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Days after it was reported that Cynthia Coffman, who is running for governor in Colorado, was one of only two Republican attorneys general who hadn't signed...
COLORADO SPRINGS — Want a permit to carry a concealed handgun in Colorado Springs? Wait in line. A long line.
“We're swamped,” says Laurie Thomas, coordinator for...
“This bill proposes that the answer to gun violence in the schools is to put more guns into the schools. I’m not surprised, because that’s the gun lobby’s answer."
Debating the constitutionality of constitutional carry
Republicans in the statehouse have been proposing "constitutional carry" legislation for years. In essence, the policy would allow anyone over...
Republicans won't cotton to efforts to improve efficiency of background checks
The Joint Budget Committee is the newsmaker committee so far this session. Republicans are...