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HARRISBURG, PA — The Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) announced the Pennsylvania Instant Check System (PICS) continues to see a decline during the third quarter of 2021 after record-breaking previous quarters. In addition, PSP released …
State Police Announce Quarterly Firearms Purchase Denial Investigations Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, New York Governor Kathy Hochul, and Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont this week signed a Memorandum of Understanding to …
Pennsylvania Shares Crime Gun Data in Effort to Prevent Gun Violence and Enhance Public Safety Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — Attorney General Josh Shapiro has led a multi-state coalition in submitting a comment to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) that encourages the ATF to …
AG Shapiro: Firearm Regulations Must Include Ghost Guns Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — With the deadline to apply fast approaching, the members of the PA SAFE Caucus are urging nonprofits and local governments to apply for a share of $5 million …
Legislators Urge Organizations to Apply for Gun Violence Grants Read More
Less than one year ago, I remember speaking with the family of Zykier Young, a one-year-old who was shot and killed in his home and expressing my condolences and reaffirming …
Eliminating Community Violence – It Takes Each One of Us Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — The Pennsylvania State Police announced that the Pennsylvania Instant Check System (PICS) set a record for activity in the first quarter of 2021. It was the third straight …
Pennsylvania’s Firearm Background Check System Experiences Record Volume For Third Consecutive Quarter Read More
NEWTOWN, CT — This Week, H.R. 8, the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2021, was reintroduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force …
Bipartisan Reintroduction of Background Checks Legislation Comes as U.S. Gun Violence Soars Read More
My older son celebrated his 13th birthday in January. We shared this moment virtually with family and friends. As I decorated his backdrop with balloons and he blew out candles on …
Candles and Balloons: State Rep. Donna Bullock on Gun Violence Read More