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Gun Background Checks

Both Colorado Senators Support Renewed Background Check Effort

The gun lobby is preparing to fight gun control legislation they thought they had already defeated. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, says he’ll push again to get a background checks bill through the Senate.

2013/05/05

Colorado Senate Gives Final OK To Gun Control Bills

The Colorado Senate is approving stricter firearms regulations including expanded background checks, as it ties gun control to mass shootings in the state and elsewhere.

2013/03/11

The Colorado House of Representatives (credit: CBS)

Colorado House Passes All Proposed Gun Control Bills

New ammunition limits and universal background checks passed the Colorado House on Monday, during a second day of emotional debates that has drawn attention from the White House as lawmakers try to address recent mass shootings.

2013/02/18

Funding Request For Gun Background Checks Denied

Colorado lawmakers denied extra funding Thursday to help ease a logjam on background checks for firearm purchases, which have increased dramatically in the aftermath of the mass shooting at a Connecticut elementary school as the debate over gun control ramps us.

2013/01/17