/tags/assault-weapons Assault Weapons en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Tue, 13 Apr 2021 22:13:26 GMT /news/2021-04-13/we-asked-coloradans-how-lawmakers-should-respond-to-the-boulder-shooting-their-ideas-are-diverse A gun-owning Democrat who leads horseback adventure in San Miguel County is torn over the idea of an assault weapons ban. A former corrections officer living in Cortez says lawmakers should focus on strengthening laws already on the books. Tue, 13 Apr 2021 22:13:26 GMT /news/2021-04-13/we-asked-coloradans-how-lawmakers-should-respond-to-the-boulder-shooting-their-ideas-are-diverse Scott Franz /npr-news/2019-08-13/the-u-s-once-had-a-ban-on-assault-weapons-why-did-it-expire To secure enough votes in 1994, the ban's sponsors in Congress accepted a "sunset provision" — meaning it would last 10 years but need to be reauthorized. Politics in the U.S. changed. Tue, 13 Aug 2019 17:06:36 GMT /npr-news/2019-08-13/the-u-s-once-had-a-ban-on-assault-weapons-why-did-it-expire Ron Elving /community/2018-04-04/boulder-may-soon-ban-sale-and-possession-of-assault-weapons Update April 6, 2018: The Boulder City Council unanimously approved an ordinance that would ban the sale and possession of so-called assault weapons. The… Wed, 04 Apr 2018 21:33:41 GMT /community/2018-04-04/boulder-may-soon-ban-sale-and-possession-of-assault-weapons Erin O'Toole