In June 2021, the sheriff’s office arrested the alleged shooter, Anderson Aldrich, on felony menacing and kidnapping charges. Formal charges weren’t pursued and the case was sealed.
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Littwin: A good guy without a gun is a Club Q hero, but the killer, sadly, isn’t the only villain
The motive remains unclear, but the shooter faces preliminary charges of murder and hate crimes. But that’s only part of the story.
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10 years after the Aurora theater shooting, how does Colorado remember?
How do you remember? Inside the theater, nothing is as it used to be. The splintered chairs are gone, replaced once and then again — now plush loungers with heated cushions, electric recliner controls and enormous cupholders. The wide screen stretches to the far corners at front. The name is no more. Theater 9 at […]
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Sheriffs who denounced Colorado’s red flag law are now using it
By Markian Hawryluk, KHN Dolores County Sheriff Don Wilson never expected to use Colorado’s red flag law when it was passed in 2019. He thought the law made it too easy to take a person’s guns away. The statute allows law enforcement officers or private citizens to petition a county court to confiscate firearms temporarily from […]
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Some Colorado sheriff candidates have an unlikely campaign promise: not enforcing the law
More than a dozen candidates campaigning to be top law enforcement officials in counties across Colorado are running on a unique platform: Not enforcing the law. These candidates fit the profile of a loose movement sometimes referred to as “constitutional sheriffs” whose members promise to act as a bulwark against government overreach and laws passed […]
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Opinion: Deadly shootings keep happening because nothing changes
On May 24, I could not hold back the tears. The news started with nine students getting shot at a Texas elementary school. Then, more. By the next morning, a count of 19 young children and two teachers were dead. All of them innocent victims going to school and trying to have a normal day. […]
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Colorado’s red flag gun law was used 73 times in its first 7 months. Here’s how the rollout has gone.
In the seven months after Colorado’s red flag gun law went into effect in January, allowing judges to order the temporary seizure of firearms from some people deemed a significant risk to themselves or others, there were 73 cases filed across 19 counties. Proponents say the data, collected by the state’s court system, shows the […]
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Dudley Brown: Rocky Mountain Gun Owners — bullies and proud of it
In a very odd year, the Boston Bruins won the NHL 2020 abbreviated regular season, taking the Presidents Cup – awarded to the team with the best record in the regular season. Their winning percentage? 71.4%. That’s not just a solid record, it’s astounding. By comparison, the Colorado Avalanche won 65.7% of their games until […]
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Will Michael Bloomberg’s deep financial ties to Colorado translate into votes on Super Tuesday?
Michael Bloomberg’s presidential campaign is launching a door-to-door effort to introduce him to Colorado voters — but the Democratic candidate is no stranger to the state. Ahead of his White House bid, the former New York mayor and billionaire businessman contributed at least $6 million to Colorado political campaigns in the past decade, funded major […]
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What’d I Miss?: Red flag roulette
Myra has missed 30 years of her life, due to a coma, but has found a new friendship with her young neighbor, Ossie. Together, they both are searching for their place in this world. < Previous | Start from the beginning | Next > More cartoons from The Colorado Sun