Reblogged from CBS Denver:

DENVER (AP) - Colorado Democrats gave initial approval to expanding background checks on firearm purchases Tuesday, as well as setting new ammunition limits, starting an intense debate over stricter gun laws that drew hundreds to the state Capitol.

The bills are the latest responses to the mass shootings at an Aurora movie theater and a Connecticut elementary school, tragedies that have heightened the national discussion on gun control and mental illness.

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