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2025 Legislature Wraps: In a Record Year, Gun Violence Prevention Measures go 12-1

The 2025 Colorado General Assembly wrapped yesterday, capping a record-breaking year for gun violence prevention measures at the Capitol. In all, 12 new bills were passed. One Ceasefire-endorsed bill was defeated, as were three ‘bad’ bills we strongly opposed. The biggest news was the passage of SB25-003, Semiautomatics High Capacity Magazine Ban Enforcement (Sens. Tom

VPC: Michigan a Hotbed of Gunmakers–In Name Only

Violence Policy Center Hundreds of Michigan residents possess a federal license to manufacture firearms, yet relatively few actually produce any guns, according to Michigan’s Hidden Gun Manufacturers, a new study from the Violence Policy Center (VPC) as part of its ongoing Campaign for Gun Industry Accountability. Instead, the license is often used to bypass requirements

DOJ Says Machine Guns not 2A-Protected

In the topsy-turvy world of 2A Law, the Trump Justice Department has argued to an Appeals Court that Machine Guns are not protected by the Second Amendment. Calling the guns “atypical” and “not protected by the Second Amendment because a reasonable person would not expect them to be used in militia service,” government lawyers defended

DPD: Lock up Guns in Cars

Denver Police are reminding people that leaving an unsecured gun in a car isn’t just unsafe, it’s now illegal. State House Bill 24-1348, which Colorado Ceasefire lobbied strongly for last year, took effect on Jan. 1. This bill prohibits knowingly leaving a handgun in an unattended vehicle unless the handgun is stored in a locked,