Public Statements

June 6, 2022 - Philadelphia Rejoins the Rank of Cities Beset by Mass Gun Murder

December 31, 2021 - CA Governor Seeks State Law on Guns that Mirrors Texas Anti-Abortion ‘Vigilante’ Law

December 17, 2021 - 8 Years after Sandy Hook: President Biden Calls on Congress for Gun Violence Prevention

July 31, 2021 - Feds Announce New Plan to Combat Illegal Gun Trafficking

May 27, 2021 - Biden Administration seeking to “clamp down” on ghost guns

November 27. 2020 - PA Governor Wolf Vetoes Abominable Gun Bills - thanks to you!

September 1, 2020 - Philadelphia’s 300th Homicide in 2020 - Mayor and Police Decry Easy Availability of Illegal Guns

February 9, 2020 - Joint PA & NJ Effort Brings Down Gun Trafficking Gang

February 5, 2020 - PA Gov. Wolf Calls for Passage of Gun Violence Prevention Legislation in ‘20 Budget Message

December 16, 2019 - Sad News: Heeding Co-Founder Fred Kauffman Has Died

Obituary: J. Fred Kauffman, Heeding God’s Call co-founder

December 11, 2019—Heeding Accepts Resignation of Board Member of Rep. Movita Johnson-Harrell

November 27, 2019 - PC(USA) to Consider Updating Stance Calling For Gun Violence Prevention Activism

November 17, 2019 - Plunging Sales Leads Top Outdoor Product Firm to Split Off Gun Business

November 13, 2019 - U.S. Supreme Court’s Non-Decision Bodes Ill for Gun Industry

August 14-15, 2019—Assault Weapons Siege in Nicetown-Tioga Neighborhood of Philadelphia

August 4, 2019—El Paso, TX and Dayton, OH—Statement on Weekend’s Pair of Assault Weapons Mass Murders

March 15, 2019—Horrific massacre at two mosques, Christchurch, New Zealand

October 27, 2018—Massacre at Tree of Life Synagogue, Squirrel Hill, Pittsburgh, PA

May 18, 2018—School shooting at Santa Fe High School, Santa Fe, TX

February 14, 2018—Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Parkland, FL

November 26, 2017—First Baptist Church, Sutherland Springs, TX

October 1, 2017—Massacre at Concert, Las Vegas, NV

June 12, 2016—Pulse Nightclub Shooting, Orlando, FL

December 2, 2015—Mass shooting at the Inland Regional Center, San Bernardino, CA 

June 17, 2015—Massacre at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church, Charleston, South Carolina

December 14, 2012—Sandy Hook School Massacre, Newtown, CT

July 20, 2012—Theater Shooting in Aurora, Colorado

August 6, 2012—Sikh Massacre in Wisconsin

December 9, 2011—Second Virginia Tech Shooting

January 10, 2011—Congresswoman Giffords Shot in Tucson, AZ