
Colorado state Democrats introduce three new gun measures in response to Boulder shooting
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Colorado state Democrats have introduced three new gun bills in response to the Boulder shooting last month that would expand background check requirements for firearm transfers, allow localities to regulate firearms and establish an "Office of Gun Violence Prevention."
The trio of proposals is part of Democrats' push for stricter gun laws in the wake of more than 100 mass shootings so far this year alone and the stalling of federal action to combat America's gun violence epidemic. "There's nothing we can do to bring back the lives that were stolen from us. There's no single policy we can pass that can guarantee no more lives will be taken from us. We also know that we must continue to demand federal action on gun violence prevention. But this cannot be an excuse for inaction," Colorado Senate Majority Leader Stephen Fenberg said Thursday during a news conference alongside other Democratic sponsors of the bills.
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