Saturday, February 16, 2013

Joe Biden Calls Colorado Democratic Lawmakers On Gun Bills, Stresses Colorado's Importance

  • Rep. Dickey Lee Hullingworst, center, D-Boulder, shows House Minority Leader Mark Waller, left, R-Colorado Springs and Rep. Brian DelGrosso, R-Loveland, her whistle as the debate over gun control bills goes on at the Capitol in Denver on Friday, Feb. 15, 2013. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)

  • Rep. Bob Gardner, R-El Paso County, speaks against a bill that would limit the size of ammunition magazines at the Capitol in Denver on Friday, Feb. 15, 2013. Kicking off a long, emotional debate about guns, Colorado lawmakers clashed Friday over setting limits on the size of ammunition magazines, a proposal in a package of Democratic bills responding to mass shootings at a suburban Denver movie theater and a Connecticut elementary school.(AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)

  • Rep. Frank McNaulty, R-Highlands Ranch, speaks against a bill that would limit the size of ammunition magazines at the Capitol in Denver on Friday, Feb. 15, 2013. Kicking off a long, emotional debate about guns, Colorado lawmakers clashed Friday over setting limits on the size of ammunition magazines, a proposal in a package of Democratic bills responding to mass shootings at a suburban Denver movie theater and a Connecticut elementary school.(AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)

  • House members gather in their Chamber at the Capitol in Denver on Friday, Feb. 15, 2013, where a long emotional debate about guns and bills dealing with them is expected to last the entire day. Colorado lawmakers clashed Friday over setting limits on the size of ammunition magazines, a proposal in a package of Democratic bills responding to mass shootings at a suburban Denver movie theater and a Connecticut elementary school.(AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)

  • Rep. Rhonda Fields, D-Aurora, left, talks with Rep. Claire Levy, D-Boulder, at the Capitol in Denver on Friday, Feb. 15, 2013. Fields sponsored a bill that would limit the size of ammunition magazines and Levy sponsored a bill dealing with students carrying concealed guns at the universities in the state. Both were being debated on the House floor on Friday.(AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)

  • Rep. Rhonda Fields, D-Aurora, center, talks with Rep. Joseph Salazar, left, and House Speaker Mark Ferrandino, right, D-Denver, about her bill on limiting the size of ammunition magazines at the Capitol in Denver on Friday, Feb. 15, 2013. Kicking off a long, emotional debate about guns, Colorado lawmakers clashed Friday over setting limits on the size of ammunition magazines, a proposal in a package of Democratic bills responding to mass shootings at a suburban Denver movie theater and a Connecticut elementary school.(AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)

  • House Minority Leader Mark Waller, R-Colorado Springs, speaks against a bill that would limit the size of ammunition magazines at the Capitol in Denver on Friday, Feb. 15, 2013. Kicking off a long, emotional debate about guns, Colorado lawmakers clashed Friday over setting limits on the size of ammunition magazines, a proposal in a package of Democratic bills responding to mass shootings at a suburban Denver movie theater and a Connecticut elementary school.(AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)

  • Rep. Rhonda Fields, D-Aurora, left, urges House members to pass her bill on limiting the size of ammunition magazines at the Capitol in Denver on Friday, Feb. 15, 2013. House Minority Leader Mark Waller, R-Colorado Springs, waits to speak against the bill. Kicking off a long, emotional debate about guns, Colorado lawmakers clashed Friday over setting limits on the size of ammunition magazines, a proposal in a package of Democratic bills responding to mass shootings at a suburban Denver movie theater and a Connecticut elementary school.(AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)

  • Former ATF Special Agent David Chipman delivers remarks arguing for gun control, at a hearing at which Democratic lawmakers pushed for new gun legislation measures, at the state Capitol in Denver, Tuesday Feb. 12, 2013. The bills are the latest responses to the mass shootings at an Aurora movie theater and a Connecticut elementary school, events that have heightened the national discussion on gun?control and mental illness. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

  • A man sits with other members of the public, many wearing stickers reading "I vote pro-gun," along with NRA pins, attending a hearing at which Democratic lawmakers pushed for new gun control legislation measures, with hundreds showing up to listen or partake in the intensifying debate over stricter gun laws, at the state Capitol in Denver, Tuesday Feb. 12, 2013. The bills are the latest responses to the mass shootings at an Aurora movie theater and a Connecticut elementary school, events that have heightened the national discussion on gun?control and mental illness. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

