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Theater attack prompts new Colo. mental health law

Thu, 16 May 2013 16:40:25 -0400

DENVER - Days after a gunman entered a suburban Denver movie theater, killing 12 moviegoers and injuring 70 others, Gov. John Hickenlooper and Colorado health officials began talking about revamping a state mental health system that had been devastated by budget cuts.

Aurora studies response to theater shootings

Tue, 07 May 2013 10:02:23 -0400

AURORA, Colorado - The Aurora City Council has commissioned a study of the emergency response to the July 20 theater shootings that killed 12 people and left 70 injured.

Ohio senator faces questions over gun vote

Sat, 04 May 2013 16:29:34 -0400

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - As Ohio Sen. Rob Portman traveled through the state during this week's congressional recess, he got plenty of heat for his recent vote against a bipartisan bill that would have expanded background checks to more gun sales.

Study of gun restrictions on mentally ill advances

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 17:34:37 -0400

DENVER - A proposal to study possible firearm restrictions on the mentally ill and those with substance abuse problems in Colorado advanced Tuesday, a measure prompted by the case of the suspect in the Aurora movie theater massacre, who had been seeing a psychiatrist before the shootings.