Gun Control An Emotional Issue For Citizens, Lawmakers In Colorado

NPR | Feb. 19, 2013 3:42 p.m.

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Colorado's Legislature is poised to pass sweeping gun reform. The House passed bills that limit high-capacity magazines and require background checks on private gun sales. The bills will now be debated in the Senate, which promises bills of its own. Colorado has experienced two of the worst mass shootings in the nation, the latest in July 2012.