Six new gun reforms enacted:

• Safe Storage
• Reporting of Lost and Stolen Guns
• Domestic Violence Relinquishment Enhancements
• Expanded Background Checks
• Local Regulations of Firearms
• Office of Gun Violence Prevention

2021

• ERPO passed by House (38-25) and Senate (18-17). Governor signed into law.

2019

• Initiated Extreme Risk Protection Orders (ERPO) bill. Passed house 37-23. Failed in Senate.
• Election: 90% of PAC monies went to winning candidates in game changer election.

2018

• Formed 501(c)3 Colorado Ceasefire Outreach.

2015

• Held forum on Extreme Risk Protection Orders with Educational Fund to Stop Gun Violence and Mental Health Colorado primarily for law enforcement, prosecutors, psychologists, psychiatrists, and other therapists.

2016

• Five new gun regulations enacted:
  • Universal Background Checks
  • Gun buyer pays for the Background Check (instead of taxpayer)
  • Ban on High Capacity Magazines
  • Domestic Violence Surrender of Firearms
  • In-person training required for CCW permit
• Successfully worked for defeat of 9 bad bills.
• Worked tirelessly against the recalls. Two senators recalled, another resigned over bills.

2013

• Election: 97% of political committee contributions went to winning candidates.
• Mailer for John Buckner – ousted Republican incumbent with 54% of votes.
• Convened meeting of gun violence prevention advocates 4 days after Aurora shooting.
• Stakeholders monthly meetings (Ceasefire lobbyist initiated)– consensus set of bills 12/14

2012

• Repealed the Sunset on “Deny on Arrest” provision in CBI Background Checks

2010

• Tightened reciprocity rules on CCW permits

2007

• Successfully worked to defeat NRA lobbyist running for HD1 – powerful door-to-door leafletting.

2006

• Concealed Carry shall-issue enacted
• Preemption enacted (Denver sued and won a partial overturn.)

2003

• Formed 501(c)4 arm for advocacy at the capitol.
• Law enacted to require clerks of courts to transfer information on adjudicated mentally ill to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System.
• NRA fought it.

2002

• General Assembly defeats bill to Close the Gun Show Loophole.
• SAFE Colorado takes initiative to Close the Gun Show Loophole to the voters …wins 70%-30%
• Colorado Ceasefire forms as a Political Action Committee (originally called Colorado GAP) to
  unseat those legislators responsible for defeating common sense gun laws.
• Ceasefire had a hand in turning 6 seats at the legislature. First Democratic Senate in 40 years.

2000

Defensive Work

Some of the bad bills we have defeated (many of these come up year after year)

• Stand Your Ground (business)
• Allowing people without permits to carry a concealed weapon
• Guns in Schools
• Arm Felons
• Allow people with CCW permits to skip Background Checks for gun transfers
• Repeal of High-Capacity Magazine Ban of 2013
• Repeal of Universal Background Checks
• Ease process for Machine Gun and Silencer Certificates