Chicago group Stick Talk is offering gun training to youth, says the New York Times, telling them to keep their guns, but learn how to handle them safely. It is a strategy adapted from the philosophy of harm reduction, better known in the arenas of drug addiction and public health. Stick Talk teaches small groups
Two United States Courts of Appeals handed gun violence prevention advocates significant victories last week. First, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld California’s law prohibiting large-capacity magazines as constitutional. The en banc (meaning all court judges heard the case rather than just one; they do this when a case is seen as especially important) court held
President Donald Trump’s executive orders calling for the review of the Biden administration’s gun policies and trillions of dollars in federal grants and loans have created uncertainty around funding for Metro Denver Gun Violence Prevention programs. The Sentinel reports that AIM, a successful hospital-linked violence intervention program launched in 2010 as a partnership between Denver
The Trump administration’s has removed the Surgeon General June 2024 advisory declaring gun violence a public health crisis from its website. When the advisory was originally issued, public health officials applauded the news. The American Medical Association declared gun violence a public health crisis in 2016. Gun violence is the leading cause of death for American children and adolescents. This is the latest
SB25-003, Semi-automatic Firearms & Rapid-Fire Devices, passed the House Judiciary committee Tuesday and is headed to the House Finance Committee. The vote, along party lines, was 7-4. SB25-003 seeks to ban the sale of some semi-automatic weapons with detachable magazines. Since its introduction, the bill has been amended multiple times, including permits to purchase such
One in 15 American adults have been on the scene of a mass shooting, according to a recent study by the University of Colorado at Boulder. The study, published in the journal JAMA Network Open, says just under 7% of U.S. adults have been physically present for a mass shooting, which it defines as four
A Justice Department attorney was fired a day after she refused to recommend that Mel Gibson, a convicted domestic abuser and prominent supporter of Donald Trump, should have his gun rights restored, she told the New York Times. Elizabeth G. Oyer, the former pardon attorney, said the action was an “alarming departure from longstanding practice,”
Memphis police say a man who was lying in bed with his girlfriend and a loaded handgun was shot when his pit bull jumped up onto the bed. Jerald Kirkwood told police that he was lying in bed with a female friend just after 4 am when his dog, Oreo, jumped up onto the mattress.
Be sure and pencil in Wednesday, May 21 for our 25th Anniversary Gala, a celebration of our 25 years of working to keep Coloradans safe where we live, work, and play! The event will feature dinner, speakers, and an auction. Stay tuned for an invitation and details. And if you or your business are interested
The Aurora Police Department invited Colorado Ceasefire Outreach to present on Safe Storage March 4 as part of their M.O.M. Project, which provides mothers with the tools and resources to help them keep their families safe. We were happy to share information with a group of Spanish-speaking mothers. Our community organizer, Joanna Rosa-Saenz (top center,
