guns
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Pueblo’s March for Our Lives: ‘I got tired of things not happening’
PUEBLO – Upwards of 200 activists gathered outside the Robert Hoag Rawlings Public Library in downtown Pueblo Saturday afternoon to protest gun violence as a part of the national March for Our Lives movement. About 70 local high school students congregated outside the county courthouse at 1 p.m. and made the nearly two-mile march to the library, where…
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Colorado Springs’ March for Our Lives: ‘Vote with us in mind’
Just over a month ago, Andrew Torgashev was leaving the gym in Coral Springs, Fla., when he found out a gunman armed with an AR-15 assault-style semi-automatic rifle had killed 14 former classmates, two coaches and a teacher at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Watching from his home across the street, he saw police, EMTs…
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Unlicensed concealed carry gets initial OK in GOP-led Senate, House defeat awaits
The Colorado Senate gave preliminary approval to a gun bill Monday that would do away with concealed carry permits in the state. Republicans have a one-seat edge in the Senate, so when the recorded vote happens in the next few days, they should have enough lift to send Senate Bill 97 to the House. The…
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Jeffco’s superintendent has some ideas about preventing school shootings — and none of them involve gun control or armed teachers
Superintendent Jason Glass of the Jefferson County school district isn’t interested in talking about gun control in the wake of yet another deadly school shooting. Home of Columbine High School, Jefferson County is no stranger to these tragedies or their aftermath, and Glass doesn’t think calls for restricting firearms will get any more traction this…
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This Week at the Capitol: Feb. 19-23
NOTE: Monday, Feb. 19 is President’s Day and both the House and Senate are closed. Here are the legislative committee hearings of note for the week ahead in the Colorado Capitol. Committee schedules are subject to change. The daily schedule is available on the legislature’s website. Click here and scroll down to committee hearings to listen online. …
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Some Colorado millennials take on a California gun issue
Periodic opinion page contributor Jimmy Sengenberger, prez of the right-leaning Millennial Policy Center in Denver, says his organization is weighing in on a California court case with potential landmark implications for guns owners. The center and attorney Joseph G.S. Greelee, a fellow in constitutional studies and firearms policy at the center, filed a friend-of-the-court brief Monday…
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‘Absolutely heartbreaking’: Colorado officials react to Las Vegas shooting
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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Noonan: Political parties must change or die. What then?
Our political parties are approaching an end game. A quick look at March registration numbers tells the story. Among active voters, Democrats and Republicans are even in registration. Unaffiliated voter registrations exceed both parties by 200,000 people. The short-term problem for Democrats in 2018 when voting numbers will be low is that Republicans have about…
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Noonan: New ‘most accessed’ bills list gives peek at political strategy
Republican state legislators dominate as sponsors of the capitol’s new, “most accessed bills” list with three pieces of legislation written to push Democrats over the edge. The top “most accessed” bill, killed in the House chamber, took a direct shot at politicians who support sanctuary cities, meaning Democrats in Denver and Aurora. Second is a…