DENVER, June 5, 2025–Colorado Ceasefire issued this statement on reports that Boulder terrorism suspect Mohamed Sabry Soliman attempted to purchase a handgun in late 2024. The Colorado Bureau of Investigation has confirmed that Soliman attempted to purchase the weapon in Colorado Springs on Nov. 22, 2024. The purchase was denied after his application was processed
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed the five remaining Colorado Ceasefire-supported gun violence prevention measures of the 2025 legislative session Monday. These include: SB25-205, Firearm Serial Number Check, which allows gun resellers to request a check on a firearm serial number for a gun before purchase from an individual and requires they report to law enforcement
The Boulder Molotov cocktail attack could have been much deadlier. The suspect tried to buy a handgun at a sporting goods store in November, according to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, but was denied on the basis of the background-check system widely seen in danger from the Trump administration. Mohamed Soliman—who was arrested Sunday after
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a pair of gun rights cases, with one justice predicting the court would soon consider whether assault weapons bans are constitutional. The majority did not explain its reasoning in turning down the cases, one from Rhode Island over high-capacity magazines, and a Maryland ban on assault weapons such
To all Colorado Ceasefire volunteers, supporters, and friends: As we announced at our 25th Anniversary Gala, I am leaving my position as Colorado Ceasefire’s Executive Director as of June 1. Life’s other challenges call, and I’m headed back to Australia to care for my father. A few words of thanks as I move on to
Every day in the U.S., 125 people are shot and killed, and hundreds more are wounded or traumatized. Wear Orange with us June 6-8, 2025, to honor survivors and build community with others working to end gun violence. This year there are more than 10 events in the Denver area, including the CO-JeffCo/Columbine Wear Orange
Ceasefire’s 25th Anniversary Gala brought out nearly 200 of our biggest supporters Wednesday night, celebrating a quarter-century of work against gun violence and raising $50,000. The event featured dinner, speakers and a silent auction, arranged around the theme of turning grief into action. Tom Mauser opened the evening by talking about Ceasefire’s 2000 beginnings as
Premiering last night at the gala was Ceasefire’s latest video, ‘Grief Into Action,’ featuring the stories of three gun-violence survivors who have found in Ceasefire a path toward their own healing and making a difference for others. Have a look.
SilencerCo Included in the ‘big, beautiful’ tax bill passed in the U.S. House Wednesday night is a provision to remove the comprehensive federal regulation of suppressors (also called silencers) under the National Firearms Act (NFA). These dangerous accessories have been heavily regulated for almost 100 years because of the obvious risk they pose to public
A Gunnison man was sentenced to 110 months in federal prison, plus three years of supervised release, after pleading guilty to being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition (Possession of a Weapon by a Previous Offender, or POWPO). In June 2023, Scott Oldenburg, 36, was identified as a possible burglary suspect in Mount
