Biofire in Broomfield has produced a gun that can only be used by someone with the right fingerprint or face scan. Experts have differing visions of what a post-smart gun world might look like.
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Protesters hold sit-in outside Colorado Capitol to demand that Jared Polis ban guns
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
Posted inHealth
Turning semi-automatics into mattocks: How faith communities in Colorado are fighting gun violence
Faith-based organizations like Guns to Gardens and RAWtools are using gun buybacks to turn unwanted firearms into garden tools
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“What’d I Miss?”: A new dimension in the gun debate
With 3D-printed guns a reality, Myra wonders in “What’d I Miss?” what’s so threatening about simply regulating firearms like society regulates other things.
Posted inOpinion Columns
Littwin: There’s an unexpected glimmer of hope from Tennessee’s GOP governor on gun legislation
After the Nashville school shooting and the expulsion of two Black legislators, the heat is turning up. Could it possibly spread?
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Littwin: Tennessee GOP shows one way to respond to school shootings — by kicking out the protesters
Two Black Tennessee state representatives were expelled for not being sufficiently decorous while leading a protest for gun safety
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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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Zornio: Men don’t need access to guns, they need therapy
Most gun deaths in America are perpetrated by men, reflecting a general lack of knowledge in effectively managing negative emotions.
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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.