In the wake of a July 3 drive-by shooting in Chicago’s River North neighborhood, in which at least 18 people were shot and four killed, supporters of Illinois’s SB2279, the Responsibility in Firearm Legislation (RIFL) Act, have published an opinion piece in the Chicago Tribune. In it, the authors say that while the state of
Brady’s This is Our Lane initiative has launched an advertising campaign calling on pediatricians, primary care practitioners, and healthcare professionals to bring conversations about gun safety into patient care and the exam room. The campaign directs users to a resource guide with evidence-based best practices, conversation scripts, and tips on how to have unbiased gun
A new tool is available to help health professionals understand ERPOs and how they can help save lives. KMGH reported on the Office of Gun Violence Prevention’s launch of the new curriculum at the end of June. The site explains how to petition a court for an Extreme Risk Protection Order (ERPO), and to raise
A Federal judge last week dismissed a suit brought by survivors of the 2022 Club Q shooting, saying that while the law left him little choice, El Paso County Commissioners’ and former County Sheriff Bill Elder’s “collective role in refusing to at least try to thwart what most likely was a horrific but preventable tragedy
Some good news: Gun homicides in both Colorado and Denver are significantly down for the first six months of 2025, even below pre-pandemic levels, according to data collected by the Gun Violence Archive. The GVA collects data from media and police reports, and is not ‘official’ government information. According to preliminary numbers, the first six
The U.S. Senate Tuesday passed Donald Trump’s budget bill, which will cost 17 million Americans their health insurance and drive up the cost of care across the board; imperil hospitals and other health providers; reduce and eliminate food assistance for millions of people including children, veterans, and other vulnerable Americans; terminate millions of jobs; spike
Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee on June 26 signed legislation that bans the sale of certain military-style weapons in that state. The law (2025-S 0359A) bans the manufacture, purchase, sale, or transfer of military-style weapons, including certain types of semi-automatic rifles and shotguns. It allows current lawful owners to possess these firearms and also allows
Colorado Ceasefire is committed to sharing our knowledge and expertise to engage and educate others on issues, laws, and effects of both gun violence and gun safety on society. Please get in touch with us if you have a group that could benefit from our free presentations or workshops! We regularly present to churches, schools,
Faced with the saturation of the traditional white-male market for guns in the U.S., America’s firearms industry has targeted Hispanics as a new untapped market for gun sales. And gun deaths among that group have risen commensurately, according to a new study. More than 5,700 Hispanics died by gunfire in the United States in 2023,
After the murder of her father in the 2021 Boulder King Soopers shooting, Erika Mahoney is exploring the topics of gun violence, trauma and healing in her new podcast, ‘Senseless.’ The podcast has already made a splash, with the first episode climbing to #2 in Apple Podcast’s Society & Culture rankings. “I wanted to speak
