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Remember ASK Day June 21!

June 21 is ASK Day—an important date for Brady’s ASKing Saves Kids campaign to spread awareness about the importance of asking about unlocked guns where children play. This is a critical message given that guns are the number-one killer of kids in America. Brady estimates that 4.6 million kids live in homes with unsecured or

2025 Legislature: 2,000 Ceasefire Messages Delivered!

Colorado Ceasefire supporters (like you!) delivered more than 2,000 emails supporting gun violence prevention bills to their representatives in the just-passed legislative session, using our easy ‘Contact Your Legislator’ forms. We sent out ‘Action Alerts’ asking for support for bills including SB25-003 (High-Capacity Magazine Ban) and HB25-1250 (Gun Violence Prevention with Parents and Students); we

AGs File Lawsuit to Stop ‘Machine Gun’ Trigger-Device Return

U.S. Department of Justice A coalition of 16 Attorneys General, including Colorado’s Phil Weiser, is suing the Trump Administration over its official plans to distribute thousands of machine gun conversion devices (MCDs) into communities across the United States. The suit involves Forced Reset Triggers (FRTs), modifications to semi-automatic weapons that allow for faster firing similar

CO Ceasefire Statement on Alleged Boulder Attacker’s Attempted Gun Purchase and Universal Background Checks

DENVER, June 5, 2025–Colorado Ceasefire issued this statement on reports that Boulder terrorism suspect Mohamed Sabry Soliman attempted to purchase a handgun in late 2024. The Colorado Bureau of Investigation has confirmed that Soliman attempted to purchase the weapon in Colorado Springs on Nov. 22, 2024. The purchase was denied after his application was processed

Polis Signs Last Five Gun Bills of Record-Breaking Session

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed the five remaining Colorado Ceasefire-supported gun violence prevention measures of the 2025 legislative session Monday. These include: SB25-205, Firearm Serial Number Check, which allows gun resellers to request a check on a firearm serial number for a gun before purchase from an individual and requires they report to law enforcement

Boulder Suspect Tried to Buy Gun, Was Stopped by NICS. And oh, yeah, Trump May End NICS.

The Boulder Molotov cocktail attack could have been much deadlier. The suspect tried to buy a handgun at a sporting goods store in November, according to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, but was denied on the basis of the background-check system widely seen in danger from the Trump administration. Mohamed Soliman—who was arrested Sunday after

Supremes Decline to Hear More Gun Cases, for Now

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a pair of gun rights cases, with one justice predicting the court would soon consider whether assault weapons bans are constitutional. The majority did not explain its reasoning in turning down the cases, one from Rhode Island over high-capacity magazines, and a Maryland ban on assault weapons such