Colorado voted out both pro-gun legislators elected in 2013 recall

Colorado voted out both pro-gun legislators elected in 2013 recall
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In September 2013, gun-rights advocates won a hard-fought recall election in Colorado: Voters ousted two state senators, John Morse and Angela Giron, who had helped pass a slate of gun control measures a year earlier, and replaced them with Republicans. The victory was largely symbolic — the NRA beat Michael Bloomberg's Mayors Against Illegal Guns, but Democrats held control of the legislature — and it was also fleeting.

Last Tuesday, the two Republicans, Bernie Herpin and George Rivera, were handily defeated by Democrats, one of whom, former state legislator Michael Merrifield (pictured, left, with Morse), had been a Colorado coordinator for Mayors Against Illegal Guns. The key: Big turnout.

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Peter Weber, The Week US

Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.