School Shooting Leaves 1 Student Dead and 8 Injured

Last month, Mr. Polis signed into law a so-called Red Flag bill, allowing authorities to take guns from people deemed a threat after a court hearing[1]. The bill divided the state, and some sheriffs said they would not enforce it, while some counties began calling themselves “Second Amendment sanctuaries.”In Douglas County, the county commission criticized the bill[2], saying they feared it threatened constitutional liberties, while Sheriff Spurlock emerged as one of its most vocal supporters.The area’s history of gun violence was front and center in last year’s election for its United States representative. Jason Crow, a Democrat, unseated Mike Coffman, a five-term Republican incumbent supported by the National Rifle Association.Mr. Crow campaigned openly on gun control — including universal background checks, a ban on assault weapons and restrictions on high-capacity magazines — and the issue dominated the race.He was one of several public figures to express his sorrow on Twitter on Tuesday.“It is with broken hearts that we respond to the news coming out of Highlands Ranch,” he wrote[3]. “We still don’t have all the details regarding the situation at STEM school, but we do know this: we have a public health crisis on our hands. This cannot continue.”Patrick Neville, a Columbine survivor and the top Republican lawmaker in the Colorado House of Representatives, said in a statement that the shooting was a reminder “of the need to secure our schools.”He said armed security guards and facility upgrades were the best way to keep students safe.“School safety programs which include armed security and safety upgrades to school facilities are the best way to stop these criminals from harming our children,” he said.References^ deemed a threat after a court hearing (www.apnews.com)^ criticized the bill (castlerocknewspress.net)^ he wrote (twitter.com)

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