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Colo. Lawmakers Battle Over Gun Measures

by KREX News Room
by Kristina Kuestner

Story Created: Feb 15, 2013 at 12:40 AM MDT

Story Updated: Feb 15, 2013 at 12:54 AM MDT

DENVER A Colorado gun-control package is closer to becoming law after Republican efforts to delay it were foiled Thursday by ruling Democrats.

A Democratic lawmaker was even called from the bedside of her ailing mother-in-law to steer through the gun-control package, which includes ammunition limits, expanded background checks and a new ban on campus concealed weapons.

Representative Lois Court, of Denver, was initially excused to attend to her sick relative, but she was later summoned to a House Committee to keep her bill on background-check fees from being delayed.

A Republican lawmaker was so upset at the upcoming gun-control debate, that he compared the Democratic House to an authoritarian regime that stifles debate.

The gun-control package is scheduled to go before the full House Friday..

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Careful said on Saturday, Feb 16 at 2:28 AM

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drear beer said on Friday, Feb 15 at 7:34 AM

Actual evidence that in order to be an elected democrat, one has to have their brain surgically removed.

Disgusted said on Friday, Feb 15 at 6:35 AM

Wow, elections have consequences. How about that?

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