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House committee kills latest gun rights bill — with a twist
DENVER – On Wednesday the Colorado House’s State, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee put an end to a bill that would allow people to carry concealed guns without a permit. But the vote – a party-line 6-3 vote – came after one member of the public opposed to the bill offered an “unorthodox” proposal to let the…
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In the shadow of another school shooting, ‘teachers with guns’ bill fails in Colorado
In the wake of a Columbine-style school shooting in Florida last week, Colorado lawmakers again weighed a trio of bills aimed at loosening up the state’s gun laws. All three failed on a partisan vote, as they do each year, including one that would have allowed school staff to carry firearms with an existing concealed…