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Opening Round of Gun Debate Postponed
13 January 2000
Denver Post (Colorado)
The Legislature's first showdown on guns was called off.
The Senate Judiciary Committee had been slated Wednesday to give the official kickoff to the gun debate, holding hearings on a gun-control bill and a gun-rights bill.
But Senate President Ray Powers, RColorado Springs, called off the hearing, saying other gun bills still are to come, and he wants them all heard at once.
"So they'll all have a fair shot," Powers explained Wednesday. "So there isn't a lot of... (GunPolicy.org)