Data Review Contradicts Hickenlooper Claim on Colo. Gun-Check Law
Posted By Stephen Gutowski and Charles Fain Lehman and Todd Shepherd On March 20, 2019 @ 5:00 am
A review of Colorado data on gun background checks contradicts recent claims by former Colorado governor and Democratic presidential hopeful John Hickenlooper.
Hickenlooper has repeatedly touted his signature on a universal background check measure. He has said the law was important because background checks in Colorado have prevented people from purchasing guns and that the system in place beforehand didn't require checks on half of all gun sales.
"In a state like Colorado with 5.5 million people, there were 38 people in 2012 who—and we only got to half the gun purchases—but there were 38 people convicted of homicides who tried to buy a gun and we stopped them," Hickenlooper told The Electables podcast last month.
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https://freebeacon.com/politics/data-review-contradicts-hickenlooper-claim-on-colo-gun-check-law/
