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Colorado Senate considers bill to track ‘suspicious’ gun and ammo purchases
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A bill being proposed in the state Senate would allow credit card companies to assign codes to the purchase of firearms and ammunition. Sponsors of the bill say such tracking would allow law enforcement to track “suspicious activity” that could lead to crime. Senate Bill 066 was discussed last week by the Senate Business, Labor and…
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Q&A with Tom Sullivan | Centennial lawmaker on being a champion for gun violence prevention
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Colorado Sen. Tom Sullivan has fought to end gun violence since his son, Alex, was killed in the Aurora movie theater mass shooting in July 2012. Over nearly 11 years, Sullivan testified for gun legislation in Washington D.C., advocated for a package of gun control bills passed in Colorado in 2013, was elected to the…
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The Aurora theater shooting: Tom Sullivan remembers
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Tom Sullivan started his day on July 20, 2012, like any other day. He got up at 2:30 a.m. to make coffee, getting ready for his 4 a.m. job at the post office. He turned on the TV to catch up on sports scores, but the TV was turned to a news channel. It was…
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Cole Wist, former House Assistant Minority Leader, leaves GOP
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Former state Rep. Cole Wist of Centennial, who spent two years as assistant House Minority Leader in the 2017-18 sessions, announced Tuesday via Twitter that he’s leaving the GOP and becoming an unaffiliated voter. Wist has not been shy about expressing his frustration with the Republican Party, which he accused of abandoning its conservative principles…
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With new state House and Senate maps, let the games begin
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The wait is over. And the scramble has begun. Now that the Colorado Supreme Court has approved new state House and Senate maps, candidates are crafting designs to run for more competitive seats that also appear to shrink the influence of rural communities at the state Capitol. The new maps will reshape Colorado’s political landscape, and,…
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Colorado House passes ‘red flag’ gun bill, moving it to Senate
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Colorado’s so-called “red flag” bill will proceed to the Senate after the state House voted Monday to approve it, largely along party lines. The vote on House Bill 1177, which would allow a judge to order the removal of firearms from those deemed a risk to themselves or to others, was 38-25, with two Democrats – Reps.…
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ELECTION 2018 | Democrats hang onto control of Colorado House
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As Democrats captured control of the Colorado state Senate on election night, they maintained their hold on the state House and appear to have added to their advantage. That’s despite the fact that, as of Wednesday evening, it appeared two and possibly three races would be heading to an automatic recount. Come 2019, the Democrats…
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In a legislative race where guns are key issue, police union endorses the Democrat
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The Colorado Fraternal Order of Police, the state’s largest police union, Wednesday announced it has endorsed Democrat Tom Sullivan for the state House District 37 seat in Centennial over the Republican incumbent, Cole Wist. Both candidates have made a name for themselves on gun issues, with Sullivan losing a son in the 2012 Aurora theater…
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TRAIL MIX: Colorado candidates take aim at gun issues
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As Colorado’s primary-election campaign hits the home stretch (ballots get mailed in early June) and the general election lies within sight, some of the sharpest jabs thrown by candidates and their supporters lately have involved guns and legislation aimed at curbing gun violence. With news of the May 18 shooting that left 10 dead at…
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Wash. Gov. Inslee in Colo. to back gun control, Dem candidates
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Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee spoke at the Colorado Capitol to back gun control efforts and to encourage support for Democratic candidates for governor. Inslee – chair of the Democratic Governor’s Association, and mentioned by some as a potential 2020 presidential candidate – was joined at Thursday’s event by state Democratic Party chief Morgan Carroll…