  • A man stands with other members of the public, many wearing stickers reading "I vote pro-gun," along with NRA pins, attending a hearing at which Democratic lawmakers pushed for new gun control legislation measures, with hundreds showing up to listen or partake in the intensifying debate over stricter gun laws, at the state Capitol in Denver, Tuesday Feb. 12, 2013. The bills are the latest responses to the mass shootings at an Aurora movie theater and a Connecticut elementary school, events that have heightened the national discussion on gun?control and mental illness. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

  • Greenwood Village police chief John Jackson walks after speaking on behalf of the Colorado Association of Chiefs of Police at a hearing at which Democratic lawmakers pushed for new gun control legislation measures, with hundreds showing up to listen or partake in the intensifying debate over stricter gun laws, at the state Capitol in Denver, Tuesday Feb. 12, 2013. The bills are the latest responses to the mass shootings at an Aurora movie theater and a Connecticut elementary school, events that have heightened the national discussion on gun?control and mental illness. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

  • David Keene, president of the National Rifle Association, speaks during an exclusive interview with Associated Press reporters in Denver on Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013. He said he's confident that Congress won't approve an assault weapons ban or an ammunition limit in the wake of mass shootings in Colorado and Connecticut. David Keene called such gun control proposals "feel-good" measures that he says "won't do any good." Keene is scheduled to meet with Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper and other lawmakers at the Capitol later Thursday. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)

  • State Rep. Rhonda Fields, whose son Javad Marshall-Fields, was shot and murdered in 2005, speaks at a news conference at which she and other legislators unveiled much-anticipated gun control measures, at the State Capitol, in Denver, Tuesday Feb. 5, 2013. Among the proposed measures is a new bill that would hold manufacturers, sellers, and owners of assault weapons liable and responsible for damages caused by shootings with those weapons. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

  • Jessica Watts, whose cousin Jonathan Blunk was killed in the July, 2012 Aurora movie theatre massacre, receives a hug following a news conference at which Colorado State legislators unveiled much-anticipated gun control measures, at the State Capitol, in Denver, Tuesday Feb. 5, 2013. Among the proposed measures is a new bill that would hold manufacturers, sellers, and owners of assault weapons liable and responsible for damages caused by shootings with those weapons. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

  • Colorado State Senate President John Morse answers questions during a news conference at which he and others unveiled much-anticipated gun control measures sponsored by Democrats, at the State Capitol, in Denver, Tuesday Feb. 5, 2013. Morse, flanked at left by Jane Dougherty, of Colorado, holding a photo of her sister Mary Sherlach, the school psychologist killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary massacre, is the sponsor of a new bill that would hold manufacturers, sellers, and owners of assault weapons liable and responsible for damages caused by shootings with those weapons. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

  • Bill Hoover carries a photo of his grandson AJ Boik, who was killed in the July, 2012 Aurora movie theatre massacre, during a news conference at which Colorado State legislators unveiled gun control measures, at the State Capitol, in Denver, Tuesday Feb. 5, 2013. Among the proposed measures is a new bill that would hold manufacturers, sellers, and owners of assault weapons liable and responsible for damages caused by shootings with those weapons. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

  • Karina Sartiaguin, 18, who was shot in the back outside her high school in 2010, and is paralyzed from the waist down, participates in a gun control rally on the steps of the Colorado State Capitol, in Denver, Monday, Jan. 28, 2013. Colorado's long-anticipated gun control debate is getting underway, with some Democrats planning to pursue gun control measures including expanded background checks and a possible statewide assault-weapons ban. At the same time, Republicans were arguing Monday for a bill designed to allow school employees to carry concealed weapons at work. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

  • Protesters carry posters promoting a gun control movement during a rally on the steps of the Colorado State Capitol, in Denver, Monday, Jan. 28, 2013. Colorado's long-anticipated gun control debate is getting underway, with some Democrats planning to pursue gun control measures including expanded background checks and a possible statewide assault-weapons ban. At the same time, Republicans were arguing Monday for a bill designed to allow school employees to carry concealed weapons at work. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

