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Colorado doubles concealed carry applications (via KOAA)
The FBI says gun sales are up across the country and are on track to break a new record, but gun shop owners say that’s not necessarily the case across Colorado. Although gun sales are not quite n… Source: KOAA
Orlando fuels newest round of gun control debate (via KRDO)
36 hours after the Orlando nightclub massacre, the calls for stricter gun laws began. Source: KRD
Trial nears end as attorneys battle on character, guns (via TheFlume.com)
By the end of Day Eight of the Jarrod Moquist murder trial at the Park County Courthouse in Failrplay, both sides rested their case, but not before the prosecution’s rebuttal witnesses painted a very different picture of the victim, Evan Graham. Source: TheFlume.com
Colorado Springs gun stores do brisk business after Obama announcement (via Colorado Springs Gazette)
On a cold Tuesday night, Bryan Kish loaded thousands of dollars in gun supplies into his sedan near the entrance of Sportsman’s Warehouse in Colorado Springs. He had so much equipment that two store employees helped out. After a few minutes of lifting, he…
Springs shootings ignite open carry debate (via KRDO)
Colorado’s open carry laws are in the spotlight after the shooting that left four dead this past Saturday. Source: KRDO
Open carry law debate reignited after Colorado Springs Shootings (via KXRM)
According to Springs police, officers will not respond to a call on open firearms unless there is a credible threat to the community. Source: KXRM
Some ammunition remains in short supply at Colorado Springs gun stores (via Colorado Springs Gazette)
The ammunition shortage of recent years has left its mark on the market. Finding .22 long rifle and some other caliber bullets remains hit and miss, according to local gun shop owners. Source: Colorado Springs Gazette
Toy guns causing problems for police (via WSAV-TV)
Toy guns looking like real ones have caused problems both locally and nationwide with accidental shootings. Source: WSAV-TV
7NEWS tests what different car windows look like after they’re hit with a rock, shot by a bullet (via 7NEWS)
Drivers are understandably concerned with so many shattered car window incidents along the Front Range in the last two months. Source: 7NEWS
Stand your ground laws protect a citizen’s right to defend themselves (via Colorado Springs Gazette)
Roderick Scott witnessed Christopher Cervini apparently burglarizing a car and approached him. When Cervini assaulted him, Scott shot Cervini in self-defense. Scott was acquitted of criminal charges related to the shooting. In this case, the shooter (Scott) was black and the criminal (Cervini) who…
