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Battle Over Gun Control Goes To Colorado House Floor

Kicking off a long, emotional debate about guns, Colorado lawmakers clashed Friday over setting limits on the size of ammunition magazines, a proposal in a package of Democratic bills responding to mass shootings at an Aurora movie theater and a Connecticut elementary school.

2013/02/15

Dems’ Gun-Control Bills Moving Quickly In Colorado

A Democratic gun-control package including ammunition limits and expanded background checks is moving quickly through the Colorado Legislature, where GOP attempts to stall a mammoth debate on the gun controls were quashed Thursday.

2013/02/14

Insanity Pleas Would Be Tougher Under Colorado Bill

Lawmakers in Colorado are considering a measure that would make it tougher for defendants to plead not guilty by reason of insanity.

2013/02/12

NRA President David Keene and Colorado Senate President John Morse shake hands before their meeting on Thursday. (credit: CBS)

NRA President Meets With State House Leadership To Discuss Gun Control

The president of the National Rifle Association is calling many of the gun control proposals in the state Capitol “feel good measures.”

2013/02/07

Demonstrators on both sides of the issue speak at the rally on Wednesday (credit: CBS)

100 Gun Rights Activists Greeted Colorado Lawmakers At State Capitol

About 100 gun rights activists greeted Colorado lawmakers at the state Capitol before the 2013 state legislative session on Wednesday.

2013/01/10

Pro-Gun Rally Greets Returning Colorado Lawmakers

Gun owners gathered outside Colorado’s Capitol Wednesday as lawmakers convened inside with promises to take up gun-related measures this session.

2013/01/09

Fmr. House Speaker Frank McNulty shakes hands with 2013 House Speaker Mark Ferrandino (credit: CBS)

Colorado’s 1st Gay Speaker Takes Gavel

Colorado’s first gay House speaker has taken control, less than a year after Republicans used their former majority to block civil unions for same-sex couples.

2013/01/09

Colorado Lawmakers Begin 120-Day Session

Democrats take complete control of Colorado’s legislature Wednesday when they gavel the 2013 lawmaking session to order.

2013/01/09

Gun Control, Gay Rights, Taxes Headline Colorado Session

Gay rights. Gun control. Taxes. Illegal immigration. The Colorado Legislature will be far from timid this year.

2013/01/08

Colorado Lawmakers Pitch Grants For High-Tech Industries

Colorado lawmakers proposed a plan Monday calling for as much as $20 million a year to attract more tech companies and their high-paying jobs to the state.

2013/01/07