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Weld County, Colo., Sheriff John Cooke, left, with El Paso County Sheriff Terry Maketa, center right, and other sheriffs standing behind him, speaks during a news conference at which he announced that 54 Colorado sheriffs are filing a federal civil lawsuit against two gun control bills passed by the Colorado Legislature, in Denver, Friday, May 17 2013. Among other claims, the group of sheriffs and others joining the suit argue that the laws violate the 2nd and 14th Amendments of the U.S. Constitution. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

Colorado sheriffs sue to stop new state gun restrictions

It isn't yet clear whether the sheriffs' challenge will delay or jeopardize the laws. The filing, however, guarantees the renewal of a fierce debate over gun control

Reggie Bicha, Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Human Services, stands in his office in Denver, Thursday May 16, 2013. After the Denver area movie theater massacre in 2012, the state's governor and health officials began talking about revamping a mental health system that had been devastated by budget cuts. On Thursday, the governor signed into law an expansion of mental health services which Bicha helped shape in hopes of preventing future violence by the mentally ill. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

Aurora theater attack prompts new state mental health law

Lawmakers budgeted nearly $20 million for the expansion, which includes more short-term residential services

FROM PAGES TO PROACTIVE: Comic book shop launches charity to help theater victims

FROM PAGES TO PROACTIVE: Comic book shop launches charity to help theater victims

The nonprofit will help victims with day-to-day needs like child care expenses, gas cards or gift cards for weekly groceries and other small expenses, Farnsworth said.

Survivors to wed on anniversary of Aurora theater shootings

AURORA | A young couple who survived the Aurora theater shootings have scheduled their wedding for the anniversary of the tragedy. Eugene Han and Kirstin …

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Survivors to wed on anniversary of Colorado shootings

AURORA | A young couple who survived the Aurora theater shootings have scheduled their wedding for the anniversary of the tragedy. Eugene Han and Kirstin …

Panel on gun restrictions on mentally ill advances

The House moved forward with the bill on an unrecorded voice vote Monday, with one more vote needed to send it to the Senate

EVERYDAY EXTRAORDINARY: Chamber honors businesses, people who helped in tragedy; Aurora Mental Health’s Stith tops list

EVERYDAY EXTRAORDINARY: Chamber honors businesses, people who helped in tragedy; Aurora Mental Health’s Stith tops list

“I honestly thought my staff deserved it,” he said. “I’ve never been prouder of this mental health center and what they’ve done.”

Study of gun restrictions on mentally ill advances

DENVER | A proposal to study possible firearm restrictions on the mentally ill and those with substance abuse problems in Colorado advanced Tuesday, a measure …

In this photo taken on Friday, April 12, 2013, Gaspar Perricone cleans one of his guns at his home in Denver.  Perricone co-founded The Bull Moose Sportsmen’s Alliance, a group that took the unusual step earlier this month of releasing a poll that showed wide support among hunters for universal background checks. Most public polls have shown about 90 percent of voters support such a measure. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)

Hunters’ group tries to chart new course on guns

"We are pro-gun, there's no two ways about that," Perricone, 29, said recently in an interview, stressing that his group opposes bans on assault weapons or high-capacity magazines. "But we're also mothers and fathers. ... We don't want to see another Newtown."

REFLECTING ON AURORA’S TRAGEDY: City set on theater massacre remembrance events but undecided about size and scope of event

REFLECTING ON AURORA’S TRAGEDY: City set on theater massacre remembrance events but undecided about size and scope of event

Some council members cautioned that the city not overload victims and families with multiple activities throughout the day.