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Pitkin County board discusses gun‑violence data, proposes local safe‑storage site for firearms
Summary
A board member presented national and state gun‑violence trends and proposed creating a local safe‑storage site (a secure off‑site armory/locker) to reduce unintentional shootings and facilitate temporary removal under extreme‑risk orders; the sheriff signaled support in principle.
A Pitkin County Board of Health member presented national and Colorado data on firearm deaths and proposed a practical, locally administered safe‑storage program to reduce unintentional and crisis‑related firearm injuries.
The presenter told the board that in Colorado firearms account for a disproportionate share of suicide and that nationally firearms became the leading cause of death for children and teens in recent years. The presentation reviewed several state initiatives enacted by Governor Jared Polis — including an extreme risk protection order (ERPO) expansion, a three‑day waiting period and a minimum age increase to 21 — and recent proposed legislation to further restrict certain weapons and add an…
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