Colorado Capitol Sit-In Sends Message on Gun Control Beyond Bans

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Here 4 The Kids, a national advocacy group, organized a sit-in at the Colorado Capitol demanding that Gov. Jared Polis sign an unconstitutional executive order banning all guns, which he had already made clear he would not do. The group plans to hold peaceful sit-ins at the Capitol through Thursday, or until Polis signs the order, whichever comes first. The unconstitutionality of what Here 4 The Kids are asking of Polis and 23 other Democratic governors is not in dispute. However, the objective may not necessarily be, that in this form, this is what’s going to be what they’re pushing for.
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