The dozen gun regulations that are now law in Colorado

Plus: Doctor fired from vaccine advisory committee speaks, a prescription for the arts in Steamboat and much more

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Jun 12, 2025 - 09:19
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The dozen gun regulations that are now law in Colorado
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Good morning, Colorado.

I love my little studio apartment. It’s the perfect size for my pup and me, a place I can truly cocoon when I need to dial up the calm till it drowns out all the chaos of the world. It’s also my work hub and, as much as I’ve grown accustomed to working remotely, I’m realizing more and more how much a change of scenery can change, well, everything.

So yesterday I ventured out to a neighborhood coffee shop and started what I call my summer Tour de Dog-friendly Cafés across Colorado. But then, I was struck by what might be my most brilliant idea yet: What if my hammock became my new home-away-from-home office?

This is clearly not a novel idea, but it is novel to me. Stringing up my hammock in a quiet spot with my dog by my side, my laptop inside with me and a box of Cheez-Its within arm’s reach sounds like a pretty perfect way to crank out a story. I can almost feel the gentle sway of my hammock now as a breeze picks up and that bright-as-ever Colorado sun beams down. Plus, who knows what conversations I’ll overhear and tips I’ll pick up while hanging out in my hammock at any of Denver’s parks?

I’ll take this moment to reassure my editor that I won’t be working in a horizontal position every day. But when I need a change of scenery most, my hammock will be my new cocoon.

We’ve got another morning brimming with news for you, so let’s sit up, take one more sip of coffee and begin reading, shall we?

People line up at Colorado’s mobile vaccine bus to get the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at the Snowmass Town Center on Sept. 20, 2022, in Snowmass Village. (David Krause, The Colorado Sun)

One of the foremost experts on the safety and efficacy of vaccines in the country found out he had been fired from his volunteer position helping shape the country’s immunization strategies the same way the rest of the country did: Reading about it in DHHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Wall Street Journal op-ed. John Ingold talked to Dr. Edwin Asturias about the committee’s work and his fears for the future of public health.

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Pistols for sale at Bristlecone Shooting, Training and Retail Center in Lakewood on Jan. 16. (Jesse Paul, The Colorado Sun)

Democrats in the Colorado legislature this year passed 12 bills that will impose new gun regulations in the state — all of which were signed into law by Gov. Jared Polis. Jesse Paul breaks down the whole dozen — including when they will come into effect and what legal challenges await.

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Sam takes a guitar lesson with her teacher, Adam Petty, at the Wildhorse Cinema + Arts in Steamboat Springs. (Leigh Paterson, KUNC)

“Doctor, what should I do?” “Take two pottery classes and call me in the morning.” That’s a bit of an exaggeration, but as Leigh Patterson writes for KUNC, a program called Prescription for the Arts is applying the concept of social prescribing — a nonmedical approach to wellbeing popular in England and Canada — to kids in Steamboat Springs.

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Miles Harford, 34, pleaded guilty in April to one felony count of abuse of a corpse and one misdemeanor count of theft. He faced other counts, including forgery and theft, that were dismissed as part of his plea agreement.

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A scene from “Romeo and Juliet,” staged in 2019 by the Colorado Shakespeare Festival on the University of Colorado campus. (Gabe Koskinen, Colorado Shakespeare Festival)

Shakespeare Four Days. Boulder may have a lock on the official title of Colorado Shakespeare Festival, but the Bard looms large all around the state from now through the start of August.

You’ll find the seasonal classic “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” opening this weekend at the historic Jones Theater in Westcliffe, part of the annual Shakespeare in the Sangres program.

In Telluride, “The Two Gentlemen of Verona” take to the town park for an open air performance, part of Telluride Theater’s 35th annual Shakespeare in the Park. On the east side of the Sneffels Range you can opt for UpstART Theater’s high energy and unrehearsed rendition of “The Merchant of Venice” during their annual No Holds Bard shows split between Ouray and Silverton.

And, of course, on the Front Range, CU Boulder hosts the longstanding Colorado Shakespeare Festival, with “The Tempest” showing now through Aug. 10, and “Richard II” starting in July.

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That’s a Thursday morning wrap on headlines. We’ll see you back here tomorrow!

— Erica & the whole staff of The Sun

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