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Rally for Gun Safety NOW!<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Allentown, PA (July 5,2016<\/span>)\u2014CeaseFirePA<\/a>,\u00a0Lehigh Valley Friends of CeaseFirePA<\/a>, and\u00a0Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center<\/a>\u00a0are joining forces to call for commonsense reforms to reduce gun violence in our communities and to keep guns out of the hands of criminals, domestic abusers, people with serious mental illness, and suspected terrorists.<\/p>\n WHAT:<\/strong>\u00a0Public rally to call on our legislators to finally stop sales of firearms to terrorists, and to close loopholes that permit legal private sales of firearms without a background check.<\/p>\n WHEN:<\/strong>\u00a0Thursday, July 7, 6:00 pm<\/span><\/p>\n WHERE:<\/strong>\u00a0Allentown City Hall, 435 Hamilton St., Allentown, PA 18101<\/p>\n A statement issued by\u00a0Shira Goodman<\/strong>, Executive Director of CeaseFirePA, and\u00a0Fritz Walker<\/strong>, President of Lehigh Valley Friends of CeaseFirePA, said, \u201cFollowing America\u2019s worst mass shooting ever, the time is now to raise our voices, and let Congress know it\u2019s time to stop kowtowing to the gun lobby, and pass legislation to protect the American people.\u201d<\/p>\n “Violence against the LGBT community is a serious issue, with the massacre at the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando as but one example,\u201d added\u00a0Adrian Shanker<\/strong>, Executive Director of Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center.\u00a0\u201cOur communities deserve to be free from violence, including violence inflicted by guns.”<\/p>\n Event Page: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/998393133550002<\/a>\/<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Information provided by: Rally for Gun Safety NOW!\u00a0 Allentown, PA (July 5,2016)\u2014CeaseFirePA,\u00a0Lehigh Valley Friends of CeaseFirePA, and\u00a0Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center\u00a0are joining forces to call for commonsense reforms to reduce gun violence in … Continue reading Rally for Gun Safety NOW!<\/span>
\nLori Yeghiayan Friedman
\nMedia Relations Coordinating Volunteer
\nLehigh Valley Friends of CeaseFirePA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"