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Colorado Ceasefire is our state's oldest gun violence prevention organization, working to keep Coloradans safe where they live, work, learn, and play.
This news has been out for a while, but just a reminder- gun homicides in both Denver and Colorado were DOWN in 2025. Denver especially saw a big drop. These numbers were taken from the Gun Violence Archive. Gun laws work! You can find out more here: https://ow.ly/lzGH50ZOs8I
September 16, 2026 at 6:51 PM
This news has been out for a while, but just a reminder- gun homicides in both Denver and Colorado were DOWN in 2025. Denver especially saw a big drop. These numbers were taken from the Gun Violence Archive. Gun laws work! You can find out more here: https://ow.ly/lzGH50ZOs8I
Colorado Ceasefire Outreach joined NAACP Aurora and other great groups for last weekend's Youth Violence Perevention Forum. Thanks to everyone who came out!
September 14, 2026 at 11:18 PM
Colorado Ceasefire Outreach joined NAACP Aurora and other great groups for last weekend's Youth Violence Perevention Forum. Thanks to everyone who came out!
Join Colorado Ceasefire, NAACP Aurora, and other great groups this weekend for a community conversation focused on preventing youth violence, empowering young people, and building safer communities!
Come connect with community partners and support efforts to create a safer future for our youth.
Come connect with community partners and support efforts to create a safer future for our youth.
September 9, 2026 at 10:13 PM
Join Colorado Ceasefire, NAACP Aurora, and other great groups this weekend for a community conversation focused on preventing youth violence, empowering young people, and building safer communities!
Come connect with community partners and support efforts to create a safer future for our youth.
Come connect with community partners and support efforts to create a safer future for our youth.
Firearm Suicide Prevention Day, part of Suicide Prevention Month, was created to promote the importance of storing firearms securely — which means locked, unloaded, and separate from ammunition — as an essential component of suicide prevention.
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September 9, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Firearm Suicide Prevention Day, part of Suicide Prevention Month, was created to promote the importance of storing firearms securely — which means locked, unloaded, and separate from ammunition — as an essential component of suicide prevention.
https://ow.ly/wWLC50ZKpYU less
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Firearm Suicide Prevention Day, part of Suicide Prevention Month, was created to promote the importance of storing firearms securely — which means locked, unloaded, and separate from ammunition — as an essential component of suicide prevention.
https://ow.ly/8Yu750ZKpYX
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September 8, 2026 at 1:55 PM
Firearm Suicide Prevention Day, part of Suicide Prevention Month, was created to promote the importance of storing firearms securely — which means locked, unloaded, and separate from ammunition — as an essential component of suicide prevention.
https://ow.ly/8Yu750ZKpYX
https://ow.ly/8Yu750ZKpYX
“There were many red flags and many people spoke out,” said [victims' father], who lives in Arizona. “No one listened.”
Montana does not have an Extreme Risk Protection Order (ERPO) law, and state law prohibits localities from enacting or enforcing them.
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Montana does not have an Extreme Risk Protection Order (ERPO) law, and state law prohibits localities from enacting or enforcing them.
https://ow.ly/HQa050ZFrtZ
A Montana man killed 8 relatives, including 4 kids, at Sunday dinner, a family spokesperson says
A family spokesperson says a man killed eight of his relatives, including four children, at a Sunday dinner at a home in Billings, Montana, before taking his own life.
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August 25, 2026 at 11:35 PM
“There were many red flags and many people spoke out,” said [victims' father], who lives in Arizona. “No one listened.”
Montana does not have an Extreme Risk Protection Order (ERPO) law, and state law prohibits localities from enacting or enforcing them.
https://ow.ly/HQa050ZFrtZ
Montana does not have an Extreme Risk Protection Order (ERPO) law, and state law prohibits localities from enacting or enforcing them.
https://ow.ly/HQa050ZFrtZ
BUT GEORGE WASHINGTON WANTED ME TO HAVE AN UNTRACEABLE PLASTIC FIREARM!!!1!
The good news: The U.S. Supreme Court has already overturned one of this Texas judge's ghost-gun rulings.
