- Title: From Columbine to LGBTQ nightclub: scenes of mass gun violence in Colorado
- Date: 21st November 2022
- Summary: BOULDER, COLORADO, UNITED STATES (MARCH 22, 2021) (REUTERS) (SOUNDBITE) (English) SARAH MOONSHADOW, WITNESS, SAYING: "And there was someone laying in the road. And I tried to run towards him and Nicholas pulled me away and he said we have to go. And we just ran and hid behind the building on the end over here. And my dog is stuck, right in front there. And I think they sur
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- Keywords: Colorado shooting Columbine LGBTQ nightclub mass shootings in Colorado movie theater supermarket
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- Country: US
- Topics: Crime/Law/Justice,Crime,North America
- Reuters ID: LVA009117121112022RP1
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- Story Text: Colorado, where a gunman opened fire at an LGBTQ nightspot last weekend, has been the site of several mass shootings in the United States -- including at Columbine High School in 1999 in which 15 were killed and at an movie theater in Aurora, in which 12 died were killed.
A gunman opened fire inside an LGBTQ nightspot in Colorado Springs late on Saturday, killing at least five people and injuring 25 others before being stopped by "heroic" clubgoers.
Police identified the suspect as Anderson Lee Aldrich, 22, and said he used a "long rifle." He was taken into police custody shortly after the shooting began and was being treated for injuries, according to officials. His alleged motive was still being examined by law enforcement.
Most Americans support stronger gun laws but are less confident that lawmakers will take action in the wake of a spate of mass shootings, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released earlier this year.
Some 84 percent of respondents said they supported background checks for all firearms sales, while 70 percent said they backed "red flag" laws that would allow authorities to confiscate guns from people found to be a threat to public safety.
Also, 72 percent said they would support raising the age to buy a gun from 18 to 21.
Those policies were backed by broad majorities of Republicans and Democrats alike and echo the findings of previous surveys.
But most people do not think Congress will act. Only 35 percent said they were confident that U.S. lawmakers would strengthen gun laws this year, while 49 percent said they were not confident.
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