Firearms

MONTROSE – Keith Carey is a gunsmith in Montrose, a town with a frontier flavor set amid the rocky mesas of western Colorado. He’s a staunch, though soft-spoken, defender of the right to bear arms....

DENVER – A federal appeals court on Tuesday set up a potential new battle over gun control laws in Colorado after it sent a legal challenge back to a lower court to be dismissed. Sheriffs from most...

DENVER – In the wake of more mass shootings in Colorado and across the nation, gun control advocates wonder whether the time is right to rehash familiar subjects. It’s unclear whether the state...

For the past few years, a Mancos High School alumnus and local rancher has held a community drawing for a rifle to benefit the Mancos High School football team, but the fundraiser may not be in...

DENVER – Proponents of a proposed Colorado ballot initiative that would allow users of marijuana to obtain a concealed-handgun permit say the effort has gone up in smoke, for now. A lackluster...

DENVER – Gov. John Hickenlooper on Wednesday afternoon signed legislation that could hold schools liable for certain acts of preventable violence. The legislation was named for Claire Davis, who...

DENVER – The Republican-controlled Colorado Senate on Tuesday gave initial approval to a measure that would repeal a 2013 law that required background checks for private sales and transfers of...

DENVER – The Colorado Senate on Tuesday, with Democratic support, gave approval to a measure that would repeal a ban on high-capacity ammunition magazines. The law was enacted by Democrats in 2013...

DENVER – Republicans controlling a Senate committee on Monday passed a measure that would repeal the state’s ban on high-capacity ammunition magazines. The hearing focused on magazines of more than...

DENVER – A showdown over public-safety funding ended with a cease-fire Wednesday when Colorado House Democrats agreed to a spending bill without dollars for firearm background checks. The issue was...