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USA Gun Control Timeline, a social experiment...Post Sandy Hook to Present
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"CO: Hick Talks Guns on ‘Face the Nation’" [link to thecoloradoobserver.com] "DENVER—Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper reiterated his support Sunday for universal background checks on firearms purchases but stopped short of endorsing any of the other gun-control proposals now rolling through the Democratic legislature.
Hickenlooper, appearing on CBS-TV’s “Face the Nation,” said state officials intercepted more than 1,000 convicted felons attempting to buy firearms last year by conducting 320,000 background checks on sales through dealers and gun shows.
“We ended up arresting over 100, issuing arrest warrants for over 100 individuals, because they signed up for the background check,” said Hickenlooper. “We want to expand that. And it is an inconvenience for people, but we only cover about 60 percent of the transfers now. We want to get that 40 percent.”
He also emphasized his support for improving mental-health programs in order to curb gun violence, saying “certainly our highest priority has been mental health issues.”
The Democratic governor appeared on a panel with three other governors, all of whom were in Washington, D.C., for the National Governors Association’s winter meeting...."
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