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The good news: The U.S. Supreme Court has already overturned one of this Texas judge's ghost-gun rulings.
https://ow.ly/yTMo50ZBzoe
August 19, 2026 at 5:36 PM
BUT GEORGE WASHINGTON WANTED ME TO HAVE AN UNTRACEABLE PLASTIC FIREARM!!!1!
The good news: The U.S. Supreme Court has already overturned one of this Texas judge's ghost-gun rulings.
https://ow.ly/yTMo50ZBzoe
The good news: The U.S. Supreme Court has already overturned one of this Texas judge's ghost-gun rulings.
https://ow.ly/yTMo50ZBzoe
The New York Times explores why Wyoming consistently rates among the highest-suicide states. The answer, the author says, is simple: easy access to guns, social and physical isolation, and a culture that treats people seeking mental help as weak or “liberal.” Read more...
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Wyoming Suicide Problem: Men, Isolation, Guns
This piece in the New York Times explores why Wyoming consistently rates among the highest-suicide-rate states. The answer, the author says, is simple and common among red states: easy access to guns, social and physical isolation, and a culture that treats people seeking help for mental illness as weak or “liberal.” The writer mentions the
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August 18, 2026 at 3:25 PM
The New York Times explores why Wyoming consistently rates among the highest-suicide states. The answer, the author says, is simple: easy access to guns, social and physical isolation, and a culture that treats people seeking mental help as weak or “liberal.” Read more...
https://ow.ly/GPS850ZzshA
https://ow.ly/GPS850ZzshA
An absolutely harrowing story in Mother Jones last week: It details the case of Phoenix Ikner, who used ChatGPT extensively before he killed two people and injured six in an April 2025 shooting at Florida State University. Read more...
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August 15, 2026 at 3:20 PM
An absolutely harrowing story in Mother Jones last week: It details the case of Phoenix Ikner, who used ChatGPT extensively before he killed two people and injured six in an April 2025 shooting at Florida State University. Read more...
https://ow.ly/FM0i50Zzs8N
https://ow.ly/FM0i50Zzs8N
The Colorado Bureau of Investigation set a new record last month, receiving 59,452 background check requests—nearly triple the number of applications compared with last July. It was in advance of Senate Bill 3 becoming law this month. Read more:
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August 13, 2026 at 2:56 PM
The Colorado Bureau of Investigation set a new record last month, receiving 59,452 background check requests—nearly triple the number of applications compared with last July. It was in advance of Senate Bill 3 becoming law this month. Read more:
https://ow.ly/c6Gl50ZzrUL
https://ow.ly/c6Gl50ZzrUL
Join us 9/6 at the Sie FilmCenter for THE GREAT DIVIDE, an in-depth look at the origins of violence in America and the ongoing efforts to stop it. This 2023 film is back by popular demand and will be followed by a panel discussion.
Purchase tickets here: https://coloradoceasefire.org/tix/
Purchase tickets here: https://coloradoceasefire.org/tix/
August 10, 2026 at 9:38 PM
Join us 9/6 at the Sie FilmCenter for THE GREAT DIVIDE, an in-depth look at the origins of violence in America and the ongoing efforts to stop it. This 2023 film is back by popular demand and will be followed by a panel discussion.
Purchase tickets here: https://coloradoceasefire.org/tix/
Purchase tickets here: https://coloradoceasefire.org/tix/
News: Teachers Union Resolves to Educate on Safe Storage; CO Ahead of Curve
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Teachers Union Resolves to Educate on Safe Storage; CO Ahead of Curve
Immo Wegmann/Unsplash The American Federation of Teachers passed a groundbreaking resolution on gun violence prevention at its national convention. The resolution builds on past efforts by committing the union to work with school districts to educate parents around the dangers of unsecured firearms in the home. According to the U.S. Secret Service, nearly 7 million
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August 9, 2026 at 11:00 PM
News: Teachers Union Resolves to Educate on Safe Storage; CO Ahead of Curve
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Appeals Court Strikes Down New Jersey AW Ban, as Everyone Waits on Supremes
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Appeals Court Strikes Down New Jersey AW Ban, as Everyone Waits on Supremes
The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court strikes down parts of the assault weapons ban, reshaping New Jersey's gun laws significantly.
