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Posted inOpinion Columns

Littwin: Would mass killings in California affect effort to ban sale of so-called assault weapons in Colorado?

by Mike Littwin 3:05 AM MST on Jan 25, 20236:12 PM MST on Jan 24, 2023

Columnist Mike Littwin notes that the latest draft of a bill to ban purchase of so-called assault weapons in Colorado wouldn’t ban possession. But it would be a starting place.

Posted inOpinion Columns

Littwin: Expect new gun safety laws from the legislature, but maybe not an assault-style weapons ban

by Mike Littwin 3:05 AM MST on Jan 11, 20235:04 PM MST on Jan 11, 2023

The surest bet is legislation that will expand Colorado’s red flag law, which, unaccountably, was not used in the case of the Club Q shooter.

Posted inOpinion Columns

Opinion: In the name of liberty, we’re turning our schools into dismal fortresses

by Nicholas Bernhard 1:30 AM MST on Jan 4, 20235:20 PM MST on Jan 3, 2023

The new definition of ‘freedom:’ Children drilled in lockdowns, listening for the footsteps of a killer stalking the halls.

Posted inOpinion Columns

Littwin: The more we know about Club Q suspect, the less we know about why red flag law wasn’t invoked

by Mike Littwin 3:05 AM MST on Dec 11, 20224:37 PM MST on Dec 9, 2022

Whatever the El Paso County DA and sheriff say, the measure was passed to address cases just like the Club Q suspect’s earlier arrest

Posted inCartoons

Jim Morrissey: In 2022, Colorado reached a heartbreaking mass shooting milestone

by Jim Morrissey 2:15 AM MST on Dec 9, 20224:39 PM MST on Dec 8, 2022

Cartoonist Jim Morrissey observes that the only real winner in Colorado’s mass shooting calculation — 2022 marked the most in state history — is the Grim Reaper.

Posted inOpinion Columns

Littwin: It took yet another mass shooting to put gun safety front and center at the Colorado Capitol

by Mike Littwin 3:05 AM MST on Dec 4, 20225:44 PM MST on Dec 2, 2022

Two looming questions: Could state legislators possibly pass a ban on assault-style weapons and, if they do, would Jared Polis agree?

Posted inOpinion Columns

Littwin: The Club Q shooting demands an answer to a key question — why wasn’t red flag law invoked?

by Mike Littwin 3:05 AM MST on Nov 27, 20222:13 PM MST on Dec 1, 2022

What the law’s opponents don’t seem to get is that the red flag law was designed to keep guns away from those with mental health issues.

Posted inOpinion Columns

Nicolais: The Club Q monster began life in a volatile family

by Mario Nicolais 3:03 AM MST on Nov 27, 20227:14 AM MST on Nov 28, 2022

While an unstable, troubled family raised a killer, our society cannot escape condemnation for its role in creating one

Posted inCartoons

Jim Morrissey: Honoring the resilience and quick action of a Club Q community in mourning

by Jim Morrissey 2:15 AM MST on Nov 25, 20224:38 PM MST on Nov 23, 2022

Jim Morrissey’s cartoon honors the actions of patrons who sprung into action to prevent even further loss of life when a gunman opened fire at the welcoming Club Q in Colorado Springs.

Posted inCartoons

“What’d I Miss?”: Prayers can’t undo politicians’ campaign of fear

by R. Alan Brooks and Cori Redford 2:10 AM MST on Nov 25, 20227:55 AM MST on Nov 24, 2022

In “What’d I Miss?” Myra connects the dots between the drumbeat of anti-trans rhetoric on social media and the deadly violence at Club Q in Colorado Springs.

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