Photo by Chris Lynch on Unsplash Great exploration of suicide prevention, including Donna’s Law, on this episode of the ‘Back from the Abyss’ podcast. Donna’s Law, the voluntary do-not-sell firearms waiver, allows people to ‘opt-in’ to a do-not-sell list with the NICS background check system so they can protect themselves, their families, and their communities.
Faced with the threat of a veto by Gov. Jared Polis, sponsors of HB26-1144, Prohibit Three-Dimensional Printing Firearms & Components, removed a provision that would have prohibited the distribution of digital instructions on how to make the weapons. The bill’s sponsors said they were told making the change was necessary to avoid a veto from
Gov. Jared Polis on Monday signed SB26-011, Search Warrants Provided to Covered Platforms, requiring social media companies to acknowledge and respond to search warrants promptly. The bill is a changed version of one Polis vetoed last year, which was proposed in response to difficulties law enforcement encountered trying to obtain information from social media companies
Photo by Pascal Bernardon on Unsplash Have even our neighbors to the North found some sort of limit to their Gun Lobby kowtowing? Wyoming lawmakers failed to override Gov. Mark Gordon’s veto of controversial changes to a Wyoming gun law that restricts the enforcement of federal gun orders. Gordon vetoed amendments to Wyoming’s Second Amendment
Without making much noise about it, the Trump Administration is continuing to give gun rights back to convicted felons—including, most recently, an indicted ‘fake elector.’ Arizona state Sen. Jake Hoffman was indicted in 2024 for being a fake elector in 2020, and was one of dozens of people President Trump pardoned in November. He and
This week, the Netflix documentary “All the Empty Rooms” won the 2026 Best Documentary Short Film Academy Award. The film reflects on the lasting damage of gun violence in the United States by showing the preserved bedrooms of four children killed in school shootings. One of the featured rooms is of Jackie Cazaras, killed in
In a major win for gun violence prevention advocates, a slate of more than 20 bills has landed on the desk of Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger. The measures include a ban on the sale of assault weapons and high capacity magazines, making Virginia the 11th state in the nation to enact such a ban, alongside
DENVER, CO – (February 4, 2026) The Colorado Safe Futures Fund (CSFF) announced $770,000 in inaugural grants to 18 Colorado organizations working to prevent firearm-related injuries and deaths, including Colorado Ceasefire Outreach. Firearms are the third leading cause of injury-related death among Colorado adults and the leading cause of death for youth ages 1-17, making firearm harm one of Colorado’s most urgent public health challenges. Data shows: In response to
Gun violence prevention groups across the state gathered on Feb. 26 to advocate for gun reform. More than 100 people, including dozens of students, joined Ceasefire and other groups to learn about the bills being considered this year. Advocates then went to the state Capitol, where we scheduled more than 30 meetings with state legislators
In what promises to be a landmark case, a Barrow County, Georgia jury took only two hours to find Colin Gray, 55, guilty of charges including second-degree murder and cruelty to children in connection with the September 2024 mass shooting at Apalachee High School. His son is charged with the shooting itself but has not
