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Gun Violence

Guns In Your Home: A Statistical Accident Waiting To Happen

Over 70 percent of the time a minor is killed by a gun, the gun used was housed in that minor’s own home.

2013/05/15

Hickenlooper Leads Panel On Gun Violence

Guns are a part of Colorado’s heritage, but the state should also lead efforts to curb gun violence, Gov. John Hickenlooper said Tuesday as he moderated a panel of Democrats and Republicans talking about the issue.

2013/02/20

Hickenlooper Leads Panel On Gun Violence

Colorado lawmakers will talk about recent mass shootings and what they’re doing to address the violence during a discussion moderated by Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper.

2013/02/19

Colorado Democratic Gun Control Bill Gets Initial Approval

Democrats pushed for new ammunition limits and more background checks on firearm purchases Tuesday as hundreds of people went to the state Capitol to listen or partake in the intensifying debate over stricter gun laws.

2013/02/12

Survivors, Family Of Victims Of Gun Violence Demand Plan Of Action

The survivors and family members of victims of the Aurora theater shooting and Columbine High School shooting demanded a plan of action at the state Capitol on Friday.

2012/12/21

Stephen Barton was among those who were shot and survived. (credit: CBS)

Aurora Theater Victim Appears In Anti-Gun Political Ad

A man wounded in the mass shooting at an Aurora movie theater is appearing in a nationwide television spot aimed at drawing attention to gun violence as part of the upcoming presidential debates.

2012/10/01

Following two recent shootings, some public health experts are calling for gun violence to get a scientific approach of prevention. (Photo by Joshua Lott/Getty Images)

Health Experts: Gun Violence A ‘Social Disease’

Is a gun like a virus, a car, tobacco or alcohol? Yes say public health experts, who in the wake of recent mass shootings are calling for a fresh look at gun violence as a social disease.

2012/08/13