A nearly 100-year-old federal ban on mailing handguns through the U.S. Postal Service is unconstitutional and cannot be enforced, according to an opinion released last week by the Department of Justice. Postal Service policy has been that nonmailable firearms must be reported to the United States Postal Inspection Service, then referred to the relevant U.S.
Photo by Plants for Persephone on Unsplash Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser has joined 18 other state AGs in fighting the repeal of a rule barring cannabis users (recreational and medicinal) from lawfully buying and owning firearms. The U.S. Supreme Court last year agreed to review the case after a lower court ruled that drug
The 2026 Colorado General Assembly convened last week, and three bills of interest were quickly introduced: SB26-004 Expand List of Petitioners for ERPO – Ceasefire Supports (Sens. Tom Sullivan / Rep. Meg Froelich). Adds health-care facilities, behavioral health treatment facilities, K-12 schools, and institutions of higher learning as institutional petitioners that may petition for an
The violence related to the massive smuggling of guns from the US into Mexico is well documented. But our neighbors to the north suffer from America’s weak gun regulations as well. The New York Times reports that Canadian law enforcement is struggling with large numbers of guns smuggled in via cars, boats and even drones.
The holidays are over (sigh), but this piece from the Times of London offers a fascinating look at how gunmakers’ and -sellers’ fortunes ebb and flow with Republican and Democratic administrations and world events. A consistent bright spot for the industry, Christmas was especially important last year, as retailers have been suffering lower 2025 sales
After a record-breaking 2025 for gun violence prevention legislation, Colorado got a shout-out from GIFFORDS in the group’s year-end review. “Some states like Colorado enacted innovative new laws to hold the gun industry accountable for its role in America’s gun violence epidemic, as well as measures to disarm abusers and ban devices that convert guns
Gun homicides in both Denver and statewide are strongly down for 2025, according to data extracted from the Gun Violence Archive. Statewide, gun homicides have fallen back to their pre-pandemic levels, and Denver gun homicides are just over a third of their pre-pandemic numbers. Denver also saw a sharp decrease in homicides involving teens and
Malpaso Productions The gun lobby claims that 1.67 million defensive gun uses occur each year, yet the data tell a different story. A new Everytown analysis of the National Crime Victimization Survey (2019–2023) shows defensive gun use occurs in fewer than 1% of all personal and property crimes in the United States. And victims who
Photo by Samantha Sophia on Unsplash Michigan’s Gun Violence Prevention Task Force has called on state lawmakers to ban assault weapons, close a concealed pistol license loophole, and increase the minimum age to purchase guns to 21. Those are among 39 recommendations included in this week’s final report from the task force Gov. Gretchen Whitmer
Photo by Mitchel Lensink on Unsplash The Trump Administration’s immigration crackdown has pulled resources from many other kinds of crime fighting, The New York Times reported, including gun law enforcement—with seizures of illegal weapons down 73 percent from last year. The report was based on unreleased documents from Homeland Security Investigations, the agency’s crime-fighting arm.
