week, the PA Senate passed the dangerous bill we told you about — HB 49. This bill extends the time for armed guards in schools to get mandatory, specialized training for schoo…

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  Shira Goodman · [email protected]

October 23, 2019 at 2:55 PM

Help us combat this epidemic

Join us tonight. CeaseFirePA is joining with Power Interfaith to spearhead a community action on gun violence. In the past two weeks we’ve seen an uptick in gun violence including the shootings of two young children this weeke…

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  Shira Goodman · [email protected]

October 22, 2019 at 6:40 PM

at it again

Oppose HB 49 Harrisburg is doing it again, rushing a bill to put more armed personnel in our schools.  The Senate Education Committee yesterday voted to extend the time school security guards have to complete the mandated Nat…

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  Shira Goodman · [email protected]

October 17, 2019 at 1:10 PM

This didn't have to happen.

Inaction has consequences. While the members of the PA legislature have been home in their districts this month, Pennsylvania has continued to suffer from gun violence every day. This has been a particularly devastating week i…

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  Shira Goodman · [email protected]

October 10, 2019 at 4:26 PM

You won’t believe how offensive these shirts are

Stand with us.  The clothing company Bstroy designed and promoted sweatshirts bearing the names of Sandy Hook, Columbine, and Marjory Stoneman Douglas riddled with holes designed to look like bullet holes. The collection is …

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  Shira Goodman · [email protected]

October 2, 2019 at 1:55 PM

I need you to make two 30 second calls.

This is outrageous. As Maya Angelou famously said, “When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.” This past week in Harrisburg, we got a real good look at the people who are trying to block the efforts t…

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  Shira Goodman · [email protected]

September 25, 2019 at 2:39 PM

He referred to himself in the third person LOL

This is outrageous. We have been hard at work trying to pass ERPO, a bill that creates a civil court process to temporarily bar those at risk of harming themselves or others from accessing firearms. Following what he claimed…

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  Shira Goodman · [email protected]

September 19, 2019 at 1:38 PM

Our dance card is full

We need you in this fight.   Next week, the PA Senate Judiciary Committee is holding two days of hearings (Tuesday at 9:00 am and Wednesday at 1:00 pm) on “behavioral health, the second amendment, and other gun issues.” We’ve …

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  Shira Goodman · [email protected]

September 18, 2019 at 3:49 PM

Did you see it?

We need you in this fight.   Last night, 22 Senators, including our own Bob Casey, led by Sen. Chris Murphy, took the Senate floor to call for action on gun violence prevention.  The Senators demanded votes on background check…

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  Shira Goodman · [email protected]

September 13, 2019 at 4:09 PM

PA Cities Under Attack

We need you to help us fight back.  Yesterday, the PA Commonwealth Court issued a ruling that could open the floodgates to gun lobby lawsuits against PA cities. In a case involving several Harrisburg ordinances, including a re…

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  Shira Goodman · [email protected]

September 6, 2019 at 6:31 PM

Some good news, but we're not finished yet!

Victory Shortly after the horrific shooting at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas in early August, CeaseFirePA received calls from our partners Guns Down and March for Our Lives.  Both organizations wanted to shine a ligh…

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  Shira Goodman · [email protected]

September 3, 2019 at 6:44 PM

angry and impatient

It's time for action. We watched  mass shootings unfold in Texas and Alabama this weekend, a toddler in Allentown shot himself with a gun he found at home, five people were killed and eight injured in Philly and one was injure…

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  Shira Goodman · [email protected]

August 21, 2019 at 5:00 PM

Senator Toomey Seems Confused

Stand with us.  In an article about our efforts to get Senator Toomey to support SR 42, the Senate version of the background check bill that passed the House earlier this year with bipartisan support, Senator Toomey accuses Ce…

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  Shira Goodman · [email protected]

August 19, 2019 at 2:30 PM

A big victory

Huge News!       On Friday, Governor Wolf signed an Executive Order committing the resources and power of his administration to the fight against gun violence in PA.  He is creating a new Office of Violence Prevention…

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  Shira Goodman · [email protected]

August 15, 2019 at 3:24 PM

terrorized by gun violence

We owe it to 6 officers to act.  Once again, a Pennsylvania city is terrorized by gun violence as the nation watches.  This time, Philadelphia police officers trying to serve a warrant came under attack by a heavily armed man …

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  Shira Goodman · [email protected]

August 13, 2019 at 3:31 PM

A Week of Mourning and Action

As you know, in the wake of the horrific mass shootings last weekend in El Paso and Dayton, there have been calls for the U.S. Senate to return to D.C. and for the PA General Assembly to meet in a special session. While we'd love to see our legislators…

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  Shira Goodman · [email protected]

August 7, 2019 at 3:43 PM

We need you to send a quick email.

It's time for action. In the wake of mass shootings like our nation suffered in El Paso and Dayton, there are calls for action by the public. But it often seems as if our elected officials are numb to those calls. Now, some of…

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  Shira Goodman · [email protected]

August 5, 2019 at 5:03 PM

A time of mourning

Join us to honor the victims of gun violence. Following the tragic weekend of gun violence, Pennsylvanians are mourning the victims as well as rising up to take a stand against hate and all forms of gun violence. The clear con…

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  Shira Goodman · [email protected]

July 30, 2019 at 1:24 PM

Now is the time.

It's time to take action.   This weekend saw mass shootings in California, New York, and Pennsylvania. The victims and locations of these events look different.  But the trauma and pain that came from them are the same.   …

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  Shira Goodman · [email protected]

July 23, 2019 at 7:27 PM

The NRA is on the ropes.

We need you in the fight. There have been lots of stories lately about the internal problems and power struggles at the NRA.   This new article in Rolling Stone offers a good summary of what’s been going on and a look at how…

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  Shira Goodman · [email protected]

July 11, 2019 at 1:58 PM

It’s time for a (re)match

We need you with us.  Last week’s legislative battle in Harrisburg taught us that we need to be hyper-vigilant. The gun lobby will stop at nothing to dismantle the progress we’ve made together. But to keep up this fight, we ne…

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  Shira Goodman · [email protected]

July 3, 2019 at 3:17 PM

Here's what happened yesterday

The Fight Continues. Thank you for your incredible advocacy efforts aimed at blocking SB 621, the bill to put more armed personnel in our schools. Unfortunately, the bill passed, and yesterday, Governor Wolf signed it.  We kno…

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  Shira Goodman · [email protected]

July 1, 2019 at 6:02 PM

Only the Governor can stop this now

Ask the Governor to Veto SB 621 Friends, I know we have been emailing you a lot about SB 621, the bill that adds a new category of armed security in schools and that could potentially be manipulated to arm teachers. That bill…

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  Shira Goodman · [email protected]

June 28, 2019 at 3:14 PM

Welcome to CeaseFirePA, first!

Thank you for signing up to receive updates from CeaseFirePA! Your support matters. Together, we can make a difference. To make an even bigger impact, consider making a meaningful gift today. And don't forget to follow-up on social media. If you…

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