One day after Gov. Jared Polis signed a package of gun control bills into law, a group of students and other activists against gun violence descended on the state capitol to demand lawmakers do more
One day after Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed a package of gun control bills into law, a group of students and other activists against gun violence descended on the state capitol to demand lawmakers do more. At the same time, a gun rights group moved forward with plans to challenge the constitutionality of the new laws.
“Ten other states have already banned assault weapons. Why is Colorado so wimpy?” asked Paula Van Dusen.“If we don’t ban these weapons now, you want more guns and more guns and more guns and more guns,” said Nancy Duncan. “We’re getting afraid to be out in public and to be interacting with our neighbors. There’s no good place this is going.”
Johnston also thanked students for pressuring lawmakers to pass a historic batch of legislation this year. The new laws come less than six months after a gunman stormed into an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs, killing five people and injuring more than two dozen others.
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