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Ceasefire Connects With Supporters for Fall

Interim ED Laney Sheffel speaks at Ceasefire’s Fall Connect session Our Outreach branch hosted a ‘Connect With Ceasefire’ session on Monday Nov. 17. About 30 Ceasefire staff and supporters met at the Posner Center and heard from Interim Executive Director Laney Sheffel, Legislative Action Director Eileen McCarron, and Legislative Action Board Member Tom Mauser. Sheffel

Denver Ponies Up $3.1M for Violence Prevention

Photo by Luke Shaffer on Unsplash On Nov. 7, Denver Mayor Mike Johnston passed a final city budget including $3.1 million in funding for community violence intervention programs, which have been shown to substantially reduce crime. The funding will be used to support organizations in the Denver area that use non-punitive strategies such as street

The Hill: Gun Violence Caused by Despair, Isolation

Unsplash Check out an interesting, nuanced take on gun violence in a guest column in the normally kinda-right-leaning The Hill. John Mac Ghlionn writes that isolation and despair cause people to act out with guns, and that “the conversation around guns, like everything else in American life, has become tribal. Each shooting hardens the divide…

RSVP: Ceasefire’s Fall Event!

Photo by Jeremy Thomas on Unsplash Come connect with Colorado Ceasefire and other gun violence prevention advocates! Enjoy free drinks, snacks, informative presentations, and receive updates on gun violence prevention efforts across the state. This is a great way to get involved in the movement! Event Time: November 17th, 5:30 – 7:30 Event Address: Posner Center

Newsom Signs Glock Ban for CA

Glock California Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 1127 into law last week. The legislation, which goes into effect next July, prohibits gun dealers from selling firearms that can be easily converted into fully automatic weapons through the installation of a so-called ‘Glock switch’ (because Glocks are the primary brand of guns that can be modified