Results: Colorado Governor Signs Gun Control Bills After Latest Massacre
Published on 05/01/2023
Colorado’s governor signed four gun control bills Friday, just months after a shooting at an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs, the latest in the state’s long history of notorious massacres. -Huffington Post
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Which of the new laws do you agree with?
Raise the age to buy any firearm from 18 to 21
63%
1713 votes
Install a three-day waiting period between the purchase and receipt of a gun.
63%
1708 votes
Strengthen the state's red flag law, which allows a judge to temporarily remove someone's gun if the person poses a threat to themselves or others.
65%
1757 votes
Roll back some legal protections for the firearm industry, exposing them to lawsuits from the victims of gun violence.
43%
1167 votes
None
15%
403 votes
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The new red flag law, also called an extreme risk protection order, empowers those working closely with youth and adults — doctors, mental health professionals, and teachers — to petition a judge to temporarily remove someone's firearm. Previously, petition power was limited mainly to law-enforcement and family members. Republicans argued that the law would discourage people from candidly speaking with medical doctors and mental health professionals for fear of having their weapons temporarily seized. Do you think the new law could stop people from speaking candidly with mental health professionals/doctors? Yes
29%
786 votes
No
24%
658 votes
Undecided
47%
1257 votes
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