Boulder, Colo; May 16, 2023 | Morning Magazine | KGNU FM Public Radio | News Director Shannon Young interviews Eileen McCarron, Colorado Ceasefire Legislative Action board president (click here to listen!) Lawmakers passed, and Governor Jared Polis signed into law, at least four major pieces of gun safety legislation this session. New laws include raising
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Free ERPO & Safe Storage Presentations: We Keep Us Safe
The Colorado Ceasefire team is presenting English and Spanish briefings about expanded ERPO petitions and Safe Storage of firearms for professionals and community groups, in-person or Zoom, throughout Colorado. These are tailored to your group, whether clinicians, a PTO, a faith-based organization, or club.
Learn about newly Expanded Extreme Risk Protection Order Petitions (Red Flag Laws), and Safe Storage techniques and tools for storing firearms in your home—and keeping children safe. This outreach program is funded by a grant from the Colorado Department of Health and the Environment (CDPHE) Office of Gun Violence Prevention (OGVP).
Commentary: Ghost Guns Are Truly Scary
By Myra Isenhart/Colorado Ceasefire Board and Mark Udall/Giffords Board; former U.S. Senator, Colorado
Westword, June 11, 2023 | Turns out that ghost guns are not just spooky thoughts on a dark and stormy night.
Here’s why….
The first smart gun with facial and fingerprint recognition is now for sale by Colorado inventor
Biofire founder Kai Kloepfer says his goal in creating this 9mm smart gun is to “have an incremental positive impact on sort of the uniquely American challenge of gun deaths.” Photo: Biofire NPR.org | Ryan Lucas | April 29, 2023 A #SafeStorage story; 26-year-old Colorado inventor, Kai Kloepfer, CEO and founder of Biofire, created safe solution
Four gun bills signed into law April 28
Tom Mauser, father of Columbine High School shooting victim Daniel Mauser, left, Sandy and Lonnie Phillips, parents of Aurora theater shooting victim Jessica Ghawi, and gun control supporters gather after Gov. Jared Polis signed four gun control bills at Colorado State Capitol Building in Denver, Colorado on Friday, April 28, 2023. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
SB23-168, 169, and 170 and HB23- were signed into law April 28, 2023 by Governor Jared Polis. This milestone received international media coverage.
As Colorado Reels From Another School Shooting, Study Finds 1 in 4 Teens Have Quick Access to Guns
Photo: Two women hug after a school shooting at East High School in Denver on March 22. A recent survey found that many Colorado teens have quick access to guns at home. (DAVID ZALUBOWSKI / AP)
Kaiser Health News, March 27, 2023. Original Reporting by Markian Hawryluk
One in 4 Colorado teens reported they could get access to a loaded gun within 24 hours, according to survey results published Monday. Nearly half of those teens said it would take them less than 10 minutes.
Legislative Update
Good News! The Vote Without Fear Act has been signed by Gov. Polis, and revisions to a bill regarding guns in the hands of criminals has gone to the governor to sign.
Remembering the Boulder Shooting
One year after Boulder mass shooting, we remember the victims and continue our work against gun violence.
Sandy Hook Parents Win Gun Industry Suit
Historic settlement holding Remington Arms Accountable It is over nine years after the Sandy Hook shooting, but families of victims of the Sandy Hook shooting were finally awarded $73 million from Remington Arms, which manufactured the assault weapon used to kill 26 at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012. Remington Arms itself is bankrupt,
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Our Augmented Reality Mural honors social justice advocate Rich Male. Try it out!