Gun proposals generate controversy
A hearing intended to gauge public reaction to proposed gun ordinances turned into a full-scale firearms debate Wednesday evening in Boulder, complete with a pro-gun rally outside and emotional pleas from members of the Million Mom March. Inside the chambers, 70 residents of Boulder and other cities along the Front Range debated multiple sides of the issue that has intensified in Colorado since last year's Columbine High School shootings.
Boulder gun debate lures crowd
City Hall hearing held to gather comments on proposals for curbs
The gun debate brought hundreds of impassioned opponents and supporters to Boulder's City Hall on Wednesday night.Boulder took its first steps toward consideration of seven gun- control ordinances Opponents, led by the Tyranny Response Team, and supporters from the Million Mom March joined other Boulderites and non-residents.No City Council members attended the administrative hearing, run by City Manager Ron Secrist and Deputy Police Chief Dave Hayes. City staff planned to take comments from more than 150 speakers to refine the proposals before submitting them to City Council, Secrist said.
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