DPD/Instagram 2024 Sees Big Drop in Denver Gun Violence, Police Say Denver has seen a 12% decrease in overall gun violence versus 2023, including a 30% drop in the number of fatal shootings and a 28% drop in non-fatal shootings, Denver Police told the Denver City Council last month. The big decline in shootings was
Federal judge strikes down Illinois assault weapons ban A federal judge in Illinois on Nov. 8 struck down the state’s assault weapons ban as unconstitutional. Judge Stephen McGlynn, a Trump appointee, also issued an order barring the state from enforcing the ban. Illinois attorney general, Kwame Raoul, quickly filed a notice of appeal, the Associated
Trump Re-elected: Now What? Gun violence prevention advocates struck a disappointed but hopeful tone Wednesday, following Donald Trump’s strong victory in Tuesday’s presidential election. Trump has promised to roll back all of President Joe Biden’s efforts to curb gun violence. “The election of Donald Trump is deeply troubling for our safety and freedom from gun
White House Honors East High Grad for Gun Safety Work Morgaine Wilkins-Dean, a 2024 graduate of Denver’s East High School, received an award Oct. 10 from First Lady Jill Biden for working to enact a policy requiring all DPS superintendents to regularly inform district families about Colorado’s safe storage laws and how to protect children
As a Colorado Ceasefire supporter, you already know about our outstanding record of common-sense gun law reform: Since 2000, we have fought the gun lobby, helping pass or strengthen more than 30 gun violence prevention laws, ranging from background checks to magazine limits to safe storage. But our legislative advocacy is just the beginning–what good
“Stand Up for Democracy” was inspired by teacher/author Ellen Mahoney who lost her husband, Kevin Mahoney, in the 2021 King Soopers shooting in Boulder that tragically took 10 lives. “That was a terrible loss,” Ellen said. “And then over the years I kept hearing that our democracy was at stake and I wanted to do
Supreme Court Declines MD Case on Suicide Literature, Hears ‘Ghost Gun’ Case The U.S. Supreme Court Oct. 6 declined to hear a challenge by gun dealers to a Maryland county’s rule that sellers of firearms or ammunition must display and distribute literature aimed at reducing gun suicide. The law, in Anne Arundel County, “requires commercial
By Eileen McCarron, Colorado Ceasefire This November’s Colorado ballot will be a long one—faced with 14 issues up for consideration, voters could be forgiven for giving up and skipping them all. Please don’t. Way down at Proposition KK, you’ll find a small but powerful measure that will support veterans, give vital mental health services to
Hello Colorado Ceasefire Network & Allies, We’d like to invite you to a virtual information session about a critical proposition Coloradans will be voting on in November. Many of your friends and colleagues may be wondering “What’s this Proposition KK all about?” Feel free to share this note with them. Colorado Ceasefire played an important
Biden-Harris Unveil New GVP Proposals Sept. 26, the Biden-Harris administration issued an Executive Order establishing an Emerging Firearms Threats Task Force, with measures including the development and implementation of an interagency strategy to prevent and intercept trade and trafficking of auto sears and other machine gun conversion devices. In November 2020, GVP groups advised the
