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"This arc is headed toward tyranny!"
Colorado Senate gives final OK to gun control bills
DENVER — The Colorado Senate on Monday gave final approval to a series of gun restrictions including expanded background checks, as it tied gun control to mass shootings in the state and elsewhere.
The Democratic gun control package in Colorado is being watched nationally to see how a politically moderate state with a gun-loving past responds to the recent shootings in suburban Denver and in Newtown, Conn.
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Colorado senators were taking final votes Monday on five gun-control measures - including magazine ammunition limits and expanded background checks - that won initial approval Friday after more than 12 hours of debate. Three of the five bills had passed by midday.
Republicans tried in vain to stop the package, which also includes a gun ban for people accused of domestic violence crimes and a ban on online-only gun training for a concealed-carry permits.
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"This arc is headed toward tyranny, and it is clear," warned Sen. Kevin Lundberg, R-Berthoud.
DENVER — The Colorado Senate on Monday gave final approval to a series of gun restrictions including expanded background checks, as it tied gun control to mass shootings in the state and elsewhere.
The Democratic gun control package in Colorado is being watched nationally to see how a politically moderate state with a gun-loving past responds to the recent shootings in suburban Denver and in Newtown, Conn.
(snip)
Colorado senators were taking final votes Monday on five gun-control measures - including magazine ammunition limits and expanded background checks - that won initial approval Friday after more than 12 hours of debate. Three of the five bills had passed by midday.
Republicans tried in vain to stop the package, which also includes a gun ban for people accused of domestic violence crimes and a ban on online-only gun training for a concealed-carry permits.
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"This arc is headed toward tyranny, and it is clear," warned Sen. Kevin Lundberg, R-Berthoud.
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P. S. Image of the NRA version, not the cool guy.
He, Reagan and John Wayne all helped tame the Wild West.
