People from across the U.S. and from other countries are lining the statehouse lawn hoping their peaceful act of civil disobedience leads to radical change in gun policies
Columbine High School shooting
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Study finds 1 in 4 Colorado teens have quick access to guns
Creating barriers to easy access to guns extends the time before someone can act on an impulse, Colorado School of Public Health researcher says
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Nicolais: I’m a gun owner, but it’s now time to get guns off of our streets.
After their East High School classmate Luis Garcia died from a gunshot wound suffered two weeks ago, students directed their pain and anger at the Capitol to demand action
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Opinion: I left teaching because, decades after Columbine, not much had changed
When students can bring loaded weapons into the building, and nothing is done, it’s time to leave.
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Littwin: The mass shootings never seem to end, but one analysis says there may still be hope
A Washington Post story five years ago showed 187,000 kids had been affected by school shootings since Columbine. Now it’s 338,000.
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Carman: Crumbley family puts the lie to the myth of the ‘responsible gun owner’
When Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold unleashed the firestorm that would forever be known as the Columbine Massacre, criticism of the parents from pundits and political leaders was savage. How could the boys assemble an arsenal of weapons and devise an elaborate plan for a rampage at school without the parents knowing about it? Couldn’t […]
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Opinion: Lessons learned from Columbine to Boulder could help us stop more mass shootings
I was one of the first reporters on scene at the Columbine shootings on April 20, 1999. And I covered it continuously, as a local newspaper reporter and eventually as a book author, for 10 years. Despite the horror of Columbine, and all the other mass shootings that followed, there was something that kept me […]
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Colorado Democrats will pursue mandatory waiting period for gun buyers, safe-storage measure in 2021
Democratic state lawmakers in Colorado are planning to introduce at least three pieces of gun-control legislation this year, including a measure that would require a waiting period — potentially of five days — between when someone purchases a firearm and when they can access that weapon. The other two bills would require gun owners to […]
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Silverman: Responsible adults should not put weapons in the hands of kids
Donald Trump is good for business. The gun business. Want gun sales to go through the roof? Combine a bad pandemic with civil unrest. Throw in some irresponsible presidential rhetoric about rigged elections and suburban invasions for maximum impact. In his fascinating memoir, Disloyal, Michael Cohen, Trump’s wannabe gangster lawyer, reveals how Donald Junior was constantly […]
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Opinion: The House passed a universal gun background check bill one year ago. The Senate and president must find the courage to act.
In Colorado, we are all too familiar with the tragedy and grief of gun violence. On April 20, 1999, when two shooters open fired at Columbine High School, one of us sat in his freshman class as his high school was put on lockdown just 10 miles away in Highlands Ranch. One of us left […]