#Letters to the Editor — March 26, 2021

#Letters to the Editor — March 26, 2021

“#Letters to the Editor — March 26, 2021” The Issue: Calls for increased gun regulation after a shooting in Boulder, Colo., that left 10 dead. Another individual with apparent emotional problems went out and bought a gun legally. He then used the gun to kill 10 strangers, including a policeman (“Lunacy,” March 24). There are…

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#Yes, the Boulder ‘pistol’ was a weapon of war

#Yes, the Boulder ‘pistol’ was a weapon of war

“#Yes, the Boulder ‘pistol’ was a weapon of war” Don’t let gun enthusiasts derail the national conversation after the Boulder mass murder with semantics: The firearm indeed counts as a “pistol,” but that hardly makes it any less a weapon of war. The body of the Ruger AR-556 is modeled after the AR-15 semiautomatic rifle,…

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#Get weapons of war off America’s streets

#Get weapons of war off America’s streets

“#Get weapons of war off America’s streets” Eight slain in Atlanta, now 10 in Boulder. Your town could be next. Can the nation finally do something about weapons of war on our streets? President Joe Biden called Tuesday for Congress to move immediately to “ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines.” It’s a start, though he’ll…

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#Colorado cops couldn’t save fallen colleague, feared ambush

#Colorado cops couldn’t save fallen colleague, feared ambush

“#Colorado cops couldn’t save fallen colleague, feared ambush” The Colorado mass killer engaged police in a “gunfight” that lasted nearly an hour — with officers unable to reach their fallen comrade because they feared an ambush, according to harrowing dispatch messages. The first dispatch message alerting officers to the King Soopers store in Boulder came…

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