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Colorado Senate votes to repeal 2013 magazine limit
by Chris EgerFor the second time in as many years, Republicans in the Colorado Senate on Tuesday gave approval to a bill to end the state’s limit on magazines holding 15 or more rounds.
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Will you run towards gunfire or away from it? (VIDEO)
by Ben PhilippiThat is the question Tyler Bailey, a Nevada firearms trainer, and Greg Wohler, gun company owner, are asking trained concealed carry permit holders.
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Aurora theater killer found guilty on all 165 charges, faces death penalty
by Chris EgerAfter more than 12 hours of deliberation, a Colorado jury found James Holmes guilty on all counts Thursday, sending his trial into a decision on sentencing
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Appeal filed in Lucky Gunner, Aurora theater shooting lawsuit
by Jared MorganThe parents of one of the victims of the July 2012 Aurora, Colorado, theater shooting filed an appeal with the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday.
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Outdoor Channel tackles gun-free zones (VIDEO)
by Jared MorganThe Outdoor Channel on Wednesday will debut its first documentary film, "Safe Haven," arguing for the arming of school teachers and volunteers to deter active shooters.
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Senate votes to repeal Colorado magazine-limit law
by Chris EgerTaking advantage of the first Republican majority in a decade, GOP lawmakers in the Colorado Senate on Monday gave approval to a bill to end the state's 2013 limit on magazines holding 15 or more rounds.
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University student who had guns on campus gets two years in jail (VIDEO)
by Chris EgerA college student who was arrested after being found with two handguns on campus and a rifle in his SUV pled guilty to weapons charges Friday in what supporters call a big misunderstanding.
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Colorado town pays CCW holder $25,000 for theater-carry arrest (VIDEO)
by Chris EgerThornton, Colorado, is $25K lighter after reaching a settlement in the 2012 arrest of a Jim Mapes, a concealed-carry permit holder open carrying in a local movie theater.
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Sheriff-backed lawsuit on Colorado Magazine ban begins court proceedings (VIDEO)
by Chris EgerThe federal lawsuit challenging Colorado's 15-round magazine limit, which is backed by 55 of 62 Sheriffs, heads to court on Monday in Denver.
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James Holmes’ formerly booby-trapped Aurora apartment is back on the market
by Brent McCluskeyJames Holmes’ formerly explosives-laden apartment is up for rent in Aurora, Colorado. Holmes, who fatally shot 12 people at a Century movie theater on July 20, 2012, also booby-trapped his residence with 30 grenades and 10 gallons of gasoline. The apartment has since been cleared, and much to the dismay of many, is now back […]
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Elderly man pees on boy’s head, triggers massive gun scare at movie theater
by Brent McCluskeyAfter an elderly man spontaneously urinated on a young boy’s head during a movie at the Regal Cinemas in Tigard, Oregon last Friday night, one woman shouted “Gun!” over and over, and mass chaos ensued. It was approximately 6 pm, and the audience was enjoying the end of the movie Prisoners, when an unidentified man […]
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Pelosi: ‘Protect and defend the Constitution by supporting gun control’ (VIDEO)
by S.H. Blannelberry"We must uphold our oath to ‘protect and defend’ the Constitution and all Americans by expanding background checks and keeping dangerous firearms out of the wrong hands," said Pelosi in a press release on the one-year anniversary of the Aurora, Colorado, shooting.
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