The 2025 Colorado General Assembly wrapped yesterday, capping a record-breaking year for gun violence prevention measures at the Capitol. In all, 12 new bills were passed. One Ceasefire-endorsed bill was defeated, as were three ‘bad’ bills we strongly opposed. The biggest news was the passage of SB25-003, Semiautomatics High Capacity Magazine Ban Enforcement (Sens. Tom
Violence Policy Center Hundreds of Michigan residents possess a federal license to manufacture firearms, yet relatively few actually produce any guns, according to Michigan’s Hidden Gun Manufacturers, a new study from the Violence Policy Center (VPC) as part of its ongoing Campaign for Gun Industry Accountability. Instead, the license is often used to bypass requirements
In the topsy-turvy world of 2A Law, the Trump Justice Department has argued to an Appeals Court that Machine Guns are not protected by the Second Amendment. Calling the guns “atypical” and “not protected by the Second Amendment because a reasonable person would not expect them to be used in militia service,” government lawyers defended
Denver Police are reminding people that leaving an unsecured gun in a car isn’t just unsafe, it’s now illegal. State House Bill 24-1348, which Colorado Ceasefire lobbied strongly for last year, took effect on Jan. 1. This bill prohibits knowingly leaving a handgun in an unattended vehicle unless the handgun is stored in a locked,
Donald Trump’s Justice Department on Tuesday canceled hundreds of grants to community organizations and local governments, including funding for gun-violence prevention programs, crime-victim advocacy and efforts to combat opioid addiction, according to an email obtained by The Washington Post. Many of the grants rescinded involved efforts to quell gun violence through intervention programs, focused on
Colorado Ceasefire Legislative Action has been honored to have received funding from Rose Community Foundation to support our legislative advocacy and communication work for the years 2024 and 2025. We are incredibly grateful to Rose Community Foundation for all it has helped us achieve in planning and preparing legislative proposals, but especially for the financial
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned down an opportunity to weigh in on whether the government may restrict 18- to 20-year-olds from buying or carrying guns, a question that has divided lower courts. The case concerned a Minnesota law that makes it a crime for people under 21 to carry guns in public. Last
In the wake of the April 17 shootings at Florida State University, 28 students who previously attended Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and now study at FSU sent a letter to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis demanding he reject attempts to roll back bipartisan gun safety protections passed after the Parkland shooting. The letter calls on
Everytown has launched a new tool to help collect and interpret nationwide data about gun violence. EveryShot is the second AI-powered tool from Everytown Labs, and uses public news sources and AI technology to capture details of over 75 variables about shooting incidents, including the date, location, shooting type, and information on victims and suspects.
The Colorado Department of Law is looking for participants for a pilot program assessing the quality and effectiveness of an online curriculum designed to help school and campus faculty and staff determine when and how to use extreme risk protection orders (ERPOs). The program should take approximately 90 minutes, and participants will receive a $50
