Malpaso Productions The gun lobby claims that 1.67 million defensive gun uses occur each year, yet the data tell a different story. A new Everytown analysis of the National Crime Victimization Survey (2019–2023) shows defensive gun use occurs in fewer than 1% of all personal and property crimes in the United States. And victims who
Photo by Samantha Sophia on Unsplash Michigan’s Gun Violence Prevention Task Force has called on state lawmakers to ban assault weapons, close a concealed pistol license loophole, and increase the minimum age to purchase guns to 21. Those are among 39 recommendations included in this week’s final report from the task force Gov. Gretchen Whitmer
Photo by Mitchel Lensink on Unsplash The Trump Administration’s immigration crackdown has pulled resources from many other kinds of crime fighting, The New York Times reported, including gun law enforcement—with seizures of illegal weapons down 73 percent from last year. The report was based on unreleased documents from Homeland Security Investigations, the agency’s crime-fighting arm.
A new report finds that gun trafficking is a significant and growing driver of gun violence in communities across the country—and that the gun industry plays a central role in enabling it. The report, from Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund, reveals that by the end of 2026, an estimated 1.27 million firearms will have
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
Photo by Mackenzie Marco on Unsplash Amid tariff troubles and declining demand, gun makers are sending lobbyists to Capitol Hill for the first time in years—some for the first time. Glock (under fire for its designs that allow DIY homemade machine guns) got into federal lobbying for the first time ever this year, and Beretta
A pilot program funded by a gift from the Anschutz Family Foundation has been launched by researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz. The initiative, called ‘Safe Starts at Home,’ aims to expand across Colorado to help prevent firearm injuries and overdoses among children and adolescents. The program trains county staff who are already trained
