DENVER, September 12, 2024–Colorado Ceasefire issued this statement on the executive action taken today by the Biden-Harris administration to strengthen the Violence Against Women Act and fight gender-based violence. The executive action will help keep guns out of the hands of people who have committed domestic violence by providing funding to states: “For years, #COCeasefire
Prop. KK Gets Rolling: Tell Your Friends! The push is on to spread awareness of and get out the vote for Proposition KK, an excise tax on firearms, firearm parts and ammunition to support mental health for veterans, youth and victims of domestic violence and violent crimes. The public is invited to a press event
Gun Rights Groups Drop CO Magazine Ban, Waiting Period Suits The National Foundation for Gun Rights (NFGR) has withdrawn its lawsuit challenging Colorado’s 2013 high-capacity magazine ban. The group said withdrawal of the case became necessary when the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) refused to allow its Director of Research to give an expert deposition
Appeals Court Upholds MD Assault Weapons Ban, Sets up Supreme Court Review The US 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals last week rejected arguments by gun rights advocates that Maryland’s ban on assault-style rifles such as AR-15s was unconstitutional, despite a 2022 ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court that expanded gun rights. Gun rights groups
Everytown, Giffords Pony up $60M for Gun Reform Candidates As election season heats up, gun safety behemoths Everytown for Gun Safety and Giffords are rolling out campaigns totalling $60 million to help de facto Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris defeat Republican rival Donald Trump, as well as help House candidates in battleground districts who favor
GVP Groups React to Trump Shooting The attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump last weekend has gun violence prevention advocates stressing that, target aside, the shooting was part and parcel of America’s gun violence crisis. A statement from Brady condemned political violence while pointing out the stakes of this year’s election. “We can only
DENVER, JULY 11, 2024–Colorado Ceasefire today issued this statement on media reports that a company plans to offer ammunition sales via vending machines in Colorado: ‘Colorado Ceasefire is aware of media reports that a Texas company plans to sell ammunition via at least one vending machine in Colorado. While we hesitate to give undue attention
Supreme Court Leaves IL Assault Weapons Ban in Place On Tuesday, the US Supreme Court denied further review of Illinois’s ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines. The Court let stand a 7th Circuit Court of Appeals decision saying the Illinois law follows the long-established principle that lawmakers can limit to the military and law
DENVER, JUNE 25, 2024–Colorado Ceasefire today issued this statement on today’s historic US Surgeon General’s declaration of gun violence as a public health crisis:‘We are grateful that after years of pleas for action, the US Surgeon General’s Office has taken this tremendous step. Many of Dr. Vivek Murthy’s recommendations–such as increased funding for research into
DENVER, JUNE 21, 2024–Colorado Ceasefire today issued this statement on today’s Rahimi ruling, overturning the US Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals decision invalidating the prohibition of the possession of firearms by people subject to domestic-violence restraining orders: ‘For years, #COCeasefire has worked with the DV prevention community to create and enforce life-saving firearm prohibitions for people who
