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
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NJ Sues Sig Sauer, Seeks Pistol Ban
Sig Sauer The state of New Jersey has sued Sig Sauer, alleging that the gunmaker’s popular P320 pistol is a safety risk and can fire unexpectedly. The suit follows widespread similar reports about the model. New Jersey’s suit cites multiple instances in which local police officers were injured by their department-issued P320. Walter Imbert, a
Safe2Tell Reports Up Sharply after Evergreen Shooting
Evergreen High School Reports to Colorado’s Safe2Tell program spiked last month following the shootings at Evergreen High School—good news, the state Attorney General’s Office said. In September, 3,846 reports were made, about 19% of which were concerns related to school safety, according to Attorney General Phil Weiser, whose office monitors such reports. Bullying concerns were
Next-Gen ‘Ghost Guns’ Spreading Fast, Experts Say
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Gun safety advocates and officials are warning that a new generation of untraceable weapons could soon eclipse the ‘ghost guns’ that have challenged law enforcement in recent years. At a summit in New York City last week, policymakers, academics, 3D-printing industry leaders, and law enforcement expressed fears that
GOP, Gun Lobby: Gangster Weapons Sales ‘Essential’ Amid Shutdown
Missouri Guns & Ammo SNAP benefits and health care may be in limbo with the ongoing federal shutdown, but sales of America’s deadliest weapons must go on! After relentless lobbying by the gun industry and Republican politicians, silencers, short-barreled rifles, and vintage machine-guns produced before 1986—often called ‘gangster weapons’—will resume. Sales of these items had
Something You Can Do: Donna’s Law
Colorado Ceasefire helped pass the Voluntary Do Not Sell Firearms Waiver (Donna’s Law), to help people in crisis stay safe until they find help. But your donations are needed to help get the program up and running! Please find out more at https://www.donnaslawforco.com/.
Gun Violence Research Bill Introduced; Prospects Dim
Three U.S. representatives have introduced the National Gun Violence Research Act of 2025, legislation to establish a coordinated national gun violence research program focused on the causes, consequences, and prevention of gun-related injuries and deaths. U.S. Representatives Valerie Foushee (NC-04), Don Beyer (VA-08), and Maxwell Forst (FL-10) introduced the bill Sept. 30, calling it a
Rolling Stone/The Trace: How a Suicide Prevention and NSSF Collab Came Up Short
Photo by engin akyurt on Unsplash Another great piece from Rolling Stone and The Trace explores how the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) teamed up with the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) to fight gun suicide—but may have found itself used for public relations purposes. With guns involved in more than half of suicide
Violence by the Mentally Ill: It’s Still the Guns
Photo by Marcel Strauß on Unsplash) By Dave Iverson, Colorado Ceasefire Board member After a mass shooting event, we often hear that America doesn’t have a gun problem, we have a mental health problem. The facts are more nuanced. People with mental illness who commit gun violence capture an inordinate amount of media attention, and
Domestic Violence Month: Murder-Suicide Gun Link Examined
A new Everytown for Gun Safety report brings chilling news about Intimate Partner Homicide-Suicide: From 2014 to 2020, more than 5,450 women were killed by an intimate partner. In one in three of these instances, the perpetrator then died by suicide themself. A firearm was used in 85 percent of all incidents of IPHS, killing