Photo: Karen Pulfer Focht/Tennessee Lookout/Creative Commons Nice commentary in the Tennessee Lookout, as ‘lifetime gun guy’ Ren Brabenec writes that his state’s embrace of permitless carry “make[s] it easier for those with murderous intent to obtain and carry firearms, all while totally ignoring the underlying reasons why America suffers from a gun violence epidemic in
TASER.com Tuesday, the House Judiciary Committee voted 18-8 to send H.R. 2189, the Law-Enforcement Innovate to De-Escalate Act of 2025, to the full House of Representatives for a vote. The bill would weaken federal firearms laws by redefining key terms under the Gun Control Act (GCA), creating broad exemptions for so-called “less-than-lethal” devices that are
Interim ED Laney Sheffel speaks at Ceasefire’s Fall Connect session Our Outreach branch hosted a ‘Connect With Ceasefire’ session on Monday Nov. 17. About 30 Ceasefire staff and supporters met at the Posner Center and heard from Interim Executive Director Laney Sheffel, Legislative Action Director Eileen McCarron, and Legislative Action Board Member Tom Mauser. Sheffel
Photo by Luke Shaffer on Unsplash On Nov. 7, Denver Mayor Mike Johnston passed a final city budget including $3.1 million in funding for community violence intervention programs, which have been shown to substantially reduce crime. The funding will be used to support organizations in the Denver area that use non-punitive strategies such as street