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August 7, 2026 at 11:33 PM
Appeals Court Strikes Down New Jersey AW Ban, as Everyone Waits on Supremes
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Thanks to everyone who attended last night's Ceasefire Connects! A great time with watercolors, yoga, and community was had by all.
August 7, 2026 at 11:25 PM
Thanks to everyone who attended last night's Ceasefire Connects! A great time with watercolors, yoga, and community was had by all.
Accountability matters when people don't take the responsibility of firearm ownership seriously and allow others to access guns who clearly shouldn't. If Georgians can insist on it, Coloradans can, too.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/apalachee-high-school-shooters-father-sentenced-rcna589985
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/apalachee-high-school-shooters-father-sentenced-rcna589985
July 30, 2026 at 10:57 PM
Accountability matters when people don't take the responsibility of firearm ownership seriously and allow others to access guns who clearly shouldn't. If Georgians can insist on it, Coloradans can, too.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/apalachee-high-school-shooters-father-sentenced-rcna589985
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/apalachee-high-school-shooters-father-sentenced-rcna589985
July 29, 2026 at 12:33 AM
A firearm is stolen from a vehicle every 9 minutes in the US. Vehicle-related gun thefts have officially surpassed residential burglaries to become the largest source of stolen firearms in the country. That's why storing unsecured guns in cars is illegal in CO.
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July 24, 2026 at 7:57 PM
A firearm is stolen from a vehicle every 9 minutes in the US. Vehicle-related gun thefts have officially surpassed residential burglaries to become the largest source of stolen firearms in the country. That's why storing unsecured guns in cars is illegal in CO.
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Read Colorado Ceasefire's statement on this weekend's rash of shootings:
https://coloradoceasefire.org/2026/07/20/colorado-ceasefire-statement-on-7-17-7-20-colorado-shootings/
https://coloradoceasefire.org/2026/07/20/colorado-ceasefire-statement-on-7-17-7-20-colorado-shootings/
Colorado Ceasefire Statement on 7/17-7/20 Colorado Shootings
Colorado Ceasefire, Colorado’s longest-running grassroots gun violence prevention organization, released the following statement after a weekend marred by multiple instances of gun violence in Colorado. Two people were killed in separate shootings in Green Valley Ranch on Friday evening and Globeville on Saturday morning. Also on Saturday, a man was killed in a shooting in
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July 20, 2026 at 10:27 PM
Read Colorado Ceasefire's statement on this weekend's rash of shootings:
https://coloradoceasefire.org/2026/07/20/colorado-ceasefire-statement-on-7-17-7-20-colorado-shootings/
https://coloradoceasefire.org/2026/07/20/colorado-ceasefire-statement-on-7-17-7-20-colorado-shootings/
Did you know you can use your King Soopers loyalty card to support gun violence prevention in Colorado with every purchase?
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Search for “Colorado Ceasefire Outreach.” Our organization number is LX706. It’s an easy way to help build a safer Colorado!
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Search for “Colorado Ceasefire Outreach.” Our organization number is LX706. It’s an easy way to help build a safer Colorado!
King Soopers Community Rewards
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July 13, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Did you know you can use your King Soopers loyalty card to support gun violence prevention in Colorado with every purchase?
https://ow.ly/3sMk50Zn3lK
Search for “Colorado Ceasefire Outreach.” Our organization number is LX706. It’s an easy way to help build a safer Colorado!
https://ow.ly/3sMk50Zn3lK
Search for “Colorado Ceasefire Outreach.” Our organization number is LX706. It’s an easy way to help build a safer Colorado!
NYT: Trump Administration Guts Efforts to Prevent Gun Violence, Suppressing Reports
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Trump Administration Guts Efforts to Prevent Gun Violence, Suppressing Reports
As the administration works to expand gun rights, hospitals and community groups have lost funding, and reports on preventing firearm injuries have vanished from government websites.
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July 7, 2026 at 9:10 PM
NYT: Trump Administration Guts Efforts to Prevent Gun Violence, Suppressing Reports
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