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
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CO Ceasefire News: Biden-Harris Offer new GVP Proposals; Swiss Study Examines Differences with US
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
CO Ceasefire Statement on Biden-Harris Strengthening of Violence Against Women Act
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
CO Ceasefire News: Yes on KK; Thank You to Duran, Froelich
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
CO Ceasefire News: Gun Groups Drop CO Lawsuits, New Gun/Suicide Research
Gun Rights Groups Drop CO Magazine Ban, Waiting Period Suits The National Foundation for Gun Rights (NFGR) has withdrawn its lawsuit challenging Colorado’s 2013 high-capacity magazine ban.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
CO Ceasefire News: Appeals Court Upholds MD Assault Weapons Ban, Sets up Supreme Court Review
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
CO Ceasefire News: Election Cash Starts Flowing, Sweeping Mass. Gun Law Signed
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
CO Ceasefire News: Trump Shooting, Gun Tax Campaign
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
CO Ceasefire Statement on Ammunition Sales via Vending Machine
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
CO Ceasefire News: Supreme Court Upholds IL Assault Weapons Ban, CO Primary Results
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