End Gun Violence: PA Advocacy Day Rally

End Gun Violence: PA Advocacy Day Rally

CeaseFire PA
Tuesday, May 7, 2024 - 9:00am
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Join CeaseFirePA  and its dozens of partners, including the League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania and our League at the End Gun Violence: PA Advocacy Day rally and lobby day in Harrisburg, Tuesday, May 7, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. to demand action on gun safety bills.

Event Timeline:

  • 9:00 - 9:30 AM:  Arrive in Harrisburg, Check-In
  • 10:00 - 11:45 AM:  Advocacy Meetings & Drop-Bys with Legislative Offices (meetings scheduled on your behalf)
  • 12:00 - 1:00 PM:  End Gun Violence Rally/Press Event on the Front Steps of the Capitol (tentative timing)
  • 3:30 PM:  Buses Depart

Lobby for the following Legislation:

  • House Bill 1018 would create a process by which firearms could be removed from at-risk individuals.
  • House Bill 714 would provide for increased background checks when purchasing firearms in PA.
  • House Bill 777 would ban ghost guns (made on 3-D printers).

The Bills are now stuck in the PA Senate Judiciary Committee with no sign of movement. Let your voice be heard.  

To sign up for the rally go to CeaseFirePA, and fill out the form.

Note: there will be a bus from Delaware County which is leaving from Granite Run parking lot. 

 

Visit our Legislative Advocacy Issues Page to learn more about our League of Women Voters advocacy efforts CLICK HERE