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Gun self-defense in 4th grade? No, says Colorado education board
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The Colorado Board of Education voted June 13 along party lines to changes in standards for teaching health and physical education, but omitted a proposal to teach fourth graders about the benefits of guns for self-defense. The proposal was first floated last month by Republican Debora Scheffel, who represents the 4th Congressional District on the…
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Rep. Mike Foote to talk gun violence in Boulder Monday night
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Rep. Mike Foote plans have a talk about gun violence Monday night in Boulder. A 14-year deputy prosecutor in Boulder County, the legislator is running for district attorney. He’ll be joined by Boulder Mayor Pro-Tem Aaron Brockett and Helen Kamin of the anti-gun violence advocacy organization Moms Demand Action from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. at…
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House committee kills latest gun rights bill — with a twist
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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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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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Senate green-lights Neville concealed-carry bill, extending 2016 gun debate
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Monday was another gun-policy day at the Colorado Capitol. At the center of a second-reading back-and-forth in the state Senate, U.S. Senate candidate Tim Neville, R-Littleton, defended his proposal to lift the requirement that Coloradans who wish to carry concealed firearms apply for a permit and take training classes. “Coloradans shouldn’t have to go begging…
