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