  • A woman carries a poster promoting a gun control movement during a rally on the steps of the Colorado State Capitol, in Denver, Monday, Jan. 28, 2013. Colorado's long-anticipated gun control debate is getting underway, with some Democrats planning to pursue gun control measures including expanded background checks and a possible statewide assault-weapons ban. At the same time, Republicans were arguing Monday for a bill designed to allow school employees to carry concealed weapons at work. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

  • DENVER, CO - JANUARY 28: Elianne Sartiaguin, 9, and Karina Sartiaguin, 18, both of Aurora, Colorado listen on with other people who gathered for a 'Let Us Live' gun violence prevention rally on the steps of the Colorado State Capitol on January 28, 2013 in Denver, Colorado. Sartiaguin was paralyzed in 2010 after being shot in the back while standing amongst a group of students at Aurora Central High School. The event was organized by Together Colorado, a non-partisan, multi-racial, multi-faith community organizing group. (Photo by Marc Piscotty/Getty Images)

  • DENVER, CO - JANUARY 28: Jane Medina of Denver, Co. holds a sign for a 'Let Us Live' gun violence prevention rally on the steps of the Colorado State Capitol on January 28, 2013 in in Denver, Colorado. Medina is a retired school teacher and said she had a gun pointed at her numerous times by a person who had stalked her for years. The event was organized by Together Colorado, a non-partisan, multi-racial, multi-faith community organizing group. (Photo by Marc Piscotty/Getty Images)

  • DENVER, CO - JANUARY 28: Colorado State Representative Rhonda Fields speaks before people who gathered for a 'Let Us Live' gun violence prevention rally on the steps of the Colorado State Capitol on January 28, 2013 in Denver, Colorado. The event was organized by Together Colorado, a non-partisan, multi-racial, multi-faith community organizing group. (Photo by Marc Piscotty/Getty Images)

  • DENVER, CO - JANUARY 28: Dave Hoover, whose nephew A.J. Boik was killed the night of the Aurora Theater shootings, speaks before people who gathered for a 'Let Us Live' gun violence prevention rally on the steps of the Colorado State Capitol on January 28, 2013 in Denver, Colorado. The event was organized by Together Colorado, a non-partisan, multi-racial, multi-faith community organizing group. (Photo by Marc Piscotty/Getty Images)

  • DENVER, CO - JANUARY 28: People hold signs for a 'Let Us Live' gun violence prevention rally on the steps of the Colorado State Capitol on January 28, 2013 in Denver, Colorado. The event was organized by Together Colorado, a non-partisan, multi-racial, multi-faith community organizing group. (Photo by Marc Piscotty/Getty Images)

  • DENVER, CO - JANUARY 28: Karina Sartiaguin, 18 of Aurora, Colorado speaks about her experience before people who gathered for a 'Let Us Live' gun violence prevention rally on the steps of the Colorado State Capitol on January 28, 2013 in Denver, Colorado. Sartiaguin was paralyzed in 2010 after being shot in the back while standing amongst a group of students at Aurora Central High School. The event was organized by Together Colorado, a non-partisan, multi-racial, multi-faith community organizing group. (Photo by Marc Piscotty/Getty Images)

  • An AR-15 style rifle is displayed at the Firing-Line indoor range and gun shop, Thursday, July 26, 2012 in Aurora, Colo. The Friday, July 20, 2012 massacre inside a crowded Colorado movie theater has prompted a sudden increase in gun sales and firearms training. Police said suspect James Holmes donned body armor and was armed with an AR-15 rifle, a shotgun and handguns during the attack. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

  • A row of different AR-15 style rifles are displayed for sale at the Firing-Line indoor range and gun shop, Thursday, July 26, 2012 in Aurora, Colo. The Friday, July 20, 2012 massacre inside a crowded Colorado movie theater has prompted a sudden increase in gun sales and firearms training. Police said suspect James Holmes donned body armor and was armed with an AR-15 rifle, a shotgun and handguns during the attack. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

  • AURORA, CO - JULY 26: Civil rights activist Reverend Jesse Jackson speaks during a news conference outside of the apartment building where accused murderer James Holmes lived July 26, 2012 in Aurora, Colorado. James Eagan Holmes, 24, is accused of killing 12 people at a screening of the new 'The Dark Knight Rises' film July 20, at the Century 16 movie theater in Aurora, Colorado. (Photo by Joshua Lott/Getty Images)

  • Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/15/joe-biden-calls-colorado-democrats-gun-debate_n_2699226.html

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