You know that ‘94 Chevy Corsica you ended up with when your aunt Betsy died? The one next to the garage that has become a mixed-use development for squirrels? Ceasefire can take it off your hands! You can donate that proud beast to help us work for gun violence education and prevention, and take a
We know that early intervention is the best way to stop gun violence. Extreme Risk Protection Orders (ERPO) are an effective way to prevent a crisis from occurring, and—good news for Coloradans—the Colorado Department of Law has launched free online ERPO training for educators, family, and community members. Training for educators: Designed for K–12 and
A new report from The Rockefeller Foundation has identified a wide variety of warning signs common to mass shooting events. Examining data from 171 mass public shootings by 175 perpetrators in the United States between 1999 and 2024, researchers identified common “pre-attack warning behaviors and communications” in the hope that future shootings can be anticipated
The U.S. Supreme Court continued to baffle watchers on both sides of the gun debate last week as it declined to hear a gun industry challenge to a New York law permitting lawsuits against gun makers and sellers for endangering public safety. The Supremes have whipsawed on guns since issuing the devastating 2022 Bruen decision,
Governor Jared Polis signed HB26-1265 into law last week. The new law makes Colorado the first state to require law enforcement agencies to register with eTrace and opt in to eTrace’s feature that helps quickly identify firearms and generate leads for gun-related crimes. Under the new law, agencies are now required to record information into
Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office A Jefferson County jury found a man guilty of reduced charges Monday, 22 months after he shot a teenager in the face as the youth looked for a spot in Conifer to take Homecoming photos. Brent Metz was found guilty of third-degree assault and illegal discharge of a firearm, but not
It’s Gun Violence Awareness Month, and this Friday is National Gun Violence Awareness Day. There are lots of things you can do and ways you can get involved: You can also join the fight in Colorado! Help spread the message by finding and sharing our posts on Facebook, Instagram, X, and Bluesky!
Last week in Scottsbluff, a dog ‘accidentally’ shot a bystander with a shotgun that was left, loaded, unsecured, and safety off, on the seat of a truck when its owner stepped into a convenience store. Such incidents happen with surprising frequency—in fact, according to our friends at Armed With Reason, it happens more often than
Gary Walker Jones/Unsplash CPR News reported that gun sales are way down in Colorado—the lowest, in fact, since 2014—mirroring national trends and perhaps finally marking an end to the Pandemic buying rush. In 2025, there were 314,904 approved background checks for firearm purchases, according to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation. CPR says it’s the lowest
More than 1,000 people died in murder-suicides in America in 2025. Ninety-two percent of the killers were male, 87 percent of the killers used a gun, and 65 percent involved an intimate partner, according to the ninth edition of the Violence Policy Center (VPC) study American Roulette: Murder-Suicide in the United States. Among the findings:
