President (To Win Colorado)
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(D) Kamala Harris
(R) Donald Trump
80%
20%
CO-01 (Denver)
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(D) Diana DeGette*
(R) V. Archuleta
98%
2%
CO-02 (Boulder-ish)
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(D) Joe Neguse*
(R) Marshall Dawson
95%
5%
CO-03 (West & Southern CO)
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(D) Adam Frisch
(R) Jeff Hurd
50%
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CO-04 (Northeast-ish Colorado)
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(R) Lauren Boebert
(D) Trisha Calvarese
90%
10%
CO-05 (Colorado Springs)
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(R) Jeff Crank
(D) River Gassen
80%
20%
CO-06 (Aurora)
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(D) Jason Crow*
(R) John Fabbricatore
90%
10%
CO-07 (Jefferson County)
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(D) B. Pettersen
(R) Sergei Matveyuk
90%
10%
CO-08 (Northern Colo.)
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(D) Yadira Caraveo
(R) Gabe Evans
70%↑
30%
State Senate Majority
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DEMOCRATS
REPUBLICANS
80%
20%
State House Majority
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REPUBLICANS
95%
5%
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3 Comments
At least read the bill: https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb18-1436
Thanks, Ckonola. We share these experiences not to get sympathy , nor to take on "victim" status, but because we stand proud as survivors and don't want others to have to go through what we did. Or worse, to have a fatal ending to the story.
I've told my story here before. Suffice it to say that without family and friends intervening to take guns away from the man who abused me, I might not be here today. Or he might not be. But they had no legal basis to take and keep his guns.
There needs to be a solid grounding in law – threat(s), accusation of threats, investigation, evidence, court appearance, decision, confiscation if warranted, and opportunity to reclaim by proving to no longer be a threat. That is what the red flag bill provides.
If someone is willing to take time and effort to report someone into the process (knowing there will be blowback) and has a coherent and credible explanation to sway a judge, there probably is reason to remove firearms.
Yes, there are other ways to abuse victims or commit suicide — but those other methods often take more effort and are less lethal (especially for domestic abuse).