Colorado high court clears way for vote on gun show loophole DENVER (AP) _ The Colorado Supreme Court has rejected an attempt by the gun lobby to keep off the Nov. 7 ballot an initiative that would close the so-called "gun-show loophole." Currently, only people buying guns from federally licensed dealers have to undergo criminal background checks at gun shows. Sales by private dealers are exempted. The initiative, pushed by families of last year's Columbine High shootings, would require background checks for all sales at gun shows. Robyn Anderson, who provided the killers three of the guns used at Columbine, bought them at a Denver-area gun show. Anderson, who was 18 when she bought the guns, testified before the Colorado Legislature that she would not have bought the weapons if she had to go through a background check. Teen-agers Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold killed 12 students and a teacher before killing themselves in the April 20, 1999 massacre. The state's high court, in its ruling Monday, rejected the gun lobby's argument that the initiative was too broad and the language misleading. Proponents of the initiative said they have the 62,300 signatures they need to get the initiative on the ballot, but will try to get 40,000 more to make up for any signatures ruled invalid. Gun-rights advocate Dudley Brown said challenges to the initiative would continue. "We will fight the signatures they get," said Brown, head of Rocky Mountain Gun Owners. "We don't believe it was legal to gather signatures before the Supreme Court had ruled and the language was set." Cybershooters website: http://www.cybershooters.org List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___________________________________________________________ T O P I C A The Email You Want. http://www.topica.com/t/16 Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Your Favorite Topics
