A writer endures a night of bullets and bonfires in a previously serene gulch.
Guns
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The NRA doesn’t represent all gun lovers
Rational gun legislation is possible — if gun owners with moderate views speak up.
Posted inApril 30, 2018: Celebrity Scofflaw
Bullying bulls; pup poop problems; email missteps
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
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In Colorado’s conservative corners, a push for gun control
Grand Junction teens broach a tense topic with community members.
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America is overlooking its biggest gun problem
Mass shootings capture our attention, but suicide is responsible for more deaths.
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Why I’m teaching my daughters how to hunt
A father passes a three-generation family tradition down to his children.
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Acquitted, convicted, fined or free: after the Oregon standoff
Two years after the armed takeover of a wildlife refuge, consequences vary widely.
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The West’s students rally for gun reform
Students across the region join the National Walkout Day protest for school safety.
Posted inMarch 5, 2018: Drilling Chaco
Elk vs. helicopter; Girl Scouts expand to weed shops; Colorado’s albino raccoon
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
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No one needs an AR-15
Mental illness exists everywhere in the world, of course, but mass shootings do not.
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5 types of gun laws the Founding Fathers loved
Framers of the Second Amendment wanted an armed, but regulated, population.
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A Western town says ‘no’ to guns in schools
School shootings raise a question that once seemed settled in Mancos, Colorado.
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Timeline: A brief history of the Sagebrush Rebellion
An interactive, year-by-year look at the current insurgency.
Posted inJanuary 22, 2018: A Separatist State of Mind
Cliven Bundy walks for involvement in 2014 standoff
Judge dismisses case for ‘flagrant misconduct’ after prosecutors and FBI withheld evidence.
Posted inJanuary 22, 2018: A Separatist State of Mind
Hemp is one town’s way out of a uranium mining past
A former mining region embraces a trade with a ‘hippie’ reputation.
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Cliven Bundy case ruled a mistrial
The ruling represents an unprecedented failure for federal prosecutors on Western lands issues.
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Former BLM investigator alleges misconduct in Bundy case
In leaked document, accusations of ethics violations and unprofessionalism in Bunkerville standoff investigation.
Posted inDecember 11, 2017: Scorched Earth
Car-eating marmots; poacher ring bust-up; a Tofurky surprise
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
Posted inDecember 25, 2017: Bear Essentials
How Ryan Bundy sees the West
The Bunkerville standoff case portends a trial over federal authority in the region.
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Hunters, it’s long past time we stood up for gun control
Hunting isn’t under attack, but our freedom from violence is.