A ban on so-called ‘assault weapons’ in Colorado dies in Senate after passing House

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A ban on so-called ‘assault weapons’ in Colorado dies in Senate after passing House

Colorado will not ban the sale, transfer or manufacturing of a variety of firearms described as “assault weapons” after state lawmakers rejected the idea on Tuesday.  The bill’s demise came after one of its prime sponsors, Sen. Julie Gonzales, a Denver Democrat, asked for it to be postponed indefinitely. “I decided that more conversations need to take place outside of the pressure cooker of the Capitol during the last weeks of the legislative se…