Colorado lawmakers begin marathon debate on bill to ban sale of assault weapons

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Seth Klamann is a statehouse reporter at the Denver Post, covering policy, state government and the legislature. He previously worked for the Gazette, the Casper Star-Tribune and the Omaha World-Herald. He's a graduate of the University of Missouri and a proud Kansas City native.

In this July 20, 2014, file photo, guns are displayed for sale at Dragonman’s, an arms seller east of Colorado Springs., a bill that’s likely to pass its first vote and has drawn hundreds of supporters and opponents who’ve signed up to testify., would prohibit the sale, purchase, transfer, import and manufacture of so-called “assault weapons” in Colorado.

But two of last year’s no votes are off of the committee, replaced by progressive legislators who are co-sponsoring the bill. That gives the bill a strong chance of advancing out of committee. “I’ve been living with this my entire life, from 2009 to 2022,” Hernández said. “Nine out of 10 of the mass shooting incidents with the most casualties involve the use of at least one assault weapon. This has been happening my entire life. And, to be frank with you, I’m not waiting anymore.”

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