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Federal judge issues temporary restraining order, blocking Boulder County’s ban of some semi-automatic weapons

A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order Tuesday, blocking Boulder County from enforcing its large-capacity magazine and semi-automatic weapon bans, the latest victory for Rocky Mountain Gun Owners in its fight against gun restrictions in Colorado.  The ruling follows a nearly identical decision by a different judge last month, prohibiting the town of Superior […]

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Judge temporarily blocks Colorado town’s new gun control rules, including ban on assault-style rifles

By Jesse Bedayn and Colleen Slevin, The Associated Press A federal judge has temporarily blocked the town of Superior from enforcing parts of a new gun control ordinance, including a ban on the sale and possession of assault weapons, after it was challenged by gun rights groups. U.S. District Court Judge Raymond Moore issued a […]

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Boulder remembers the 10 people killed at the Table Mesa King Soopers 1 year ago

By Colleen Slevin, The Associated Press With flowers, a moment of silence and a public remembrance for those who died and those still grieving, Colorado residents marked the one-year anniversary Tuesday of a shooting at a busy supermarket in the college town of Boulder that left 10 people dead, including employees, customers and a veteran police […]

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Doctors will get more time to evaluate man charged in Boulder King Soopers shooting

 Doctors determining whether a man charged with killing 10 people at a Colorado supermarket in March is mentally competent to stand trial can are getting some more time to finish their evaluation. Judge Ingrid Bakke ruled Monday that the two state doctors evaluating Ahmad Alissa can have until Oct. 11 to complete their evaluation, giving […]

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Colorado lawmakers blocked some misdemeanor offenders from buying guns. They also made it OK for some felons to own them.

Colorado lawmakers this year, in the wake of a mass shooting at a Boulder King Soopers, passed a bill barring people convicted of certain misdemeanor crimes from purchasing a gun for five years.  The measure, House Bill 1298, was hailed as a way to prevent bloodshed and keep weapons out of the hands of dangerous […]