/tags/gun-regulation Gun Regulation en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Tue, 18 Jun 2024 21:39:05 GMT /2024-06-18/supreme-courts-ruling-overturning-the-bump-stock-ban-leaves-some-disappointed-in-nevada Bump stocks are devices that attach to guns and allow a rate of fire similar to machine guns. The accessory was banned by the Trump administration in the wake of the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history, which happened a country music festival in Las Vegas in 2017. Tue, 18 Jun 2024 21:39:05 GMT /2024-06-18/supreme-courts-ruling-overturning-the-bump-stock-ban-leaves-some-disappointed-in-nevada Yvette Fernandez /politics/2023-06-02/ghost-guns-banned-under-new-colorado-law-signed-by-governor Gov. Jared Polis signed a bill banning build-at-home firearms without serial numbers. The so-called ghost guns allow buyers to evade background checks and impede law enforcement's ability to trace a firearm's origin. Fri, 02 Jun 2023 20:32:44 GMT /politics/2023-06-02/ghost-guns-banned-under-new-colorado-law-signed-by-governor Jesse Bedayn, Associated Press/Report for America /news/2023-03-27/more-relatives-of-colorado-shooting-victims-sue-sturm-ruger More relatives of people shot to death at a Colorado supermarket in 2021 are suing gun-maker Sturm, Ruger & Co. over how it marketed the firearm used in the massacre. Mon, 27 Mar 2023 16:54:11 GMT /news/2023-03-27/more-relatives-of-colorado-shooting-victims-sue-sturm-ruger Associated Press /news/2023-03-24/senate-president-promises-students-results-on-gun-control-after-wednesdays-east-high-shooting Senate President Steve Fenberg told students Thursday that gun-control measures in the legislature will be signed into law, and soon. Fri, 24 Mar 2023 18:30:19 GMT /news/2023-03-24/senate-president-promises-students-results-on-gun-control-after-wednesdays-east-high-shooting Lucas Brady Woods /news/2023-01-24/colorado-lawmakers-to-consider-ban-on-semiautomatic-weapons Two decades after the 1999 Columbine High School massacre and two months after five people were killed at an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado lawmakers are drafting a sweeping ban on semiautomatic firearms. Tue, 24 Jan 2023 22:54:15 GMT /news/2023-01-24/colorado-lawmakers-to-consider-ban-on-semiautomatic-weapons Jesse Bedayn | The Associated Press /news/2023-01-17/extremely-disappointed-co-lawmakers-vent-about-lack-of-progress-at-gun-violence-prevention-office “Somehow it's a bottleneck. And you have, what, $3 million? And none of it has been allocated to the people who are trying to keep our community safe,” State Sen. Rhonda Fields, D-Aurora, told the office’s leaders. Tue, 17 Jan 2023 16:27:47 GMT /news/2023-01-17/extremely-disappointed-co-lawmakers-vent-about-lack-of-progress-at-gun-violence-prevention-office Scott Franz /news/2022-12-19/colorado-lawmakers-who-created-a-new-office-to-stop-gun-violence-are-frustrated-by-its-lack-of-progress Lawmakers expected the Office of Gun Violence Prevention to distribute at least $50,000 in grants to help communities curb gun deaths. But 18 months after the office was created and given a $3 million annual budget, records show it hasn’t distributed a single grant dollar. Mon, 19 Dec 2022 13:00:00 GMT /news/2022-12-19/colorado-lawmakers-who-created-a-new-office-to-stop-gun-violence-are-frustrated-by-its-lack-of-progress Scott Franz /politics/2022-07-26/judge-temporarily-blocks-colorado-towns-gun-control-rules A federal judge has temporarily blocked a Colorado town from enforcing parts of a new gun control ordinance, including a ban on the sale and possession of assault weapons, after it was challenged by gun rights groups. Tue, 26 Jul 2022 22:41:00 GMT /politics/2022-07-26/judge-temporarily-blocks-colorado-towns-gun-control-rules Jesse Bedayn and Colleen Slevin | The Associated Press /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 /2020-05-15/connecticut-senators-introduce-ghost-gun-bill The Untraceable Firearms Act of 2020 would expand the definition of firearm to include unfinished frames and receivers, parts that are commonly sold in gun kits, frequently online. Fri, 15 May 2020 16:35:38 GMT /2020-05-15/connecticut-senators-introduce-ghost-gun-bill Ryan Lindsay