Tag Archives: Colorado

What Could Go Wrong?

Posted on May 14, 2013 at 5:00 pm by JM Ashby

Evidently, this is what could go wrong. And high school employee in Aurora, Colorado, who is also a security guard, accidentally shot a student yesterday. AURORA, Colo. – Aurora police are investigating an accidental shooting that happened in the parking … Continue reading →
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Modernized Elections Move Closer to Reality in Colorado

Posted on April 16, 2013 at 7:00 pm by JM Ashby

Good news – the state of Colorado is one step closer to modernizing its election process, something most of the country is in dire need of. The Voter Access and Modernized Elections Act passed through the House State, Veterans and … Continue reading →
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Democrat Season

Posted on April 3, 2013 at 2:00 pm by JM Ashby

Dudley Brown, a former NRA lobbyist and founder of the Colorado-based Rocky Mountain Gun Owners organization, is offering up some of the most irresponsible rhetoric we’ve seen since Sarah Palin placed targets on the national map and told her constituents … Continue reading →
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The Great Dark Void

Posted on March 27, 2013 at 8:00 pm by JM Ashby

Artist – David Fitzsimmons In other news, bomb-making materials were found in the vehicle of the white supremacist who shot and killed Tom Clements, Colorado’s prison chief, on the same day the state was poised to enact new gun control … Continue reading →
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Suspect in Colorado Official Shooting Was White Supremacist

Posted on March 22, 2013 at 3:30 pm by JM Ashby

On the day the state of Colorado was poised to enact new gun control laws, the head of the state Department of Corrections, Tom Clements, was shot dead in his home from an unknown assailant. A man driving a vehicle … Continue reading →
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States’ Rights! Or Maybe Not.

Posted on March 18, 2013 at 4:30 pm by JM Ashby

While universal background checks and a ban on assault weapons has cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee, the federal government has yet to enact any new gun control laws, but that isn’t stopping states from enacting their own laws. And in … Continue reading →
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Some Good News on Gun Control For A Change

Posted on March 5, 2013 at 9:27 am by Bob Cesca

A crucial gun control law made it out of committee in Colorado yesterday: A bill that would prohibit a person who has been convicted of domestic violence or is the subject of a restraining order from possessing a firearm passed … Continue reading →
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Going Mainstream

Posted on February 18, 2013 at 8:00 pm by JM Ashby

Artist – Bill Day In other news, the Colorado House of Representatives voted for several stricter gun control measures today including a bill that limits the size of magazines and a bill mandating universal background checks. Continue reading →
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Stay Classy, Gun Fetishists

Posted on February 7, 2013 at 2:00 pm by JM Ashby

The families of the victims of the Sandy Hook school shooting don’t have a monopoly on being harassed by gun fetishists and conspiracy theorists. According to ABC news, victims and witnesses to the Aurora, Colorado theater shooting, where 12 people … Continue reading →
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Aurora Can’t Catch a Break

Posted on January 5, 2013 at 2:30 pm by JM Ashby

via Reuters (Reuters) – Four people were dead including the gunman following a hostage-taking incident on Saturday in Aurora, Colorado, the same town where a man shot dead 12 people and wounded 58 more at a movie theater last July, … Continue reading →

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