Gun Violence

High school students from across Denver held a rally on the Capitol steps Wednesday in the wake of the state’s latest high school shooting.

Rep. Brittany Pettersen introduced a resolution to condemn last week's “horrific act of violence” and raise up those touched by it.

Students, families, and first responders mourn together.

Colorado has had dozens of incidents of gunfire on school campuses.

“I'm just sick of this stuff … That's not why we come here.”

The state’s leaders said the country must unite to reject political violence.

The study by researchers at the Colorado School of Public Health looked more closely at how children said they could obtain a loaded firearm without their parents’ permission. Listen to "Morning Edition" host Michael Lyle, Jr. discuss this story with Colorado Sun reporter John Ingold and then read the Colorado Sun story at the link below.

How does a community heal from the shock and grief of a mass shooting? Journalist Erika Mahoney explores that question in a deeply personal new podcast series. Erika’s father died in the 2021 mass shooting at a Boulder King Soopers. We’ll hear why she made the podcast, and how she moved forward after the tragedy.

The measure still needs to clear a few procedural votes, but it appears on its way to Gov. Jared Polis' desk.

Dozens of programs around the country that aim to uncover the social and economic factors that contributed to someone ending up in the ER with a bullet wound are nervously watching recent moves by the White House. Some organizers believe their programs will be just fine, but others are looking to shore up alternative funding sources.