The Brady Campaign along with its Million Mom March and Brady Chapters, law enforcement, state and national allies advocate for strong state gun legislation to keep dangerous weapons out of the hands of dangerous people. We advise and counsel advocates, state legislators and statewide elected officials on effective strategies to pass strong gun legislation and defeat attempts to weaken state gun laws.

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While Pennsylvania has some common sense gun laws, including the requirement of Brady criminal background checks on all handgun purchasers, more needs to be done to stop illegal gun trafficking, according to the Brady Campaign. In the organization’s 2009 state scorecards released for all 50 states, Pennsylvania earned just 25 points out of a total of 100. 

"While our state legislators in Harrisburg have refused to act on common sense reforms to prevent gun violence, mayors, city and town council members, police chiefs, faith leaders and other citizens across the Commonwealth are leading the drive for reform in Pennsylvania on the gun issue,” said Joe Grace, executive director of CeaseFirePA.

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