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Colorado gun bills: Senate committee passes bill to limit gun magazines limits
DENVER -- Amid boos and groans, a Colorado Senate committee passed a measure Monday that bans ammunition magazines of more than 15 rounds after hours of testimony from a barrage of experts, law enforcement officials and victims of mass shootings.
House Bill 1224 passed on a 3-2 party line vote out of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Sen. Mary Hodge, D-Brighton, the bill's sponsor in the Senate, said several recent shooting sprees — including ones in Aurora and Connecticut — were committed with gun magazines that held more than 15 rounds.
"This bill is an attempt to reduce the slaughter," Hodge said.
Read More: http://www.denverpost.com/commented/ci_22715271
House Bill 1224 passed on a 3-2 party line vote out of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Sen. Mary Hodge, D-Brighton, the bill's sponsor in the Senate, said several recent shooting sprees — including ones in Aurora and Connecticut — were committed with gun magazines that held more than 15 rounds.
"This bill is an attempt to reduce the slaughter," Hodge said.
Read More: http://www.denverpost.com/commented/ci_22715271
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