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Sec of State Office Downplays ‘Conflict of Interest’ Charges in Recall...

“I know this puts you in a tough position,” attorney Mark Grueskin said to Deputy Secretary of State Suzanne Staiert last Thursday in the closing statement at a hearing on the legitimacy of petitions submitted to recall state Senate President John Morse for his support of gun-control legislation last spring.

Debate Over Guns, Morse Recall Mired in Cyber Censorship

With just weeks to go before the tightest gun controls in the West take effect — required background checks on firearms, with performance fee paid by the buyer or seller and a ban on high-capacity magazines — Morse’s potential recall from his El Paso County District seat has made Colorado a political battleground for a nationwide debate. Much the fight taking place in cyberspace isn’t just about who gets guns, but also who’s getting heard.

Obama in Colorado Looks to Bolster Support in Gun Violence Debate

DENVER-- President Obama traveled to Colorado Wednesday looking to generate new momentum for the effort in Washington to pass national gun-control laws.

Concealed carry passes House; heads to Senate

HB 1205, allowing individuals to carry concealed handguns without a permit passed the House today 40-25, but not before members got a history lesson from Rep. Wes McKinnley, D-Walsh.

Democrats work to shoot down concealed carry–but fail, so far anyway

House Democrats argued for over an hour against a bill that would allow Coloradans who can legally carry a handgun to also conceal that weapon. Democrats predicted a more dangerous world if the bill were to become law.

No permit needed to conceal carry at private schools, says House...

With the help of a female model packing heat, the bill that could allow Coloradans to conceal their handguns without permit on private K-12 school grounds and across most other areas of Colorado passed out of a House committee Thursday with bipartisan support.

Wildlife group: Cull elk at national park with wolves, not sharpshooters

An environmental group called on the Department of the Interior to cease fire on a plan to use volunteer sharpshooters to reduce elk herds in Rocky Mountain National Park, instead urging officials to release wolves into the park "as part of the long-term solution to the elk over-browsing problem."

‘You’ll shoot your eye out.’ Talking about guns at Christmastime

The onslaught of the 24-hour A Christmas Story marathon on cable television tomorrow raises an interesting contemporary question: when is a Second Amendment-protected firearm just a gun and when does it become a much bigger threat to public safety?

Obama and McCain on the issues

With Barack Obama and John McCain less than three weeks away from their first presidential debate, Stateline.org, a nonpartisan online news site, has come up with a virtual tete-a-tete between the two candidates.

Don’t Ask The Sheriff To Make Your Day

Can you pull a gun on a sheriff's deputy delivering legal papers to you if he enters your house without a warrant? A unanimous...
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