Leigh Paterson
Senior Editor & ReporterAs KUNC's Senior Editor and Reporter, my job is to find out what鈥檚 important to northern Colorado residents and why. I seek to create a deeper sense of urgency and understanding around these issues through in-depth, character driven daily reporting and series work.
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On Saturday, the day before Easter, people gathered in Clement Park next to Columbine High School, with hundreds in blue folding chairs and hundreds more鈥� -
For generations, many activists who have called for stricter gun regulations can point to a mass shooting that spurred them to act. Movements sprung from鈥� -
2:30 p.m. update: Gun store owner releases statementThe Littleton gun store that sold Pais a shotgun says they did so legally. The owner of Colorado Gun鈥� -
It looks a lot like any other high school: blue lockers, fluorescent overhead lights, kids carrying musical instruments and gym bags.But Columbine High鈥� -
In 1999, the nation was shocked by a school shooting at Columbine High School. Columbine Then & Now explores what's changed and what has stayed the same over the past two decades. -
Evan Todd still has sharp memories of April 20, 1999. As a sophomore at Columbine High School, he was in the library with his friends on that cool, sunny鈥� -
Flanked by sheriffs and gun safety advocates, Democratic lawmakers unveiled an extreme risk protection order bill 鈥� a measure aimed at reducing gun鈥� -
At least 13 states and the District of Columbia have some version of a law that prevents people in crisis from accessing guns. While this kind of legislation usually follows a high profile shooting, experts say extreme risk laws are most often used for suicide prevention. -
Special interest groups poured money into 16 hot political races across the country in 2018, including the one in which Democratic Rep. Jason Crow ousted鈥� -
Gun issues haven't always been important to Dr. Erik Wallace. But his relationship with guns completely changed seven years ago when one of his patients threatened to kill him.
