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Democrats approve sweeping gun-control measures in Colorado

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    Trace Gallagher reports from Los Angeles

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-- with some other news now there are breaking developments today in the national gun debate new protests breaking out in Colorado it's about as senate Democrats there.

Clear the way for a series of sweeping new gun control measures that could be the toughest in the nation.

They scout -- live in LA with more.

Race.

And really got a fascinating watch beg you because you had this gun lover's paradise the outdoors in paradise which is Colorado and yet it's totally controlled the legislature by the Democrats and could be come one of the states with the Thomas gun laws on the books.

State senate has now passed five new gun bills four of those move on to the house one goes to the governor to be -- The Republicans in Colorado fought tooth and nail on to the bills that particular one requiring increased universal background checks for all -- buyers.

And one limiting gun magazines to fifteen rounds they clearly lost both in the senate.

One Republican was trying to get military members exempted from the gun magazine -- Listen to this back and forth and why one of the democratic senators oppose that play.

Yes these are great wonderful people because some of them come back with significant mental health problems and I think we need to check through the office.

Really objective of this stereotypical.

Viewpoint that all military veterans all military were -- were returning use.

Have mental health problems.

I did not say all.

Had mental.

Problems I think some think of the of the chilling effect.

On active duty members.

Living in -- state.

If the State's gonna say any time that you may come back from oversees the post dramatic -- -- syndrome.

We're not gonna let.

You have a weapon.

That we shorten that about forty -- -- that thing lasted back -- -- five or six minutes -- back and forth the Republicans clearly get lost that they -- win one battle because there was a bill that would have ban concealed weapons on college campuses but after some very compelling testimony from students who believed.

That they would be less likely be victims of crime.

That bill was killed in the Colorado senate but again these four bills will not go to the house and then on to the governor and he has vowed to -- -- -- -- Trace thank you.

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