Photo by Thomas Park on Unsplash Colorado’s Gun Violence Prevention for Parents & Guardians of K-12 Students (House Bill 25‑1250) requires school districts to post secure firearm storage information on their websites and provide it to parents and guardians at the start of each school year. Colorado Ceasefire is a member of the Colorado Coalition
Extreme Risk Protection Orders, often known as ‘red flag’ laws, save lives—but only when people know how to act on early warning signs. The Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions will soon release two new guides equipping clinicians and clergy, often the first to notice signs of crisis, with practical tools to help remove
Denver officials have told the City Council that no ShotSpotter replacement is lined up for when the current gunshot detection technology contract expires in December. The city isn’t planning on purchasing new gunshot detection technology or equipment next year. ShotSpotter microphones ‘listen’ for nearby gunshots and alert the police automatically. Officials said that once the
From left: Ceasefire Executive Director Laney Sheffel; Catie Fowler of the CO Office of the Attorney General; Eileen McCarron of Ceasefire Legislative Action; CO Sen. Tom Sullivan; and Harold Fields of the Denver Black Reparations Council. Last week’s screening of the documentary ‘The Great Divide,’ at Sie FilmCenter, attracted more than 100 gun violence prevention
September is National Suicide Prevention Month, and for all the attention mass shootings and gun murders receive, the vast majority of gun deaths are suicides. Though gun homicides have fallen for the fourth consecutive year, CDC data shows that firearm suicides reached an all-time high in 2025. Notably, youth suicide rates have dramatically increased, especially
