james holmes
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Psychiatrist: Much is still hidden in Aurora theater shooter Holmes’ mind
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A psychiatrist who spent hours talking with mass murderer James Holmes says that what led Holmes to open fire in a crowded Colorado movie theater was a one-of-a-kind vortex of his mental illness, his personality and his circumstances – and some other, unknown currents that will probably never be uncovered. “A big part of it…
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Social-media threats over ‘red flag’ gun bill prompts lawmaker to notify law enforcement
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State Rep. Cole Wist was in the Colorado House Judiciary Committee Thursday night when he left unexpectedly and was soon replaced on the panel by House Minority Leader Patrick Neville of Castle Rock. Wist, a Republican from Centennial, has weathered a barrage of negative posts and tweets all week for his sponsorship of a “red…
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THE PODIUM: The law must stand between guns and mental illness
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In the wake of the tragic shooting in Douglas County on Dec. 31, we have learned that law enforcement officials had considered taking action to reduce the possibility of this sort of event some time before it happened, but there had been no actual criminal behavior on which to act. If Colorado had the appropriate…
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Legislature could hear bills based on Douglas County and Aurora theater shooters
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Rep. Cole Wist doesn’t know the answer, but he’d like the legislature to probe the questions on whether our laws go far enough when threats are made. He is concerned about whether enough was done about threats Matthew Riehl made far in advance of ambushing four Douglas County deputies, a Castle Rock police officer and…
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Via ColoradoPols: GOP guv’s race heats up early with joust over death penalty
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A politician accusing another politician of being political is about as original as a DA brandishing his tough-on-crime street cred in a bid for higher office. Yet, put it all together this early in Colorado’s 2018 gubernatorial race, and you still have something noteworthy, maybe even newsworthy. At least, for political junkies. In a post this week on ColoradoPols,…
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Republican Mitchell blasts fellow gubernatorial candidate Brauchler as ‘yet another lawyer’
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That didn’t last long. After announcing he was running for governor of Colorado early Wednesday morning, Republican George Brauchler enjoyed a honeymoon that lasted just six hours before the attacks started coming. “Attorney Brauchler is a fine fellow – a pretty good lawyer,” read a back-handed compliment from fellow Republican gubernatorial candidate Victor Mitchell. “He’s…
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Republican George Brauchler declares he’s running for governor of Colorado in 2018
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Republican George Brauchler, the district attorney who prosecuted the Aurora theater shooter, officially launched his campaign for governor of Colorado on Wednesday. Declaring that he will be the grassroots conservative in what could be a crowded GOP primary field, Brauchler said he intends to bring leadership to a state that has languished under what’s amounted…
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Guzman: ‘I came to the Legislature to repeal the death penalty’
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Senate Minority Leader Lucia Guzman’s death penalty repeal bill was voted down by Republicans in committee Feb. 15, just as she expected. Speaking before the hearing, Guzman said she hoped mainly that the bill would foster heartfelt conversation on the issue. “It was not to be,” she said. She thinks she might have pulled off…
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On proposed Colorado death penalty repeal, some key questions
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Elections The opening will be gone in a flash. Elections season is barely behind us, but the next major legislative elections will be held in 2018 – or as the new old saying goes: “Two years is the new two weeks! Put down that coffee, fool, and start knocking doors!” Guzman Guzman may be exactly…
