Gun Violence Prevention groups including Brady, Everytown for Gun Safety, and GIFFORDS have submitted their first joint public comments opposing proposed federal rules that would significantly weaken firearms regulations and increase the risk of gun violence nationwide. The organizations warned that the proposed rules— the bulk of which were announced in April by the Department
First Judicial District Court Judge Russell Klein last week sentenced Brent Metz to four years of probation, 90 days work release, and 120 hours of public service. Additionally, under Colorado law, Mr. Metz cannot own or possess firearms. At trial in June, a Jefferson County jury found Metz guilty of Illegal Discharge of a Firearm
Nearly 45,000 people in the U.S. died by gun violence in 2024—one person every 12 minutes, on average—and an all-time high of 27,593 died by firearm suicide, according to the latest annual firearm mortality report from the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions. The Firearm Mortality Epidemic: Examining the U.S. Data from 2024 analyzes
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A new analysis by Brady found that unintentional shootings spike during the summer months and major holidays. The week around July 4th sees the second-highest number of unintentional shootings of the entire year, with an average of about 50 unintentional shootings during just the seven-day period between June 29 and July 5. Brady’s report says
Colorado Ceasefire Executive Director Laney Sheffel recently visited with Emily Kobayashi Woods and her students at Lester Arnold High School in Commerce City to discuss the power of art to drive social change. Students discussed how gun violence impacts their lives and created their own ‘Stop Gun Violence’ posters. “The project that Laney led at
It’s been a busy couple of weeks for the U.S. Supreme Court: First, it announced Tuesday it will hear cases challenging assault weapons bans in Connecticut and Cook County, Ill. Arguments will be heard in the fall, with a decision likely next year. Both sides of the assault weapons debate have been waiting for the
You know that ‘94 Chevy Corsica you ended up with when your aunt Betsy died? The one next to the garage that has become a mixed-use development for squirrels? Ceasefire can take it off your hands! You can donate that proud beast to help us work for gun violence education and prevention, and take a
We know that early intervention is the best way to stop gun violence. Extreme Risk Protection Orders (ERPO) are an effective way to prevent a crisis from occurring, and—good news for Coloradans—the Colorado Department of Law has launched free online ERPO training for educators, family, and community members. Training for educators: Designed for K–12 and
A new report from The Rockefeller Foundation has identified a wide variety of warning signs common to mass shooting events. Examining data from 171 mass public shootings by 175 perpetrators in the United States between 1999 and 2024, researchers identified common “pre-attack warning behaviors and communications” in the hope that future shootings can be anticipated
