A pilot program funded by a gift from the Anschutz Family Foundation has been launched by researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz. The initiative, called ‘Safe Starts at Home,’ aims to expand across Colorado to help prevent firearm injuries and overdoses among children and adolescents. The program trains county staff who are already trained
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…
Unsplash Connecticut is the latest state to pass a law making it easier to sue gunmakers and sellers, 20 years after a Republican Congress passed a law giving the industry immunity from being sued over crimes committed with their firearms. Since 2021, ten states, including Colorado, have passed laws intended to make it easier to
There are rumblings in Congress that when the House eventually reconvenes*, there will be a considerable push to pass mandated concealed carry reciprocity (HR 38 and S.65). Mandated reciprocity would allow anyone with a concealed carry permit (CCW) from any state to carry a hidden handgun in Colorado. The House bill would even allow individuals
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
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
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
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
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
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
