"The Democratic-controlled Colorado House of Representatives on
Monday formally approved a package of [unconstitutional and
fascistic victim disarmament] measures, in a state hit by two of the
most notorious mass shootings in U.S. history. ... The Colorado
bills, which still must go before the Democratic-controlled Senate,
require background checks for all gun purchases -- paid for by
applicants -- a ban on ammunition magazines with more than 15 rounds
and a measure to allow colleges in the state to ban concealed
weapons on campus." (02/18/13)
Colorado House passes gun-control measures
(Reuters) - The Democratic-controlled Colorado House of
Representatives on Monday formally approved a package of strict
gun-control measures, in a state hit by two of the most notorious mass
shootings in U.S. history.
All four bills, which had been passed by a voice vote on Friday, were
approved by a final, recorded vote after a third reading on Monday, said
Dean Toda, a spokesman for the House Democrats. The vote was along party
lines, with no Republican supporting the bills, Toda said.
U.S. President
Barack Obama and several states have proposed new gun-control
measures in the aftermath of the shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, on
December 14, when a gunman killed 20 small children and six adults at an
elementary school.
"We can no longer walk around in our society with these blinders on
as if nothing is happening," Representative Rhonda Fields told the
House, according to a statement from House Democrats. Fields lost a son
to gun violence and her district includes the Aurora movie theater where
12 were killed in a shooting last July.
The Colorado bills, which still must go before the
Democratic-controlled Senate, require background checks for all gun
purchases - paid for by applicants - a ban on ammunition magazines with
more than 15 rounds and a measure to allow colleges in the state to ban
concealed weapons on campus.
Governor John Hickenlooper, a Democrat, has said he supported the
magazine limits and universal background check measures but was
undecided on the college campus ban.
During debate last week, House Republican leader Mark Waller
characterized the bills as a "knee-jerk reaction" to the massacres in
Connecticut and Aurora.
Besides the Aurora tragedy, Colorado was also the state where, in
1999, two students at Columbine High School in Littleton shot and killed
a teacher and 12 students before committing suicide.
(Reporting by Mary Wisniewski and Keith Coffman; Editing by Eric
Beech)
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