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.
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Littwin: Expect new gun safety laws from the legislature, but maybe not an assault-style weapons ban
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.
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Opinion: In the name of liberty, we’re turning our schools into dismal fortresses
The new definition of ‘freedom:’ Children drilled in lockdowns, listening for the footsteps of a killer stalking the halls.
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Littwin: The more we know about Club Q suspect, the less we know about why red flag law wasn’t invoked
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
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Jim Morrissey: In 2022, Colorado reached a heartbreaking mass shooting milestone
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.
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Littwin: It took yet another mass shooting to put gun safety front and center at the Colorado Capitol
Two looming questions: Could state legislators possibly pass a ban on assault-style weapons and, if they do, would Jared Polis agree?
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Littwin: The Club Q shooting demands an answer to a key question — why wasn’t red flag law invoked?
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.
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Nicolais: The Club Q monster began life in a volatile family
While an unstable, troubled family raised a killer, our society cannot escape condemnation for its role in creating one
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Jim Morrissey: Honoring the resilience and quick action of a Club Q community in mourning
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.
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“What’d I Miss?”: Prayers can’t undo politicians’ campaign of fear
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.