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East High School shooting March 22 exemplifies trauma inflicted on community with youth access to firearms

Photo: Two women hug after a school shooting at East High School in Denver on March 22. A recent survey found that many Colorado teens have quick access to guns at home. (DAVID ZALUBOWSKI / AP)

Kaiser Health News, March 27, 2023. Original Reporting by Markian Hawryluk

One in 4 Colorado teens reported they could get access to a loaded gun within 24 hours, according to survey results published Monday. Nearly half of those teens said it would take them less than 10 minutes.

As Colorado Reels From Another School Shooting, Study Finds 1 in 4 Teens Have Quick Access to Guns

Photo: Two women hug after a school shooting at East High School in Denver on March 22. A recent survey found that many Colorado teens have quick access to guns at home. (DAVID ZALUBOWSKI / AP)

Kaiser Health News, March 27, 2023. Original Reporting by Markian Hawryluk

One in 4 Colorado teens reported they could get access to a loaded gun within 24 hours, according to survey results published Monday. Nearly half of those teens said it would take them less than 10 minutes.

Legislative Update

The 2023 Colorado Legislative Session has at least 5 gun violence prevention bills in progress motivated by the November 2022 Club Q shooting, the death of a Denver East High School student, and years of frustration about gun violence.

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