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Colorado may restrict concealed weapons on campuses
Posted: 02.13.2013 at 10:09 AM
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DENVER (AP) -- Colorado is one of the few states where concealed weapons can be carried on college campuses.

A bill up for debate Wednesday would change that.

The bill pending in a Democratic House committee would repeal the right to carry concealed weapons on public college campuses or in stadiums. The campus gun bill comes a day after the same committee approved ammunition limits and expanded background checks for gun purchasers.

The gun control measures are Democratic proposals in the wake of mass shootings at a suburban Denver movie theater and an elementary school in Connecticut.

Democrats are also expected to propose a measure seeking to hold gun manufacturers liable for damage caused by their products. That liability measure would conflict with federal law.

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Online:

Campus Gun Bill: http://bit.ly/15aqDor

(Copyright ©2013 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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