To coordinate, synergize, and stimulate collaborative approaches to firearm injury prevention in Colorado and nationally.
Zero firearm-related injuries or deaths in the United States.
To use collaboration, education, and scientific research to prevent firearm-related injuries and deaths of all types in all populations in Colorado and nationally.
We affirm these core values:
We demonstrate commitment to these values through:
The Colorado Firearm Safety Coalition brings together firearm retailers and instructors, public health and medical professionals, and members of the public to help prevent firearm suicide in Colorado and beyond. Monthly meetings are open to the public.
The Coalition’s work has been covered by numerous media outlets, including National Public Radio and Rocky Mountain PBS.
The Firearm Injury Prevention Initiative hosts educational events for a range of audiences, including the general public and healthcare providers. Please contact our program for more details.
The Initiative and the Colorado Firearm Safety Coalition published a Colorado-wide map of firearm retailers, ranges, and law enforcement agencies willing to consider voluntary, temporary firearm storage.
Harvard Business Review: How Doctors Can Help Prevent Gun Violence
New England Journal of Medicine: #ThisIsOurLane – Firearm Safety as Health Care’s Highway
JAMA: Physician Counseling on Firearm Safety: A New Kind of Cultural Competence
Denver Post: #ThisIsOurLane in Colorado, too
American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma
Colorado School of Public Health
CU Center for Bioethics and Humanities
Department of Defense Suicide Prevention Office
Harvard School of Public Health
University of California Davis
VA Eastern Colorado Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center (GRECC)
VA Rocky Mountain Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center (MIRECC)