gun violence
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NOONAN: Gun violence in schools mixes up education politics, unions and the 2nd amendment
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My family has lived in the Columbine High School neighborhood since 1983. Like House Minority Leader Patrick Neville, everyone in my family, my next door neighbors, and my block felt the horror of so much tragedy and heartbreak so close to home. In that bloody 1999 year, over 20 murders occurred within a one mile…
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Democrat Jason Crow points to NRA donations in digital ad ripping Mike Coffman’s gun record
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Democratic congressional candidate Jason Crow tears into U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman’s campaign contributions from the National Rifle Association and the Aurora Republican’s record on gun legislation in a digital ad Crow’s campaign released Thursday. “This is another perfect example of Mike Coffman and his failed leadership: The tens and thousands of dollars that he has taken from…
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Democrat Jason Crow calls on Mike Coffman to return NRA money, ‘take action’ on gun measures
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Democratic challenger Jason Crow on Thursday called on U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman to return campaign donations the Aurora Republican has received from the National Rifle Association and urged the incumbent to “act now to pass commonsense gun safety reform” the day after a mass shooting at a Florida high school left 17 dead and 14…
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Arizona’s Giffords backs Colorado Democrat Jason Crow, says combat vet has ‘courage to stand up for gun safety’
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The gun violence prevention organization founded by former U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords, who was wounded in a shooting in Arizona six years ago, has endorsed Democrat Jason Crow in next year’s 6th Congressional District primary. “Jason Crow has shown the courage to stand up to the gun lobby and help lead the effort to reduce…
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Colorado anti-gun violence groups say end the ‘killing fields’
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A collaboration of 14 Colorado anti-gun violence groups is calling on state and federal lawmakers to address the nation’s “killing fields” with tougher laws. “Public places, from parking lots to playing fields, have become killing fields,” said Marnie Kamensky, a board member for Colorado Ceasefire, one of the groups that make up the Colorado Coalition…
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Dem attorney general candidates say thoughts, prayers aren’t enough after Las Vegas shooting
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While they all offered thoughts and prayers, some of the Democrats running for Colorado’s attorney general said that wasn’t enough and called for action in response to Sunday’s mass shooting in Las Vegas, the deadliest in the nation’s recent history. “A little over five years ago, I stood outside a movie theater in Aurora and…
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‘If not now, when?’: Democrat Jared Polis calls for tighter gun laws in wake of Las Vegas massacre
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U.S. Rep. Jared Polis, a Boulder Democrat, on Monday urged Congress to pass stricter gun control measures in the wake of a mass shooting overnight in Las Vegas that left at least 58 people dead and more than 500 injured. “I am devastated and horrified, but not shocked,” said Polis in a statement. “Mass shootings…