gun violence
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‘Absolutely heartbreaking’: Colorado officials react to Las Vegas shooting
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Colorado officials expressed shock and horror at the attack unleashed by a gunman Sunday night in Las Vegas that left at least 58 people dead and more than 500 injured – the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history. Gov. John Hickenlooper on Monday morning ordered flags lowered to half-staff immediately to honor the victims…
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School employee gun training bill advances, draws heated opposition, fails to win over Dems
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A state Senate bill aimed at better safeguarding students by allowing county sheriffs to train school employees in gun safety passed Tuesday afternoon on a party line vote in the Senate State Affairs committee. Senate Bill 005 now heads to the chamber floor for consideration. The bill drew some 30 witnesses to Tuesday’s hearing. Testimony…
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The Hot Sheet – Pistol packin’ teachers, GOP ends Tweet-gate, electors have HIGH hopes, must see ‘conservative’ TV and … MORE!
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VOL. 01 NO. 206 | DECEMBER 15, 2016 | COLORADOSTATESMAN.COM/THE-HOT-SHEET | © 2016 DENVER – As our grandmothers used to say, “It’s going to be a Merry Christmas for the electric company!” You might also say the same for the attorneys involved in the rogue Hamilton ‘faithless’ Electors legal maneuvers. With billable hours at stake,…
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Warning of ‘war’ on farmers, Trump seeks support in Iowa
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Donald Trump warned Saturday of a “war on the American farmer,” telling a crowd in Iowa that rival Hillary Clinton “wants to shut down family farms” and implement anti-agriculture policies. Trump’s speech at the annual “Roast and Ride” fundraiser for Republican Sen. Joni Ernst came just hours after Clinton received her first national security briefing as the Democratic…
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Reagan daughter Patti Davis tells Trump: ‘Words matter’
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The daughter of former President Ronald Reagan has a message for Donald Trump: “Words matter.” Patti Davis responded to the GOP presidential nominee’s suggestion Tuesday that “Second Amendment people” could maybe find a way to stop Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton from rolling back gun rights if she’s elected. Davis says on Facebook that while Trump’s comments on Clinton were…
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Some Aurora theater shooting victims appeal dismissal of Cinemark suit
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Some victims of a 2012 shooting at a Colorado movie theater are appealing a judge’s decision to scrap their lawsuits against the theater chain. In recently filed court documents, four people wounded in the attack asked the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to review the decision in favor of Cinemark. The survivors argued in lawsuits that…
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Silverii: Congress should follow Colorado’s lead on gun safety
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The shocking violence committed against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Americans in Florida, on June 12 has horrified us all. The attack on the Pulse nightclub in Orlando has brought together the combined threats of terrorism, gun violence and hate our nation faces today. Here in Colorado, our state’s painful history of mass murder has…
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UPDATED: Colorado officials react to mass shooting at Orlando nightclub
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Colorado officials, candidates and organizations reacted with heartbreak, shock and condemnation to the news Sunday morning that a gunman wielding an assault-type rifle opened fire at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, killing at least 50 people and wounding dozens of others in what authorities say is the worst mass shooting in U.S. history: Senate…