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Dedicated to Reducing Gun Violence Since 1983

Washington CeaseFire is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to reducing gun violence in Washington.

Our mission is to: Inform and Educate the public about risks associated with firearm ownership; Engage the public in programs and events that raise awareness of this public health crisis; and Advocate for legislative and cultural reforms that will result in safer homes, safer schools and safer communities.

Gun Violence is a Public Health Crisis! Know the facts

“…assault weapons have no reason other than mass murder. Their only purpose
is to kill humans as rapidly as possible in large numbers.” – Governor Jay Inslee

Latest News and Announcements

Message from the Board – March, 2021

2020,  the year during which  COVID -19 took three hundred thousand American lives,  was also the deadliest  to date for victims of firearm injury.  43444 people died from bullet wounds in the US in 2020, a 10 % increase from 2019 according to the Gun Violence...

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President’s Note

Welcome to 2021! This time around, I think we would all agree that “Happy New Year” is more than a simple platitude. We say goodbye to a year unlike any other; a year that brought us a pandemic, lockdowns, school closures, record unemployment, and more than our fair...

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