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April 1, 2025: New gun restrictions, driver on trial for hitting cyclist, local Selena celebration

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Semiautomatic guns hung on a wall
Jesse Paul/The Colorado Sun via Colorado Capitol News Alliance
From top: An MCX-R, AR-15 and M-4 Carbine for sale at Bristlecone Shooting, Training and Retail Center in Lakewood, Colorado, on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. The Colorado legislature is considering a bill that would ban the manufacture, purchase and sale of semiautomatic rifles and shotguns that are capable of accepting detachable ammunition magazines, as well as some semiautomatic pistols and handguns.

A trial is underway for a driver who killed a young professional cyclist in Boulder, while the victim’s family pushes to make roads safer nationwide. Then, a proposal to restrict guns with detachable magazines is meant to make up for past policy failures. And a celebration of the life and legacy of “the Queen of Tejano Music,” Selena Quintanilla, is on in metro Denver. 

This episode of Colorado Today is hosted by Haylee May. It’s edited and produced by Jo Erickson and Mateo Schimpf. The executive producer is Rachel Estabrook. Theme music by Pedro Lumbraño.

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