The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a pair of gun rights cases, with one justice predicting the court would soon consider whether assault weapons bans are constitutional. The majority did not explain its reasoning in turning down the cases, one from Rhode Island over high-capacity magazines, and a Maryland ban on assault weapons such
To all Colorado Ceasefire volunteers, supporters, and friends: As we announced at our 25th Anniversary Gala, I am leaving my position as Colorado Ceasefire’s Executive Director as of June 1. Life’s other challenges call, and I’m headed back to Australia to care for my father. A few words of thanks as I move on to
Every day in the U.S., 125 people are shot and killed, and hundreds more are wounded or traumatized. Wear Orange with us June 6-8, 2025, to honor survivors and build community with others working to end gun violence. This year there are more than 10 events in the Denver area, including the CO-JeffCo/Columbine Wear Orange
Ceasefire’s 25th Anniversary Gala brought out nearly 200 of our biggest supporters Wednesday night, celebrating a quarter-century of work against gun violence and raising $50,000. The event featured dinner, speakers and a silent auction, arranged around the theme of turning grief into action. Tom Mauser opened the evening by talking about Ceasefire’s 2000 beginnings as
Premiering last night at the gala was Ceasefire’s latest video, ‘Grief Into Action,’ featuring the stories of three gun-violence survivors who have found in Ceasefire a path toward their own healing and making a difference for others. Have a look.
SilencerCo Included in the ‘big, beautiful’ tax bill passed in the U.S. House Wednesday night is a provision to remove the comprehensive federal regulation of suppressors (also called silencers) under the National Firearms Act (NFA). These dangerous accessories have been heavily regulated for almost 100 years because of the obvious risk they pose to public
A Gunnison man was sentenced to 110 months in federal prison, plus three years of supervised release, after pleading guilty to being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition (Possession of a Weapon by a Previous Offender, or POWPO). In June 2023, Scott Oldenburg, 36, was identified as a possible burglary suspect in Mount
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
