Recent Events

Philadelphia-area faith leaders meet with owner of notorious gun shop to seek adoption of Code of Conduct to diminish straw sales and handgun trafficking.
Heeding God’s Call organized a series of public events connected at Colosimo’s Gun Center during a national faith-based peace gathering, including a faith leader press conference and a rally.
Faith leaders arrested while seeking Colosimo’s adoption of Heeding’s Code of Conduct.
Heeding God’s Call organized a city-wide series of interfaith gun violence prevention programs on Saturday of MLK Weekend ’09, culminating in worship, march and rally at Colosimo’s Gun Center.
Heeding God’s Call offers Good Friday worship service in the street in front of Colosimo’s Gun Center, attended by hundreds.
Heeding God’s Call organizes prayer vigil in Lancaster County at gun range site of appearance of pro-gun zealot Ted Nugent.
In late May ’09 the ‘Heeding Twelve’, faith leaders who had been arrested at Colosimo’s Gun Center in January, were tried and acquitted – to much public and media attention and acclaim.
Heeding God’s Call organizes heavily attended prayer service at Colosimo’s Gun Center on International Day of Prayer for Peace.
Heeding God’s Call’s public attention to Colosimo’s practices leads to action by federal authorities. US Attorney and ATF announce that Colosimo’s will be forced to close due to knowingly selling to straw buyers – exactly AS Heeding contended.