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New numbers show Colorado’s gun culture remains strong
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New numbers show Colorado’s gun culture remains strong

By Nate Wilde | COOL 107.9 FM How Many of Colorado's Residents Are Gun Owners? Despite all of the factors that contribute to the aforementioned 45.1% of Colorado households being home to guns, every one of the states that border the Centennial State has reported higher rates of gun ownership. Nebraska barely leads Colorado in gun ownership, with a rate of 45.2%, while New Mexico reports a gun ownership rate of 46.2%, Arizona reports a gun ownership rate of 46.3%, and Utah reports another comparable gun ownership rate of 46.8% The percentage of households that claim to be gun owners rises when we get to Kansas, a state that reports a 48.9% gun ownership rate, but two of Colorado's neighboring states rank much higher than the rest. These states are Oklahoma and ...
Pro-2A advocates plan strategy events in response to Colorado gun laws
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Pro-2A advocates plan strategy events in response to Colorado gun laws

By Shaina Cole | Contributing Writer, Rocky Mountain Voice Next week, on June 10 and 11, Colorado gun owners and Second Amendment advocates will gather for two Legislative Round Up events in Lakewood and Fort Morgan, organized by the NRA-ILA (National Rifle Association Institute for Legislative Action) and Rocky Mountain Voice. The event is organized with coordination by Amanda Hardin of Lipstick Tactical, a Denver-based firearms training organization.  The events work to build advocacy efforts in light of multiple anti-gun laws the 2025 Colorado General Assembly passed and Governor Jared Polis signed into law. The gatherings will provide a platform to discuss these laws and strategize legal and grassroots responses. “We’re running the exact same event in two geographically d...